Picture: stock Marine Rescue NSW’s 24/7 search and rescue teams have ended their busiest October on record with 388 missions, including 94 emergency call-outs. The previous October record of 384 missions was set last year. In a statement, Commissioner Alex Barrell said their volunteer crews safely returned 875 people to shore. “The demand for assistance…
Picture: stock US President-elect Donald Trump already appears to be on a collision course with the new Republican-led Senate on his staff and cabinet appointments. He did not get involved in the Senate’s Republican leadership election from which Senator John Thune was victorious despite Trump allies supporting Florida Senator Rick Scott. But Trump did demand…
Photo: AFL HAWTHORN and Essendon have been allocated seven primetime Friday or Thursday night games in the first 16 rounds of the 2025 AFL season. The full fixtures list was released by the AFL today complete with locked fixtures for the first 15 rounds; the times and venues for rounds 16-23 will be released later,…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Queensland Government is to reinstate the state productivity commission as it moves to cut construction costs and boost productivity on major state projects. The government says it is suspending Best Practice Industry Conditions (BPICs) and re-establishing the Queensland Productivity Commission (QPC) this year to review the building industry. Deputy Premier Jarrod…
The CHARM coral farming robot, with its new soft robotic hand (right), at the CHARM facility on Magnetic Island, Townsville. Picture: CSIRO Robots may soon be lending a hand, literally, to help restore reefs by taking the hard work out of coral farming. CSIRO researchers say they now have an AI-designed robotic ‘hand’ to revolutionise…
The new truant officers in Darwin. Picture: supplied Truant officers are back on patrol in the Northern Territory with new powers to fine parents $370 for not sending their children to school. The NT government says the new school attendance officers began patrols earlier this month. Parents could be fined or even prosecuted. Education Minister…
Picture: stock Experienced Canadian officers are the target of South Australian Police’s (SAPOL) latest overseas recruitment campaign. The SA government says experienced Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers will be targeted based on campaigns used in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. Any RCMP recruits will be fast-tracked to get them into service as soon as…
Picture: supplied This year has been a masterclass in climate destruction and this planet is in the final countdown to limit a global warming rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comment at the opening of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to a UN convention on climate change in…
Picture: stock The 2025 AFL season will feature a record number of Thursday night games while the Kangaroos will play two extra ‘home’ games in WA. The scheduling fixture was confirmed by AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon, according to the code’s website www.afl.com.au, ahead of tomorrow’s release of the full season fixture. The scheduling change…
Picture: supplied PILOTS, drone operators, aircraft owners and operators are reminded to check for bushfires before they hit the skies this summer. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says it wants pilots and drone operators to check for fires before planning flights, keep well away from active fires and become aware of local aerial firefighting…