Airports brace for busiest day of the year as Easter travel kicks off

28 March, 2024

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to jam airport queues and crowd roads today ahead of the long Easter weekend. More than 200,000 people are expected to pass through Sydney and Melbourne airports in the next 24 hours – the busiest…

GREECE

Tempe Train incident: A year ago the chairman of the engine drivers alleged editing of evidence – he was never invited to the inquiry

28 March, 2024

A few days after the train tragedy in Tempe, and specifically on March 3, 2023, the former president of the engine drivers, Kostas Genidounias, had spoken about tampering of audio recordings containing the stationmaster’s conversations with engine drivers in Larissa, almost a…

AUSTRALIA

Sally Capp to step down as Lord Mayor of Melbourne

28 March, 2024

Sally Capp has announced she will step down as Lord Mayor of Melbourne after six years in the role. Capp, who was elected in 2018, announced this morning “with mixed emotions” that she would not contest the October 2024 local government election,…

AUSTRALIA

Melbourne and Sydney record surge in population

28 March, 2024

Both Melbourne and Sydney have seen a surge in population growth, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The biggest increase was seen in Melbourne, which jumped by 167,500 people in 2022-23, with the suburb of Rockbank in…

AUSTRALIA

Inflation holds steady at 3.4 per cent

28 March, 2024

Inflation has held stable at 3.4 per cent for the third month in a row, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Inflation in the 12 months to February was driven by increases in housing (up 4.6 per cent), food…

SPORTS

Greece’s Euro 2024 dreams crushed by Georgia in penalty shootout

27 March, 2024

Greece suffered a 4-2 defeat to Georgia in penalties after the regular and extra time had ended goalless. Greece fought, gave it all for more than 120 minutes, reached the source but did not drink water as they failed to win the…

WORLD

Baltimore: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses – 6 presumed dead

27 March, 2024

via the Associated Press A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital…

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Airports brace for busiest day of the year as Easter travel kicks off

Tempe Train incident: A year ago the chairman of the engine drivers alleged editing of evidence – he was never invited to the inquiry

Sally Capp to step down as Lord Mayor of Melbourne

Melbourne and Sydney record surge in population

Inflation holds steady at 3.4 per cent

Greece’s Euro 2024 dreams crushed by Georgia in penalty shootout

Baltimore: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses – 6 presumed dead

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