18.5 million travellers through Auckland airport left nine tonnes of luggage behind them. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI New Zealand’s biggest airport is proving to be a wonderful source for reuseable goods – nine tonnes of it by last year’s reckoning. In 2024, 18.5 million domestic and overseas travellers passed through Auckland International Airport. They left behind…
An artificially-generated image. Artificially generate images are now available in online photo libraries. Image: Andreas Volz/Pixabay Five years – that’s how long it will take for human workers to be working with digital colleagues (‘AI agents’), says Microsoft Australia. The tech giant’s latest Work Trend Index, which was released earlier this week, says 2025 will…
The proposed stadium at Brisbane’s Victoria Park. Photo: Qld Government The Queensland Government wants to make 2032 Olympic Games projects exempt to planning rules to stave off delays caused by legal challenges. And activists are vowing to fight the move. The government claims a new bill that has gone before state parliament will “streamline” construction…
The sport’s governing body is now in a position to push the growth of Super Netball. Photo: Netball Australia Last year has been good for Netball Australia with an operating surplus of $650,883 for 2024 and $1.2 million less debt. Its full year financial results were published in its annual report which was recently released.…
A UN vehicle at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant late last year. Photo: Fredrik Dahl / IAEA UN and Ukrainian nuclear staff are braving Russian gunfire and drones to keep Ukraine, and the rest of Europe, safe from radioactive fallout. Staff have been working to repair drone damage to the containment building at the site…
The first of the airline’s new Airbus A350-900 will be used on the Dubai-Adelaide service. Photo: Emirates Airlines As of December 1, Adelaide will become the first city in Emirates’ global network to receive the airline’s new long-haul Airbus 350-900. The aircraft’s introduction will also usher in a new premium economy cabin option on the…
Inspecting an off-grid house with bushfire and snow resilience. Photo: Lachlan Kain/Australian Architecture Association Want to learn more about cutting your energy bill, get off gas, be even a little ‘friendlier’ to everything around you? This Sunday (May 4), 230 homeowners across the country will open their doors for Sustainable House Day; 150 of the…
The aerotropolis is among three cities planned for Sydney. Photo: NSW Government A NEW $139 million warehouse estate is to be built as part of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. The NSW Government has approved construction of a 19.4 hectare Barings Luddenham Industrial Park which expected to create more than 600 jobs. Work is due to…
A light armoured vehicle disembarks on Forrest Beach, in Far North Queensland, during the 2021 exercises. Photo: Defence Department PAPUA New Guinea will play host to exercises in this year’s Operation Talisman Sabre which is shaping as the largest ever involving 19 nations and 30,000 military personnel. This year’s event, the 11th, will run from…
Les Kiss will coach the Reds again in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season, RA says. Screen capture: Qld Reds TV The Wallabies have their new, and next World Cup, head coach with Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss signing up for a two-year deal. But Rugby Australia (RA) says Kiss will not take over from…