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…
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…
Trucks parked at the Partridge VC heavy vehicle rest area at Menangle, south of Sydney. Photo: NSW Govt Truck drivers in western Sydney will soon get their first dedicated heavy vehicle rest area with a 6ha site identified at Eastern Creek. The federal and NSW government will each spend $40 million on turning the greenfield…
Protestors rally in Sydney in March 2022, a month after the war started. Photo: DFAT Australia has announced fresh sanctions against Russian individuals and companies as Ukraine marks three years of war with Russia. “Australia continues to stand with Ukraine,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. He announced fresh targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on…
A BASE jumper starts his fall off the 139th floor of the Burj Khalifa. Image: Dubai Economy and Tourism Dubai brought together 31 of the world’s best BASE jumpers so they could literally throw themselves off the world’s tallest tower. Over two days, there were 437 jumps made off a purpose-built 12m-long platform extending 6m out…