The stadium at Sydney Olympic Park will host this year’s NRL grand finals. File photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI This year’s NRL grand finals will be held on Sunday, October 5, at Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park. The news was confirmed by National Rugby League CEO Andrew Abdo yesterday (Sunday). “We are pleased to confirm that…
The turtle is returned to the sea under the watchful gaze of rangers. Photos, video: Qld Environment Department A pregnant critically endangered Hawksbill turtle trapped under a dead tree (driftwood) on remote Womer Cay was returned to the ocean by rangers in the far northern Great Barrier Reef. Qld rangers had been on visit to Queensland’s…
Police are warning about a rise in Binance scam texts. Photo: stock Authorities are warning Australian cryptocurrency customers about scammers impersonating the high-profile Binance exchange. The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) alerted more than 130 potential victims to the scam after they were identified through messages found on an end-to-end encryption platform, the Australian Federal Police…
Perth will host the opening game of the Lions tour of Australia. Photo: stock Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster is in the coaching staff for an Anzac XV side to take on the British and Irish Lions this year. He will join the side for their July 12 clash in Adelaide, according to Rugby…
Photo: freepik A $25 cap will be placed on scripts under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) if Labor wins the next federal election, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The pre-Budget promise comes amid reports US pharmaceutical companies may be targeting the scheme. “Cheaper medicines is another way we are helping with the cost of living,…
Nick Duigan (second from left) with Supercars officials at the speedway for the announcement. Photo: RockliffTeamMedia/Twitter (X) The Tasmania Government has signed a new $6 million deal to keep Supercars racing on in the island state for three years. Sports Minister Nick Duigan says the deal has two components. “This deal provides $4,155,000 to ensure…
Diving down on the former HMAS Brisbane to check on conditions after the cyclone. All photos courtesy of Qld Environment Department The power of former Tropical Cyclone Alfred has even extended to beneath the waves. The former HMAS Brisbane, that is now a wreck dive-site, has had a major ‘makeover’, rangers discovered during a check. Steve…
The trial at Brisbane could see the program roll out nationally. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI All passengers on international Qantas flights into Brisbane as of today (March 19) can now fill out their Australian travel declaration (ATD) online. Australian Border Force Commissioner Gavan Reynolds said replacing the paper card with an app is a step forward…
The drone damage at Chornobyl (left) and IAEA boss Rafael Grossi. Photos: IAEA Ukrainian firefighters are in full control of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant after a drone strike last month caused extensive damage. The large confinement structure covering the No. 4 reactor destroyed in the 1986 accident, the New Safe Confinement (NSC), had a…
WA’s new cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow (Wednesday) at Government House. Photo: WA.gov.au INCOMING WA Premier Roger Cook has unveiled his new Cabinet after Labor’s victory in the state election earlier this month. Eight new ministers have been added to Cabinet since the 2021 state election. Cook describes his new cabinet team as one…