Tito Jackson, brother of Michael, has died, his children announced. Picture: Flickr Michael Jackson’s brother, Tito has died aged 70, his children announced, according to US media reports. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson, is no longer with us,” sons Taj, Taryll…
THE Matildas will play their last home games for 2024 with a two-match friendly series against Chinese Taipei at Geelong and Melbourne. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Football Australia CEO James Johnson announced that the friendlies will be held at AAMI Park on December 4 and Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium on December 7. The Matildas last…
Amid a rail renaissance in Australia, a group of industry leaders are off to Europe for a study tour and trade show. The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) is leading a group visit by 30 rail leaders to London and Paris this week. The visit will precede the international InnoTrans (an international trade show for transport…
Unintentionally feeding a crocodile becomes a fineable offence in Queensland. Image source: Bernard DuPont, via Wikimedia Commons Unintentional crocodile feeding is now a punishable offence, according to new Queensland laws. Unintentional feeding is defined by the new reforms as discarding food in ways that attract crocodiles to public locations. This could include leaving behind fish…
At least one third of third of cabinet positions in Ukraine are vacant after several ministers resigned. Image source: Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Secretary of Defense, via Flickr. Ukraine is facing a major government shakeup after at least six ministers stepped down and a presidential aide was fired on Tuesday 3 September. The officials…
About half of all Australians are taking three forms of protection, according to a new survey. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI AUSTRALIANS are still not doing enough to protect themselves in summer, according to the Cancer Council of Australia. The conclusion was contained in survey data compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (and funded by the…
An artistic impression of the new Singleton bypass. Image: NSW Government The ceremonial first sod on the Singleton bypass in NSW has been turned on Thursday (September 5), marking the start of major construction on the $700m project. The 8km-long project is being funded by the Commonwealth ($560m) and NSW Government ($140m). The bypass is…
Martin Scuffins from the Leigh Valley Hawk and Owl Sanctuary and RMIT’s Dr Abdulghani Mohamed fit sensors to the kestrel in RMIT’s wind tunnel facility. Picture: supplied by RMIT A new joint study between the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and the University of Bristol in the UK is revealing the secrets of the…
Former CMFEU officials have filed a challenge to the High Court against the “undemocratic” laws forcing the union into administration. Image source: Kgbo, via Wikimedia Commons. Former CFMEU president Jade Ingham has launched a High Court challenge against the Labor government’s law forcing the union into administration over alleged corruption. Ingham said the dispute against…
An artistic impression of what the new city’s Central Park would look like. Image: © State of New South Wales Bradfield Development Authority THE NSW Government has taken another step towards adding Australia’s first city in 100 years in Sydney with the formal adoption of the Bradfield City Centre Master Plan. The new city will…