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Taipan crash hearings resume in Brisbane

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June 20, 2024
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The IGADF appointed an inquiry to rigorously examine the circumstances and cause of deaths regarding the fatal crash of Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter, callsign Bushman 83, late last year. The Taipan fleet was grounded permanently following t…

Grattan St to reopen after six years of construction for Parkville Metro station

gobstopper
June 20, 2024
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In a major milestone for the Metro rail project, Melbourne’s Grattan St will finally reopen to traffic.

Metro Tunnel runs out of funding due unexpected costs

gobstopper
June 20, 2024
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The $14 billion Metro Tunnel has run out of funding set aside for unexpected costs, with builders set to seek more taxpayer cash to finish the city-shaping project.

Qantas approved to compete with Virgin on Vanuatu route

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June 20, 2024
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The IASC has awarded the Flying Kangaroo 1,798 seats of capacity per week between Australia and Vanuatu, which Qantas plans to fly with a mixture of its own 737-800s, wet-leased Alliance E190s, and Jetstar’s A321neos, putting it in direct competition w…

Melbourne’s Trades Hall last night

Helen Carrie
June 20, 2024
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If anyone thinks graffiti will help reach peace, you’re delusional.

Opposition pledges to build rail line to Maroochydore but timing and costs uncertain

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 19, 2024
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The state Opposition has announced its commitment to delivering a rail line to the heart of the Sunshine Coast, if elected later this year.

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House of the Dragon season two episode one: Was it not nasty and brutal enough?

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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The season two premiere of House of the Dragon was ominously called Son for a Son, and if you remember what happened at the end of the first season, one son had already been killed. Now, another was doomed.

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Bird flu detected on New South Wales poultry farm

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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A New South Wales poultry farm is under quarantine following a detection of bird flu.

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New mobile phone detection cameras to catch distracted drivers on busy Adelaide roads

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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South Australian drivers will be given a three-month “educational period” as new mobile phone detection cameras are officially switched on.

Nuclear proposal rejected by premiers, who say Dutton has no power to lift state nuclear bans

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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Among the many hurdles for the Coalition to leap before it can break ground on a single nuclear site will be the state’s premiers, who have lined up against a proposal to establish nuclear power plants at seven locations across the country.