At the Special Council Meeting held on 19 June 2023 an increase of 6.53% to the average rates for the coming financial year was adopted by council. This increase is below the current rate of inflation for Hobart of 6.9% (March CPI), and substantially lower than the Local Government Cost Index of 8.11% released earlier … [Read more…]
A man who allegedly stabbed a person on a quiet Geelong street is accused of a similarly savage attack on an elderly man months earlier. It can be revealed the alleged offender, who the Geelong Advertiser has chosen not to name, is accused of assaulting a 75-year-old man on Albert Street in Geelong West in … [Read more…]
Peter Brock leads Bob Morris at Calder Park in 1979. Pic: an1images.com / Ian Smith ONLY twice in the more than 63-year history of the ATCC/Supercars Championship has a manufacturer swept the top nine positions in a race. The first instance was Round 2 of the 1979 season at Calder Park. The second was Race … [Read more…]
Here is a list of matters listed at Cairns Magistrates Court on Tuesday. There are many ways you might end up in court, but not all courts are created equal. Today’s court listings are published as part of News Corporation’s commitment to public interest journalism and are compiled from information made publicly available by the … [Read more…]
Here is a list of matters listed at Townsville Magistrates Court on Tuesday. There are many ways you might end up in court, but not all courts are created equal. Today’s court listings are published as part of News Corporation’s commitment to public interest journalism and are compiled from information made publicly available by the … [Read more…]
Approximately nine years after a divorced father went missing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, investigators are detailing the steps they took to nab the suspect, known as the “devil woman of Michigan,” in his brutal murder. Christopher Regan’s 2014 disappearance took Iron River detectives down a rabbit hole that eventually led to the discovery of two … [Read more…]
The corporate watchdog is calling on banks and stockbrokers to help safeguard market integrity and avoid any ‘unintended consequences’ in their rush to adopt artificial intelligence. The maker of ChatGPT Sam Altman says he is “more optimistic” for global governance of artificial intelligence and says Australia is on a “good path” on domestic AI regulation, … [Read more…]
Shane Howard has given a positive update on the Newcastle 500 in comments on the 2024 Supercars calendar. Picture: Supplied Supercars is as little as a fortnight away from agreement on two key events on its 2024 calendar, according to championship CEO Shane Howard. Last March’s Newcastle 500 was the last on the initial, five-year … [Read more…]
As we move into winter what can locals expect today? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau. Moist air with a dew point of 17.4 at 5am today means the temperature will feel like 18.4 degrees making the day slightly humid. The relative humidity is 90 per cent. The highest expected temperature today … [Read more…]
The federal government’s long-awaited new critical minerals strategy is likely to disappoint an industry hoping for a bold new plan. The Jequitinhonha valley in southeastern Brazil is one of the poorest places in the country, earning it the nickname ‘misery valley’. But now, the region finds itself on the cusp of a lithium mining boom … [Read more…]