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Blown-out North East Link’s extra $3.25 billion gets Albanese’s thumbs up

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May 18, 2024
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Pouring an extra $3.25 billion worth of federal funds into Melbourne’s North East Link is a good use of taxpayer money, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has insisted, despite the project’s cost doubling just a few months ago.

The suburb waiting for a rail line that may never come

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May 18, 2024
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Property developers George and Frosa Adams own industrial land in Epping North and are fighting in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

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New digital driver’s licences don’t work at some pubs and clubs

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May 18, 2024
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While the licences have timed QR codes that can be used to verify authenticity, the technology is incompatible with the scanners used at many RSLs and at some nightclubs to keep problem gamblers or barred patrons away.

Inside Victoria’s largest, most expensive road

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May 18, 2024
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Alex Chan is standing in front of what looks like a five-storey, purple cheese grater. The enormous disc is known as a cutter head, and the 4000-tonne engine sitting behind it will soon push it underground.

Developers and business face Suburban Rail Loop levy to fund project

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May 18, 2024
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Developers and businesses along the route of the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop will be asked for as much as $11 billion to help pay for it

JD Power Airline Satisfaction Study: Which North American Carriers Have The Best Premium Economy?

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May 18, 2024
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5 out of the seven airlines with the highest satisfaction scores come from the US, the remaining two are from Canada.

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Cosmic “Hand” Reaches for the Stars

May 18, 2024
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This oddly shaped cloud of dusty gas is shaped by the winds and radiation from nearby stars. The post Cosmic “Hand” Reaches for the Stars […]

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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 17 – 26

May 18, 2024
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This week the Moon occults Beta Virginis, then Antares. The last star of the Summer Triangle finally rises before bedtime. On the other side of […]

5 Soviet Commercial Aircraft Still In Service Outside Russia

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May 18, 2024
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The Soviet Union had a thriving aerospace industry.

Ultimate Guide To The Gloster Gladiator: The RAFs Last Biplane Fighter

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May 18, 2024
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Monoplanes became predominant during WWII. But biplanes weren’t dead yet, as the Gloster Gladiator demonstrated.