Northern Territory emergency services are battling a bushfire in the Barkly region, more than 9,300 square kilometres in size. Key points: Cattle station workers in the Barkly region are working to protect properties and livestock Authorities are closing and re-opening the Barkly Highway depending on conditions A total fire ban is in place for Darwin, Adelaide River, Gregory …
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Kalangadoo police house vacant amid housing crisis on South Australia’s Limestone Coast
A house vacant for years has put South Australia’s police minister in a tough position — either allow it to be rented to public servants, besides police officers, or admit that the town’s police station will never reopen. Key points: No-one has lived in the house since the local police station was shuttered The house …
MSC receives largest boxship from South China yards
The 16,000-TEU MSC Noa Arieila puts on a water spray display as it prepares to sail to Guangzhou, where it will begin providing service. The ship is the largest container vessel that was built by South China shipyards. Photo from People’s Daily on Twitter.com Newbuilding MSC Noa Arieila was named on July 24 deployed to …
Study trip on active aging in Singapore and South Korea from October 15 to 24, 2023 –
ACAP (Active Aging Consortium of Asia Pacific) and Pass It On are organizing an international study tour on active aging to Singapore and South Korea from October 15 to 24, 2023. A 10-day study tour on the programs of the aging well and national policies on active aging in Singapore and Busan, two cities that …