A rigid hull inflatable boat, of the type to be supplied to Ukraine: Photo: Department of Defence The Albanese Government will spend more than $600 million on continuation bonuses to retain Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and recruit another 1000 reservists. The move is part of the 2024 Defence Workforce Plan (to be released today)…
Some of the weapons that were seized during a search of the NSW property. Photo: ABF Illegal, home-made guns are posing a big safety risk to the public, police and border authorities say. Their warning comes after a man was refused bail over the discovery of 80 pistols, shotguns, rifles and revolvers at Murringo, NSW,…
Photo: stock Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the federal government’s approach to the US election amid reports cabinet ministers have contacted Trump officials. In an ABC radio interview, Albanese was asked about reports that Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Deputy PM Richard Marles had contacted Trump’s camp, including Mike Pompeo. “We engage with people…
A sailor directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Photo: US Navy THE US is preparing to send a carrier strike group and aircraft to the Middle East to help protect Israel from Iranian retaliation. Pentagon press spokesman Major-General Pat Ryder confirmed that the USS Abraham…
Photo: Nathan Fulton/DFAT More eco-tourism projects are on the cards after new Queensland Premier David Crisafulli announced his Cabinet on Friday. The departments of Tourism and Environment will be merged under one portfolio with Andrew Powell named as minister. “… we will overcome the roadblocks that have stood in the way of Queensland benefitting from…
Picture: stock A six-year attendance record was set for Flemington on Saturday when 81,612 racegoers passed through the racecourse turnstiles for Derby Day. The crowd for the traditional curtain-raiser stood at 81,612, the highest crowd since 2018, according to the Victoria Racing Club. Goldrush Guru (ridden by Jamie Kah) won the blue riband $2 million Group…
The Jillaroos will meet their NZ rivals in this weekend’s Pacific Cup women’s final in Sydney. Picture: DFAT The Kangaroos will face an in-form Tonga after the Pacific Islanders pipped the Kiwis 25-24 in their historic Pacific Cup rugby league clash in Auckland on Saturday. A field goal from Isaiya Katoa with four minutes left…
Picture: stock THE State of the Climate Report for 2024 has renewed calls for more urgent action by researchers and academics. Monash University Associate Professor Angie Bone is a planetary health specialist and co-director of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI). She says: “Unless we urgently take decisive action, climate change will have bigger impacts…
Picture: supplied THE CSIRO-Bureau of Meteorology State of the Climate Report for 2024 has renewed calls for more urgent action by politicians and industry. The report is predicting more extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, more intense heavy rainfall, and sea level rises. Researchers and environmental organisations are renewing their calls for action. The Climate…
Picture: supplied Australia’s climate is getting hotter with more extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, more intense heavy rainfall and rising sea level. That was the finding of the State of the Climate 2024 report released by the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology. Scientists found the oceans around Australia are continuing to warm with greater…