Photo: DFAT/Sarah Hodges One game into the 2024 rugby league Pacific Championship and the Kangaroos are on the verge of confirming their Cup finals berth. They will need to beat the Kiwis in New Zealand this Sunday to confirm their place. The competition’s Cup and Bowls formats feature three teams each. New Zealand will play…
Emperor penguins need stable fast ice for 10 months a year to successfully breed and rear their chicks. Photo: Sophie Counsell Emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica are struggling to adapt to rapid changes in their environment, new Australian research reveals. Their struggles have been confirmed through the use of satellites to monitor changes in the ice…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI MIDDLE tier governments need to radically change zoning laws to boost housing supply, says the Business Council of Australia (BCA). A new housing report from the BCA says zoning reforms are vital given that, on current construction rates, Australia will not be able to meet its target of 1.2 million new dwellings…
Picture: stock The Wallaroos have been dealt a difficult draw after the pools were confirmed for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Coach Jo Yapp’s side were drawn against hosts England, US and Samoa in Pool A in one of the tougher, if not the toughest groups. It sets up a potential blockbuster opening game…
A UNIFIL patrol between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh earlier this year. UNIFIL has been targeted by Israel recently. Photo: UN/Pasqual Gorriz THE killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip marks the start of an end to a year-long war, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says. But Iranian officials say Sinwar is a martyr…
Footage from a drone showing the current work on the bypass. Picture: NSW Government The 10.5km-long Parkes Bypass project in New South Wales has taken a big step forward when 60-tonne girders for two new bridges were recently lifted into place. The $287.2 million bypass will feature five intersections and two bridges; one over Hartigan…
Picture: supplied Queensland’s peak motoring club, the RACQ wants motorists to take better care in securing their load. The RACQ have listed some of the more unusual items that have been found on state roads such as mattresses and step-ladders. The discards are being cleaned up by the club’s Traffic Response Unit (TRU) officers, who…
The BCA wants local councils to be rated on their housing approvals. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI THE Business Council of Australia (BCA) is calling for council report cards and the removal of planning powers from local government to speed up housing approvals. The BCA is to make the call in a report to be released later…
An Airbus A380. More of the aircraft will return to service in 2025. Picture: Qantas Qantas is adding more aircraft, a new destination and schedule changes to meet growing demand in its Asia-Pacific and US markets. The airline says that from February 2025, it will start adding about 220,000 seats over 12 months due to…
Picture: supplied THE impact of deep-water marine heatwaves may be significantly underestimated, according to a new report. The research was conducted by the CSIRO and Chinese Academy of Sciences and published today in Nature, the prestigious scientific journal. A CSIRO statement says that while marine heatwaves (MHWs) at the sea surface have been studied for…