Updated April 10, 2019 15:41:15 Two anti-abortion activists say free speech is dead in the wake of a High Court ruling upholding laws in Victoria and Tasmania to prohibit protests near clinics. Key points: Kathleen Clubb and Graham Preston say they...
Updated April 10, 2019 15:33:32 Photo: The stockpile at Longford contains more than a million tyres. (ABC News: Damian McIntyre) A Gladstone oil refinery says it has found the solution to Australia’s tyre waste and fuel security problems. Key points: A...
Posted April 10, 2019 15:23:44 Richmond linchpin Dustin Martin has been fined $7,500 by the AFL for the on-field gestures he made against Greater Western Sydney on Saturday, although two-thirds of the sanction has been suspended. Key points: $5,000 of the...
Updated April 10, 2019 15:23:44 Photo: Before automated weather balloons with GPS tracking, they were hand-launched and tracked by radar. (ABC Rural: Caddie Brain) A GPS clock rollover that experts predicted would have little impact because of years of advance notice...
Pastoralists say a new $60 million abattoir proposed for South Australia would be a “complete game changer” for producers throughout central Australia and provide a boost to local communities. Key points SA abattoir Key points: Port Pirie abattoir is expected to...
Updated April 10, 2019 15:03:58 Buying some water entitlement from irrigators, installing cameras on the river, and a subsidy for farmers to install water meters are at the centre of a $70 million Federal Government spend to prevent fish kills. Key...
Updated April 10, 2019 14:43:39 Map: Melbourne 3000 Traffic has been brought to a standstill in Melbourne’s CBD by tens of thousands of protesters, led by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who are rallying for better conditions and higher wages for workers....
Updated April 10, 2019 19:43:58 Related Story: Expo 88 memories dredged up by Brisbane hovercraft revival Map: Darwin 0800 A homemade hovercraft has left bystanders stunned and drawn international attention to the work of a Top End pilot. Key points: A...
Posted April 10, 2019 13:19:26 Photo: An artist’s impression of the Yarra River Bridge and busway, part of the planned North East Link. (Supplied: Victorian Government) Thirty-six homes and 102 businesses will be compulsorily acquired to make way for the North...
Updated April 10, 2019 16:05:45 Photo: King Edward Memorial Hospital’s art deco entrance was built in 1939 and is still in use today. (Supplied: State Library of Western Australia & 720 ABC Perth: Emma Wynne) Health Minister Roger Cook has announced...
