28 h. ago Qantas’ Project Sunrise could take passengers over the Arctic

The extraordinary range of the Airbus A350-1000 ULR – for ‘ultra-long range’ – will give Qantas passengers the ability to skip time-consuming stops and fly direct from Australia to any point on the globe.

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42 h. ago Will Skelton was a ‘passenger’ against the Lions in 2013. He wants another shot

Down on form after eight successive losses with his club La Rochelle, Will Skelton is facing one of the biggest challenges of his career.

Politics

62 h. ago Fast times at Cranbourne West: Primary school pupils drive high

For the children of Cranbourne West Primary School, human-powered vehicle racing is opening up new opportunities.

Politics

2 d. ago ‘Felt like it was going to sink’: Passengers told to get off struggling CityCat

About 40 people were asked to get off a peak-hour service into the city, with one saying the vessel “felt dodgy from the minute we took off”.

Politics

3 d. ago First metro train rolls along the final stage of Sydney’s $21.6b line

The first metro journey marks the start of more than 6500 hours of testing which will determine when the line opens to passengers next year. 

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3 d. ago Metro passengers left hanging on as door stays open on driverless train

The dramatic incident occurred on a packed city-bound train on Sydney’s M1 metro line during peak hour on Wednesday morning.

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3 d. ago Metro passengers left hanging on as door flies open on driverless train

Footage posted to social media shows passengers hanging onto railings while a man who appears to be a metro staff member speaks into a two-way radio as the incident folds unfolds. Credit: x.com/bendrives and reddit user @Aggressive-Move-4725.

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4 d. ago EV Resources snaps up Utah antimony claims with 12.7Mt resource

EV Resources will acquire 49 claims enclosing the old Coyote Creek antimony project in the US state of Utah, along with a 12.7-million-tonne non-JORC antimony resource.

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4 d. ago Golden Deeps doubles down in Namibia with critical metals play

Golden Deeps has bulked out its Namibian project, snapping up 80% of some nearby leases rich in base metals and vanadium, which have promising signs of gallium and germanium.

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4 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton reveals pledge to cut $2.2b from Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop project; RBA to decide on interest rates this afternoon

Stay across all the headlines from day four of the 2025 federal election campaign. Follow live.

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5 d. ago ‘Legacy project’: New private school, hospital and uni plans hang by a thread

Before receivers descended on tech entrepreneur Peter Crown’s Berrima property empire he had some fairly grand plans that included flipping much of it, and proposing a technology park called Silicon Highlands.

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5 d. ago Paying $50 to choose my seat on this Qantas A380 was money well spent

Although I’m surprised at having to pay up to choose my seat, the space on a superjumbo remains unsurpassed.

Economics

5 d. ago Dutton pledges to axe $2.2 billion from Suburban Rail Loop ‘hoax’

The federal opposition leader will announce on Tuesday that, if elected, he will withdraw federal funding for the rail loop, branding the project a cruel hoax.

Economics

5 d. ago Miners, bank slump as ASX tumbles; Todd Sampson to exit Qantas

Worries are building about a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a US economy slowing because of households afraid to spend due to the global trade war.

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5 d. ago Miners, bank slump as ASX falls; Todd Sampson to exit Qantas

Worries are building about a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a US economy slowing because of households afraid to spend due to the global trade war.

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6 d. ago ASX set to fall as Wall Street tumbles; Todd Sampson to stand down from Qantas board

Worries are building about a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a US economy slowing because of households afraid to spend due to the global trade war.

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8 d. ago Strickland adds drill muscle to test new Serbian gold prospect

Strickland Metals has added a fifth diamond rig to its Rogozna gold-base metals project in southern Serbia to test multiple targets at its Obradov Potok prospect.

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8 d. ago Pilot, Triangle strike new deal to progress WA carbon storage ambition

JV partners Pilot Energy and Triangle Energy have struck a revised vendor finance deal for Pilot to secure the Cliff Head oil asset and its infrastructure, paving the way for its WA carbon capture project.

Events

8 d. ago ‘We’ve been left in the dark’: Residents fight Junction Oval light tower plans

More than 150 people have signed a petition calling for the $6 million project in St Kilda to be halted.

Politics

9 d. ago The reclusive Melbourne billionaire spotted out twice in two days

A party at his favourite caterers and an expansion of his cherished retail project was enough to tempt one of Melbourne’s most respected figures into going public.

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