BOM declares Cyclone Kirrily with impacts expected on Queensland’s coast and islands

Cyclone Kirrily has been declared and is expected to be felt on Queensland’s coast and islands into Thursday morning.

The cyclone is currently a category one but is expected to cross the coast as a category two system on Thursday night, according to the Bureau…[Read more]

Booming renewable energy generation halves wholesale power prices across the national grid

Rapid growth in renewable generation slashed the wholesale cost of power in the national energy grid late last year, and dramatically reduced reliance on coal-fired power.

Prices more than halved in the final three months of 2023 compared to the same…[Read more]

Most taxpayers to get $804, but high-end tax cut halved as the government rewrites stage 3

he government will halve the stage 3 tax cuts for the highest earners and use the money to deliver an $804 tax cut across the board.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to confirm the details of the biggest policy shift in his government’s first…[Read more]

Mandurah teenagers charged with allegedly abducting three kids, abandoning them on remote beach

Three teenagers have been arrested after allegedly abducting three boys and abandoning them in remote bushland at night near Mandurah, south of Perth.

The three boys – 11, 12, and 14-years-old – were walking to a service station in the suburb of Ers…[Read more]

Emergency services search for man missing in waters near Sleaford, south-west of Port Lincoln

Emergency services are searching for a man missing in waters near Sleaford off South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.

SA Police said seven people became caught in a rip-off Mary Ellis Beach at 4:11pm on Friday.

Six children were rescued from the water…[Read more]

Live export ship MV Bahijah caught in Red Sea route limbo on its way from Australia to Middle East

A live export ship carrying thousands of sheep and cattle from Australia is in limbo after being diverted from travelling through the Red Sea due to the region’s deteriorating security situation.

The MV Bahijah left Fremantle in Western Australia…[Read more]

WA Alcoa refinery closure could wipe out $650m from economy, expert says

The closure of a major mining giant’s refinery employing the “lion’s share” of workers will cost one state’s economy about $650m per year, an economic expert has warned as the company prepares to cut worker numbers down to just 50 over a year.

US-based Alcoa Corporati…[Read more]

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles confirms Australian personnel contributed to strikes in Yemen

Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australian personnel had been present in “operational headquarters” but said he could not elaborate further on the precise nature of their participation.

Mr Marles said Australia’s…[Read more]