Australia news live: Rising Tide protesters block second coal ship entering Newcastle port; Katy Gallagher says Lodge ‘appropriate’ for PM’s wedding | Australia news

Australia news live: Rising Tide protesters block second coal ship entering Newcastle port; Katy Gallagher says Lodge ‘appropriate’ for PM’s wedding | Australia news

Activists block second coal ship from entering Newcastle port at Rising Tide blockade Greenpeace activists have scaled and blocked a second coal ship during the Rising Tide People’s Blockade. Three activists are secured to the anchor chain and sides of the ship, stopping its operations, and have unfurled the five-metre-long banner in a peaceful protest […]

Joacquin Moro diving to score a try

The Prem: Newcastle 17-39 Leicester

Newcastle: Grayson, Williams, Hearle, Clark, Spencer, Connon, Stuart; Brocklebank, McGuigan (c), McCallum, Usher, Hodgson, Lockwood, Christie, Mafi Replacements: Fletcher, Rewcastle, Palframan, de Chaves, Neild, Benítez Cruz, Chamberlain, Gordon Leicester: Steward, Radwan, Wand, Bailey, Hassell-Collins, Searle, Whiteley; Smith, Blamire, Heyes, Henderson, Thompson, Liebenberg (c), Reffell, Moro Replacements: Clare, van der Flier, Loman, Wells, Manz, Allan, O’Connor, […]

Should Newcastle to Sydney bullet train really be first link built of Melbourne to Brisbane route? | Rail transport

Should Newcastle to Sydney bullet train really be first link built of Melbourne to Brisbane route? | Rail transport

A high-speed train linking Sydney and Newcastle could cut the journey to an hour by 2039, an independent transport advisory body says, but more evidence is needed to justify prioritising that section over Melbourne and Brisbane connections. Infrastructure Australia said it supported a business case by the federal government’s High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) moving […]