Special report (linked stories)
Reducing distractions behind the driver’s wheel is the focus of this year’s National Road Safety Week, starting this Saturday (May 17). But the intention was seemingly have been undermined by the announcement of a new NSW campaign to send SMS […]
Emperor penguins are on a slow march to extinction after their status was downgraded from ‘near threatened’ to ‘endangered’ as their numbers collapse. The warning came from the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) who say the population could collapse by half over
Nearly 50 paying parents told News Cop the receiving parent in their case hid income, concealed repartnering or manipulated the system — and every one says the material they gave the agency led nowhere. The Commonwealth Ombudsman says Australia’s Child
How do animals call to each other over distances? UNSW Sydney researchers studying the evolution of calls from over 103 mammal species think they may have found a pattern. The findings of their study, just published in Journal of Mammalian
Record grain harvests in Western Australia (WA) are prompting rail upgrade work to boost freight capacity, hasten travel times to ports and fetch higher export prices. The most recent upgrades at the CBH Group’s grain receival sites at Moora and
Whistleblower allegations, claims of a toxic internal culture, and concerns over discretionary income “reconstruction” raise fears that thousands of Australian families may have been affected. Serious questions are emerging about whether Australia’s child support system is showing some of the
New China import quotas is expected to force Australia to find new markets for 100,000 tonnes of its beef exports. The assessment is part of a quarterly report from agribusiness bankers Rabobank, who noted that China’s new three-year import quotas
Australia is expecting the United States to honour its free trade deal and not impose new tariffs, says trade minister Don Farrell. And the EU, America’s largest trading partner, has echoed that sentiment as they froze a new trade deal
High speed rail has been given a federal funding boost of $230 million and two-year deadline for the start of work on a Sydney-Newcastle line. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told ABC Radio this morning (February 24) that the money will
Greyhound Racing NSW’s desire to hold onto a track in Sydney is unlikely to happen for several reasons, say anti-racing campaigners. Amy MacMahon is president of the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds who was reacting to a NewsCop story
