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NZ’s looking for some good friends to turn islands into bird havens

A Mollymawk albatross and chick in the Chatham Islands. Photo: Tui De Roy/supplied New Zealand’s mission to protect its rare birdlife continues – and they need NZ$137m (A$123.4m) to establish more wildlife havens on outlying islands. The NZ Government is joining forces with global conservation charities to eradicate invasive predators on three islands thereby creating…

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Extra $2bn for Melbourne Airport link amid rail and road spending blitz for Victoria

An artistic impression of what the new Sunshine Station will look like. Image: Victoria’s Big Build The Federal Government is throwing another $2 billion to revive Melbourne Airport’s rail link as part of a joint spending blitz on Victorian roads and rail. Yesterday (February 26), Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced more than $3.3 billion will…

AFP acting to protect politicians, candidates during federal election amid growing overseas threats

Photo: stock The Australian Federal Police has set up a joint operation to oversee the safety of politicians and candidates for the upcoming federal election. AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw made the comment in an address to the Federal Senate estimates committee hearing yesterday (February 25). “The AFP established Operation AUSTRALIS25 to ensure the safety, security…