Rental affordability in major urban centres is slowly improving even as unaffordability spreads to regional and rural parts of the country. That was the finding of the 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index, which compares rents with […]
A severe storm deprived houses across Moreton Bay of power for up to 24 hours with large hailstones, destructive winds and heavy rainfall wrecking havoc. And South-East Queensland is bracing for another storm tonight. A council spokesman says that by
Green turtle eggs are being moved between islands to ensure more males are born as warming nest sands threaten the endangered species. Some 3000 eggs between Raine Island and Sir Charles Hardy Islands in Wuthathi National Park (Great Barrier Reef)
A former World War II naval shipyard in Brisbane is to be brought back to life under a $2.5 billion plan by the Queensland Government. Keen to use the Cairncross Dockyard for vessel maintenance, the government empowered itself to streamline
‘Never bin a battery’ is the theme of a new NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) campaign that will run across New South Wales until next June. The campaign’s goal is to educate people about properly handling and disposing of household
France have ended the Wallabies’ European tour on a disappointing note by handing them a 48-33 loss in Paris on Saturday. The result saw the Wallabies lose all four Tests in Europe for the first time since 1958 as a
Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host the men’s and women’s Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) grand finals next year. Games will also be shared with Port Moresby and New Zealand while the entire wheelchair tournament will be held in Wollongong, with
A RAAF squadron that formed in 1939 and disbanded twice has reformed yet again but without conventional aircraft – or pilots. It now operates the remotely-flown aircraft, the MQ-4C Triton, which performs high-altitude long-range surveillance. Squadron Commanding Officer Wing Commander
Online scams have cost Australians nearly $260 million to September this year amid warnings to take care as Black Friday sales loom. From January to September, the National Anti-Scam Centre’s Scamwatch service says it received 159,319 reports of financial losses
Salvaging dead Huon pine from remote areas of Tasmania with helicopters is under consideration by the state government. Industry and Resources Minister Felix Ellis says they are studying the concept to see if it can ensure continual access to the
