The wrong posture while reading phones will lead to tech neck, says the Australian Chiropractors Association. Photo supplied You may see it on public transport with commuters reading their phones. Or in the office with colleagues sitting in front of laptops or computers. New data from the Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA) about Tension Neck Syndrome…
The Spirit of Tasmania IV during its first sea trial in Finnish waters. Photo: Spirit of Tasmania Tasmania’s new Bass Strait ferries have both been plagued by problems with their Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) system. Spirit of Tasmania IV was due to set sail for the island state from its Scottish port of Leith on…
Dolphins players and staff run a drills session for NT students. All photos: NT Major Events Company: Verity Griffin The Redcliffe-based Dolphins are to play a home NRL game in Darwin for three years starting from 2026. The NT Government announced the deal will run from 2026-28 at TIO Stadium; they played there last year…
Winter will be warmer and wetter just like autumn, the BoM says. Photo: stock The country can expect a warm, and wet, winter with unseasonal fire risks for Victoria and South Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says. In its newly-released long-range forecast for winter, BoM says temperatures are likely to warmer than normal with…
Cumberland Mayor Councillor Ola Hamed with the 1000th tree. Photo: supplied With tree shade currently covering only 15% of the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) in Sydney, council is working to change that. Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Cumberland City Council just planted its 1000th tree complete with QR-enabled plant spikes. The…
Payne Haas takes the ball up against action for the Blues. Photo: Scott Davis / NRL Images ‘Injury? What injury?’ was Blues prop Payne Haas’s summation of his player-of-the-match performance in NSW’s 18-6 win over Queensland in State of Origin I in Brisbane yesterday. Haas had entered training camp with a quad complaint but there…
The airline’s seasonal return is expected to generate $32m a year for South Australia. Photo: Jeffry S.S/www.pexels.com Cathay Pacific’s decision to resume direct seasonal flights to Adelaide will add $32 million to state coffers and restore the airport to full pre-covid capacity. The SA Government says that from Tuesday, November 11, the airline will operate…
The University of Auckland is one NZ university receiving EU funding. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Australian universities really have to look towards Europe for research funding as the Trump government cracks down on academic freedom in the US. That was the chief sentiment made by Universities Australia (UA) Chief Executive Officer Luke Sheehy in a drivetime…
File photo by ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Australian Turf Club (ATC) members have voted down a move to turn the Rosehill Gardens racecourse into 25,000 new homes. According to the ATC, 3451 voting members (or only 43.9%) voted to sell the site for a reported $5 billion. Club chairman Peter McGauran described the vote as historic while…
Photo: RENE RAUSCHENBERGER/ pixabay Lockyer Valley Regional Council has changed its local laws to allow the short-term residential use of caravans. The move, it says, is designed to help those struggling to find a place to call home. The Lockyer Valley region sits between Brisbane and Toowoomba, less than an hour’s drive from the Brisbane…