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A Canberra target drone maker is ramping up US production 15-fold to meet growing American military and industrial demand. Boresight Ltd (ASX: BST) just signed a new three-year lease on an 812 square-metre factory in Huntsville, Alabama, and is setting […]
Homer’s Odyssey epic has broken opening weekend takings, according to the film’s distributors. Director Christopher Nolan’s IMAX adaptation of the ancient Greek epic earned $13.4 million on its debut nationwide and attracted over 587,000 movie fans from Thursday to Sunday, July
Kiwi police are moving to counter Aussie ‘poaching’ of their officers amid what they say is interest from the other side of the Tasman Sea. NZ Police’s Assistant Commissioner Deployment Jeanette Park says four Australian officers began a 10-week training
An aircraft crash in PNG six years ago that stopped a bid to import 500kg of cocaine has now seen eight drug traffickers jailed in two countries. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) say three Melbourne men were sentenced yesterday (July
An ancient vase has been returned to Italy after Australian border officials intercepted it in transit six years ago. The federal government says the vase from Italy’s southern region of Apulia (Puglia) dates to the 4th century BCE, making it
Fuel prices are poised to shoot upwards again after Iranian attacks on ships in the Hormuz Strait killed at least two seafarers. The fatal attacks coincided with the reimposition of a US naval blockade in the region. US President Donald
A navy operation to locate hidden WWII bombs in a Tuvalu lagoon has come to end after two weeks of searching. Australian minehunter HMAS Diamantina just spent two weeks combing Nanumea Lagoon looking for any signs of unexploded bombs and
Three abandoned Indonesian fishing boats were among 49 tonnes of marine debris recovered in Australia’s northern waters in the space of two months. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) says the vessels and fishing equipment like nets were removed in
A Big Bash League domestic cricket game in December will underpin a week-long Australian festival in India. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he hosted a visit by Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi in Melbourne earlier
A mining parts maker in Queensland has settled in full more than $126,000 in fines over illegal exports to Russia. Australian Border Force (ABF) says their investigations took almost two years and found the company had exported sanctioned goods through
