Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke after handing the 1813 dollar over to Marta Cienkowska, Poland’s Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage, in Canberra. Photo: Polish Embassy/Twitter (X) A stolen 1813 Holey Dollar worth $525,000 has been returned to the Polish government with the help of the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The coin was stolen…
Host landholders will make an income from the new wind farm, WestWind Energy says. Photo: stock The NSW Government and WestWind Energy Pty Ltd have signed a lease agreement for a new $3.8 billion wind farm to be built on state land in south-west NSW. WestWind Energy wants to build a 201-turbine wind farm at…
Siosifa Amone, and team-mates, celebrate his try against the Highlanders on Friday. Photo: NSW Waratahs Two sudden-death tries in two games allowed Australian sides to make the ideal start to the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. NSW snatched victory from the gaping mouth of defeat with a 37-36 win over the Dunedin-based Highlanders in their…
The structure housing the Chernobyl reactor after the attack. Photo: IAEA No radiation leak has been detected after a Russian drone blew a hole in the building housing Chernobyl’s destroyed nuclear reactor, the UN’s nuclear watchdog says. Ukrainian firefighters have been working around the clock in freezing weather to extinguish fires ignited by Friday’s (local…
The property council wants the Victorian government to do more to return workers to the CBD. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Melbourne’s CBD office vacancy remains the highest in the country, according to new data from the Property Council of Australia. The council’s latest biannual Office Market Report shows Melbourne’s CBD office vacancy is stable at 18…
Canberra’s CBD needs more than just public sector offices, says the property council report. Photo: DFAT Canberra has one of the tightest capital city office markets in the country but the CBD is in need of a makeover to bring workers and customers back. The finding was contained in the Property Council of Australia January…
Two Queensland companies were fined for illegally importing fire ant-infected turf into NSW. Photo: Qld Govt Two Queensland businesses were fined a total of $60,000 in the NSW Local Court for importing banned red fire ants across the state border. The government says both businesses were convicted of breaching biosecurity laws by transporting turf, soil,…
A descending construction elevator on the Brisbane CBD. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Olympic city of Brisbane is out of new office space as tenants turn to lease renewals and delay relocation, the Property Council of Australia says. The council’s finding was contained in its latest biannual Office Market Report (January 2025) into capital cities. The…
An artistic concept of what the vehicle will look like. Graphics: supplied An Australian X-ray technology company is to develop a full-body CT scanner vehicle for use in rural America. Adelaide-based Mico X has been awarded a US$16.4m (A$25m) contract from the US Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to build the scanner. The…
Animal care is one of the courses taught at TAFE. Photo: stock THE NSW Government has agreed to a three-year 10.5 per cent pay deal for almost 9000 state TAFE teaching staff. In addition, TAFE will also no longer compete with private training providers as it is removed from competing in the privatised Smart and…