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Dormant Opal card funds will be spent on more transport facilities like bike lockers, the NSW Government says. A Bill that is going before state parliament this week seeks to empower Transport for NSW to claim credit balances on cards […]
Sydney roads are to get a $200 million facelift in some of the city’s busiest traffic corridors after a record wet winter. The NSW Government says the funding deal will lift greater Sydney’s total road maintenance funding for the next
A seasonal late-night ferry service will run between Freemantle and Rottnest Island/Wadjemup at the end of this month, the WA Government says. The news comes as the Crown Princess sailed into Fremantle Harbour to mark the start of the WA
Outstanding income tax returns from more than two million taxpayers need to be filed before the deadline to avoid penalty. Australian Taxation Office (ATO) assistant commissioner Rob Thomson says the October 31 deadline is fast approaching. “If you’re lodging yourself,
A $60 million TAFE centre is to go up at Petrie, Brisbane, after Moreton Bay City Council transferred site ownership to the Queensland Government. The site, in the Moreton Bay Central precinct, will allow students to train in construction, engineering,
An $11,000 18-karat gold-diamond necklace is the star of Brisbane Airport’s annual lost property auction now under way. The annual event features a $1 reserve on all lots with bidding due to close on November 2. The airport says the
The Chiefs are coming to the National Rugby League competition in 2028, PNG Prime Minister James Marape says. The team’s name was announced at the Australia-PNG PM’s XVIII match in Port Moresby on Sunday, won 28-10 by the visitors. “We
Pool fencing safety across Moreton Bay is failing due to DIY jobs, maintenance problems and inflatables. As the year warms up, Moreton Bay City Council released data that reveals a sense of greater complacency and lack of safety knowledge among
Shorncliffe rail station’s air raid shelter is to be restored as it closes for more than six months as part of a major facelift. Queensland Rail says the Brisbane station’s carpark will partially close on October 16 so that site
New Zealand is weighing up a ten-fold increase in rocket launches amid plans to double the size of its aerospace industry by 2030. Space Minister Judith Collins told the New Zealand Aerospace Summit in Christchurch this week that the government wants
