| Tebbutt promises to fight rail tunnel plan The Deputy Premier of New South Wales has promised hundreds of angry residents she will fight against her own Government's plan to demolish their homes to make way for a rail corridor. abc.net.au |
Parties scramble to win over new voters Courtesy of the High Court, an estimated 100,000 Australians have now been added to the electoral roll ahead of Saturday's vote. abc.net.au |
Stamp duty bonanza fills State coffers HOMEBUYERS gave $46 million to the Victorian Government last weekend alone. heraldsun.com.au |
Da Vinci's ornithopter takes flight Centuries after Leonardo Da Vinci sketched designs of a giant bat-shaped craft that used a pilot's arms and legs to power the wings, Canadian engineering students say they have flown an engineless aircraft that stays aloft by flapping its wings like a bird. abc.net.au |
Indigenous rangers win award for crazy ant fight Indigenous rangers from Arnhem Land are receiving national accolades for their work in containing one of the world's worst invasive species. abc.net.au |