In 2018, workers digging down what is now the Barangaroo Metro rail station dug up a ‘survivor’ of Sydney’s colonial past – a 200-year-old timber boat. And the country’s oldest surviving colonial boat has now become a permanent addition to […]
The NRL Magic Round is to stay in Brisbane for six more years as the state government moves to turn it into a week-long tourism and business promotion. On Friday, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli announced a deal to lock in
Antarctica may be flipping from its role as a global climate buffer to that of an amplifier, new research says. An international study published in the Science Advances journal warns that the South Pole is flipping under a cascade of climatic changes in
Australian marine scientists are tracking vessels in and out of the water to predict the spread of an invasive seaweed in New Zealand waters. And the results may have implications for Australia’s marine biosecurity. The Australian Institute of Marine Science
The air force’s new $200 million deep repairs hub is now open in South Australia amid plans for it to serve a regional role for other militaries. The deep maintenance hub at RAAF Base Edinburgh will be used to keep
More renters in Queensland are choosing to live together as single tenancies fast become an unaffordable luxury, new industry figures show. The state’s residential vacancy rate fell to 0.9% in the first three months (quarter) of 2026, the Real Estate
Keeping a full tax exemption for electric vehicles until next year will help more households adopt the vehicles. And the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) believes the 2026-27 Federal Budget’s decision to retain the Electric Car Discount (or Fringe Benefits Tax
Moreton Bay council has welcomed news of more than $800 million in federal funding to upgrade the Bruce Highway near Brisbane. Council says the 2026-27 federal budget allocation of $812.5m will be spent on a section of the highway, between
A higher overseas airline departure tax needs to fund the full adoption of a digital arrivals app across all international airports. The call from the Australian Airports Association (AAA) follows the release of the 2026-27 federal budget on Tuesday: the
A Darwin man will reappear in Darwin Local Court next month after a raid by Northern Territory Major Fraud Squad officers also uncovered warheads, grenades and ammunition. The raid carried out on two properties on Old Bynoe Rd, Livingstone, last
