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The world’s tallest wooden building may appear in Western Australia. It will be 191.2 meters high, CNN reports. Perth Metro’s Joint Development Assessment Panel (JDAP) has approved a proposal by developer Grange Development for a skyscraper currently called C6. It should be almost twice as tall as the wooden building, which is considered the tallest […]
Ukraine will receive Slinger anti-drone systems from Australia. What is known The information was shared by Electro Optic Systems. The manufacturer has already prepared the first batch of systems (10 units) for shipment. They are going to be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the end of this year. With the help of […]
Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly known as Twitter), has disabled the ability of users to complain about election-related disinformation. The news comes amid an increase in fake news ahead of important elections in the US and Australia, Reuters reports. In 2022, the function of complaining about posts that contained misleading information about politics […]
For the first time in the world, an 8-cm-long worm was found and successfully removed from the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman. The patient was hospitalized at the end of January 2021 due to an unusual combination of symptoms, such as abdominal pain, cough, night sweats, and diarrhea. These symptoms led to memory impairment, […]
HMAS Canberra (L02), one of the two largest warships of the Royal Australian Navy, is participating in Alon along with the United States and the Philippines. The event takes place in the South China Sea. The People’s Liberation Army of China regularly sends its ships, fighters, and bombers to patrol the disputed territories. In response, […]
The Australian Ministry of Defense has published a video showing footage of the launch of the MGM-140 ATACMS ballistic missile. The launch was carried out during the Talisman Sabre 2023 exercise, in which the US and Australian armed forces are participating. ATACMS is an operational and tactical level ballistic missile for the M142 HIMARS highly […]
Vienna was once again recognized as the most liveable city in the world. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published its annual ranking of 173 cities. Khmarochos writes about this. In 2021, the Austrian capital dropped in the ranking due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, but a year later it again topped the […]
The Australian company SYPAQ is supplying the Ukrainian military with cheap, disposable Precision Payload Delivery System (PPDS) drones designed to deliver cargo in hard-to-reach areas. According to SYPAQ Chief Engineer Ross Osborne, the drones are supplied in the form of flat cardboard blanks that can be easily assembled using ordinary rubber bands. At the same […]
A batch of modern armored vehicles has already prepared for the Ukrainian army and is being sent to the front. An exclusive photo of one of the first four Australian Bushmasters, repainted and re-equipped before being sent to Europe, was posted on Twitter by Australian journalist Andrew Green. The armored vehicles were re-equipped, repainted from […]
Australia imposes a 35% duty on all Russian goods and refuses Russian oil and gas. The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak wrote about this in his Telegram channel. “Australia, after Vladimir Zelensky’s speech in the country’s parliament, imposes a 35% duty on all goods and abandons Russian oil and […]