Photo: Marine Rescue NSW Demand for Marine Rescue NSW services last year fell from 2023 but better boat maintenance could have reduced it further, the agency says. In its summary of 2024, the agency says volunteers in greater Sydney and the Illawarra returned 10,500 people safely to shore last year. Demand was just below the…
A caveman ghost meets the living in a scene from the UK Ghosts series. Image: BBC The premise of this TV show is simple – a group of spirits are bound to their place of death but become visible to a living person. The show is Ghosts and its international popularity is spreading. Now an…
The snakes are returned to the wilderness by rangers. Photo: Qld Government Eight rare snakes taken from their habitat have been returned to the wild in Far North Queensland. On December 31, 2024, the Qld Environment Department said, it was tipped off that snakes were taken from the Lockhart River area on Cape York Peninsula.…
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Infrastructure Minister Bill Yan at Anzac Oval in Alice Springs. Photo: NT Government The footy posts are returning to Anzac Oval in Alice Springs – but feature the singular cap ‘H’ design of rugby (both codes) posts. Territory construction company BluePrint (NT) helping to restore Anzac Oval as the town’s…
Picture: stock Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House and China’s sweeping economic stimulus is driving renewed global interest in cryptocurrency. According to Australian crypto exchange Wayex, the global cryptocurrency industry is now valued at over A$5.8 trillion. The US is set to introduce new measures under the new Trump administration that paves the…
Turkish Airlines was a recent arrival onto the Australian inbound market when it launched a service into Melbourne. Photo: supplied Melbourne Airport is exploring a major expansion of its international terminal after 12 months of talks with airlines and a record December. The airport says December was its busiest month on record for international travel…
The new Anzac Station, located beneath St Kilda Road, has four entrances. Image: Victorian Government Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel is on track to open this year a full year ahead of schedule as rail trials operate in a 10-day blitz mode. Trains ran an extra 35,000 kilometres and completed more than 2600 trips in 10 days…
A boy sits in the rubble of a UN Relief and Works Agency school in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza. Photo: UNRWA News of a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza has been welcomed by Australian PM Anthony Albanese, other world leaders and aid organisations. The deal is expected to take effect from Sunday, January 19…
Sydney drivers need to learn more about claiming for toll relief. Photo: stock Western Sydney drivers are benefitting the most from toll relief after 12 months of the NSW Government’s $60 weekly toll cap. Even so, drivers are still failing to make full use of the relief with only $75m paid out of a possible…
One of Parramatta’s new trams. Photo: Transdev THE NSW Government has unveiled plans to rezone a 42-hectare site in North Parramatta for 2500 new houses and a university campus. The government says a new campus could attract up to 25,000 students as part of the Westmead Health and Innovation District (WHID) precinct. Government says the…