Lloyd Austin with Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong during her visit to Annapolis, Maryland, in August. Photo: Samuel Phelps/DFAT OUTGOING US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin is to visit Australia this week as part of a regional tour to shore up regional alliances. Pentagon spokesman Major-General Pat Ryder says Austin will visit Australia, the Philippines,…
Picture: supplied Severe thunderstorms, hail and even flash flooding could hit south-east Queensland and north-east NSW today and tomorrow. Bureau of Meteorology’s Dean Narramore says storms are possible in every state and territory today (Tuesday) except for Tasmania. “Those storms brought destructive winds to a few locations through central and northern Australia,” he says. Woomera…
FLASHBACK: The Last Post Ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the first attack on Fire Support Base Coral on May 13, 2018. Photo: Ian Roach/AWM Australia will have a new Victoria Cross recipient: Private Richard Norden (late). Governor‑General Sam Mostyn announced that King Charles III has approved the decision to bestow the award to Norden.…
Picture: stock THE NSW Government is cracking down on railway blockaders by adding hefty fines to possible two-year jail terms for railway protests. The government intends to legislate a maximum fine of $22,000 for obstructing a railway under the Crimes Act 1990 in addition to possible jail terms. At present, there is no fine outlined…
Population declines was also observed in the freshwater turtle populations. Picture: CSIRO HIGH levels of PFAS (‘forever chemicals’) contamination is killing off freshwater turtles, a new CSIRO-Qld study reveals. The three-year study found biochemical changes in adult turtles and hatchlings, and noticed a drop in population of contaminated animals. Dr David Beale, Senior Research Scientist…
Picture: stock The WA Government says the move to a new $7.2 billion Westport container port at Kwinana is now entering its final planning stages. The work involves completion of designs, securing approvals, resolving risks, land acquisition, and refining costs and construction strategies ahead of the award of capital works contracts for construction. The government…
Picture: Brisbane Airport A lost property auction and Facebook posts across two countries allowed a Townsville Vietnam veteran to reunite with his medals in time for Remembrance Day. Townsville resident Malcolm Edmiston lost the medals on his way to Christchurch, New Zealand, just before last year’s commemoration. He had considered the medal lost in Christchurch and returned…
The hybrid Lamborghini Revuelto, selling for $987,000 in Australia. Picture: supplied The latest offering from the Italian masters of motoring style is coming to Melbourne later this month. And there is a green tinge to the Italian orange. The hybrid Lamborghini Revuelto is to make it Australian debut at the Motors & Masterpieces festival in…
A German air force Eurofighter Typhoon at RAAF Base Darwin earlier this year. Photo: Department of Defence Australia has backed NATO condemnation of North Korean involvement in Russia’s war on Ukraine and sharing of nuclear weapons technology. A European-Atlantic alliance, NATO says North Korea’s decision to send combat troops in the central European country has…
Max Jorgenson flies over for the match-winning try. Picture: Rugby Australia An 84th-minute try to Max Jorgensen has delivered the Wallabies a 42-37 win over England at Twickenham in London. According to a Rugby Australia report (www.rugby.com.au), coach Joe Schmidt’s side looked destined for defeat when Maro Itoje scored with two minutes to go. However,…