A light armoured vehicle disembarks on Forrest Beach, in Far North Queensland, during the 2021 exercises. Photo: Defence Department PAPUA New Guinea will play host to exercises in this year’s Operation Talisman Sabre which is shaping as the largest ever involving 19 nations and 30,000 military personnel. This year’s event, the 11th, will run from…
Les Kiss will coach the Reds again in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season, RA says. Screen capture: Qld Reds TV The Wallabies have their new, and next World Cup, head coach with Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss signing up for a two-year deal. But Rugby Australia (RA) says Kiss will not take over from…
Suncorp Stadium’s traffic plan will be separate to the Caxton Street closure, the NRL says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI THE NRL’s Magic Round and women’s Origin is coming to Suncorp starting from this Thursday as details of the Caxton Street road closure were released. Eight NRL games will played at Suncorp Stadium from Friday (May 2)…
Aerial shark patrols in South Australia have been extended another four weekends. Photo: xiSerge/Pixabay South Australia is extending its aerial shark patrols of beaches by another month amid warmer weather and shark sightings in popular areas. The patrol extension will only be on weekends and will run until May 25. Surveillance aircraft will continue to…
The USS Harry S. Truman during flight operations recently. Photo: US Navy. THE US Navy has confirmed that an F-18E Super Hornet fighter jet and tow tractor fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier. A statement from the US Navy out of Manama, Bahrain, on Monday (US time) confirmed that only one…
The high price of gold is encouraging scammers to sell fake bars and coins. Image: PublicDomainPictures/pixabay.com WA Police and The Perth Mint say scammers are selling fake gold bars and coins amid historically high demand for the precious metal. WA Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael says that “we know there are counterfeit products in…
A Blackhawk fire tanker drops a load in 2024. Five new aircraft have joined the SA fleet. Photo: SA CFS. South Australia’s aerial firefighting fleet has nearly doubled its drops this bushfire season compared to last season, the state government says. And the Mount Lofty Ranges Fire Ban has been extended by two weeks to…
A WA Force player scores against the NZ-based Chiefs. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific There were mixed fortunes for two Australian sides on Anzac Day when they came up against New Zealand sides in round 10 of 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition. In Brisbane on Friday night and in the wet, Tom Lynagh scored two tries…
The Redcliffe Scottish Pipe Band performs in the front driveway of the Redcliffe RSL. All photos by ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Students from around the Redcliffe Peninsula were given the chance to march in an Anzac Day Street parade today. The parade was led by the music of the Redcliffe Scottish Pipe Band. The commemoration was cut…
This 1917 photo shows a railway embankment that ran parallel to the Hindenburg Line south-east of Bullecourt. Photo: courtesy of Australian War Memorial/DoD The Defence Department says the remains of four Australian soldiers killed during WWI have been found in northern France almost 108 years later. The department says the soldiers were unearthed by members…