The structure housing the Chernobyl reactor after the attack. Photo: IAEA No radiation leak has been detected after a Russian drone blew a hole in the building housing Chernobyl’s destroyed nuclear reactor, the UN’s nuclear watchdog says. Ukrainian firefighters have been working around the clock in freezing weather to extinguish fires ignited by Friday’s (local…
The property council wants the Victorian government to do more to return workers to the CBD. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Melbourne’s CBD office vacancy remains the highest in the country, according to new data from the Property Council of Australia. The council’s latest biannual Office Market Report shows Melbourne’s CBD office vacancy is stable at 18…
Canberra’s CBD needs more than just public sector offices, says the property council report. Photo: DFAT Canberra has one of the tightest capital city office markets in the country but the CBD is in need of a makeover to bring workers and customers back. The finding was contained in the Property Council of Australia January…
Two Queensland companies were fined for illegally importing fire ant-infected turf into NSW. Photo: Qld Govt Two Queensland businesses were fined a total of $60,000 in the NSW Local Court for importing banned red fire ants across the state border. The government says both businesses were convicted of breaching biosecurity laws by transporting turf, soil,…
A descending construction elevator on the Brisbane CBD. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Olympic city of Brisbane is out of new office space as tenants turn to lease renewals and delay relocation, the Property Council of Australia says. The council’s finding was contained in its latest biannual Office Market Report (January 2025) into capital cities. The…
An artistic concept of what the vehicle will look like. Graphics: supplied An Australian X-ray technology company is to develop a full-body CT scanner vehicle for use in rural America. Adelaide-based Mico X has been awarded a US$16.4m (A$25m) contract from the US Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to build the scanner. The…
Animal care is one of the courses taught at TAFE. Photo: stock THE NSW Government has agreed to a three-year 10.5 per cent pay deal for almost 9000 state TAFE teaching staff. In addition, TAFE will also no longer compete with private training providers as it is removed from competing in the privatised Smart and…
THE NT government is moving to sideline environmental criticism. Photo: DFAT The Northern Territory CLP Government is moving to cut green opposition to their resource projects. It is cutting $100,000 in funding for both the Environment Centre NT (ECNT) and Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) and follows an identical cut for the NT Environmental Defenders…
Australian, NZ and Fiji players represented at the recent season launch. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific/Twitter (X) More rule changes to ensure greater ‘play’ time will be in play when the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season starts tomorrow (Friday). The competition kicks off when the Christchurch-based Crusaders host the Wellington-based Hurricanes in New Zealand before the…
Chinese spending on R&D went from 4 per cent of the global total in 2000 to 26 per cent in 2023. Photos: stock China is driving an upsurge in global spending on research and development (R&D) as the world total nearly tripled to US$2.75 trillion in 2023. The UN World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) recently…