Australia’s women will take on India in T20, ODI and Test matches early next year. Photo: Cricket Australia The Australian women’s cricket teams will take on India in an all-format series around the country which finishes with a Test at the WACA in Perth early next year. Australia will meet India in a three-game T20…
Photo: stock / freepik A record death toll for motorcycle riders on NSW roads is prompting the state government to call a safety roundtable in Sydney. The government says deaths are at a 10-year high; last year, there were 16 more deaths involving riders and passengers (68 in total) compared to 2023. Already this year…
Test cricket is returning to Darwin next year as part of busy period. Photo: PDPics/pixabay.com The men’s cricket Test team is likely to return to the Top End in mid-2026 for the start of a 14-month stretch involving up to 21 Tests in the lead-up to an ODI World Cup. This follows two T20 Tests…
US President Donald Trump has unveiled his list of reciprocal tariffs. Photo: Twitter / X The Business Council of Australia says it is disappointed by confirmation that the US will slap a 10 per cent tariff on all Aussie imports. US President Donald Trump unveiled the full list of reciprocal tariffs at the White House…
Satellite navigation systems are increasingly under attack, say three UN agencies. Image: IMO Aircraft, shipping and telecommunication satellite navigation systems are increasingly being jammed by faked sources (spoofing) and it is a worry to three United Nations agencies. A joint statement by the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and International Maritime…
Feet on seats were the third-most common complaints received by Qld Rail in 2024. Photo: Qld Rail/Twitter (X) There was literally something fishy about one passenger on a suburban Brisbane rail service last year as Queensland Rail passengers named and shamed bad habits. Qld Rail says that of 50 million train trips last year and…
A small freshwater crocodile found on a street is in good health. Photo: Qld Environment. A young freshwater crocodile found on a suburban street near Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast is in good health. And in northern Qld at Lucinda, near Ingham, a 3.8m crocodile had to be removed after it attracted to a boat…
The engine turbine of a passenger aircraft. Photo: jannoon028/freepik A former baggage handler is to face local court today (April 2) after police say he filmed himself, nearly naked, inside an aircraft turbine at Sydney Airport and posted the footage to social media. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) say they identified the southern Sydney resident…
Sydney’s Green Square and Zetland developments. Photo: Lucinda Varney Airview Group/City of Sydney Sydney City is asking for feedback on a proposal to phase out gas in all new developments in favour of electrification. A discussion paper is now open for public comment on the proposal (see link at bottom of this story). Sydney’s Lord…
England take on Australia on Adelaide Oval in 2017. Adelaide will host the Christmas Ashes test this December. Photo: Marcus Wallis/Unsplash Get ready for a lot of Test matches after Cricket Australia (CA) announced a very busy 14-month schedule that starts after the 2025-26 Ashes tour. Australia will host the Ashes men’s series against England…