Australian troops training Ukrainian soldiers in the UK last year. Photo: Department of Defence. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down on Australian support for Ukraine even as Ukraine-US relations hit a new low. He reaffirmed the support at a doorstep interview in Wentworthville, Sydney, yesterday at the opening of an urgent care clinic. “We…
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…
The use of tinnies had a significant impact on Indigenous peoples’ relationship to Country, says a research paper. Picture: Sam Williams Faster coastal trips may well have changed the Indigenous peoples’ relationship with Country, says a new research paper. The paper’s focus was on the impact of maritime transport, and specifically on historic and modern…
Image by Gianluca/pixabay.com Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred is likely to veer closer to the Queensland coastline in the next 24 hours with strong wind warnings and costal hazards in place. And it could bring flooding to low-lying areas. Senior meteorologist Angus Hines of the Bureau of Meterology (BoM) says TC Alfred is moving southwards at…
The venue for Sunday’s games … Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Photo: supplied The NRL kicks off its 2025 season in Las Vegas this Sunday morning (Australian time) with a women’s international, an English Super League clash and some drama. The Raiders take on the Warriors at Allegiant Stadium from 10am Sunday followed by the…
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…
Kiwi naval ship Aotearoa resupplies the Te Kaha as they continue to monitor the Chinese ships off Tasmania. Photo: NZDF A Chinese naval task group is moving into the Great Australian Bight west of Tasmania as a political row over the warning of live-fire drills continues. And the row is dragging in New Zealand even…
A view of the fire at the St Marys plant in western Sydney which used a ‘sniffer’ drone. Image: FRNSW Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is now using a drone that can ‘sniff’ out airborne threats like dangerous gas. The smelling drone was successfully used at a major chemical fire at a waste recycling plant…
The Royal Danish Navy frigate Triton passes an iceberg around Greenland in 2023. Photo: NATO NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says Europe’s defence industry is playing catch-up to Russia in a dangerous new age of global competition. His concerns were spelt out during a recent visit to Slovakia to meet with President Peter Pellegrini, talk to…
A Norwegian Leopard tank takes part in a gunnery training competition in Latvia last year. Photo: NATO NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is a man on a mission – get Europe to spend more on defence. A great deal more. And he believes the new hawkish US government is giving him the ammunition he needs to…