England take on Australia on Adelaide Oval in 2017. Adelaide will host the Christmas Ashes test this December. Photo: Marcus Wallis/Unsplash Get ready for a lot of Test matches after Cricket Australia (CA) announced a very busy 14-month schedule that starts after the 2025-26 Ashes tour. Australia will host the Ashes men’s series against England…
Air NZ says Vancouver passengers are heading to Hobart on its gateway service. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Hobart Airport is already talking about a year-round NZ service after Air New Zealand wrapped up a successful summer service. The Hobart-Auckland flights will resume this October and have proven hugely popular, the state government says. The Kiwi carrier…
Byron Bay businesses felt the southern sting of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Photo: Climate Council Businesses at all levels need to factor in their exposure to climate change – and they’re not set up to do so. That’s the view of academic Dr Tanya Fiedler of the UNSW, internationally recognised for her work in climate risk…
Photo: stock Wayward goal kicking wasn’t enough to deny Essendon after a final term resurgence helped them to victory over Port Adelaide 9.18(72)-8.12(60) in Melbourne on Thursday. On Friday, Carlton (11.9.75) started strongly in the first half but were run down by the Bulldogs (12.11.83) at Mavel Stadium on Friday. At the MCG on Saturday,…
Photo: stock The Penrith Panthers grip on their NRL crown is starting to slip after a third successive loss, this time 28-18 to South Sydney Rabbitohs on Thursday. On Friday, the Gold Coast Titans scored a 30-12 away win over Sydney Roosters while the Brisbane Broncos triumphed 20-12 over the Redcliffe Dolphins in a cross-town…
Photo: stock Queensland now leads the Super Rugby Pacific competition after a 28-24 win over the Western Force in Brisbane and a huge upset in Christchurch on Saturday. Reds flanker John Bryant was yellow-carded in the 68th minute for a dangerous clean-out as the visitors led by three points. But Reds scrumhalf Tate McDermott touched…
Cuts to weather forecasting will hurt our ability to prepare even worse, says those with experience fighting disasters. Photo: Qld Fire Department Real cuts to weather science funding and staff in the US with promises of the same in Australia will severely hamper our ability to prepare for natural disasters. The warnings were delivered by…
FLASHBACK …. flooding in Ingham, Far North Queensland, in 2018. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI NSW farmer Peter Lake has a simple message for politicians on both sides of the ideological divide – don’t talk the talk, walk the talk. “I don’t see our major political parties (are) brave enough to make the decisions that the majority…
The immediate aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Byron Bay, NSW, earlier this month. Photo: Climate Council Brisbane residents may not realise it but Tropical Cyclone Alfred was a rare visitor to a region that should not be experiencing such weather. That was the assessment of Professor Emeritus David Karoly, a former author for the…
The Western Pacific leatherback turtle is the focus of new international research. Photo: Nathan Pettigrew/supplied. Australian researchers are working with US and NZ colleagues to help save the critically endangered Western Pacific leatherback turtle. As the world’s most migratory and largest turtle, the leatherback is under threat from unintentional fisheries capture, harvesting of adults and…