Dust inspectors have begun visiting coal mines in the Upper Hunter region to monitor air quality as part of an NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) campaign. EPA field officers have already visited seven mines and will continue making surprise visits […]

Shipping containers lost at sea almost tripled to almost 1500 last year with one vessel’s loss accounting for nearly half of that number. The World Shipping Council’s June 2026 Containers Lost at Sea Update shows that an estimated 1478 containers […]

Rental stress is continuing to creep up the income scale with even low six-figure salaries not enough to avoid it, new research says. The finding comes in a 2026 report by housing advocacy group Everybody’s Home which finds lower-paid renters […]

Blue Mountains roads damaged by landslips will be restored under a $95 million state-federal disaster recovery funding deal. The money is going to the Blue Mountains City Council for remediation work at Mount Wilson, Mount Irvine, Hartley Vale, Megalong Valley, […]

Rising construction costs will rein in Victoria housing plans if nothing is done about it, says a heavy construction materials industry body. The Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) made the warning even as it welcomes news of plans for […]

Five stray dogs a day are being collected across Townsville City and the problem is growing, says council. The city council says that in 12 months, they have housed almost 1800 stray dogs amid reports of them roaming streets, parks […]

The shortlist of very fast train manufacturers for the Newcastle to Sydney High Speed Rail project have been named. And the federal government says the victorious bidder will have to build an automated manufacturing factory as part of the contract. […]

Frozen in rock has been a scene that could have been rejected by Jurassic Park script writers as ‘too much’. The fossils of a prehistoric sea reptile eating a flying dinosaur that was itself eaten by a giant predator were […]