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This Buddhist sculpture probably won’t ‘rewrite history’ – Western Australia already has a rich Chinese past

Does the discovery of a Ming Dynasty Buddha sculpture found near Shark Bay in remote Western Australia “rewrite history” and suggest the Chinese first visited Australia 600 years ago?

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2023

Cyclone Tracy plane with historic tourism links becomes Danish conference centre

An airliner that was involved in Australia's largest civil evacuation before it became the world's first plane to display tourism livery has been tracked down in Scandinavia.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2023

'Valiant' resuscitation efforts failed to save tourist

An inquest has opened in Port Lincoln into the death of a 41-year-old tourist from the Philippines who drowned while on a snorkelling tour off Eyre Peninsula.

AAP · Mar 24, 2023

Why so many people are relocating to South Australia

Whether they’re coming from another state or a different country, tens of thousands of people a year are finding a reason to make the move to South Australia

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2023

Third man found on esky off WA coast charged over drugs

A third man left clinging to an esky in waters off Albany has been charged over a massive alleged cocaine haul after he was found hiding under a home spa.

AAP · Mar 23, 2023

Fears arboretum 'forgotten' by state government as Peter Francis Points volunteers frustrated by red tape

At the end of an unsealed road in a remote corner of south-west Victoria stands one of Australia's most diverse native landscapes. But the arboretum's volunteers fear that the stretch of forest is forgotten to all but those who live near its border.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023

New hope dashed, but Tasmania Police still seeking clues to Nancy Grunwaldt missing person case

On a Friday in 1993, German traveller Nancy Grunwaldt hopped on her red bike, rode south out of the small Tasmanian town of St Helens and was never seen again. Three decades on, with another lead amounting to nothing, police say the case will "stay open" until there is an…

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

Send us the best picture of the North East and see it published on the front of The Journal

The Journal and Chroniclelive and working with the NewcastleGateshead Initiative on a photography competition that celebrates the best of the region

Chronicle Live · Mar 21, 2023

Maritime watchdog AMSA hands investigation into Horizontal Falls boat crash to CDPP

Dozens of tourists were injured in the accident in May last year, sparking an investigation by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

Tyalgum landslip repairs in sight after Tweed council awards contract a year after flooding

A landslip during 2022 flooding wrecked this road near Tyalgum in NSW, impacting businesses and adding hours to school drop offs. But a contract for repairs likened to building a four-storey structure underground has just been awarded.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2023