A drawing of the newly-discovered frog species which lived near the time Australia was joined to South America. Image: Samantha Yabsley. The fossils of a prehistoric Australian tree frog may yield clues to help modern ‘descendents’ survive another climate crisis, palaeontologists believe. A UNSW palaeontology team says the fossils of an unknown tree frog species…
The airmen’s caskets ready for lowering at Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby, on Monday. Photo: Department of Defence They served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice more than 80 years ago. Now they have finally been laid to rest. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has just held a committal service for two of…
Woody Point jetty looking south across Moreton Bay towards Brisbane City. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI An advocacy plan to lobby governments for funding has earned Moreton Bay City Council $800 million for road and other city projects. Peter Flannery, who is mayor of the south-east Queensland council, says the funding comes largely from state and federal…
The Gabba stadium in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Qld Government is now gauging private sector interest in revamping Woolloongabba after the 2032 Olympic Games. The government is already looking long-term for the former GoPrint site and Gabba stadium even as it builds for the Games. On more than nine hectares…
This year’s Tattoo will be held at Edinburgh Castle in August. Photo: supplied Two more shows at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium have been added for the visit by The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in February 2026. A Saturday, February 14, show has pre-sold out so shows on Friday, February 13, and Sunday, February 15, have been…
A humpback calf with mother off the Kiama coast, NSW. Photo: Vanessa Risku Humpback whales are giving birth far from the tropics, in waters as far south as Tasmania and southern New Zealand, says a new study. The UNSW-led study took a look at more than 200 sightings of humpback calves filed by whale watchers,…
George Street is to be transformed as part of the draft budget. Photo: Katherine Griffiths / City of Sydney Sydney City Council wants to spend almost $2.7 billion over 10 years on more open spaces, public amenities, urban facelifts and new facilities. The spending plan is contained in its draft 2025-26 budget which was endorsed…
Construction work under way on the T2D project. Photo: www.T2D.sa.gov.au Main construction work has begun on South Australia’s largest project, the $15.4 billion River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) South Road. The SA government says heavy machinery is on site, and construction work has ramped up, at the project’s Southern Precinct at Clovelly Park. The non-stop…
Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province, China. Photo: Tianyou Wang/Unsplash Queensland is opening a trade office in Shenzhen, China, as the state government looks to boost its annual $26bn in exports to that country. The move follows a recent trade visit, led by Trade Minister Ros Bates, to Hong Kong to attend HOFEX 2025, one of…
Thieves can also amplify the signal from a car key to unlock and start the vehicle. Photo: supplied Victorian motoring club and insurers RACV says there has been an increase in car thefts using the vehicle’s on-board diagnostic (OBD) port. Thieves are increasingly using electronic devices to access vehicles via their OBD ports, enabling them…