Computer rendering supplied FIJI Airways is turning to unmanned electric aircraft to run an air cargo service for all of the South Pacific country’s 330 islands. California-based Odys Aviation and Fiji Airways announced that they had signed an expression of interest letter for its “runway-independent” hybrid VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) cargo aircraft, the Laila.…
The new HARA ambulances have extra safety features to protect the occupants. Picture: NSW Ambulance NSW Ambulance has unveiled eight new off-road ambulances that can operate during natural disasters and in difficult terrain. The NSW Government says their Hazardous Area Rescue Ambulances (HARA) are the first of their kind in the world. Health Minister Ryan…
A US Coast Guard cutter heads south to Miami Beach, relocating in preparation for Milton’s landfall. Photo: US Coast Guard/Mike Winiarski Florida has battened down as Hurricane Milton re-intensified to Category 5, for a second time, on Tuesday (all references US time). Milton now has maximum wind speeds of 265km/h as it heads for landfall,…
The vessels were located in Trepang Bay, Cobourg Marine Park, Northern Territory. Picture: supplied by ABF Nine Indonesian fishermen, who pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters, have been released on good behaviour bonds and returned to their country. The nine all pleaded guilty when they appeared in Darwin Local Court on Tuesday, October…
Suncorp Stadium will host some of the Pacific Championship games. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The 21-player Kangaroos men and Jillaroos (women) squads for the 2024 Pacific rugby league championship have been confirmed. The Kangaroos selectors have named eight debutants in the squad, who will play Tonga in Brisbane on October 18 and against New Zealand in…
One of the chartered flights at Beirut Airport. Picture: DFAT TWO Australian Government charted flights evacuated up to 500 passengers out of Beirut as the Defence Force sent personnel and aircraft to the region. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed that two Qantas flights were used to ferry the citizens to Larnaca,…
A FEMA team canvasses neighborhoods in Suwannee, Florida, looking for survivors to register for disaster assistance. Picture: Patrick Moore/FEMA A storm-battered Florida is gearing up for another hurricane even stronger than the last one that destroyed communities and killed more than 230 people Hurricane Milton quickly strengthened to Category 5 on Monday (all US time)…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Storm players Cameron Munster and Alec MacDonald have been cleared by the NRL match review committee on Monday (October 7). In Sunday’s 2024 NRL grand final, the two were placed on report as Penrith fought their way to a 14-6 win but neither has been charged. Munster went on report in the…
The Manawanui was the New Zealand navy’s specialist dive and hydrographic vessel. Picture: NZDF THE New Zealand Defence Force has set up a court of inquiry into the sinking of one of its vessels off a reef in Samoa. All of the crew and passengers from the RNZAF hydrological ship HMNZS Manawanui were flown home…
Kangaroo Point Peninsula in the heart of Brisbane. Picture: supplied Plans for a 128-apartment mixed-use complex in the heart of Brisbane are attracting strong interest, the developers say. Mosaic Property Group, bought the 3195 square metre (sq m) vacant site at 25 Ferry Street (Dockside), Kangaroo Point, from Woolworths but did not disclose the sum.…