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Coal Expansion Helps Lure Insurers Back to Australia Producer Whitehaven

Whitehaven Coal Ltd., one of Australia’s largest coal producers, shelved a planned special purpose vehicle originally intended to provide in-house insurance after finding external insurers willing to take on the risk. The development follows Sydney-based Whit…

2024-10-11 09:38

Cocaine and people smuggler still waiting to learn fate as sentencing delayed

Sentencing for a man who pleaded guilty to smuggling in Brazilian divers to retrieve a cocaine stash in Newcastle will be pushed back as a judge orders a contested facts hearing.

2024-10-11 02:31

Introducing the community’s top ten digital and tech stars

From founders and senior managers to entrepreneurs, lawyers and tech-for-good trailblazers, these are the bright young talents of the digital and tech world

2024-10-10 09:53

MSG has been misunderstood for decades. Scientists are now correcting the record

Munch on a packet of chips, slurp up a bowl of noodles, or tuck into a salami sandwich, and there's a good chance you're also eating monosodium glutamate (MSG). So is it really as bad for us as we're led to believe?

2024-10-09 19:00

Australian Indie Rockers Vacations Told Us All About Bringing Their MATES Festival To LA

Next month, Australian indie rockers Vacations are bringing their very own festival MATES to the Bellwether in Los Angeles. Devised and curated by the band’s frontman Campbell Burns, MATES features acts from Australia and America (and one from the UK), intend…

2024-10-09 14:20

NRL players using Pacific Tests to wipe away suspensions

Apisai Koroisau could be free to play for Wests Tigers in round one next year after being cleared to absorb his NRL ban in the Pacific Championships.

2024-10-09 02:25

They Might Be Giants Announce New Live Album Beast of Horns

The physical and download release will first be available on October 25th. They Might Be Giants Announce New Live Album Beast of Horns Eddie Fu

2024-10-08 17:37

'It puts us in the spotlight': Aussie initiatives highlighted as sport gets serious on climate

Australian athletes and initiatives feature prominently in the BBC-backed Green Sports Awards, with everyone involved hoping the increased awareness will lead to more conversations as sport grapples with climate change.

2024-10-08 02:05

Humans behaving badly to kangaroos

Dozens of kangaroos have set up home in a residential area south of Newcastle (Australia) attracting a wave of badly-behaved human tourists. Don't feed wild kangaroos. Feeding wild kangaroos leads to kangaroo vs human conflict when the kangaroos get used to …

2024-10-08 00:31