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Albury-Shepparton-Melbourne rail line needs total overhaul says MPs Cathy ...

Two federal MPs have joined forces to push for a total upgrade of the Albury-Shepparton-Melbourne rail line. The independent Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, and the Liberal Member for Murray, Sharman Stone, are calling on the Victorian Government to ... >> view original

Probe in to Albury arson

POLICE are investigating whether two fires in East Albury on Thursday night were deliberately lit. Fire crews were called out to a small grassfire at the corner of Centenary and Schubach streets about 11.20pm. The blaze was quickly put out, but crews ... >> view original

Grading the 2015 Albury-Wodonga Bandits

AT the halfway mark of the SEABL season, the Albury-Wodonga Bandits sit atop the East conference with a solid 8-5 record. See your ad here. Coach Brad Chalmers assembled a potent offensive squad during the off-season and the Border club has reaped ... >> view original

NSW mum films water freezing seconds out of tap

Sunday was the coldest June morning in Albury so far, with a low of -1.5 degrees. University of Melbourne chemistry outreach fellow Mick Maylon told Mail Online the video was an example of 'supercooling'. "Water normally freezes at zero but you can ... >> view original

Great Barrier Reef government panel to include climate change experts

A panel committee appointed to advise the Australian government on the Great Barrier Reef has been announced. Photograph: Doug Perrine/Nature Picture Library/Corbis. Australia Associated Press. Saturday 27 June 2015 22.07 EDT. Share on Facebook ... >> view original

Explainer: Who were the first Australians?

The Bradshaw rock paintings, or the Gwion Gwion figures, found in the north-west Kimberly region of West Australia have in the past been used to argue that Indigenous Australians were not the first Australians. Archaeologists claimed these paintings were ... >> view original

Mt Pleasant's major telescope prepares to mark 50th anniversary

Long days and short nights are on the way but that won't stop the Mt Pleasant Radio Telescope Observatory team from preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its 26-metre-tall pride and joy. The southern-most radio telescope site in the world has an ... >> view original

Unmanned NASA rocket explodes after take off

An unmanned NASA rocket heading to the International Space Station has exploded shortly after blasting off. No one was onboard and no was was hurt. The craft was carrying supplies of food and equipment to the astronauts on the space station. Nasa say ... >> view original

Remote Australian Community Houses Mega Cluster of 25000 Venomous ...

The remote community of Maningrada, which is over 300 miles from Darwin, is home to 25,000 tarantulas, which were recently discovered in a floodplain of this sparsely populated territory. The discovery would have contrary effects; on one hand, many will ... >> view original

Students make a working miniature Hyperloop, proves it's feasible on small scale

Elon Musk's forward-thinking Hyperloop design for rapid human transport is still a long way from reality, but a group of engineering students from the University of Illinois have managed to create a functional model at 1:24 scale. It won't get you from LA to San ... >> view original