Navy intercepts packed asylum boat

A BOATLOAD of 77 suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted near Ashmore Reef off Australia’s northwest coast.
The vessel is believed to be carrying 73 passengers and four crew – the group will be transferred to Christmas Island where they will undergo health and security checks.
It is the 13th boat carrying suspected asylum seekers to be [...]

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First HIFiRE hypersonic test flight

AUSTRALIAN and US defence scientists have conducted the first successful test flight of a hypersonic aircraft in the HIFiRE program, at the Woomera testing range in South Australia. The series of 10 hypersonic flight experiments are designated as the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE), and are being carried out by the Australian Defence Science [...]

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