FLASHBACK …. Six foreign warships berthed at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, as part of Exercise Kakadu 2024. Photo: Department of Defence The Northern Territory Government will send a team to Canberra later this week to discuss returning Darwin Port to full Australian ownership. NT Infrastructure Minister Bill Yan says his government had taken heart from the…
Photo: Qld Police Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make a U-turn tomorrow as it strengthens and heads for Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. The Bureau of Meteorology’s Sarah Scully says it is likely to cross the south-east coast late Thursday night or early Friday morning as a category 2 or even category 1 system.…
The Spirit of Tasmania’s trip home will cost more millions, says TT-Line. Photo: Spirit of Tasmania The ‘wayward’ Spirit of Tasmania IV is to return home after talks for find a short-term leaser for it in the UK fell through. Transport Minister Eric Abetz says he told TT-Line to halt talks with a broker when…
Sydney CBD’s hidden tunnels are to host regular walking tours. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI A hidden reminder of Sydney CBD’s WWII history has come to light with abandoned train tunnels 20 metres underground set to become a tourist attraction. Built in the 1920s, the St James Tunnels have been restored so it can host walking tours…
Australian troops training Ukrainian soldiers in the UK last year. Photo: Department of Defence. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down on Australian support for Ukraine even as Ukraine-US relations hit a new low. He reaffirmed the support at a doorstep interview in Wentworthville, Sydney, yesterday at the opening of an urgent care clinic. “We…
A Mollymawk albatross and chick in the Chatham Islands. Photo: Tui De Roy/supplied New Zealand’s mission to protect its rare birdlife continues – and they need NZ$137m (A$123.4m) to establish more wildlife havens on outlying islands. The NZ Government is joining forces with global conservation charities to eradicate invasive predators on three islands thereby creating…
The use of tinnies had a significant impact on Indigenous peoples’ relationship to Country, says a research paper. Picture: Sam Williams Faster coastal trips may well have changed the Indigenous peoples’ relationship with Country, says a new research paper. The paper’s focus was on the impact of maritime transport, and specifically on historic and modern…
Image by Gianluca/pixabay.com Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred is likely to veer closer to the Queensland coastline in the next 24 hours with strong wind warnings and costal hazards in place. And it could bring flooding to low-lying areas. Senior meteorologist Angus Hines of the Bureau of Meterology (BoM) says TC Alfred is moving southwards at…
Photo: stock Private hospital operator Healthscope will extend maternity services in Darwin to June 6 while Canberra gave Tasmania $6m to cope with the company’s Hobart service closure in August. Health Minister Steve Edgington said 45 of 114 expectant families affected by the original closing date of April 17 can now have their birth at…
The venue for Sunday’s games … Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Photo: supplied The NRL kicks off its 2025 season in Las Vegas this Sunday morning (Australian time) with a women’s international, an English Super League clash and some drama. The Raiders take on the Warriors at Allegiant Stadium from 10am Sunday followed by the…