A historic-themed food truck and track repairs by two Ipswich heritage rail groups are among the targets for new state grant funding. The government is giving $160,000 in community grant funding for eight non-profit groups as part of Qld Rail’s […]
Rental affordability in major urban centres is slowly improving even as unaffordability spreads to regional and rural parts of the country. That was the finding of the 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index, which compares rents with
Green turtle eggs are being moved between islands to ensure more males are born as warming nest sands threaten the endangered species. Some 3000 eggs between Raine Island and Sir Charles Hardy Islands in Wuthathi National Park (Great Barrier Reef)
A former World War II naval shipyard in Brisbane is to be brought back to life under a $2.5 billion plan by the Queensland Government. Keen to use the Cairncross Dockyard for vessel maintenance, the government empowered itself to streamline
Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host the men’s and women’s Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) grand finals next year. Games will also be shared with Port Moresby and New Zealand while the entire wheelchair tournament will be held in Wollongong, with
A RAAF squadron that formed in 1939 and disbanded twice has reformed yet again but without conventional aircraft – or pilots. It now operates the remotely-flown aircraft, the MQ-4C Triton, which performs high-altitude long-range surveillance. Squadron Commanding Officer Wing Commander
The CSIRO is to cut 350 research jobs amid a new, more strategic, focus that takes in critical minerals and iron and steel production. The move has been condemned by the staff union and defended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Rail crossings in South Australia will be made safer after the state received another $654,000 in federal funding. The money has come from a federal $160 million four-year fund for railway crossing upgrades. Federal Transport Minister Catherine King says 11
Rumour has become real for Kiwi ranger Jen Schori … a pink grasshopper basking in sunlight among rocks near Lake Tekapo in New Zealand’s South Island. Spotted by a team that was surveying grasshopper numbers was a deep pink female
World Rugby’s inaugural two-tier global competition kicks off Down Under next July with the Wallabies playing host to Ireland, France and Italy next July. London is to host the elite finals of the north vs south Nations Championship with a
