Japan-Australia hydrogen export project on hold due to boarder restriction
Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries says the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain project is delayed until July because of the border closure prohibiting engineers from entering Japan.
Earlier this month, the project succeeded in gasification of hydrogen from Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, and it is planned to be liquefied and stored at the Port of Hastings.
However, the liquefied hydrogen carrier, Suiso(SUE-e-so) Frontier, will be anchored in Japan until receiving engineers from overseas manufacturers for the final approval of machinery installation on the vessel.
Mysterious goose found on ancient Egyptian painting
A University of Queensland researcher might have identified an extinct goose in an ancient Egyptian painting.
The research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science shows the distinct speckled brown and gold markings totally unlike modern geese.
Dr Romilio said no bones from modern red-breasted geese have been found on any Egyptian archaeological site.
Italian village Camogli lost 200 coffins by landslide
A landslide in Camogli, an Italian sea-side village, has caused significant damage to a cemetery and caused around 200 coffins to fall into the ocean.
Local fire fighters launched an operation to recover the caskets from the sea on Tuesday afternoon.
11 coffins have been recovered so far with rescue operations still underway.
Geelong Police officer found guilty of assault
A Geelong Police officer was found guilty of assault after kicking a man in custody three times to the side of his body.
Sergeant David Phillip Magher was found guilty of two counts of assault after kicking a man in custody that was lying on the floor in handcuffs.
Defence lawyer Stewart Bayles argued the kicks were "reasonable" and "proportionate".
Australian faces deportation from New Zealand for refusing Covid test
New Zealand’s National Party Leader Judith Colling is calling to deport an Australian woman, Lucinda Baulch, who has spent four weeks in hotel quarantine for refusing to be tested for Covid-19.
New Zealand’s Covid-19 response Minister Chris Hipkins says those who stay in quarantine are allowed to refuse testing.
However, the law allows authorities to keep people in for an additional ten days if they refuse.
NASA records audio of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has transmitted the first audio recording on mars after landing on the surface last Friday.
The audio recording is dominated by the humm of the mars rover, except for two bursts of wind that can be heard.
Audio recording on Mars will be used to understand the density of solid matter on the surface.
Brisbane will be listed as preferred bidder for 2032 Olympics
International Olympic Committee is expected to list Queensland as preferred bidder for 2032 Olympics.
Inside the Games reported IOC's Future Host Summer Commission, has been studying proposals from several candidates but has been most impressed by Queensland's bid.
IOC will announce the preferred candidates as early as tonight.
Lytton refinery faces the financial challenge says Ampol CEO Matt Halliday
Ampol Managing Director and CEO, Matt Halliday says in the ABC News TV program, The Business, that the future of Lytton oil refinery and 500 employees is hung in the air until the second quarter of this year.
The company is considering shutting down the refinery in Brisbane, which caused a $145 million dollar loss for 2020.
Brisbane aged care residents received an accidental overdoses of Pfizer vaccine
Two Brisbane aged care residents reportedly received an overdose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday.
It has been reported the incident occured at a Nursing home in Carseldine, where an 88 year old man and 94 year old woman were given four times the recommended dose. It is understood the doctor, Who Is Contracted By The Federal Government, used the entire vial of vaccine.
Neither of the residents are currently experiencing any adverse effects.
Bacteria reduces green-house gasses from waste
The Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology will begin studying ways bacteria could be used to turn waste from green-house gases into less damaging waste products.
Dr Esteban Marcellin from the A-I-B-N will join researchers from Australia, the US, and Denmark in a large scale study which will investigate genes from the acetogen (Aye-set-oh-jen) bacteria.