China has just cut the ribbon on a mammoth new base on Australia’s doorstep, a remote and wintry outpost in Antarctica that the country insists poses no threat to the world. But some experts aren’t convinced, saying the facility is “inherently dual-use” and part of Beijing’s “strategic frontiers” – andContinue Reading
Sydney Airport is rewarding baggage handling companies with $250,000 a month to get your bags to the carousel quicker. A trial of the incentive in terminal one started in October and will run until the end of December. As baggage handling companies are contracted by airlines and not Sydney Airport,Continue Reading
Instant panic rocked mum Meredith Speirs last week when she was told her daughter was to be discharged from hospital despite her medical condition not improving. Sixteen-year-old Chelsea was diagnosed in June last year with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) after contracting a gastro bug, and has since lost her speechContinue Reading
Finland’s centre-right leader claimed victory in Sunday’s tight general election that saw the far-right post a record score to come in second, as Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats finished third. “This was a great victory,” the 53-year-old head of the conservative National Coalition Party, Petteri Orpo, told his cheeringContinue Reading
Brazil has just cut a deal with China to ditch the US dollar when paying each other for trade goods. It’s the latest victory in Beijing’s long-term drive to stomp on the greenback and establish the yuan as the dominant international currency. The deal, announced Thursday, has revived concerns aboutContinue Reading
Tesla shares fell more than 12 per cent on Wednesday morning as Elon Musk made a good start on back-to-back anni horribiles. Tesla said Monday it had delivered 1.31 million electric vehicles in 2022 — a record for the US automaker and a 40 per cent jump from a yearContinue Reading
The brave police officer who survived being sprayed with bullets by a trio in camouflage at a rural Queensland property previously spoke of how joining the force was a lifelong dream. Constable Keely Brough has been named as one of the officers who arrived at a property at Wieambilla, 300kmContinue Reading