Picture: stock Travellers need to stay on the straight and sober while onboard aircraft or risk two years jail or hefty fine, Australian Federal Police (AFP) say. The warning comes after a couple accused of drunken behaviour on a domestic flight appeared in Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney today (January 6). AFP Sergeant Luke…
People push a car stuck in the snow near St. Louis, Missouri. Photo: AccuWeather A northern polar winter storm with heavy snow, ice and severe weather descended on more than a dozen US states over the weekend with flights grounded and chaos on the highways. US commercial weather forecaster AccWeather says a three-pronged storm with…
The highway south of Mackay has been rated at one-star in terms of safety. Image: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The federal government is to spend another $7.2 billion on repairing and upgrading the Bruce Highway in Queensland. The extra money will bring the total spend for the 1673-km highway to more than $17 billion, according to government.…
Engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs can no longer be imported as of January 1, 2025. Photo: stock Engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs can no longer be imported after a ban took effect on New Year’s Day (January 1, 2025). According to the Australian Border Force (ABF), stone items containing more than 1 per…
Forty SA Police officers will be deployed to Alice Springs until the end of February. Photo: stock Forty South Australian police officers are to be deployed to Alice Springs at the request of the Northern Territory (NT) Government. The first eight-day interstate deployment of 10 officers started today (January 6). The deployments will run until…
The Ingenuity Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple on Mars in an image taken on February 24, 2024. A part of one of Ingenuity’s rotor blades lies about 15 meters west of the helicopter. Photo: NASA NASA is due to release the findings of a first-ever interplanetary aerial crash investigation into…