The domestic policy offered by Southern Cross Travel Insurance is available to all Australians up to the age of 119 years old, making it the highest maximum age of any policy that Forbes Advisor reviewed. The high age limit would make it a desirable policies for intergenerational families travelling together; especially since family emergencies …
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Amateur star Harrison Crowe turns professional – PGA of Australia
Due to turn 22 next month, Crowe, a member of St Michael’s Golf Club in Sydney, declared his desire to turn professional today, capitalising on the PGA Tour of Australasia exemption he received for winning the 2022 NSW Open at Concord Golf Club. That exemption was due to expire at the end of the …
Cardboard drone vendor retools software based on Ukraine war hacks
LONDON — Ukrainian soldiers have received hundreds of drones, gifted to them by Australia, to capture surveillance video crucial for preparing missions to retake ground from Russian forces. The data comes from GoPro cameras strung from holes punched into disposable cardboard drones. This cheap method of scoping out targets is made possible by SYPAQ’s …
Australian CEO Tim Gurner wants to ‘kill’ the attitude where ‘employees feel the employer is extremely lucky to have them’
It’s not every day you see a CEO arguing for a worse economy. But that’s what Tim Gurner, founder and CEO of Australian luxury real estate company the Gurner Group, tried to do at an Australian Financial Review conference on Tuesday. “Employees feel the employer is extremely lucky to have them, as opposed to …
Proposed Gulf of Carpentaria gillnet ban unviable for business, commercial fishers warn
Queensland fishers say a proposal to close some waters in Far North Queensland to gill netting will result in more imported and costly seafood for consumers, but conservationists welcome the change. Key points: The Queensland government is proposing widespread gillnet bans in the Gulf of Carpentaria Fishers say they were not consulted on the …
A Guide To Cheap Travel Insurance – Forbes Advisor Australia
There are numerous ways to lower your travel insurance premiums and bring down the total cost of your holiday. Doug Skoog from the travel insurance and safety app, Freely, says with all important decisions, the first thing you should do is research–especially since travel insurance “varies a substantial amount in terms of features and …
9 best golf resorts in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji
By: GOLF Editors September 13, 2023 Barnbougle Dunes in Bridport, Australia. Jacob Sjöman The world may be getting smaller, but its collection of top-shelf golf resorts remains vast. From the American Heartland and the shimmering coasts of the Caribbean to the peaks of Europe and the majesty of Asia and the South Pacific, …
Libya floods wipe out quarter of the city of Derna, officials estimate a death toll more than 5,000
Thousands of people have been killed and at least 10,000 are missing in Libya after floods caused by a storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern coastal city of Derna. Key points: Officials estimate a death toll of more than 5,000, according to local …
Bushfire breaches containment lines near Tennant Creek, as authorities work to protect NT town
A large bushfire has jumped containment lines to the north and south of the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek, though it remains some distance from the town, authorities say. Key points: Containment lines have been breached in two locations north and south of Tennant Creek Extra fire crews from South Australia are due to arrive …
Queensland man fined for feeding dingoes on K’Gari as rangers urge visitors to be safe these school holidays
A Queensland man has been fined more than $2,000 for deliberately feeding two dingoes on K’Gari (Fraser Island), prompting calls from wildlife rangers for people to stay away from the apex predator. Key points: A man has been fined after he deliberately enticed and fed two dingoes on K’Gari (Fraser Island) Rangers say deliberately interacting with the …