Bass Coast councillors in Victoria have had enough of continually replenishing their beaches and wants funding help. The council wants Canberra to impose a levy on large fossil fuel companies to cover the rising costs of mitigation work done by […]
New fire trails are being created on properties bought by Moreton Bay council as part of environmental land buyback program for controlled burns. Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery says they have an environmental land buyback program to buy properties to
A final dignity has been accorded to two more Diggers killed during World War I after they were each given a named grave. Nigh on 100 years later, Second Lieutenant Duncan McKenzie (38th Battalion) and Private Roy Martin (30th Battalion)
A planned Kwinana container terminal in Perth has been given $1.1 billion for a new road network. The federal government is spending $552 million on new and upgraded roads which will be matched by the Western Australian Government; it will
Flight paths over Sydney are to change in early July as the city’s new international airport gears up for its first landings. Federal Transport Minister Catherine King says the changes will take effect from July 9 and affect all aircraft
A Viking treasure hoard already long buried in Scotland before William Wallace fired up against English rule in the late 13th century is coming to Sydney. The Galloway Hoard is a collection of Viking artifacts that are rated as one
Draft news media laws to compel digital platforms to pay for Australian content will go before federal parliament this winter. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the draft News Bargaining Incentive (NBI) will remove a loophole in the News Media Bargaining
The banking ‘desertification’ in regional and rural areas not only needs to stop but has to be reversed, a business alliance says. The Regional Banking Investment Alliance (RBIA) says the major banks’ desertion of rural services has blown a $1
A growing shortage of construction workers nationwide is likely to double by mid-2027 amid a glut of housing, defence, energy and transport projects. The warning was contained in Infrastructure Australia’s 2025 Market Capacity Report which predicts a current shortfall of
A new Bushmaster defence production deal will provide a seven-year $750 million boost to Bendigo and Brisbane’s defence industry. The deal is part of a $1.2 billion spending package on armoured vehicles and will secure 300 jobs in Bendigo, Victoria,
