NZ avocado industry battles tough season ahead

Despite recent challenges, the avocado sector is working hard to improve outcomes. NZ Avocado CEO Brad Siebert says spring storms devastated some Bay of Plenty crops, while the export arm of the industry is facing strong competition from overseas’...

Australian Drivers Face $3,300 Fine and Six Demerit Points Under New Speeding Rules

Starting from October 20 2025, Australian drivers must be more careful than ever. A major enforcement change means that serious speeding offences will now attract fines up to $3,300 and lead to six demerit points on a driver’s licence. These...

Australian grain co-op CBH predicts bumper harvest after investment

Western Australian grain-handling co-op CBH is predicting a 23 million tonne (mt) harvest, backed by “a mix of ongoing investment, new technology, and a long-term strategy that’s all about keeping pace with growers”. The farmer-owned co-op says...

NSW’s M12 West project achieves Elizabeth Drive upgrade completion

CIMIC company CPB Contractors has confirmed the completion of the Elizabeth Drive upgrade, which is being delivered under the M12 West project in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The upgrade works, which form part of the A$2.1bn ($2.73bn)...

Canada’s Unknown Soldier: 25 Years of Remembrance

Twenty-five years ago, the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier were brought home from France and laid to rest at Ottawa’s National War Memorial. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has since become one of our country’s most meaningful sites of...

Australian Navy makes Northern Territory the hub of its amphibious architecture

ASPI’s The Strategist argues that Darwin is becoming the practical anchor of Australia’s amphibious posture, linking basing, industry, and community in the north. The analysis lands as the ADF fields Canberra-class LHDs and accelerates new Army...

Australia Post rolls out first electric truck, partners with Ampol

Australia Post has introduced its first heavy-duty electric truck and announced a renewable diesel partnership with Ampol. The new Mercedes-Benz eActros, manufactured by Daimler Truck, marks the first heavy-duty electric vehicle to join Australia...

Indo Pacific 2025: Austal unveils new optionally crewed vessels

A model of the Vantage 25 concept on display at Indo Pacific 2025. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) Australian shipbuilder Austal has unveiled a pair of optionally crewed vessels that can be deployed to carry out a range of missions from transportation...

Cooper Creek barge opens today, restoring road access for isolated cattle producers

A cattle truck crossing the Cooper Creek on the newly commissioned barge. Image Credit: DLDIT A $27.4 million heavy vehicle barge constructed from 12 bolted-together pontoons has officially opened for traffic on the Cooper Creek in northern South...

Australia’s holiday home phenomenon revealed

The island premium paradox Moreton Island claims Australia’s highest unoccupied dwelling rate at 66 per cent, yet defies assumptions that extreme vacancy indicates market weakness. Properties command a median price of $1.25 million, with annual...

Australian regulator gives long-awaited crypto guidance, but concerns remain

Australia’s corporate regulator has released updated guidance on digital assets, which blockchain executives have welcomed, but have aired concerns on the speedy issuance of licenses. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)...

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: It’s Time for a Fast Fashion Fast

Locals are having their fishing nets, waterways and beaches clogged with synthetic fast fashion. Your last season Zara turtle-neck actually wrapped around a real turtle’s neck. We need to stop buying clothing made by children we don’t know, in...

Australia’s digital Snowy Hydro moment is here

Australia has always thrived when it builds for the future. The Snowy Hydro Scheme—a major hydroelectricity system that remains Australia’s largest engineering project—wasn’t developed in response to crisis. It was a bold investment made early,...

Australia Post unveils its first heavy-duty electric truck

Australia Post has unveiled its first heavy-duty large electric truck, a Mercedes-Benz eActros that will be trialled in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The Mercedes-Benz eActros 300, manufactured by Daimler Truck, will be the first heavy-duty...

Wife of twisted zoologist who raped puppies and called them 'f*** toys' breaks silence

The wife of a British zoologist has called him a 'monster' after he was jailed(Image: Facebook/Supplied) The wife of the notorious British zoologist, Adam Britton, has labeled her husband a "monster" in light of his appalling animal abuse crimes....

MAGA-style party has no future in Australia

Seen and heard I’m feeling proud to be a Victorian today. It’s 191 years since white settlement and we finally have a treaty with First Nations people. They have been here for at least 60,000 years. The very least we can do through this treaty is...

F1 legend Ayrton Senna's most iconic race winning car is being sold at auction - and it could make £11million

Ayrton Senna's win at the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix is unquestionably the Formula One legend's most emotional - and arguably the most important - of his 41 career victories. Having failed to take the top step of the podium at his home grand prix...

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Supreme Court weighs Trump tariffs in a trillion-dollar test of executive power WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs is coming before the Supreme Court in a pivotal test of executive power...

India-Japan partnership enhances Indo-Pacific strategic stability: Jaishankar

The India-Japan partnership enhances strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific at a time when ensuring the region remains free and open has become a more complex challenge, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. External affairs...

Cedric Street southbound off-ramp to be permanently closed as Stephenson Avenue extension nears completion

Motorists in Perth’s northern suburbs are being asked to plan ahead, with major traffic changes set to take effect next week as part of the Stephenson Avenue extension project. The temporary Cedric Street southbound off-ramp in Innaloo will be...