The bird flu has found its way to Queensland with the first suspected case reported on Moreton Island, Brisbane. A dead petrel found washed up on the island had returned a suspected positive result for the H5 bird flu, Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett says. The […]
CCTV cameras are going into new housing projects across Moreton Bay as part of a new council-private partnership. Moreton Bay council and developers are sharing the installation costs for CCTV cameras going into areas that are being rapidly developed. Council
Mad Max will ‘hit the roads’ with 25 official replica cars now up for grabs. Built in Australia, the licensed cars will be the product of Mad Max Factory, developed under the supervision of the original film director, George Miller
A jet biofuel industry based on forestry ‘waste’ is taking a step closer to reality after Canberra gave $32 million to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The funding will allow the agency to help HAMR Energy convert the ‘biowaste’
Melbourne fintech firm Airwallex says it is helping Aussie SMEs recover their US tariff refunds faster by streamlining administrative compliance. A US Supreme Court ruling in February ruled that tariffs imposed by the Trump Administrations using an emergency powers Act
Beetaloo Energy’s new $40 million data centre plans for the Northern Territory is renewing calls for an immediate moratorium on all such projects. Today (July 22), the Northern Territory government is in a ‘not to deal’ arrangement for 180 hectares
Shorncliffe station in Brisbane will reopen to the public on Monday (July 27) after its Victoria-era building was temporarily relocated for major work. Queensland Rail says major restoration and upgrade work have restored the operational station to its late Victorian-era
A Canberra target drone maker is ramping up US production 15-fold to meet growing American military and industrial demand. Boresight Ltd (ASX: BST) just signed a new three-year lease on an 812 square-metre factory in Huntsville, Alabama, and is setting
Funding and staffing pressures are increasing performance stresses on non-profit organisations, a new study released today (July 21) says. The Centre for Social Impact’s new social economy study draws on a survey of 219 organisations (56% up on last year).
Homer’s Odyssey epic has broken opening weekend takings, according to the film’s distributors. Director Christopher Nolan’s IMAX adaptation of the ancient Greek epic earned $13.4 million on its debut nationwide and attracted over 587,000 movie fans from Thursday to Sunday, July
