Australia’s housing crisis is failure by design

It’s no secret that Australia’s housing market is out of control. It’s a topic that ignites passions across the country, across generations and across the political divide. Even government agencies, loathe to take any responsibility for the mess...

Dry Bulk Shipping: Australian Iron Ore Exports Command More Than 50% of the Global Market Share

Australia has maintained its leading position in the seaborne iron ore trade, as over half of the global iron ore exports are coming from it. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “2024 was another positive year for...

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...

Australia claim rugby league Ashes for the 21st time

England 4-14 Australia by James Nalton at Bramley-Moore Dock AUSTRALIA claimed the rugby league Ashes for the 21st time following a 14-4 victory in the second test at Merseyside on Saturday. It was the Kangaroos’ 14th consecutive triumph in the...

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 strategic convergence with the Philippines

Writing in The Strategist three years ago, I made the then-provocative assertion that the Philippines could be Australia’s most important defence partner in Southeast Asia. Fast forward to 2025, and the Philippines is now more strategically...

Anduril unveils new Ghost Shark factory in Sydney, Australia

US-based defense technology company Anduril Industries has opened a new manufacturing facility in Sydney, Australia. Anduril’s new site, spanning 7,400sqm, is purpose-built to produce Ghost Shark, an extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle...

Emirates transports 6.6mn Kenyans, lifts 16,000 tons of flowers

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 – Emirates has revealed that it has flown over 6.6 million passengers on more than 34,000 flights to and from Kenya since it began operations in October 1995, underscoring its role in linking the country to global markets....

Australian PM writes to Erdoğan over COP31 dispute

SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he had written to Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan in an effort to settle the ongoing dispute over which country will host next year’s COP31 summit. Both Australia and Türkiye...

Systra acquires BG&E to expand complex buildings offering in Australia

French engineering group Systra has completed the acquisition of Australia-based multidisciplinary engineering company BG&E for an undisclosed sum. BG&E, which employs more than 800 staff members, operates in Australia, Asia, New Zealand, the UK,...

Is this the 'biggest planning failure in Australia's history'?

Victoria's government never seems to miss a chance to spruik the potential of Fishermans Bend, a vast expanse of mostly industrial land next to Melbourne's CBD. "Australia's largest urban renewal project" is the description used again and again....

Massive crocodile taken to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo despite traditional owners’ anger over removal

An “iconic” saltwater crocodile has been transported more than 1,600km to Australia Zoo – made famous by Steve Irwin – almost two months after its controversial removal from its far north Queensland habitat. But while the Sunshine Coast zoo said...

Bulk Australian Licence Will Be Cancelled From 1 November 2025 – Check New Driving License Rules

Driving is an essential aspect of independence and mobility, especially for senior citizens in Australia. However, as age advances, physiological changes can affect driving abilities, prompting the Australian government to introduce updated...

Incredible discovery inside a bottle that washed up on a remote beach in Australia

More than a century after a soldier wrote a letter to his mother as he sailed to war and his death, it has been discovered in a bottle washed up on a remote beach. Private Malcolm Alexander Neville's light-hearted note, penned on August 15, 1916,...

This island off Australia's coast is our answer to the Galapagos, but barely anyone visits

Located off the north-west coast of Australia lies an island so pristine, so beautiful, and so packed with wildlife that it's often called the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean. Two-thirds of the island is national park, covered in thick rainforest....

Carma stalls on ASX debut as small-cap sentiment sours

Australia’s digital used-car platform Carma made its ASX debut today under the ticker CMA, raising $100 million in one of the year’s more anticipated listings — but its first hour of trade suggests investors are cautious in the current risk-off...

Large Crocodile Rehomed To Australia Zoo

A large saltwater crocodile has been successfully and safely relocated from a Cairns facility to Australia Zoo. The crocodile was removed from Lakefield National Park in September for public safety. Rehoming options were considered and it was...

Outsourcing entry level jobs is shipping learning overseas

With budgets shrinking and margins narrowing, every agency in town is looking for a way to cut costs. While AI and automation are hogging the headlines, there’s another approach that’s been playing out in the background for decades: outsourcing....

Aussie underwater robot company, Hullbot, secures $16m from leading VCs to scale globally

Australian ocean robotics company Hullbot has raised AUD $16 million in a Series A round led by Regeneration.VC, with participation from Katapult Ocean, Climate Tech Partners, Folklore Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Rypples, NewSouth Innovations,...

Urgent warning issued about Australia going cashless: 'One tap from disaster'

When a power outage struck on one of Mitta Mitta Brewing Company's busiest days of the year, three things kept the family-run business ticking over. Wood for the pizza oven, gas in the barbecue and beer lines, and cash in customers' pockets. 'The...