HMAS Brisbane TC

TC Alfred gives dive wreck a major makeover as rangers limit access for safety checks

Diving down on the former HMAS Brisbane to check on conditions after the cyclone. All photos courtesy of Qld Environment Department The power of former Tropical Cyclone Alfred has even extended to beneath the waves. The former HMAS Brisbane, that is now a wreck dive-site, has had a major ‘makeover’, rangers discovered during a check. Steve…

Brisbane Airport

Digital incoming passenger cards for all Qantas flights rolls out at Brisbane

The trial at Brisbane could see the program roll out nationally. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI  All passengers on international Qantas flights into Brisbane as of today (March 19) can now fill out their Australian travel declaration (ATD) online. Australian Border Force Commissioner Gavan Reynolds said replacing the paper card with an app is a step forward…

IAEA Chornobyl

Chornobyl fires finally out with no increase in radiation detected amid talks of partial ceasefire

The drone damage at Chornobyl (left) and IAEA boss Rafael Grossi. Photos: IAEA Ukrainian firefighters are in full control of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant after a drone strike last month caused extensive damage. The large confinement structure covering the No. 4 reactor destroyed in the 1986 accident, the New Safe Confinement (NSC), had a…