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Chocolate ... Glenorchy City Council chambers with Mt Wellington in the background. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Chocolate maker eyes $120 million Willy Wonka-type experience at its Tasmanian site

Chocolate maker Cadbury wants to bring a Willy Wonka-type factory experience to life at its manufacturing site in Tasmania. And Glenorchy City Council has approved its plans for a new $120 million three-story building at Claremont that will be accessible […]
A boorubee (koala) photographed by a trail camera set up by rangers. Photo: Minyumai Rangers.

Koalas feared wiped out by 2019 bushfires ‘back from the dead’ in northern NSW

Koalas thought to have wiped out by the 2019-20 bushfires are back ‘from the grave’ in northern NSW. And the discovery of their return in the Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area (IPA), south of Evans Head, have delighted custodians and conservationists. […]
ACLU ... The 2026 World Cup soccer final will be held at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on July 19. Photo: freepik

ACLU, 120 US civil rights groups issue travel warning for overseas World Cup fans

The ACLU has joined more than 120 other American civil rights groups in issuing a joint travel advisory to overseas visitors heading to soccer World Cup games in the US next month. Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union […]
Carrying groceries in a bag is designated among moderate intense activity micropatterns. Photo: freepix (Magnific)

Micropatterns of physical activity may help with Type 2 diabetes, says new study

What are physically active micropatterns? A burst of vigorous intensity physical activity lasting up to one minute (vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity, or VILPA) or a longer burst of moderate-to-vigorous intensity (MV-ILPA) lasting up to three minutes. How can I […]
Too many companies want to use AI to cut jobs first before building staffing capability, a new report says. Photo: DC Studio on Magnific (formerly Freepik)

Companies too quick to use AI to ‘cut jobs first, build after’, new research shows

Companies are using AI to cut jobs without building the capability to use it in the longer term, new national research shows. A report from Humanova shows 70% of Australian office workers use AI weekly but there is a growing […]
Weekday timetables will resemble Saturday services for commuters from Tuesday, Qld Rail says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Brisbane commuters face more rail service disruption from May 5

Commuters across South-East Qld will face more disrupted rail services next week with a weekend timetable to apply from Tuesday, May 5. Queensland Rail says the disruption is due to protected industrial action by unions as a maintenance backlog takes […]
The MUA wants an Australian shipping fleet to protect supply chains from future disruption. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Australian fleet of oil tankers and bulk carriers is sorely needed: MUA

A fleet of oil tankers and bulk carriers under Australian domain will help reduce exposure to global fuel supply shocks, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says. “As everyone now understands, fuel security is national security but there is no […]
The NZ Court of Appeal based in Wellington has rejected the mass killer's bid to appeal his pleas. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

NZ court rejects Christchurch mass killer’s bid to appeal against his guilty pleas

A NZ court has rejected a bid by the Australian man who killed 51 Muslims in Christchurch in 2019 to appeal against his guilty pleas. New Zealand’s Court of Appeal in Wellington ruled unanimously on April 30 that Brenton Harrison […]
Up to 10m of beach is lost every year and more sand has to be trucked in, Bass Shire Council says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Bass coast councillors want levy on fossil fuel companies to fund work

Bass Coast councillors in Victoria have had enough of continually replenishing their beaches and wants funding help. The council wants Canberra to impose a levy on large fossil fuel companies to cover the rising costs of mitigation work done by […]
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