This car goes under in floodwaters at Archerfield on Sunday, March 9. Photo: Queensland Fire Department Federal financial support for residents in Qld and NSW directly affected by ex-cyclone Alfred will be available later today (March 11). Under the Disaster Recovery Allowance, up to 13 weeks of income support is available for eligible workers and…
Australian exporters will need to show greater flexibility, says NSW academic Maggie Dong. Photo: UNSW Australia is facing an increasingly fraught trading tightrope walking act between a swinging rock and a hard place, says a University of NSW business marketing academic. Professor Maggie Dong is head of the School of Marketing at UNSW Business School. In…
Soldiers from the 7th Combat Brigade prepare their trucks in Brisbane last week. Photo: Department of Defence 2025 Defence Minister Richard Marles has reaffirmed the military’s role in disaster relief operations after the crash of two Army trucks near Lismore on Saturday left six soldiers seriously injured. Thirteen people were injured when the Rheinmetall MAN…
FLASHBACK …. The Highlanders take on the Qld Reds in Brisbane in 2024. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Ryan Lonergan kicked a last-minute penalty to secure the ACT Brumbies a 21-20 win over the Blues in Auckland on Friday. It was the Brumbies’ first win at Eden Park in 12 years, and was against the defending champions,…
The NSW Government is now starting the process of fast-tracking new housing projects. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI THE NSW Government’s new Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) says it now has 29 project proposals for more than 15,000 homes in line for fast-track approval. The authority has met twice so far this year, according to government. In its…
Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Victorian Government has revealed more details about its Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) project that is expected to build more than 70,000 homes close to six stations. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for the SRL Harriet Shing visited the future Box Hill SRL station site to reveal draft details of the…
The W-2 capsule back on Earth at the Koonibba Test Range in SA. Photos by William Godwin/Varda Space Industries. THE South Australian Government is celebrating after the historic re-entry of a commercial space capsule to the Southern Launch Koonibba Test Range. The W2 pharmaceutical capsule, belonging to US microgravity firm Varda Space Industries, was launched…
An aerial perspective of the new fish market. Image: NSW Government The final roof panel is in the new Sydney Fish Market’s 200m-long floating roof canopy as work now shifts to internal finishing. The new market is at the heart of work to transform Blackwattle Bay with a waterfront promenade connecting Rozelle Bay with Woolloomooloo,…
Photo: Qld DETSI Keep your four-wheel-drives off the saltpans or risk losing them, North Queensland drivers have been warned. The Qld Environment Department says 4WD enthusiasts in the Townsville region are at risk of bogging their vehicle down and writing it off. The warning follows an incident in September when a Toyota Hilux was bogged…
JANUARY 2024 …. A SES volunteer cleans up after category 2 Tropical Cyclone Kirrily made landfall near Townsville. Photo: Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Queensland and New South Wales preparations for Tropical Cyclone Alfred are in full swing ahead of its expected landfall near Brisbane by early Friday morning. The Queensland Government says shops, warehouses…