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Navy clearance divers search Nanumea Lagoon, Tuvalu, as part of Operation Render Safe. Photo: Department of Defence

Navy minehunter, divers search Tuvalu lagoon for WW2 bombs

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 […]
A tram in Melbourne’s CBD which is using the tap and go payment system. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Tap and go rolling out at V/Line stations as usage passes one million trips in a month

Tap and go is coming to train stations across Victoria as the state government rolls out the payment technology. Works is under way to install 108 new myki readers at 37 V/Line stations that currently use a paper ticket or […]
One of the abandoned boats that was assessed then sunk at sea. Photo: AFMA

Abandoned boats among 49 tonnes of marine debris recovered in Torres Strait waters

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 […]
The trailer located at Dixon St, Wulkuraka, at Ipswich. There were 47 bridge strikes at the site last year. Photo: Qld Rail

Bridge strikes across SE Qld prompt height detection tech trial at Ipswich ‘hot spots’

With 157 bridge strikes this year up to June 1, Queensland Rail is turning to new technology to reduce accidents in South-East Qld (SEQ). A trailer-mounted height detection system is being tested as part of a reduction program involving the […]
Big Bash ... Prime ministers Narendra Modi with Anthony Albanese at the MCG on Friday. Photo: www.x.com/narendramodi.

Big Bash cricket heads to India for the start of the new season

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 […]
Sydney Airport’s CEO says a digital card will help make border clearance easier for overseas arrivals. Photo: FILE / ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

New overseas arrivals card going digital nationwide with paper card to be phased out

Overseas arrivals will have the paperwork taken out for them with a digital ‘card’ to roll out across the country’s international points of entry. The federal government is to spend $56.1 million over four years on digitalising the passenger declaration […]
mining ... Moskva River near the Kremlin in Moscow. Properties in NZ and Australia were search over breaches of Russian sanctions. Photo: wirestock on Magnific

Mining parts maker pays $126,000 in fines for illegal exports to Russia

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 […]
Local councils have to deal with vast distances, small populations and ageing infrastructure, the ALGA says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Local councils call for urgent funding help as costs rise and revenue falls

WHAT THE STATE PRESIDENTS HAD TO SAY Local Government Association of NSW President, Mayor Darcy Byrne: “The financial crisis in Local Government is leaving many regional communities in particular at breaking point. That’s why we are all united in demanding […]
sand flathead ... The IMAS institute and University of Tasmania complex on the Hobart foreshore. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Sand flathead ban absolutely the right choice for Tasmania, says new report

Sand flatheads in southern Tasmania have been overfished and need to be protected more than ever, says a newly released report. The Tasmanian government says the report justifies its earlier decision to temporarily close the fisheries in south-eastern waters from […]
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