A debris ball found on a NSW South Coast beach. Photo: NSW EPA Mysterious debris ‘balls’ found on Sydney and South Coast beaches in recent months likely came from Sydney Water’s sewage treatment plants. That was the conclusion of an NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation into the source of the debris balls. And Sydney…
Almost 1000 development applications in NSW were delayed in 2023 over simple errors. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI A simple ‘typo’, or minor spelling error, has been responsible for delaying almost 1000 development applications (DAs) in NSW in the last year. The NSW Government says that in the past 12 months NSW councils considered more than 5250…
FILE … A Virginia-class submarine, the USS Mississippi arrives at Rockingham, WA, on a routine port visit. Photo: Department of Defence A WA defence industry team is in the US to drum up more business as the UK Parliament announced a review of the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal. The WA Government also believes their defence…
The Broncos now lead the competition after a 46-24 thumping of Wests Tigers in Brisbane 0n Saturday. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Bulldogs extended their best start to a season since 1993 when they defeated the Knights 20-0 in front of home fans in Sydney on Sunday. The Bulldogs are one of only three unbeatens teams…
FILE …. NSW were run down by Moana Pasifika at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland on Saturday. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Western Force are fourth spot on the Super Rugby Pacific table after a come-from-behind 29-20 bonus-point win over NZ’s Highlanders in Perth on Saturday. The Force trailed 20-7 at one point in the match…
One of the corellas released back into the wild at Newcastle. Photo: NSW EPA Eighty corellas that survived suspected poisoning have been released back into the Newcastle suburb where many of them were discovered. The rehabilitated birds were recently released by carers at Hunter Wildlife Rescue, who nursed them back to health. The birds were…
The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, as seen on September 4, 2024. Photo: Fredrik Dahl / IAEA Ukrainian company Energoatom is condemning any attempt to legitimise Russian occupation of its Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP). The comment follows remarks by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi recently that the plant could return to…
The dig site at Anubis Mountain, near the ancient city of Abydos in upper Egypt. All photos: Dr Josef Wegner/Penn Museum A mission to uncover known tombs from a little understood time of Egypt’s past yielded a surprise discovery of its own – an unknown large tomb. In January, American and Egyptian archaeologists found the…
The new service will be seasonal but that may change, says government. Photo: United Airlines United Airlines is to start flying direct between Adelaide and San Francisco from December. The SA Government says the seasonal service will be the state’s first direct air route with the US and means SA residents no longer have to…
Australia’s women will take on India in T20, ODI and Test matches early next year. Photo: Cricket Australia The Australian women’s cricket teams will take on India in an all-format series around the country which finishes with a Test at the WACA in Perth early next year. Australia will meet India in a three-game T20…