$110M water towers didn’t stop pressure drops after breaks, S&WB says they're not designed to

Investigative Reporter/Anchor Katie Moore asked the Sewerage and Water Board why water towers weren’t used after recent major water main breaks.
Opinion

Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN deputy director for women: Africa must prioritise water over war

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International Women's Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know

On March 8, 2026, International Women's Day sees global marches and fundraisers calling for equal pay, reproductive rights ...
The Columbian

World marks International Women’s Day

Women across the world called for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs and celebrated ...

Iran war: Tuesday to be 'most intense day' of US strikes

US Secretary of War Hegseth has predicted the "most fighters, bombers, and strikes." Meanwhile, oil prices fell after US President Donald Trump had earlier predicted the war could "end soon." DW has ...
The Mining Journal

Iran war’s targets widen into civilian infrastructure and Saudi Arabia reports first deaths

The Iran war’s targets widened dangerously into civilian infrastructure Sunday as Bahrain accused Iran of striking one of the desalination plants that are crucial for Gulf nations’ drinking water. Oil ...

Middle East war, ratepayer injustice, water crisis: Letters ask what many are afraid to voice

Letters to the editor ...

Blake Moore throws cold water on Trump push to add culture-war issues to election bill

Moore expressed skepticism about the reality of adding unrelated policies to Republicans’ flagship election integrity bill.

Eighty-six years before the Iranian women’s team, footballers from the Middle East sought asylum in Australia

War, as the Iranian women have had impressed upon them, brings desperately fraught times far from home for all manner of performers.