Free shingles vaccine access is being extended by the Federal Government to people aged over 18 years who are immunocompromised. A Federal Government statement says it is investing $57.7 million over four years to expand the Shingrix program, which has been available on the National Immunisation Program since November 1, 2023. About 215,000 patients are…
AUSTRALIA’S growing population has resulted in a renewed call for all governments to plan better for a population that is ageing as well. The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that this country’s population stood at 27.122 million as of March, a growth of 2.3 per cent. Western Australia had the…
More trams are being put on in Melbourne for Friday’s AFL Grand Final Parade and the big game 24 hours later. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI THERE will be a State of Origin flavour to the 2024 AFL Grand Final with the Brisbane Lions to meet the Sydney Swans this Saturday (September 28) at the Melbourne Cricket…
A China Southern Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will be used on the new Adelaide service. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI China Southern Airlines will resume direct flights Guangzhou and Adelaide from December. As of December 12, the airline will fly three times a week directly between the cities using a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas…
A digital rendering of what the new housing project will look like. Image: Queensland Government Work on a new $400m affordable housing project in Cairns is due to start next week and accommodate about 700 people. The project is expected to build 490 homes in Woree for older Queenslanders looking to downsize featuring 245 social,…
Trainees Ange Grabasch and Taiha Jones-Webb with Lindsay Bourke. Picture: Tasmanian Beekeepers Association The beekeeping industry in Tasmania has a problem: their ageing workforce is not being replaced. The Tasmanian Beekeepers Association’s Lindsay Bourke in calling on young Australians to consider their industry as a career. “Beekeeping is a great career for people who like…
West Australian farm exports to the United Kingdom are booming with lamb and mutton sales growing to $22 million in 2023-24. The WA government said there was a record $41.3 million in exports, driven by a Free Trade Agreement with the UK which abolished 99 percent of tariffs on Aussie goods. Agriculture and Food Minister…
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has deflected concerns about the future of US-Australia relations under a second Trump presidency. Mr Albanese has arrived in the US for the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit to be held on September 21 in Wilmington, Delaware, where he will be joined by outgoing US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
An artist’s impression of the Stage 2 Parramatta Light Rail route on Boronia St, Ermington. Image: NSW Government EARLY work on stage two of the Parramatta Light Rail is to begin later this year after John Holland won a $322m contract to build the first section of the project. The developer has the task of…
THE Australian Prime Minister’s XIII rugby league men’s and women’s teams to play their PNG rivals have been announced. The PM XIII’s men’s and women’s teams will play at Port Moresby’s Santos Stadium on Sunday, October 13. Kangaroo and Roosters veteran Brad Fittler will coach the men’s side, the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) says.…