Plans to turn a Lidcombe golf course into Sydney’s next public cemetery is running into strong opposition from local council. Cumberland City Council’s opposition is growing at a time when the government is under pressure to find more grave sites […]
Parcel services from Australia to the US have been suspended with new American tariffs due to take effect later this week. “As a result of recently announced changes to import tariffs for postal items sent to the US and Puerto
More than half a tonne of cocaine floating in the ocean off Western Australia has landed a Queensland man in jail for almost 14 years. Perth District Court yesterday (August 25) sentenced the man to 22 years in jail, and
Two juvenile cassowaries are back in the wild near Tully, Far North Queensland, after they spent 10 months in rehabilitation. The Qld Environment Department (QED) says it is the first time they have released two cassowaries into the wild together.
Wallabies fullback Tom Wright is poised to miss the rest of the season after he sustained an ACL injury in Australia’s 30-22 loss to South Africa in Cape Town on Sunday. “Scans have confirmed fullback Tom Wright suffered an ACL
Chronic back pain is likely to hurt more than three million Australians by 2033 and cost the economy more than $630 million over 10 years. A new study from Monash University reveals that long-term back problems will cause a loss
Disaster prepping has been boosted by a new thunderstorm tracking feature on Moreton Bay City Council’s (MBCC) online disaster dashboard. Mayor Peter Flannery says the dashboard upgrade is a major step forward in keeping the community informed and is due
Perisher Valley firefighters want visitors and locals alike to remain “Fire Safe” on the NSW snowfields even as winter winds down. The message from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) comes after they put out three domestic fires in the Snowy
LAND purchases will account for almost three-quarters of a $63 million spending package to build schools, roads and emergency services across Western Sydney. The new funding deal announced by the NSW Government targets infrastructure projects in Sydney’s north and south-west
An engine failure in a bulk carrier just north of Newcastle, NSW, is under investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). The bureau says the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, Basic Victory, lost its main engine about 33km north of Newcastle
