Picture: stock AN extra 36,000 jobs in November lowered the unemployment rate to 3.9 per cent as well as wide expectations of a February interest rate cut. David Taylor, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ head of labour statistics said that the number of unemployed that month fell by 27,000 people. “In November we saw a…
The reef supports over 1500 species such as corals, endangered turtles and sea snakes, fish species and migratory whales. Photo: supplied / Nush Freedman Photography Marine scientists, film-makers and conservationists made a 300km voyage from WA’s Kimberley coastline to Scott Reef to highlight the threats posed by Woodside’s Browse gas proposal. The 12-strong group included…
Fans at the Aust-PNG PM’s XIII game held in Port Moresby earlier this year. Photo: DFAT Papua New Guinea is to get a team in an expanded NRL competition as part of a rugby league deal funded by the federal government. The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC), which runs the NRL, confirmed the 10-year Pacific…
The NSW RFS Chinook can now carry more water and operate at night. Photo: www.helis.com.au The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has been giving Australia’s largest firefighting helicopter some much-needed upgrades in time for the fire season. Its CH-47 Chinook now can carry more water: 11,000 litres in an internal tank, the RFS says. It…
The Spirit of Tasmania IV during its first sea trial in Finnish waters. Photo: Spirit of Tasmania The ‘enforced’ stay of a newly-built Tasmanian ferry in Scotland has helped prompt a near-doubling in Devonport-Geelong sailings this summer. And an offer from New Zealand for a short-term lease (three months) has fallen through. The Tasmanian Government…
Picture: stock The Bureau of Meteorology is changing its forecasts to improve public understanding amid a changing climate. The public is now encouraged to follow its short- and long-term forecasts, not its outlook for climate indicators such as the El Nino-Southern Oscillation. The bureau hopes the changes will improve the relevance and accuracy of its information.…
Underseas cables linking North America and Europe are part of a network of subsea cables. Photo © US Navy / Joshua Knolla NATO military and civilian experts have met in Brussels today to ramp up co-operation in responding to attacks on undersea cables. A NATO statement says the experts were joined by industry representatives, including…
The new Blue Water depot and hub on Fishermans Island, Brisbane. Photo: Blue Water A new Queensland depot and distribution hub on Fishermans Island has given Blue Water Shipping a permanent presence in Brisbane in less than a year. The 5.178ha site spells an end to two years of casual leasing of sites at Brisbane…
Delta Air Lines started a LA-Brisbane service last week, flying three times a week. Photo: Brisbane Airport Brisbane Airport is expecting an even busier Christmas season this year with three million passengers to pass through during a six-week period. The airport says that from December 13, 2024, to January 27, 2025, it expects domestic passenger…
Police are cracking down on crime in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Photo: stock A three-week police crackdown in Alice Springs has yielded 77 arrests under Operation Ludlow which was launched last month. The crackdown follows assaults on seven police officers in a week and six attacks on paramedics in one night. The NT government says…