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Devonport’s new ferry terminal and berth are nearing completion as the new Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry finally arrived at its new home. The ferry arrived last week for operational commissioning and training, says Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff. “The process […] The post Devonport ferry terminal nears completion as Spirit IV moves in appeared first on NewsCop .
Drumming up defence business is firmly on Queensland’s radar with a new government team tasked with attracting more spending, projects and jobs. And the government wants to make the state home to the country’s largest land defence industry expo, Land […] The post Drumming up defence business now the target of new Qld defence team appeared first on NewsCop .
A battery-powered self-loading bulk carrier has begun carrying limestone cargo for cement production in South Australia. The CSL Group built the 125-metre-long MV Yampu to carry limestone from a quarry owned by Adbri on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula to the […] The post Battery-powered bulk carrier begins SA operations carrying limestone appeared first on NewsCop .
Costco is ‘flying into’ Brisbane Airport with work under way on a new $145 million 6.7-hectare warehouse. Its new 15,600 square metre warehouse and fuel station is due to open in late 2029 and will be its first store in […] The post Costco ‘flying into’ Brisbane Airport with new $145m warehouse appeared first on NewsCop .
The first group of Australian and New Zealand firefighters are to return home tomorrow (AEST) after a month helping fight bushfires in the US. The Idaho-based National Interagency Fire Center says 74 specialists that arrived in July and early August […] The post First firefighters to start returning home after month spent fighting US bushfires appeared first on NewsCop .
Lizards and snakes are disappearing twice as fast than previously thought, says new research from Monash University. A university review found that about 127 species (or just over 13%) of Australian lizards and snakes are likely to be facing extinction, […] The post Lizards, snakes disappearing much faster than thought, says new Monash research appeared first on NewsCop .
Waiting to train new builders will take too long as WA faces a housing ‘traffic jam’ of rising unaffordability and infrastructure projects. And the Housing Industry Association (HIA) says bringing skilled builders from overseas needs to be treated separately to […] The post Waiting to train new builders not an option, says WA housing industry appeared first on NewsCop .
Bathurst’s Supercars mountain race in October will get a concert to delay fans’ departures and ease traffic congestion on the partly-closed Great Western Highway. One of Australia’s biggest regional sporting events, the Mount Panorama races attracted more than 198,000 fans […] The post Bathurst Supercars weekend gets new concert to delay fans’ departure from Mount Panorama appeared first on…
Lockboxes are in Sydney City Council’s sights which will be removing them from all public property from April next year. Council says these boxes are not permitted on property like poles, signs, fences, trees, tree guards and bike racks. Lord […] The post Lockboxes on Sydney city streets to disappear next April appeared first on NewsCop .
A teenage P-plater has been fined and will face children’s court next month after Queensland highway police found seven passengers in his ute. At 1.45am on August 19, police say they pulled over the vehicle as it ‘drifted’ between lanes […] The post Teenage P-plater fined, to face court after seven found in ute on Gold Coast appeared first on NewsCop .
Dust inspectors have begun visiting coal mines in the Upper Hunter region to monitor air quality as part of an NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) campaign. EPA field officers have already visited seven mines and will continue making surprise visits […] The post Dust inspections kick off at Upper Hunter open-cut mines appeared first on NewsCop .
Shipping containers lost at sea almost tripled to almost 1500 last year with one vessel’s loss accounting for nearly half of that number. The World Shipping Council’s June 2026 Containers Lost at Sea Update shows that an estimated 1478 containers […] The post Shipping containers lost at sea ‘almost tripled’ in 2025, says global council appeared first on NewsCop .
Rental stress is continuing to creep up the income scale with even low six-figure salaries not enough to avoid it, new research says. The finding comes in a 2026 report by housing advocacy group Everybody’s Home which finds lower-paid renters […] The post Rental stress is now enveloping low six-figure salary workers as regions climb out of reach appeared first on NewsCop .
Blue Mountains roads damaged by landslips will be restored under a $95 million state-federal disaster recovery funding deal. The money is going to the Blue Mountains City Council for remediation work at Mount Wilson, Mount Irvine, Hartley Vale, Megalong Valley, […] The post Blue Mountains gets $95 million to repair landslip damage to roads appeared first on NewsCop .
Rising construction costs will rein in Victoria housing plans if nothing is done about it, says a heavy construction materials industry body. The Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) made the warning even as it welcomes news of plans for […] The post Rising construction costs ‘will threaten’ Victorian housing plans appeared first on NewsCop .
Five stray dogs a day are being collected across Townsville City and the problem is growing, says council. The city council says that in 12 months, they have housed almost 1800 stray dogs amid reports of them roaming streets, parks […] The post Stray dogs a growing problem for Townsville amid calls for owners to take greater care appeared first on NewsCop .
The shortlist of very fast train manufacturers for the Newcastle to Sydney High Speed Rail project have been named. And the federal government says the victorious bidder will have to build an automated manufacturing factory as part of the contract. […] The post Shortlist of three named to deliver NSW’s high speed trains appeared first on NewsCop .
Frozen in rock has been a scene that could have been rejected by Jurassic Park script writers as ‘too much’. The fossils of a prehistoric sea reptile eating a flying dinosaur that was itself eaten by a giant predator were […] The post Frozen in rock … the moment a prehistoric predator became prey to a giant appeared first on NewsCop .
ALMOST half of all Australian adults lack basic financial literacy with 8.5 million people struggling with saving, burrowing and risk management decisions. And the ease of digital payments may be making it harder to track spending, says Professor Isabella Dobrescu, […] The post Almost half of adults ‘lack financial literacy’ as digital payments ‘make it harder to track spending’ appeared first on…
Ants, bees and birds may help create an AI model that can identify and track blockchain money laundering, according to new Australian research. The AI model is being researched by Charles Darwin University (CDU) as a way of better identifying […] The post Ants, bees inspire AI swarm modelling to identify, track blockchain money laundering. appeared first on NewsCop .
A new 8.5% wage rise over three years for Queensland train controllers has fallen common ground. But the deal between Qld Rail and unions will not allow rail services to return to normal weekday services across its south-east network. The […] The post New wage deal for train controllers won’t end Brisbane’s commuter rail pain appeared first on NewsCop .
Fiji’s new 5% tourism services tax will hurt tourism operators and ultimately visitors, the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) says. And it is meeting with Fiji government representatives to discuss the temporary tax. The Fijian government announced that for 12 […] The post Fiji’s new 5% tourism tax for its airline to hurt more than it protects, says ATIA. appeared first on NewsCop .
Cash is making something of a post-pandemic comeback in Europe even as mobile banking surges, says new central banking data. And privacy concerns are driving the revival across the eurozone, a new European Central Bank (ECB) survey shows. It says […] The post Cash regains popularity amid a surge in phone payments across Europe in 2026 appeared first on NewsCop .
The Lioness and The Lion are returning from Victoria to their new home at a steam museum at Westbury, west of Launceston. The names are for two steam engines that were built in 1926 by John Fowler & Co in […] The post Lioness and the Lion returning to Tasmania 100 years after UK ‘birth’ appeared first on NewsCop .
The Victoria Pass rebuild project on the Great Western Highway in NSW will include an extra lane after Canberra threw in an extra $100 million for the project. NSW is spending $100m on the two-lane causeway in the pass with […] The post Victoria Pass rebuild project in NSW given $100m more for extra lane appeared first on NewsCop .
Former NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika is back in his old job for 2027 after stints overseas and in rugby league. The 59-year-old remains NSW’s only Super Rugby title winning coach (2014) and replaces Dan McKellar. He returns to the […] The post Former Waratahs coach Michael Cheika back in sky blue for 2027 Super Rugby season appeared first on NewsCop .
Surfing’s first professional domestic league is to hit the waves in 2028 with a fit-for-TV Surfing Super League and surfers paid a salary. The league (or SSL) was launched in Sydney today (August 19) and organisers say the eight-team competition […] The post Surfing’s new pro domestic league ‘will be F1 meets NRL’ on water, says founder appeared first on NewsCop .
Jail sentences have tripled for anyone convicted of damaging war memorials in Tasmania in the wake of damage done to a memorial earlier this year. A MP’s private bill was amended in the Upper House to lower the jail term […] The post Jail terms now triple for those who vandalise war memorials, Tasmanian govt says appeared first on NewsCop .
Sightseeing flights over the Gold Coast could enter the eVTOL age in 2028 under a tentative deal that has just been signed. Japan’s SkyDrive makes electric VTOL (Vertical Take-Off Landing) aircraft and signed a letter of intent to supply five […] The post Sightseeing flights over Gold Coast could go electric and vertical in 2028 appeared first on NewsCop .
