Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Writing for CNN Travel, aviation expert Doug Drury shared that “there is no real need to worry about safety when …
A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has heard giving control over a major disaster to a volunteer-driven agency rather than professional emergency responders was akin to "madness". Key points: A parliamentary inquiry into the NSW's flooding response is underway in Sydney The Fire Brigade Employees' Union wants Fire and Rescue NSW to be the lead agency for future flood responses …
NASA will need established technologies like autonomous mining trucks used in the Western Australian desert, and remote healthcare technology used in Antarctica, to make its 2024 Moon mission possible, stakeholders say. Key points: Government committing $150 million to the US Moon mission Aims to collaborate with mining, telecommunications and satellite companies to give NASA what it needs Both established and …
