The new LST100 heavy landing craft that is to be built for the army. Photo: supplied The federal government is to spend $159 billion over 10 years and build 55 new vessels under plans to revitalise naval shipbuilding. Its 2024 Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Plan details a 30-year construction timetable for projects, largely across South Australia and…
This car is about to turn around from a flooded street in Ingham, Far North Qld. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Relentless global warming is fuelling worsening water disasters, says a consortium of public and private water organisations. The Global Water Monitor recently released its 2024 summary report which contained the warning. ANU water science professor Albert…
New electric vehicle (EV) sales in Australia reached a record high in 2024, according to the Electric Vehicle Council. Photo: stock New electric vehicle (EV) sales in Australia reached a record high in 2024, according to the Electric Vehicle Council. The council says its own data and public sources reveal that about 114,000 new electric…
The NSW Central Coast Council has been fined a total of $448,562 over sewage pollution of Narara Creek in 2023. Photo: NSW Government TWO local government councils have been fined a total of $448,562 by the NSW Land and Environment Court for sewage and marine pollution. The Central Coast Council was convicted and fined $418,562…
The Parramatta River Class ferry at its Hobart shipyard. Photo: Richardson Devine Marine The latest Parramatta River Class ferry has arrived in Sydney Harbour after a three-day trip up from Hobart. The Martin Green is the fourth of seven Parramatta ferries being built by ship builder Richardson Devine Marine. The vessel’s namesake is University of…
Wyndham Port is the only deep-sea port between Broome and Darwin. Photo: Kimberley Ports Authority Three new international ports of entry have been declared in Western Australia’s north which should reduce freight time, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. And the PM also announced $200m in funding for housing and infrastructure projects in the state’s regions.…
Real-world and lab tests on new cars’ fuel consumption are different, says the AMA. Photo: stock New cars are proving to use more fuel than have been promoted via lab tests, the Australian Motoring Association (AMA) says. Late last year, the AMA released the results of its Real-World Testing program for 70 of Australia’s most…
This photomontage shows sample tubes on Mars. NASA wants to bring them to Earth. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA says it will use nuclear power to help bring Martian soil to Earth for study and is examining two landing options. The US space agency expects to identify a preferred option in the second half of this year…
The NSW RFS Boeing 737 firetanker which has also been deployed to North America. Photo: Coulson Aviation Australia may not be able to continue to rely on the US and Canada for firebombing aircraft as global bushfire seasons start to overlap. That was the assessment of Friends of the Earth Australia as Los Angeles continues…
The Silver Cloud, which helped protect Sydney Harbour during WWII. Photo: ANMA A gathering of Norwegian vessels in Sydney will celebrate the centenary of boatbuilder Lars Halvorsen’s immigration to Australia in 1924–25, starting tomorrow (January 10). As part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s summer program, 16 Halvorsen vessels will be showcased at its wharves.…