Photo: stock BRISBANE flies to Sydney tomorrow for its round one 2025 AFL season opening clash against Sydney this Saturday after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred disrupted plans. After their opening round clash with Geelong was postponed, the Lions had an intraclub hit-out last Wednesday but have not trained since, AFL.com.au says. Gold Coast plan to fly…
Photo: stock Melbourne Storm thumped Parramatta Eels 56-18 yesterday (March 9) to become the second team to put on 50 points in the opening round of the 2025 NRL season. On Friday, Brisbane Broncos thumped Sydney Roosters 50-14 and the Newcastle Knights just edged the Wests Tigers 10-8. On Saturday, Manly Sea Eagles came close…
The game between Rabbitohs and Dolphins has been moved from Brisbane to Sydney. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The staggered opening round of the 2025 NRL season continued yesterday when the Brisbane Broncos travelled to Sydney and thumped the Roosters 50-14. The Roosters lost the services of Luke Keary, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Joseph Manu and Joseph Suaalii, while…
The Tasman Bridge which crosses the River Derwent in Hobart. Photo: penny from pixabay Plans to privatise Tasmanian public services have already prompted a strong reaction from the Opposition and union. In his address to state parliament on Tuesday, March 4, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff flagged privatisation as a non-tax solution to paying off state…
Image: parliament.tas.gov The Tasmanian Government is to audit its public businesses and services as it eyes privatisation to reduce debt without raising taxes. A specialist unit will audit all government programs to target waste and inefficiency, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff posted on Twitter (X) on Wednesday, March 5. “If we find waste and inefficiency, it…
Creditors attend the meeting with the KordMentha administration team on Monday. Photo: SA Premier Peter Malinauskas/Twitter (X) A special economic zone for Whyalla has been declared by the South Australian Government to create local jobs from government projects. The move follows the recent $2.4bn state-federal bailout of the Whyalla Steelworks after it was placed into…
Photo: Qld Police The Qld SES website contains useful tips for enduring tropical cyclones. Here is a checklist of what to look out for and what to do: you can click here for the link to their website There are five tropical cyclone categories of damage severity: Tropical Cyclone Alfred should strengthen to a category…
Photo: stock Private hospital operator Healthscope will extend maternity services in Darwin to June 6 while Canberra gave Tasmania $6m to cope with the company’s Hobart service closure in August. Health Minister Steve Edgington said 45 of 114 expectant families affected by the original closing date of April 17 can now have their birth at…
The Harman River rainforest with its large, old Huon pines remains intact. Photo: Tasmania Government A 3000-year-old Huon pine and other ancient trees have escaped damaged from recent bushfires on Tasmania’s west coast. Tasmania’s Parks Minister Nick Duigan says a team from the Department of Natural Resources (NRE) and Environment Tasmania conducted a low-level helicopter…
A gun salute is performed by the 8/12 Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery during the recent Darwin bombing commemoration. Photo: Department of Defence Hard on the heels of celebrating the 83rd anniversary of the Darwin bombing, the NT Government wants to pitch the Territory as the ‘must-do’ military tourism destination in the country. As…