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Truckies pinched by high fuel prices can look forward to a hydrogen highway linking three eastern states in a concerted renewables push for the industry.
In a landmark collaboration between NSW, Queensland and Victoria at an estimated cost of $20 million, four massive hydrogen refuelling stations between Sydney and Melbourne will initially be built.
The highway along Australia's busiest freight routes will link the Hume Highway, the Pacific Highway and the Newell Highway by 2026.
NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean said the hydrogen highway will pave the way for decarbonisation of the heavy transport industry to reduce the effects of climate change.
"Renewable hydrogen will increasingly become a competitive zero emissions fuel option for our heavy transport sector, giving our trucking industry the opportunity to decarbonise their fleets," Mr Kean said.
The accelerated drive to wean off fossil fuels comes after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warned last month Australia will have more floods, bushfires and droughts and stands to lose entire ecosystems to climate change.
Queensland Energy Minister Mick De Brenni said this couldn't come at a better time when fuel prices are soaring on the back of the Ukraine conflict.
"When you consider the impacts of the COVID pandemic and international conflicts, it's clear Australia must achieve energy independence," he said.
Victorian Energy and Climate Change Minister Lily D'Ambrosio noted the "historic collaboration" between the three states "will revolutionise Australia's busiest freight corridor, lighting a pathway to a zero-emissions transport sector".
The $20 million injection will also fund Australia's first long-haul hydrogen fuel cell electric freight trucks.
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Late Australian music promoter Michael Gudinski has been immortalised with a statue in Melbourne.
The life-sized sculpture was placed outside Rod Laver Arena, a site Gudinski helped grow into one of Melbourne's prime entertainment venues.
"My dad loved this precinct, even when it was just one venue in the national tennis centre," Gudinski's son Matt said on Thursday.
"To see what it's become today was something that he was extremely proud of."
Gudinski, who died aged 68 on March 2 last year, was widely regarded as an Australian music icon.
He founded Mushroom Records in 1972, launching dozens of high-profile Australian acts including Skyhooks, Paul Kelly and the Minogue sisters.
Gudinski's Frontier Touring company, formed in 1979, also brought some of the biggest international artists to Australian shores.
"He'd be sad not to be here because he'd be glowing," Matt Gudinski said.
"Dad definitely didn't shy away from publicity or attention so I'm sure it would have been a special moment to share this together."
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said Michael Gudinski was a true Australian icon.
"Michael was not only a good friend to me, but a great friend to all Victorians who loved music," Mr Andrews said.
"So many artists getting a start, being mentored, being nurtured by him.
"So many of the world's great acts coming to Melbourne and Victoria, and indeed by extension Australia, because of Michael."
Singer Jimmy Barnes said the statue, and its location, was perfect.
"From here, (Michael) can hear the roar of the crowds from the MCG," Mr Barnes said.
"He can see and hear the punters leaving the Rod Laver Arena, or AAMI Park shouting about being at the best show they've ever seen.
"I think that would put a smile on his face. Especially if it was a Frontier show."
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Photo: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (second left) and members of Gudinski’s family unveil a statue of Australian music industry great Michael Gudinski at Rod Laver Arena, in Melbourne, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AAP Image/Diego Fedele)
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Those hoping to pay their respects to cricket legend Shane Warne in person can book a free ticket to his state memorial service.
Bookings will open from 3pm on Tuesday for the Melbourne Cricket Ground event, which will take place at 7pm on March 30.
It will be the wider public's first chance to say goodbye to Warne following his sudden death from a suspected heart attack at the Thai resort island of Koh Samui on March 4.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is expecting tens of thousands of Victorians to attend the state memorial.
"We're working very closely with the family to make sure that it is a celebration of his life," Mr Andrews said at parliament on Tuesday.
Warne's family and close friends held a private funeral on Sunday.
About 80 guests, including Warne's three children and parents, attended the service at the St Kilda Football Club.
The event will also be live-streamed on the Victorian government's website.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground's Great Southern Stand will also be renamed in Warne's honour.
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The service will begin at 7pm, 30 March.
Free tickets will be available for booking from today at 3pm, at https://t.co/qXOL7WTyrk
And don't worry - if you can't make it, the memorial will be livestreamed.
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St George Illawarra prop George Burgess is being investigated by NSW Police over an alleged incident involving a woman in Sydney.
It's believed the NRL's integrity unit were informed of the matter by police on Monday morning, before details were passed onto the club.
Burgess had spoken to media as recently as Monday morning in Wollongong, before the call came and he was sent to speak with police.
A report from the Daily Telegraph claimed the matter involved an allegation of sexual touching.
"The St George Illawarra Dragons have been made aware of a matter involving one of its players by the NRL integrity unit," the Dragons said in a statement.
"The Dragons are working closely with all parties as the matter is under police investigation."
The 29-year-old Burgess only made his return to the NRL this season after 18 months out of the game.
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