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Samoa returning for 2025 Pacific Cup with the Aussies ready to defend their titles
Samoa returns to the rugby league’s Pacific men’s Championships which will be played in three countries over four weekends starting in late October. A NRL statement says Samoa will return to the men’s Cup draw after they missed last year’s […]
$5.9m to help regional NSW councils close or upgrade landfill sites as Sydney runs out of room
Thirty-five landfill sites across regional NSW will be closed or upgraded under a $5.9 million funding package for local councils. The NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the move is necessary with Greater Sydney expected to run out of landfill […]
Building upwards is the future of housing at Morayfield, says council
Greater housing density in Morayfield and South Caboolture is to form part of a new blueprint for planning and managing future growth. The move is seen as part of a planning blueprint for tackling future housing demand and was endorsed […]
Wallabies choose O’Connor to face Springboks at altitude as coach Joe Schmidt opts for a bomb squad on the bench
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has recalled evergreen James O’Connor to the Wallabies after the side to take on South Africa at Johannesburg was named overnight. O’Connor replaces the injured Tom Lynagh as a bomb squad (a 6-2 forward split) was […]
Norwegian diver given nearly 10 years in jail over $26m of cocaine attached to bulk carrier’s hull
A Norwegian diver will spend nearly five years in jail over a 2023 attempt to smuggle 80kg of cocaine into the country attached to the hull of a bulk carrier. The man, 53, was sentenced yesterday (Wed) to nine years 11 […]
Margate beachgoers have to stay back from damaged yacht, says Moreton Bay council
Margate beachgoers need to keep their distance from a yacht that has been grounded on the beach, Moreton Bay City Council says. “Council strongly advises the public to keep a safe distance from the grounded vessel for their own safety” […]
CSIRO says it has the tool to shield online content from deepfakes, AI learning
The CSIRO says it has developed an algorithm to prevent deepfakes by shielding online images from artificial intelligence (AI) learning models. It says it has developed an algorithm that will ‘tweak’ images uploaded online so they are shielded from artificial […]
Electric scooters, bikes may be banned from NSW trains over battery fire risks
NSW is to join Victoria and Queensland in reviewing the use of electric scooters and bikes and is eyeing a temporary ban on allowing them on trains. The NSW government says the move has been prompted by safety worries over […]
Marine heatwave ‘is killing WA coral reefs unlike anything seen before’, scientists warn
Coral reefs off WA have been hit hard by a 2024-25 marine heatwave that was the longest, largest and most intense on record for the state, scientists and managers say. And temperature monitoring on site is revealing a hotter difference […]
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