Photo: WA Government The WA and federal governments have announced a $700 million widening of the Kwinana Freeway to cater for greater demand. Funding has been divided 50-50 for the work which should add around 50 per cent capacity to upgraded sections, ease congestion and better move freight on a road that typically carries 100,000…
Photo: stock Bird flu has been successfully eradicated from the Hawkesbury and all quarantine controls lifted as of Friday, NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty says. She confirmed the H7N8 strain of avian influenza outbreak in the region as one of the most significant outbreaks in the state’s history. “The … eradication of avian influenza in…
Tasmanian farmers have welcomed the news of the renewed ban on fracking. Photo: stock Tasmania has extended its ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) by another five years in a move welcomed by farmers. Fracking refers to the injection of fluid at high pressure into underground rock to open fissures and allow trapped gas or crude…
A Boeing 777 which is being used on Emirates’s Dubai-Adelaide route. Photo: Emirates Airlines The South Australian government is making the most of direct daily flights between Adelaide and UAE and an upcoming free trade agreement (FTA). The Aust-UAE FTA is due to take effect around June. The state government says the return of daily…
The WA Government is looking to start talks with rail operator Arc Infrastructure. Photo: stock After 25 years of privatisation, the WA Government says it wants to nationalise the state’s freight rail network as demand surges. Freight rail in the state was privatised in 2000 but recent growth in WA industries, particularly grain harvests and…
The HMS Somerset (foreground) tracks the Yantar in the English Channel recently. Photo: UK MoD 2025 A suspected Russian spy ship returned to the English Channel this week after it was warned off last year by a British submarine for lingering near underseas cables in UK waters. The Yantar was warned off in November after…
Photo: stock One in four girls have been sexually propositioned by an adult online before they turn 18, according to new research from the federal government’s esafety regulator. And the eSafety Commissioner wants families to start talking about online safety as a matter of priority. The joint research with the Queensland University of Technology, led…
New US President Donald Trump has already dismissed 1000 staff from the White House. Photo: stock US President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices may be felt in Australia, some academics say. Trump recently ordered the closure of all DEI government offices and staff be put on paid…
Photo: stock The Australian Federal Police is investigating whether recent antisemitic attacks in Australia have been fuelled by overseas individuals. AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw says since a special taskforce into antisemitic attacks, Special Operation Avelite, was formed in December, there had been 166 reports made to them. The taskforce is investigating 15 “serious allegations” of…
Picture: stock California could very well burn again but it’s snowing in Florida, and there is Arctic cold in parts of the US Upper Midwest. The US National Weather Service (NWS) says Arctic air is bringing snow, deep cold and freezing rain to the US South and South-East. At the same time, southern California is…