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Almost 1.2 million hectares of southern NSW bushland from the Illawarra to the Victorian border could be merged into the state’s largest national park under an ambitious new proposal. The National Parks Association NSW (NPA) will launch its pitch for a Great Southern Forest National Park today in the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens. Under the…
New research suggests that people with obesity who take GLP-1 drugs appear to scale back on physical activity once they start taking the drug. A study presented on June 14 at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, had researchers use data from the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, which…
A former special school principal has raised concerns around training and recruitment, as data from the education departments shows state-run special schools have fewer than their allocated number of full-time teachers. The data, provided by Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek in response to a question on notice about staffing allocations, showed out of the 2049.2 full-time…
About 12.5 million barrels of crude oil have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight, US Vice President JD Vance says, hours after President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war that has disrupted global energy supplies. But in Lebanon, where more than 1 million people are displaced by the fighting,…
On Thursday, Alexandre Curzi, director-general of l’Union des artistes, which represents 13,000 performing artists who work in French in Quebec and across Canada, announced he will be seeking the nomination for the Bloc in Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie in Montreal.
A government report has found Victorian fire authorities failed to complete all their planned burns in the years ahead of the devastating 2024 Grampians National Park bushfires. The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office report also warns an incomplete network of strategic fuel breaks could pose a risk to properties and communities in future bushfires. Bushfires in the…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2026 3:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ruby Sahota, the secretary of state for combatting crime, told the House of Commons this week that people who fired shots recently at synagogues were hired and paid by a “foreign entity.” She…
Only a little more than a year into its second term and with Pauline Hanson turning politics upside down, the Albanese government finds itself in policy quicksand on three core issues: its budget tax reforms, its wrestle to curb the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the electorally sensitive area of migration. On Thursday, the government…
A 69-year-old Canadian tourist has been killed at Kruger National Park after a firearm was accidentally discharged, according to reports from South African media. Read More
Ray Merlehan and his wife are thinking about moving to Malaysia, Spain or Greece when they retire. Financially, it may be a better option for the couple than staying in Australia. “I feel a little bit disappointed,” Mr Merlehan said. “I never believed that our country would become as expensive as it has.“ The 64-year-old…