Battery-powered trailers could slash diesel costs for truck operators
Australian trucking operators are trialling battery-powered trailers that could lower diesel consumption and cut emissions without replacing existing trucks.
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Tanker and cruise ship collide in the US
A tanker has collided with a river cruise boat docked near the port of New Orleans with more than 100 passengers onboard, leaving the pleasure vessel partially submerged.
Is Tasmania's salmon industry willing to 'play by the rules'?
The salmon industry is "important to Tasmania", people are constantly reminded. But should it take precedence over other industries and people's enjoyment of their natural surroundings?
More records set in Queensland as heatwave set to enter fourth week
A Queensland town has sweated through 39 consecutive days above 36 degrees Celsius and has recorded its highest-ever November temperature.
Switching runways, flying higher proposed in bid to reduce Brisbane aircraft noise
Six years after the city's second $1.1 billion runway opened, the federal government's air traffic oversight body is seeking community feedback on five options to reduce everyday impacts on residents.
Your guide to minor parties in the 2026 Victorian state election
There are more than a dozen smaller parties vying for a seat in the Victorian parliament this year. Here is what each party stands for and is campaigning on this election.
Wallabies ring changes ahead of Scotland Test
Carter Gordon has been brought back as starting five-eighth as Australia seeks to avoid a fourth-straight Test defeat in Scotland.
Bird experts cover 38,000km looking for signs of H5 bird flu
Ecologist Richard Kingsford has been counting birds for decades as part of an annual survey but this year, there's a new threat.
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