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Where to Watch 2025’s Emmy Nominees in Australia
With 27 nominations, “Severance” topped 2025’s list of Emmy nominees and helped Apple TV+ break its own record for the most nods in a year from the Television Academy. Across 14 titles, including “The Studio,” “Shrinking,” “Presumed Innocent” and...

GHD to Lead EIA for Parkwind’s Australian Offshore Wind Project
GHD has been appointed to lead the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approval process for the 1 GW Blue Mackerel offshore wind project, being developed by Parkwind, part of JERA Nex. GHD has a long-standing presence in the Gippsland...

Australia’s Murujuga Rock Art Receives UNESCO World Heritage Status
After a long campaign by locals, the Murujuga rock art in Australia has been granted UNESCO World Heritage status. The Murujuga rock art is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The rocks boast of some of the oldest human-made art in...

What does Australian law have to say about sovereign citizens and ‘pseudolaw’?
Armed with obscure legal jargon and fringe interpretations of the law, “sovereign citizens” are continuing to test the limits of the Australian justice system’s patience and power. A few weeks ago, two Western Australians were jailed for 30 days...

‘It is a whole of society approach’
Jillian Segal is confident she will receive the support needed from government to implement her plan to combat antisemitism, but she has cautioned it is a multi-year plan that requires a whole of society approach to try and educate people about...

Australia: 5B and printed solar tech used by Coldplay among winners of New South Wales funding
Each project will progress through stages, including design, prototyping, construction, testing and real-world scenarios to ensure commercial viability. Funding ranges from AU$400,000 to AU$5 million per project. The New South Wales minister for...

Cricket | Jul 16, 2025 | 12 min read Australia thrash West Indies
Sports Cricket #Kingston (Jamaica) Mitchell Starc took six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia dismissed the West Indies for 27 — the second-lowest total ever in Test cricket — to win the third Test by 176 runs...

It’s not about history – the heritage listing dividing Canberra’s skating community
Tuggeranong’s young local BMX riders hope a heritage listing for the skatepark will save the high ramps. Photo: Tuggeranong Skatepark BMX, Facebook. The proponents behind a nomination for Tuggeranong Skatepark to be heritage listed have revealed...

Australia's Viva Energy Co-Process Tyre Pyrolysis Oil at Geelong Refinery
Viva Energy co-processed 10 mt of tyre pyrolysis oil at its refinery this week. Image Credit: Klean Industries Australia's energy firm Viva Energy has successfully co-processed tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO) at its Geelong Refinery in partnership with...

4 Guyanese named in WI T20 squad against Australia
West Indies unveiled a 16- member squad that will soon take on Australia in an anticipated 5- match T20 series. Highlighting the squad announcement was news of Andre Russell’s likely retirement on home soil. West Indies’ T20 International team...

Explore historical fiction with Frank Castle
Frank Castle will host an Author Talk at the Bundaberg Library later this month. Step back in time with local writer Frank Castle as he hosts an author talk to discuss his book The Cursed Spirit: The Wandering Soul. This free event will take place...

Uncapped pair of Andrew, Blades in Windies T20 squad to face Australia
Sports Roneil Walcott An Hour Ago West Indies' Jewel Andrew. - File photo STYLISH Antiguan wicket-keeper/batsman Jewel Andrew and Bajan left-arm pacer Jediah Blades have earned maiden call-ups on a 16-man West Indies Twenty/20 squad for their...

The Best Foreign-Born Race Winners in NASCAR History
While Kyle Larson said Shane van Gisbergen must improve on a few things to be “dominant” in the future, the three-time Supercars champion torching the field in Sonoma last weekend for his second straight Cup Series victory and third this season...
No aviation psychometric testing review after Erin Patterson, Greg Lynn cases
The aviation sector was once home to two of the nation's most high-profile murderers, however, documents reveal Airservices Australia and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority have not reviewed their systems of psychometric testing. The ABC sought...

Cruisers Don't Want To Rewrite History: A Fifth Attempt Is Being Made To Bring Back Titanic II
Still today, the Titanic continues to generate interest. Studies are suggesting new reasons as to why the Titanic sank, while pieces of the Titanic continue to be recovered. One was recently retrieved at a U.S. hotel, at a luxury resort in Las...

Floral fashion for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s birthday festivities
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrated her birthday at Solliden Palace. Always a fun event for the Swedish Royal Family, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle embraced floral fashion for the festivities. Family celebrations for Crown...

Cutzamala System recovers to 56% capacity after historic rainfall in central Mexico
The Cutzamala System, one of the largest and most important water infrastructures in Mexico, as it supplies water to the Mexico City metropolitan area and México state, has seen a remarkable recovery this month. According to the latest official...

Greater Victoria high school seeks final $1M to fund new sports turf
Spectrum Community School says it’s close to meeting its new sports turf fundraising goals to replace the existing field, which the district says hasn’t seen a season home game or tournament played in 15 years. One of seven Greater Victoria...

Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, a practice harder than it looks
Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose. Using the sponge to protect from sharp rocks, the dolphins swim with their beaks covered, shoveling...
Win a trip to Australia as Walkabout turns 30
Walkabout, the UK’s original Aussie sports bar, is turning 30, and to celebrate, it’s giving one lucky winner the chance to win the ultimate birthday gift: a trip for two to Australia! The milestone marks three decades of Walkabout bringing the...