Visits to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart will soon be made easier with a $7.6 million upgrade well under way. Tasmania’s Park Minister Nick Duigan says the work is to improve amenities and accessibility at the country’s second-oldest, […]

Beach safety warning signs may need red flags and simpler English to save more foreign visitors on Australian beaches, a new study finds. Nearly a third of all drowning victims in Australia last year were born overseas, a Royal Life Saving […]

Interest from contractors in building the Redcliffe Hospital expansion in Brisbane is now sought by the Queensland Government. The state government is calling for registrations of interest from contractors to handle the bulk of the work on the hospital. The […]

Avalon Airport is to get Bali flights from March with the airport to be expanded with more terminal seats, a new daily bus rail service and more car parks. Jetstar is to operate an Airbus 321 on the Avalon-Bali route […]

ANCAP is studying ‘monster ute’ crash avoidance technology to set a national safety benchmark as more of these vehicles take to the roads. A vehicle safety program, ANCAP SAFETY has just completed its first safety comparison for large utes which […]

Italy left the Wallabies feeling an azure shade of blue for a second consecutive time when they upset the Australians’ 26-19 win in Udine on the weekend. The result was the Azzuri’s second consecutive Test win over Australia after their […]

Aerial mosquito spraying across Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland is now under way as numbers swell due to wet conditions. A Vector Control Team (VCT) from council is monitoring rainfall and tide levels which can trigger a hatch of mosquito […]

Australia’s men’s and women’s rugby league sides enjoyed a (green and) gold run on opposite sides of the planet. In England, the Kangaroos claimed an Ashes clean sweep with a 30-8 win over their hosts at Headingley in Leeds on […]