The Queensland Rally Hall of Fame exists to recognise individuals who have had a significant impact on rally, including through service to the state organisation, achievements in competition, advancement of the sport or bringing recognition to contributing to the growth of rallying competitors.
Australia’s response to COVID-19 exacerbated existing inequalities within the society, according to an independent review, which urges that “overreach” be avoided in dealing with future such crises
Choosing the leader of the Conservative Party is strictly speaking a matter for the Conservative Party. This is fine when in opposition. When in government, a change of leader means a change of prime minister.
At first, it wasn’t clear how the bombings in Kuta would affect relations between Australia and Indonesia. Then-Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has spoken of his fear the bombings would drive a wedge between the two countries, with the public in each blaming the other.
Activists inside Iran and analysts outside it assess that these protests could be the most serious challenge to the regime since millions took to the streets after the disputed 2009 presidential election
Around 20 Australian women and 40 children born to them have been languishing in hellish conditions in two SDF camps near the Iraqi border since the SDF defeated IS and liberated territory under its rule.
A settlement could well be worth billions, eclipsing the current record of $494 million paid to 10,000 victims of Victoria’s 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.
Over the past six months the Australian dollar’s buying power has declined from about 75 to 65 US cents (a 13% drop). But that has been offset by oil prices falling more than 30% since June.
DART was launched on November 24, 2021, its destination a pair of asteroids in orbit around each other, 11 million kilometres from Earth.
Opinion surveys have regularly shown the idea of Charles becoming king raises support for a republic.
Her visits to Australia – from her first in 1954 through to her last in 2011 – offer a snapshot of the changing relationship Australians have had with their sovereign and with the monarchy.
QUT has continued its investment in clean and green energy in Queensland by renewing its International Cooperation Agreement with the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) to develop joint venture projects and facilitate joint academic and scientific activities.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has announced it wants to establish a security agreement with Australia, welcome news for analysts wary of rising Chinese influence. This decision reflects well on Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s tireless diplomacy with Pacific Island capitals. Since becoming Foreign Minister a little over three months ago, Wong has made four separate trips to the Pacific; to Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand and Solomon Islands, as well as engaging with Pacific leaders during July’s Pacific Islands Forum Summit.
Australia spends billions each year giving subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, despite our climate change commitments. The Australia Institute estimates that in the 2021-22 budget period, Australian federal and state governments’ total fossil fuel subsidies cost A$11.6 billion. That’s up $1.3 billion on the previous year.
On another RUOK Day, it is understandable we feel unsure a simple question can make a difference. What good is simply asking a family member, friend, or colleague if they are OK? Are we just performing empathy without purpose, making a token query that is ultimately futile? And what do we do if they say “no”?
Australian federal and state governments’ total fossil fuel subsidies cost $11.6 billion - up $1.3 billion on the previous year.
A new report has found violence against Queensland bus drivers is on the rise and previous State Government measures don’t seem to be making a difference.
A teenage girl allegedly drove a stolen car almost 50 kilometres down a winding mountain road before hitting a tree on the south side of Cairns.
A James Cook University (JCU) study has found some Australians don’t believe tornadoes happen here, sparking calls for more education about these severe weather events.
A cache of firearms and ammunition has been found in a hidden bunker buried under a haystack on a property in far north Queensland.
It’s been 18 years since international cricket was played in Cairns. It returns this week with Australia and New Zealand competing for the Chappell Hadlee trophy at Cazalys.
Queensland might be entitled to less than seven per cent of royalties generated by a major thermal coal mine that is one step away from approval.
A battle is brewing in South-East Queensland over water. Despite heavy rains and flooding, the water supply authority, Seqwater, has flagged the need to find more water sources to keep up with urban growth.
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow say.
US stocks have closed lower for a third straight session as a rise in job openings fuelled fears the US Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation.
Ukraine claims to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south.
Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan's recent deadly floods at more than $US10 billion ($A14 billion), the nation's planning minister says.
Officials installed by Russia in Ukraine say a Ukrainian missile strike has punched a hole in the roof of a fuel depot at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the RIA Novosti news agency reports.
