The federal government has announced the next stage of a long-awaited project to build a high-speed rail connection between Sydney and Newcastle, with services still more than a decade away. Plans to connect Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane through high-speed rail go back to the 1980s, when a proposal to link the capitals went unrealised. #train #transport #highspeedrail #archive #history | 7NEWS Australia

The Black Men Who Invented Modern Emergency Medicine In 1967, twenty-five unemployed Black men from Pittsburgh became America's first paramedics—and revolutionized emergency medicine forever. This is the story of Freedom House Ambulance Service: the pioneers who invented modern EMS, saved hundreds of lives, and were systematically erased by racism and politics. Before Freedom House, emergency transport meant police vans or funeral homes with zero medical training. Dr. Peter Safar—whose daughter

This is not a routine weather event. With 50-100mm of rain already recorded in various locations across remote South Australia – and a further 150-250mm forecast in coming days – our crews are working around the clock in response to the rare outback deluge. We immediately mobilised our hi-rail and heavy machinery and organised supplies of ballast and other materials to be transported to impacted sites. Additional crews and contractors are deploying ahead of further heavy rain and potential flood