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Firefighters from Aust, NZ arrive in the US to lend a helping hand
Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand now in the US to help local fire crews wrestling with almost 100 large bushfires. The group was sent after a call for help from the US National Interagency Fire Centre was received by […]
Pre-filled tax service expands to contractors as ATO says ‘send us your returns’
Pre-filled returns are now extending to contractors for the new reporting season, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) says. And it says taxpayers should not listen to advice from AI, ‘finfluencers’ or others without verifying its accuracy. The office says it […]
Leichhardt Oval to get $40m facelift with no change in capacity
Leichhardt Oval in inner Sydney is set for a $40 million facelift that should secure its future as a suburban sports ground. Funding for the project is coming from the federal government ($20m), NSW government ($10m) and Inner West Council […]
Air freight services take off from new western Sydney airport with overnight deliveries
Freight traffic around the new Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport is due to increase by 33% after its 24-hour cargo terminal operations officially took off on Monday (July 27). The new terminal was inaugurated with the 10.25pm take-off of a […]
Queensland to spend $14m on 14,000 new Austrian handguns for police
Queensland is to spend more than $14 million on buying 14,000 hand guns from Austria in a statewide upgrade. The state government says the Glock 45 Generation 6 pistol will be issued to officers by the end of the year. […]
Canberra says no to push for new fuel tax relief extension from trucking operators
Canberra says it will not extend the fuel tax and road user charge relief despite trucking operators calling for an extra month. Heavy vehicle fuel tax and road user charge relief will end on Monday (August 3) but the Australian […]
Nuclear submarine yard at Adelaide to get an extra $4.6 billion in public funding
A nuclear submarine shipyard earmarked for Osborne, South Australia, is to get an extra $4.6 billion tipped into it. With $3.9bn already allocated to the Adelaide-based yard in February, total public spending on it now stands at $8.5bn. The Australian […]
Rabobank offering $100,000 to rural towns to ‘do up’ their halls
Rabobank is again offering $10,000 grants to 10 rural towns for the restoration or upgrade of their halls or other meeting hubs. The agribusiness’s $100,000 Rural Community Hub Program gives 10 rural recipients $10,000 each to carry much-needed work. Rabobank […]
Inner Melbourne on track for 35,000 new homes after Victoria locks in two final rail zones
Inner Melbourne is a tram bell ring closer to 35,000 more homes after Victoria locked in planning controls for the city’s final two rail zones. The new zones will result in 35,000 new homes across the Melbourne and Yarra council […]
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