Weta FX is expanding its special effects operations in Australia. Photo: sampane/Pixabay Multiple Oscar-winning Kiwi visual effects company Weta FX is expanding its Australian presence in Melbourne and creating up to 80 jobs in the process. According to Victoria’s Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, Danny Pearson, and Minister for Creative Industries, Colin Brooks, Weta…
Photo: stock A Coomealla man was to have appeared in Wentworth Local Court on Tuesday (April 8) over the cancellation of a domestic flight, the Australian Federal Police said. The AFP are alleging in court that the defendant, 32, was seated on an aircraft at Sydney Airport bound for Mildura, Victoria, on March 11 when…
NZ’s new Super Hercules. The RAAF is to spend $10 billion buying 20 of this aircraft. Photo: NZ Defence Force New Zealand is biting the bullet and will nearly double defence spending over the next four years, flagging the possibility of an Anzac force with Australia. NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Defence Minister Judith…
Highlanders forward Sean Withy has been banned for three weeks for kneeing a WA Force player in the head. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific More than a minute of ‘dead’ play is gone every game as Super Rugby Pacific matches are driving the code’s viewership, engagement and attendance upwards Down Under. According to organisers, law tweaks…
The new campaign is aimed at air travellers carrying batteries and power banks with them. Photo: CASA With airline passengers carrying up to four lithium battery devices on average, a new air safety campaign has been launched in time for the school and Easter holidays. The campaign’s goal is to educate passengers about what they…
The heroin found in the luggage. Photo: AFP. A 75-year-old NSW woman will serve at least eight years behind bars after a third conviction for importing heroin. The Cabramatta woman, 75, was sentenced to 12 years’ jail by the Victorian Country Court on April 1 with eight years non-parole for importing 5.1kg of heroin in…
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…