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Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook are hitting all-time highs and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 08:52:00 +0000

Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook are hitting all-time highs
These stocks are doing most of the work.Wall Street's key benchmark, the S&P 500, is sitting less than 2 per cent off of its all-time high, much of it thanks to a few of the biggest companies in the index hitting new highs of their own. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide China's plan to step up to Silicon Valley Polar Bear lives in Chinese mall Gingrich says news anchor 'fascinated with sex' Exposed: James O'Keefe's political stings..
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CBA customers suffer payments delay

CBA customers suffer payments delay
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Forget big tax cuts, say Telstra and Virgin Australia bosses

The bosses of two large companies have poured cold water on the federal government's broader push to drop corporate tax rates but backed the policy to cut rates for smaller companies.Federal treasurer Scott Morrison on Wednesday mounted a "blitz" in South Australia in an attempt to put pressure on independent senator Nick Xenophon over his opposition to corporate tax cuts. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide Telstra chair: you can't blame companies for avoidi..
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Target boss Guy Russo says he moved too fast

New Target boss Guy Russo is impatient to fix the ailing chain, admitting he "moved too fast" in the first few months, contributing to a plunge in sales. Wayne Taylor New Wesfarmers department stores boss Guy Russo says he "moved too fast" to restructure Target but is confident the ailing discount department store chain will eventually return to profitability.After losing $50 million in 2016, Target appears likely to make another big loss this..
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Markets Live: Wesfarmers falls most since GFC

That's it for Markets Live today. Thanks for reading and your comments. See you all again tomorrow morning from 9. Shares plunged at the open and then showed no signs of a recovery as investors sniffed the air and decided it was time to sell. The ASX 200 index shed 83 points or 1.5 per cent to 5360, with only one in 10 constituents managing to finish in the green. The Aussie dollar maintained its post-CPI gains at 76.9 US cents after starting the session at more like 76.5 US cents. A poor lead..
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Dreamworld fought to block public release of complaint reports

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National compensation scheme needed for victims of forced labour and slave trade: new report

Forced labour, forced marriage and other forms of human trafficking and slavery should be compensated in Australia under a national scheme, according to a new report by legal and anti-slavery groups.Fiona McLeod, SC, president-elect of the Law Council of Australia, said a national compensation scheme for survivors of human trafficking and slavery was needed to fill the void in Australian law that provides inadequate redress for victims. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide ..
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Growing taste for takeaway hits Coles sales

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Wednesday Wrap: ASX plunges 1.53%

As soon as the share market opened this morning, it plunged. Throughout the day, it continued on that downward spiral, even falling below the 5,400 points mark, and ultimately closed 1.53% lower.After yesterday’s tragedy at the Dreamworld theme park which killed four people, Ardent Leisure’s shares continued to plummet, is indeed today’s worst performer stock.Wesfarmers shares also dropped significantly due to its Coles supermarkets facing a slow-down in sales growth.In today’s sea of red, all ..
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Australian dollar could be poised for significant drop

Australian dollar could be poised for significant drop Posted October 26, 2016 15:26:23 I'm constantly looking at financial markets commentary. I may be a little biased in saying this, but I've noticed recently that writing about every movement in the Aussie dollar, and predicting where it may move, seems to be a national pastime.I can see where the interest is coming from — a significant movement one way or the other in the currency can affect your plans.It can make ..
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Woman killed in horror head-on crash near Bacchus Marsh .	Residents shocked by drive-by shooting at Port Melbourne0:34 .
Missing man, Toowoomba .	Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds .

Adut shocked to be NSW Aussie of the Year and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 13:29:00 +0000

Adut shocked to be NSW Aussie of the Year

Andi YuAustralian Associated PressFighting as a child soldier in Sudan, Deng Adut never dreamed he would have a positive future, let alone be named the NSW Australian of the Year.The 33-year-old refugee and criminal lawyer shed tears as he received the top honour from Premier Mike Baird at ceremony in Sydney on Monday night.He told AAP he was beyond surprised."Shocked," he said."I never dreamed of anything."Even (being) a fisherman."Mr Adut was forced to fight as a child soldier at the age of si..
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same-sex marriage plebiscite defeated in late-night Senate vote

The Turnbull government's proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage has formally been killed off by the Senate, where it was defeated 29-33 in a late-night vote on Monday, amid a warning the decision would delay marriage equality "for years".Months of speculation and political posturing culminated in Labor, the Greens, the Nick Xenophon Team and Derryn Hinch combining to defeat the proposal, which would have seen same-sex marriage decided by the Australian people in February. More Ne..
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Bernardi's Trump hat sparks Twitter row

COALITION Senator Cory Bernardi has started a Twitter row after he posted a selfie while wearing a Donald Trump-style hat, with a controversial message.The South Australian MP, who is on secondment in the US representing Australia at the United Nations, posted a photograph of himself with the hat that had the words: “Make Australia great again”.The message is an adaptation of the message Trump has worn on his hat he wears, which always states: “Make America great again.”media_cameraRepublican pr..
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Dreamworld set to reopen for summer

Dreamworld tragedy: Brother and sister farewelled Ardent Leisure is expected to make an announcement on Wednesday about when its Dreamworld theme park will reopen after police said they had finished their crime-scene investigation following the deaths of four tourists late last month.With Ardent Leisure losing an estimated $295,000 a day it remains closed, there is pressure on the listed company to reopen the park before the lucrative summer holiday season begins early next mont..
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Lone-wolf radio hoaxer hacks Melbourne air traffic control: AFP

Federal police are hunting a lone-wolf radio hoaxer who made 15 illegal transmissions to air-traffic controllers and domestic passenger pilots last month - including one telling a Virgin pilot to abort a landing.The agencies investigating the incidents believe only one person has made the transmissions by finding a way to tap into the air traffic control frequency and communicate directly with planes and control towers. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide AFP hun..
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Watchdog probes Chemist Warehouse pay

Solly Lew is in the fight of his commercial life.A Fitzroy Street family pharmacist of 35 years standing, "Solly" is a St Kilda institution. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide When a discount giant moves in next door Banks, Apple in stoush over digital wallets How shareholders can rein in CEO salaries Caltex wage fraud: the system is broken Will markets get the clarity they crave? Don't just blame Boomers fo..
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Wade Dunn's head was 'cut off with chainsaw, kept in ute over drug money': court

Two drug dealers fatally bashed their friend and cut up his body with a chainsaw, with one of them then keeping the head in his car for days, a Perth jury has heard.Gary David Jackson, 51, is on trial in the WA Supreme Court accused of murdering 40-year-old Wade Cameron Dunn at the Alexander Heights home of Mark David Corbett in May last year. Wade Cameron Dunn was killed in May last year. Corbett has already pleaded guilty over Mr Dunn's death and will give evidence during the trial.Pro..
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Gillian Triggs hits back at 'deeply misleading' Malcolm Turnbull

The president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, has hit back after an extraordinary attack by Malcolm Turnbull, accusing the Prime Minister of not being briefed and misunderstanding how the organisation operates.Mr Turnbull on Monday called on the commission to urgently review the way it manages race hate cases after "bringing" a case against three students that was last week thrown out by a Federal Circuit Court judge for having no reasonable prospect of success. More..
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One Nation senator off to talk to lawyer

One Nation senator off to talk to lawyerAustralian Associated Press8:21PM November 7, 2016SaveEmbattled One Nation senator Rod Culleton says he was ambushed and he hadn't even met party leader Pauline Hanson or other senators before his eligibility matter came to a head in the Senate.Senators, including Ms Hanson, voted on Monday to refer Senator Culleton's case to the High Court, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns.Adding insult to the injury, One Nation won't be assisting with his legal c..
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Police rescue koala stuffed in a woman's handbag

Police found the koala joey in a woman’s bag.Andrew Dawson, Madura McCormackSouthern StarHANDBAGS are known to contain weird items, but one Queensland woman has taken it to the next level after being found yesterday with a koala joey. Queensland Police had stopped the 50-year-old woman on Newnham Rd, Wishart at around 8.55pm on Sunday night for unrelated matters.When officers arresting her asked her if she had anything to declare, the woman handed over a zipped green canvas bag and told officers..
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Dizzy in frame for selector role .	Toowoomba-Shanghai agreement signed .
South Africa ODI tour has been trying for Australia, says Steve Smith .	Woman killed in horror head-on crash near Bacchus Marsh .

Dizzy in frame for selector role and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:02:00 +0000

Dizzy in frame for selector role

Marsh has new injury concern0:28Cricket: Shaun Could miss the start of the cricketing summer. Jason Gillespie is coach of the Adelaide Strikers.JASON Gillespie has emerged as the pinnacle replacement for retiring national selector Rod Marsh, months after resisting a call to bolster Darren Lehmann’s Australian coaching set-up.Former Yorkshire boss Gillespie is “open to offers” including joining Mark Waugh, Trevor Hohns and Australia boss Lehmann on a four-man selection panel when incumbent chai..
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Adelaide's Cirio sidelined indefinitely - SBS

The A-League club said Cirio was "shockingly fouled" by Clisby in the opening 53 seconds of the Wanderers' come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Coopers Stadium on Friday. Spaniard Cirio tried to play on but was substituted after just 11 minutes, with scans later revealing an injury to the medial ligament in his right knee. Clisby escaped with only a yellow card, one of two possible red-card challenges overlooked by referee Shaun Evans on the night - along with a second-half incident involving match..
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Nick Kyrgios' season is over after ban, extra fine

Nick Kyrgios, the tormented tennis talent banned for eight tournament weeks by the ATP and fined an additional $32,000 on Monday for his appalling behaviour and lack of effort at the Shanghai Masters, has indicated he will agree to the psychological counselling provision that could end his suspension early.Either way, perhaps mercifully, his season is over. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Djokovic weighs in on Kyrgios behaviour Djokovic falls to Ba..
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Bennett hands England captaincy to Burgess

New coach Wayne Bennett has capped Sam Burgess' return to rugby league by handing him the England captaincy ahead of the Four Nations Series. The announcement was made by Bennett at a press conference at the team's hotel in London on Monday. The 27-year-old South Sydney forward has been chosen, ahead of Canterbury skipper James Graham, as the successor to Wigan forward Sean O'Loughlin, who was last week ruled out of the Four Nations through injury. "Sam will be our captain," Bennett said. "He l..
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Messara retires from Racing NSW board, stands down as chairman

Racing NSW chairman John Messara has quit as the state's top thoroughbred racing official just 10 months into a three-year term.Messara tendered his resignation at a board meeting in Sydney on Monday in another shock to the country's racing administration, which is already reeling from Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie temporarily standing aside on the eve of the Caulfield Cup as he is probed for an integrity breach. Leaving Racing NSW board: John Messara. Photo: Louise Kennerley Mes..
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Xavier Richards has requested a trade to a Melbourne based club

Mitchell traded to Hawthorn0:28AFL: Sydney have traded Tom Mitchell to Hawthorn. Xavier Richards will leave Sydney. Picture: Getty ImagesSYDNEY Swans grand final player Xavier Richards has requested a trade to a Melbourne club and his manager says the cost of living in Sydney is the key factor in his desire to move.The Swans lost their cost of living allowance (COLA) in controversial circumstances after they recruited Lance Franklin on a nine year $10 million deal on the back of signing Kurt Ti..
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AFL trades: Jordan Lewis to Demons, Jaeger O'Meara deal in balance

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Winx? Been there, done that: Waller

Leading trainer Chris Waller believes his champion race mare Winx's main weapon in defending her title in Saturday's $3 million Cox Plate is her ability to absorb the incredible pressure the race creates. Speaking after French galloper Vadamos had worked impressively around the Moonee Valley circuit, Waller said that Winx had done it all before and been successful. Ben Cadden riding Winx in the shallow waters of Altona beach. Photo: Vince Caligiuri "I'm respectful of the French hor..
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De Silva on the Roda to Socceroos recognition - SBS

After just eight appearances in his debut season for the Dutch club, which was also once home to compatriots Tomi Juric and Rostyn Griffiths, De Silva has already featured in six of Roda's opening nine league games. De Silva's talent was on display against Excelsior at the weekend when he provided the assist for David Boysen’s match-winning goal. Victory lifted Roda off bottom spot and the former Perth Glory prodigy showed in his 88 minutes on the field, playing on the left, that the promise wh..
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Clarke defends family of Phillip Hughes over questioning at inquest

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has weighed in on the Phillip Hughes inquest, saying he wants it known that all the grieving family of the late batsman wanted out of the hearing was for no other players to ever be the victim of such a tragic accident.Clarke on Monday launched his autobiography at a function at a Sydney restaurant attended by ex-Test captain Mark Taylor, wicketkeeping great Ian Healy, his long-time Australian team physio Alex Kountouris and other friends and family. ..
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Richmond Drive, Toowoomba .	Labor's 'manic desire to oust Brandis' .
Melbourne weather: Damaging winds cause chaos throughout Victoria .	House Democrats object to 'anti-wildlife' provisions .

Toowoomba-Shanghai agreement signed and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:46:00 +0000

Toowoomba-Shanghai agreement signed
Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise executive chairman Shane Charles this morning signed a Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding with Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce general secretary Xiao Min in Shanghai.The opportunities to facilitate development between the two “garden cities” was something both parties spoke about nurturing at the signing.“Hangzhou is positioned in a very good place, with a good port and an affluent community,” Mr Charles said. “We think this will be a great partne..
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I complained about work safety and was sacked. Advice?

Question: I complained about a safety issue at work and now my boss has sacked me – can he do this? Answer by Bianca O’Neill, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Toowoomba Safety in the workplace should always be the number one priority, so firstly well done on raising an important issue for you and all your colleagues. Already this year over 130 Australians have been killed while on the job, including two Brisbane men just a few weeks ago, which highlights how vital safe work practises are to ensure ev..
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Toowoomba jailed for telling a friend to brutally stab autistic ...

A man has been jailed for seven years after telling a friend to brutally stab an autistic teenager because he was 'sick of' him, a court has heard.Kyle Dumesny, 21, pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the grisly murder of Jake Lasker who was stabbed 102 times during an Xbox session in Queensland's Toowoomba in November 2012.The 19-year-old's death at the hands of Dumesny and another young friend, Max Peter Smith, was planned in a macabre series of text messages.The Toowoomba Supreme Court heard..
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Boxing helps me KO 'demons': Lawyer

A TOP Gold Coast lawyer stepping into the boxing ring says the training has helped fight off a heavy mental toll from work and personal pressures.Criminal lawyer Campbell MacCallum, bravely admitted stress was starting to get on top of him and said he did not want to become “a statistic”.He said recent training for a three-round corporate fight was “a saving grace”.The Moloney MacCallum Lawyers partner said a combination of long hours, concern for client outcomes, a break-up and regularly dealin..
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From the Surat Basin to Shanghai: Wellcamp charter takes off for ...

From the Surat Basin to Shanghai: Wellcamp charter takes off for China October 24, 2016 by Lenn Bayliss 4 Comments Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPA takes off from Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport bound for Shanghai. (Lenn Bayliss) Sunday sawÂ the first international passenger flight out of Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, a milestone not only forÂ the privately-owned airport but forÂ Toowoomba and the surroundingÂ region. Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPA operated the one-off charter to Shanghai, organise..
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Cake decorating: How I made swans from sugar paste

BEFORE meeting Mary Reid from Merivale Cakes and Crafts, I had no idea about the effort and time that went into cake decorating. During my time as a journalist I have reported on many of Merivale's awards and special international guests. Ms Reid's most recent guest was United Kingdom sugarcraft specialist Cassie Brown. Ms Brown owns and operates her own cake decorating business and specialises in airbrushing. She has won awards for her floral sugar art, is a judge at Cake Interna..
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National country medals for City lifters

A number of the region's lifters have returned from Australian Country finals with medals around their necks.With Toowoomba's Ben Shaw set to take to the platform in Malaysia today at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, there was action closer to home on the weekend that added to the mantle of the city's athletes.Bianca Sheppard was only narrowly denied the crown in the women's 63kg category, settling for a silver medal after posting a total of 152kg.The 23-year-old had the edge after..
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KRIS GEORGE VOWS TO KNOCK OUT CAMERON HAMMOND

KRIS GEORGE VOWS TO KNOCK OUT CAMERON HAMMONDPhilBoxing.comTue, 25 Oct 2016 HAMMOND AND GEORGE LIGHT THE FUSE FOR EXPLOSIVE NOV 25 SHOWDOWN. History on the Darling Downs - The Commonwealth title is coming to the Garden City KRIS GEORGE HAS VOWED TO KNOCK OUT CAMERON HAMMOND ON NOVEMBER 25 AND IN RETURN HAMMOND HAS LAUGHED IT OFF. The stage is set for an explosive encounter between the two classy welterweights in Toowoomba on November 25 when they clash for the Commonwealth Title. "I've ..
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OPINION: Gollan grabs double figures

TONY Gollan, the premier Ipswich trainer of the past two seasons is making great strides already for three in a row and was at it again on Friday.Gollan collected a win with Valknut in the first race of the day to move his tally to 10 with this Thursday's meeting left to complete two months of the current season. You would not expect Gollan to maintain the rate of five winners a month across the season although it would be a brave person to bet against Gollan collecting a third consecutive Ipsw..
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Disgraced ex-lawyer now a model citizen

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Missing man, Toowoomba .	Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds .
'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' First Beta Weekend Ongoing, How To Win A Free Code .	Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think .

South Africa ODI tour has been trying for Australia, says Steve Smith and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 09:42:00 +0000

South Africa ODI tour has been trying for Australia, says Steve Smith
Cape Town: Australian captain Steve Smith says his job hasn't been easy trying to lead his team on the one-day tour of South Africa without two frontline pacemen.David Warner's brilliant 173 wasn't enough to prevent Australia slipping to a historic 5-0 series whitewash by the Proteas, with a 31-run loss in the final match at Cape Town on Wednesday. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide South Africa whitewash Australia 5-0 Tyler Wright wins surfing world..
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No complacency, pledges Arnold

SYDNEY FC coach Graham Arnold has foreshadowed changes to his team to face the Central Coast Mariners on Saturday, despite the emphatic nature of last weekend’s 4-0 win over Western Sydney in the derby.Arnold said that Alex Brosque and Bernie Ibini were both pushing for selection, giving him the most welcome “headache” for the game.Brosque came off the bench against Western Sydney, while Ibini has fought his way back from a career-threatening broken leg last year.media_cameraGraham Arnold is rea..
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Trbojevic jumps Kangaroos queue

HE could become Manly’s 70th Australian Test player in the club’s 70th season.Sea Eagles forward Jake Trbojevic was drafted into Australia’s Four Nations squad on Thursday after the withdrawal of Canberra’s Josh Papalii, who has an ankle injury.Trbojevic arrived in Perth on Thursday night ahead of Saturday’s Test match against New Zealand. He is likely to play one Test on tour — against Scotland.Unlucky forwards to miss out included NSW”s Origin player-of-the-series Josh Jackson and Cronulla pre..
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Greg Bird Granted Release By Titans

Posted: 13 October, 2016 Greg Bird Granted Release By Titans Tags: Greg Bird, Gold Coast Titans Image: Getty Images Greg Bird's NRL career appears to be over, with the Gold Coast back-rower released from the final year of his contract to re-join the Catalans Dragons. Bird sought a release from the Titans on Wednesday night, and the club has let the former Origin and Kangaroos player go to the English Super League on a five-year deal. Bird has previously ..
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Michelle Payne takes out 'The Don' award for nation's most inspiring sporting performance

TURF darling Michelle Payne’s history-making Melbourne Cup win of 2015 has been recognised as the nation’s most inspiring sporting performance of the past year when she won the prestigious “Don” award.In a gathering of Australia’s sporting stars at Crown Palladium, Payne took out The Don, awarded by the Sport Australia Hall Of Fame, for her heroics aboard Prince of Penzance.Payne become the first female jockey to win the famous race, which was first run in 1861.MICHELLE PAYNE: MY ROLLERCOASTER Y..
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Sam Mitchell is set to join West Coast after Hawthorn agree to swap of picks

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Why Western Sydney Wanderers broke a club rule to sell Nikolai Topor-Stanley

At the start of each season, Western Sydney Wanderers players are told they are locked in until the final game of their campaign. Under the strict regime of Tony Popovic, there is only a short window where contracted players are allowed to leave the club in pursuit of offers abroad, roughly between the end of one season and the start of the next pre-season. This much is made clear to every player when they sign, and apart from those deemed surplus to requirements or the rare contractual clauses..
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'Lying': Phillip Hughes family express disbelief during Cricket Australia evidence

Phillip Hughes' father Greg was heard to say "lying" during evidence from a Cricket Australia official at an inquest in Sydney on Thursday.The Hughes family have raised concerns through their lawyer that the cricketer was intimidated by sledging and targeted with short balls before he was fatally struck in a Sheffield Shield game. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Day four of the Phil Hughes inquest South Africa whitewash Australia 5-0 Day..
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NBL: Sydney Kings topple Illawarra Hawks in tense battle

Records tumbled for Illawarra in their season-opener but the Hawks flying start to the season came to a shuddering halt on Thursday night, going down 88-84 to arch-rivals Sydney in a bruising encounter at the WIN Entertainment Centre.Kevin Lisch made his return to the Sandpit for the first time in rival colours and the Hawks faithful were not in a conciliatory mood, booing him on every touch, but the two-time MVP had the last laugh, dropping seven points in the final quarter to seal the gritty ..
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White line fever expected for Melbourne derby - SBS

What do Melbourne's A-League clubs think about each other? Is it hatred, like Sydney FC captain Alex Brosque so memorably expressed towards his Western Sydney rivals in the build-up to last week's Sydney derby? Contempt? Disdain? Or perhaps even a begrudging respect? In years past, Victory dismissed the threat from Melbourne Heart, who might have won their fair share of derbies under their previous guise but couldn't match Victory in any other area. Heart was a dirty word at the club, with mana..
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Having a city free of pornography starts with one step, Toowoomba ... .	Woman awarded more than $300000 after garden chair collapse at Kmart .
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Relaunched In South Korea: Battery Indicator Key Feature Of Safe Unit .	Pyongyang lashes out: South's defection call is insane baloney .

Woman killed in horror head-on crash near Bacchus Marsh and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:24:00 +0000

Woman killed in horror head-on crash near Bacchus Marsh
Police are investigating how a 30-year-old female driver ended up on the wrong side of a highway, colliding head-on with a four-wheel-drive in north-west Victoria.The Taylors Lakes woman died at the scene. Two children and a 32-year-old man are now in hospital. The scene of a fatal crash on the Western Highway on Saturday night. Photo: Channel Nine News The woman was driving a Holden Astra in Hopetoun Park on Saturday night, just before 11pm when her car veered onto the wrong side of th..
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Zombie bills not dead yet: Cormann

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics CorrespondentAustralian Associated PressFederal Labor may call the government's savings bills stuck in the Senate "zombie measures" because the opposition insists it will never support them.But Finance Minister Mathias Cormann doesn't agree with the description because he's confident they will eventually pass into law."If you look at what has happened in the last two or three years, a whole series of savings measures that Labor initially opposed - and opposed for qu..
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Stroke patients missing out on life-saving treatment after hours

A Sydney hospital with 24-hour stroke care refused to perform a life-saving procedure on a patient because he arrived 45 minutes after business hours.Prince of Wales Hospital administrators would not allow Shellharbour resident Nick Taousanis to undergo an endovascular clot retrieval in August, despite clinicians being on-site and ready to operate, because the support team had finished their shift, his family were told. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide 45 minu..
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Woman killed by bus on Cleveland Street in Redfern

A woman has died after being struck by a bus on Cleveland Street in Redfern on Sunday morning. Police and paramedics performed CPR on the woman, but they were unable to revive her and she died at the scene. A woman has been killed by bus on Cleveland Street in Redfern. Photo: Kate Cardwell Police said they believe the woman was crossing the road between two sets of traffic lights when she was hit.She has not yet been identified by police. All westbound lanes of Cleveland Street are now..
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Drones to monitor sharks at WA beaches

Australian Associated PressDrones will be used at West Australian beaches in a three-month trial to monitor shark activity and potentially spot other dangers such as rips and schools of bait fish, which attract the predators.Under the plan, $88,000 will be provided for four small drones equipped with a high-definition camera to stream live pictures back to Surf Life Saving WA operators at some metropolitan and regional beaches.Fisheries Minister Joe Francis said the trial was part of the state g..
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Wind forecast Melbourne: Warnings issued as high winds predicted for city, Victoria

Editor on duty: Staff and wiresLATEST: A WOMAN has been killed and 120,000 properties are without power as wind gusts of up to 120km/h lash Victoria.SEND YOUR PIX: Tap here to upload, email news@heraldsun.com.au, message us on Facebook, or tag @theheraldsun on Twitter.The winds have caused havoc across Melbourne and parts of the state, bringing down trees, disrupting flights and tearing roofs off homes.Some of the incidents include:A WOMAN aged in her 50s died after a tree fell onto her Millgro..
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The Trump Trainwreck Barrels on as More Top Republicans Bail

After sticking it out for as long as he could, John McCain has finally had enough. Saturday afternoon, the Arizona senator and former GOP presidential candidate rescinded his support for Donald Trump in a statement to Politico."I have wanted to support the candidate our party nominated. He was not my choice, but as a past nominee, I thought it important I respect the fact that Donald Trump won a majority of the delegates by the rules our party set. I thought I owed his supporters that deference..
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Two dead, one in serious condition after horror day on south-east Queensland roads

Two men have died and another is in a serious condition in hospital after a horror eleven-hour period on south-east Queensland roads.The first incident occurred about 11pm on Saturday in Surfers Paradise, where a pedestrian was hit by a car on Ferny Avenue. The 22-year-old Biggera Waters man was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital with serious injuries, but died on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the vehicle wasn't injured. Three separate crashes on south-east Queensland roads have lef..
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'Budgie Nine' political staffer quits

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WA man charged after allegedly chasing teenage girls while wearing clown costume

A 19-year-old man wearing a clown costume (left) was arrested after chasing a group of girls. (WA police) A man who allegedly chased a group of teenage girls while wearing a clown suit in Western Australia has been charged, the latest in a spate of creepy clown-related stunts across Australia.Police said the 19-year-old man scared the girls near a shopping centre in Fitzgerald Street in Northam and chased them for around 700 metres until they reached the Northam Police Station on Gairdner Stree..
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NRC Round 5 Saturday games: 5 thing's we learned Yesterday at 6 ... .	Australians are living longer but aren't as healthy - The West Australian .
Vodafone offers extra 2GB data to customers after #Vodafail network outage .	Hamilton storms to pole in Malaysia .

Residents shocked by drive-by shooting at Port Melbourne0:34 and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:01:00 +0000

Residents shocked by drive-by shooting at Port Melbourne0:34

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What lead to Warriena's death fall?

Editor on duty: Kate Kyriacou, Melanie Petrinec, Greg Stolz, with AAPGABLE Tostee, the so-called “Tinder killer”, was a gentleman towards an erratic and odd Warriena Wright in the hour before she fell from his 14th floor Surfers Paradise balcony, his lawyer has claimed. Prosecutor Glen Cash said in his closing submissions on Friday Tostee had caused her death “as much as if he had pushed her from the balcony himself”. But defence barrister Saul Holt urged the jury to examine the evidence of the..
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NT Royal Commission: Child protection system 'broken', department should be closed

Eighty per cent of boys at the controversial Don Dale Youth Detention Centre had been sexually abused prior to their incarceration.This was one of the bewildering claims made at a public meeting in Darwin where speaker after speaker attacked NT governments for cutting funds to child protection and allowing generations of public servants to take Indigenous children away from families. The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory was told by se..
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Census meltdown played out in new FOI documents

The night of Tuesday August 9 was meant to be the chance for every Australian to be counted, with the federal government confident moving the census online would proceed without a hitch.But newly released Australian Bureau of Statistics documents show a very different story. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Census: internet's hilarious memes Why the Solicitor-General is so angry All praise Pauline Emotional farewell for Rebecca Wi..
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Fremantle restaurant extortion probe: Ruocco's trashed by vandals who allegedly demanded money

Fremantle restaurant extortion probe: Ruocco's trashed by vandals who allegedly demanded money Updated October 14, 2016 13:53:09 Police have arrested one man and are searching for another over an alleged extortion attempt on a popular Fremantle restaurant.Officers were called to Ruocco's on South Terrace about 2:15pm on October 1, after reports two people were smashing glass display cabinets with a hammer.The men were wearing motorbike helmets during the incident, where..
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Teenager remanded in custody after holding grandmother hostage for eight hours on Gold Coast

A 17-year-old girl who allegedly held her grandmother hostage at knifepoint for eight hours on the Gold Coast will remain in custody until at least early next month.Rhiannon Peatey faced Southport Magistrates Court today, charged with serious assault of a person over 60, assault occasioning bodily harm, and deprivation of liberty.Police said both women underwent checks in hospital after the stand-off, but neither was seriously hurt. Neighbours have told of a large police operation to end the si..
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New lung cancer treatment preserves quality of life for mid-term patients, research finds

New lung cancer treatment preserves quality of life for mid-term patients, research finds Posted October 14, 2016 14:54:07 A new minimally-invasive treatment for lung cancer is providing much better quality of life for mid-term patients with the disease.Research presented at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 67th Annual Scientific Meeting held on the Gold Coast today showed that thermal ablation is proving as effective as surgery in patients..
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Schools Plus: Public schools get $5 million bonus from business

The architect of the Gonski education reforms, David Gonski, is forking money out of his own pocket as part of a $5.25 million gift to needy public schools across Australia while the federal government refuses to provide billions of dollars in funding for the final two years of his reforms.But Mr Gonski, who savaged the Abbott government's backflip on school funding in 2014 for "ending the concept of aspiration", praised the Coalition government on Friday at the launch of the Schools Plus pione..
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Bill Shorten ally Kimberley Kitching wins plum Senate spot

Bill Shorten has sparked a new Labor factional brawl in his home state of Victoria after backing controversial lawyer and close friend Kimberley Kitching to replace Stephen Conroy in his party's plum top Senate spot.Ms Kitching secured the party's backing for the seat on Thursday night with the active support of Shorten's union base, and others, after a frenzy of factional bargaining and lobbying through the day. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Senator's bomb..
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Missing man, Toowoomba and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:20:00 +0000

Missing man, Toowoomba
***Police wish to advise that a 97-year-old Toowoomba man reported missing since October 6 has been located safe and well. Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 97-year-old Toowoomba man reported missing since October 6. The manÂ was last seen at an accommodation complex on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Hanlan Street in Surfers Paradise and has not been seen since. Police hold concerns for his welfare due to his age and believe he could be travelling to Sydney. He..
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How Toowoomba gambling addicts added to $104m fraud

GOVERNMENT agencies, financial services and hospitality businesses are more likely than any other type of organisation to be ripped off by gambling addict fraud. A new report reveals gambling-related fraud cost the Australian economy more than $104 million over five years. The Warfield & Associates researchers examined 265 criminal cases of fraud - including four that went through Toowoomba's courts - to produce the Gambling Motivated Fraud in Australia 2011-2016 study. According to ..
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History in the making for Ipswich cricket teams

TODAY marks the official start of the local Ipswich competition, after one of the biggest reorganisations of its 123 year history. Most of the talk around town is involvement of the five Toowoomba clubs into the first grade's one day competition. This is seen as a positive idea by many even if it means a little more travel every couple of weekends. These games will be one day matches played over the next five weekends with two pools of six teams. There will be a top two semi-finals and ..
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Push for hard-hitting warning on contact sports

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Election probe fails to start despite three-month vow

A REVIEW of Queensland's council elections plus the Toowoomba South by-election was meant to be finished this month, but so far the process has not even begun. The independent examination of the ballots will be done by a three-person expert panel, which is still yet to be appointed months after the initial announcement. At the time, the government vowed the entire review would be finished within three months. Queenslanders voted in council elections on March 19, while at the same tim..
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New class provides fresh challenge for Ipswich speedway racer

IPSWICH speedway driver Dallas Sharp will have burning eyes when he takes to Archerfield Raceway tonight.With no clutch, and running on pure methanol, he will be lining up for round two of the Polar Ice Track Championship, which headlines tonight's meet with the Dirt Modifieds opening round.After a stint in the Mod- lites category, Sharp only recently made the step up to the faster class of racers. Joined in the pits by good friend and racing partner Brendan Palmer, the "rookie'' hopes to impro..
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Protection order stats show kids' abuse is rife

KIDS in our region are being placed on domestic violence protection orders for abusing family members. Queensland Police Service data shows children aged 10-18 years committed more than 1500 incidents of family abuse in the three years to December last year. The data also reveals 967 children and teens breached their DVOs in the same period. There were 213 breaches in the southern police region that covers Ipswich, Toowoomba and Warwick. David Nugent, one of Australia's leading ex..
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TODDLER DEATH: Dad shares heartbreaking photos of son

THEY say a picture can speak a thousand words. It is certainly the case with a two baby photos of Hunter Young, the three-year-old who died earlier this week from head injuries sustained at Inflatable World. The Gold Coast toddler was found convulsing at the bottom of one of the inflatable sides about 1pm on Sunday. Hunter Young died after injuries sustained at Inflatable World. He was taken to Toowoomba Hospital and later airlifted to Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospi..
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Darling Downs trainer takes Warwick Cup

sport Darling Downs trainer takes Warwick Cup David Littleproud, face of Warwick Cup Sophie Amos, Lawrence Sprinborg, trainers Neville Petersen and Kath Carroll, Racing Queensland CEO Eliot Forbes, Warwick Turf Club president Phil Grant and Warwick Credit Union CEO Lewis Von Stieglitz present the 2016 Warwick Cup. Photo Sophie Lester / Warwick Daily News Sophie Lester TOOWOOMBA region trainer Kath Carroll was over the moon with the big win of the day at t..
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Fame in the midst of two deadly Egyptian uprisings

EGYPTIAN life brought Imam Zainadine Johnson unexpected fame and put him in the midst of two deadly national uprisings. He and his family landed in Alexandria in 2010 after an ill-fated attempt to enter Jordan. Imam Zainadine set about quenching his thirst for Islamic knowledge. His studies focused on the Quran and he took lessons on Islamic belief, not so much in the style of university studies but more his own curriculum. The following year he was accepted to study at Mohammad B..
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Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 07:26:00 +0000

Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds
Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds Posted October 13, 2016 05:51:58 The discovery of the oldest known bird voice box is shedding light on what sounds dinosaurs were capable of making — or not! Key points:Birds have a voice box called a syrinx which has never been found in dinosaursA syrinx has been found in a bird that was around at the time of the dinosaursThis suggest the syrnix evolved late in the evolution of birds from dinosaurs CAT scans..
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Hundreds of prehistoric human footprints found near African volcano tell unique story

The amazing Engare Sero footprints with the ‘Mount of God’ in the background. Credit: Liutkus-Pierce et al., 2016Right by the southern shore of a lake in Tanzania, only nine miles away from an active and menacing volcano which the locals call the ‘Mountain of God’, scientists came across a monumental find. Etched and preserved in flood sediments were around 400 human footprints which are anywhere between 12,000 and 19,000 years old. No other site in the world has that many ancient human footprin..
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Greek arts may have led to the creation of the Terracotta Army in ancient China

Ancient Chinese sculptors may have gotten some help from the Greeks when making their world-famous Terracotta Army, new archaeological work has surprisingly found.Image credits Dimitry B. / Flickr.In 221BC Ying Zheng, a prince from the state of the Qin, became the first man to unify ancient China, taking up the mantle of emperor. He became Qin Shi Huangdi, the First Emperor of Qin, and did a whole bunch of impressive stuff — he revolutionized the administration, expanded the empire, and began bu..
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Rise & Shine | Wednesday, October 12, 2016

The whales and their calves are still putting on a great show. Photo by @portmacquarie. #iloveportmacquarie #splash #whale #whaleon #marinelife #wildaboutwhales #whalewatching. Your morning news snapshot from the Mid North Coast, around regional ...
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What negative emissions options does the UK have?

The latest Committee on Climate Change reports say greenhouse gas removal options will be needed to hit net zero emissions - BusinessGreen explores the options before the UK as the government considers how to go negative It is time to begin scoping out realistic possibilities for sucking carbon dioxide out of the air, the government's climate advisers have warned. In a series of new reports released today, the independent..
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Consortium announces first 'space nation'

A plan to create a new nation in space could blast off in the next 18 months.A GROUP of scientists, engineers, businessmen, and lawyers has unveiled plans for the “first nation state in space” in an ambitious bid to become the guardians of Earth. Dubbed Asgardia after a mythical city in the sky ruled by Odin in Norse mythology, the country will consist of at least one satellite launched into orbit as early as next year, according to those aiming to create the world’s newest member.The project’s ..
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Aussie engineers make waves in quantum computing

Recent award winners Andrea Morello (second from left) and Michelle Simmons (third from left) with fellow members of the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, Sven Rogge (far left) and Andrew Dzurak (far right). Image: UNSW Two UNSW professors have won global awards for their contribution to quantum computing, a field which is becoming increasingly important for industry. Professor Andrea Morello has been named the inaugural recipient of the Rolf Landauer and Charle..
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Drones provide insight into the health of endangered southern right whales

Researchers from Australia's Murdoch University have teamed up with the World Wide Fund Australia and are using drones for the first time to check on the health of the endangered species.They're monitoring southern right whales in the Great Australian Bight and have revealed that females lose an extraordinary amount of weight while fattening up their calves, before journeying back to Antarctica.The whales travel thousands of miles to the area off South Australia's coast to give birth. Researcher..
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Like Pokemon Go but with birds

FLEDGLING birdwatchers can use a new app to help them join the annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count.Birdlife Australia is calling on bird lovers, Pokemon Go players and anyone else wanting to chase “real monsters” to join the count from October 17-23.Birdlife Australia’s Sean Dooley said it was an opportunity to connect with nature and would help the organisation count 1.5 million birds.media_cameraThe eastern curlew is one of the rarest birds to visit Brisbane’s bayside. Picture: Dean Ingwersen“I..
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Starlight found to be a key ingredient in forming the stuff of life

To have life, you first need organic molecules, but where did these come from? It's a big question that isn't easy to answer, but data from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory indicates that ultraviolet light from stars may be a key factor in turning interstellar gases into complex molecules. According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, infrared observations of the Orion Nebula show that starlight could be what drives the formation of precursor chemicals that become the..
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'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' First Beta Weekend Ongoing, How To Win A Free Code and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:08:00 +0000

'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' First Beta Weekend Ongoing, How To Win A Free Code
Finally, after almost two hours of delay, fans need not fret and wait anymore as the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare beta is now live, according to an update posted at 11:51 a.m. PT on Activision Support. The #IWBeta is live! Thank you for your patience. Time to suit up and jump in. pic.twitter.com/zM1xWcZbQp — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) October 14, 2016 The first beta weekend of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, exclusively opening to those who pre-order the PS4 version, was set to start today, ..
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Virtual reality rides the infamous hype cycle

As home VR goes mainstream, can it survive a plunge into the trough of disillusionment?Virtual reality has been the "next big thing" for a while but this year it's finally going mainstream as the long-awaited Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR headsets hit the retail shelves. Sure Google Cardboard-style VR has been around for a while, letting you hold a smartphone up to your face, but these full-fledged consumer-grade VR headsets take things to the next level. More Technology ..
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Mercedes-Benz driverless cars will hit pedestrians rather than endanger occupants

Future Mercedes-Benz driverless cars will be programmed to prioritise driver and passenger safety at the expense of pedestrians.Comments by a senior Mercedes-Benz safety manager have again raised ethical questions about the future of driverless car technology. More Technology Videos Previous slide Next slide Ride in Mercedes' F 015 Driverless Car Rivals ready to pounce on Samsung's mobile turf Yahoo secretly scans emails for US How does a ..
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Ford auctions last Melbourne made cars

Helen VelissarisAustralian Associated PressFord's last Australian built cars have been auctioned off, a week after ceasing local production in Melbourne.The last saleable Ford Falcon XR6, Falcon Ute, Territory and the limited edition Winter White Sprint Falcon XR6 were auctioned in Melbourne on Saturday for a combined $353,000.They came off the Geelong and Broadmeadows production lines last week, just before Ford called time on 92 years of local production.The Winter White Sprint Falcon, one of ..
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'Rise of the Tomb Raider' Latest News & Update: Tips & Reminders for 'Croft Manor: Blood Ties' Entrants

Newest buzz about “Rise of the Tomb Raider” is the expansion story chapter called “Croft Manor: Blood Ties” which allows heroine Lara Croft to retrace her roots through documents and relics obtainable in this quest. (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images) Newest buzz about "Rise of the Tomb Raider" is the expansion story chapter called "Croft Manor: Blood Ties" which allows heroine Lara Croft to retrace her roots through documents and relics obtainable in this quest. Question is - how to get to ..
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Playing Possum and Penguin: A Hotelier's Guide to Navigating Google's Recent Algorithm Updates

Playing Possum and Penguin: A Hotelier’s Guide to Navigating Google’s Recent Algorithm Updates Background: The realm of organic search saw a very busy September marked by not just one, but two Google algorithm updates. First, on September 1st the local search community and hoteliers alike played possum with their Google My Business listings. Immediately after the update, many local businesses reported that their Google My Business listings were gone. This is not necessarily the case as the updat..
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Apple's Free App Of The Week Is A Popular Ninja Game - $4 Value

Every week on Thursday, Apple updates its free App of the Week promotion with a new game. This week, the company is giving away a popular platform game, Shadow bug, designed for both iPhone and iPad. This means that for the next seven days, you can pick up Apple’s free App of the week title absolutely for free. Let’s see some more details on the free game. Shadow Bug Is Apple’s Free App Of The Week Normally, Shadown Bug is priced at $4, so if you’re interested in getting it for free and save so..
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Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:07:00 +0000

Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think
Very few managed to profit out of Britain's shock exit from the European Union, but one man who shorted the pound prior to the dramatic plunge says the drawn out pain of its economic problems is going to be rougher than anyone expects. "You never know what people are going to tick in the box on the day," said Lukas Daalder, chief investment officer for Robeco Investment Solutions, of the hedge decision that managed to avoid the harsh smack of the Brexit shock. More Business Videos ..
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Slater & Gordon faces $250m class action

Slater and Gordon is facing a $250 million class action from Maurice Blackburn. Listed law firm Slater & Gordon is facing a class action that is $100 million bigger than its market cap, but it is unlikely to drive the law firm to insolvency, says Maurice Blackburn.On Wednesday, Maurice Blackburn filed a $250 million class action on behalf of more than 3000 shareholders, including over 80 institutional investors and super funds. The action is backed by ..
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Australia fastest growing AAA-rated commodity exporter despite Govt debt: Moody's

Australia fastest growing AAA-rated commodity exporter despite Govt debt: Moody's Posted October 12, 2016 16:46:59 Australia is the fastest growing AAA-rated commodity exporter this year despite escalating government debt, according to credit ratings agency Moody's.Moody's said Australia is likely to maintain faster GDP expansion than Canada and Norway, and similar to New Zealand but, even with government debt rising to around 41 per cent of GDP in 2017 - the burden r..
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Life insurance claims data to be made public

Three insurers declined total permanent disability claims at rates as high as 37 per cent, compared to an industry average of 16 per cent. Life insurance companies will be forced to release data on the number of claims they reject as part of an Australian Investment and Securities Commission crackdown on the troubled industry.The action comes despite an ASIC review, which found nine out of 10 life insurance claims were accepted and paid out without dis..
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SHANE OLIVER: Here's what could spark a housing market collapse in Australia

Australian house prices are expensive on almost every metric. Check. Australian households are heavily indebted compared to global standards. Check. Australia is building a lot of apartments right now, the highest number on record. Check. Combined, those factors have Australia’s housing bears growling loudly, seen as a potent and damaging cocktail that will eventually lead to a collapse in house prices. “It’s nothing but a debt-fuelled bubble that’s going to pop in spectacular fashion” is the ..
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Vocus leadership coup rattles investors

Vocus Communications boss Geoff Horth has survived a plot to remove him from the helm of Australia's fourth-biggest telecommunications firm.The bid to oust Mr Horth, less than a month after chief financial officer Rick Correll resigned, was instigated by non-executive director Tony Grist, whose confidential proposal to the board was supported by executive director James Spenceley. It has been a tough day for Vocus Communications, and executive director James Spenceley. Photo: Ben Rushton ..
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ASX slips as investors turn wary on miners

Australian stocks recovered from an early resources-led slump to close only marginally lower, as investors picked up Telstra shares and were cheered by another buyback announcement from CSL.A disappointing start to US earnings season, a drop in the oil price as well as another jump in the greenback had combined to drag down Wall Street's S&P 500 index by 1.2 per cent, triggering a leap in Wall Street's "fear gauge", the CBOE Market Volatility index, which ended the day up 15 per cent. Mini..
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Succession on new CBA chair Catherine Livingstone's plan

The appointment of a new chairman at CBA will put the spotlight on Ian Narev's successor. Julian Andrews Catherine Livingstone has had seven months to size up her fellow directors and the senior executive team at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. It was inevitable she was in line for the chairman's role when David Turner brought her in as a director in March.Confirmation she will replace Turner as chairman on December 31, means attention can now ..
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Inghams poultry could be this year's biggest IPO as private equity firm TPG prepares $1.5 billion float

Australia's largest poultry producer Inghams Group will list on the ASX next month with an equity value of up to $1.5 billion, putting it on course to be the country's largest initial public offering this year.US private equity giant TPG Capital Management will sell between 50 per cent and 70 per cent of the firm in the IPO, at an indicative price range of $3.57 to $4.14 a share. Chicken producer Inghams Group is preparing for its initial public offering. Photo: Jay Cronan The range val..
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Masters employs muscle to control ugly behaviour

Masters Home Improvement has employed security guards to protect its staff from obnoxious customers who have lashed out and trashed stores as the fire sale heats up.In scenes reminiscent of the ugly drama of the Dick Smith closing down sale, Masters sales staff are reporting a slew of bad behaviour from verbal abuse to taunts about losing their jobs, tampering with price tags and even theft. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide The end of Masters - bargain opp..
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Richmond Drive, Toowoomba and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 12:43:00 +0000

Richmond Drive, Toowoomba
Police believe the person pictured in this image may be able to assist officers with the investigation into a recent stealing offence which occurred on Monday September 19 2016 at approximately 10:00AM ..
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Wellcamp launches regular international airfreight service

THE new privately-funded Wellcamp airport outside Toowoomba this morning announced the start of regular international freight operations servicing North Asia. Cathay Pacific Airways will start operating an international weekly scheduled air cargo service out of the Brisbane West (Wellcamp) Airport from November 22. The 747J8F service between Toowoomba and Hong Kong will be southern Queensland’s only scheduled international airfreight-only service. Wagners’ global chairman and airport develop..
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Jesse Madden welcomed back to Raceline Pirelli KTM from round two

Supercross News Jesse Madden welcomed back to Raceline Pirelli KTM from round two Posted: Tuesday, 11th October, 2016 : 2:00 PM - - 386 Reads Raceline Pirelli KTM has confirmed that Queenslander Jesse Madden will re-join the KTM team from Round 2 of the Australian Supercross Championship at Toowoomba, in place of injured SX2 rider Wade Kirkland. Madden, who was a member of the team back in 2015, raced the first round of the Supercross as a privateer, however with Kirkland re..
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What if I need to upgrade my dividing fence due to pool restrictions?

Bianca, what if I need to upgrade a fence due to pool restrictions? Our current fence partly fences my pool area and needs to be upgraded to meet regulations. Our neighbours are great and we’ll definitely chat to them about it but I’m interested in your thoughts? Answer by Bianca O’Neill, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Toowoomba Dividing fences that also serve as pool barriers are common in Queensland, where we have such long hot summers and plenty of pools to escape the heat! Where fencing work is..
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Mystery surrounds 200-year-old 'haunted doll from hell'

ONE of the world's most haunted dolls is believed to be possessed by the dead and lives right here in the region. The Letta Me Out doll lives in Warwick and is coming to Toowoomba later this month. The 200-year-old haunted doll is described by some as the "doll from hell." It has strange powers that terrify anyone who comes into contact with it. It has appeared on television shows and in newspapers around the world. The wooden, child-sized doll has been in Kerry Walton's posses..
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ITF Toowoomba: Katy Dunne edged in final

ITF Toowoomba: Katy Dunne edged in final By Glenys Furness Katy Dunne reached the final of the Australian event Defeated two seeded players en route TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA, Katy Dunne was the best performing Brit on the lower tiers this week. Taking out two seeded players on her way to the final of the ITF 25K event. Dunne at just 21, has already won four ITF singles titles and six ITF doubles titles. Taking on a home country player in the first round, the Brit sealed a straight set vi..
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Rogue swimming racehorse has future on dry land

A horse that literally got in the sea has shown he still has a future on terra firma after delivering a three-length demolition in Queensland on Saturday.Rogue gelding Rebel Rover made headlines in February when he dumped his rider during beach work and went on a 10km swim in Brisbane’s Moreton Bay.The aqua adventure lasted two hours and his retrieval required the services of both the Brisbane Water Police and Volunteer Marine Rescue. Bris horse Rebel Rover got away and swam almost 10km offshor..
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Wagyu genetics/genomics field day explores opportunities

A TWO-DAY Wagyu Genetics and Genomics field day and workshop next month on Queensland’s Darling Downs will help unravel many of the questions existing and potential Wagyu producers have about how to benefit from the world-wide demand for Australian Wagyu beef. The first field day component of the event will be staged at Kerwee Lot Feeders near Jondaryan on Monday 14 November where 180 Wagyu-sired steers are being fed through GrowSafe equipment that measures and monitors individual animal fee..
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Hobart radio survey released

Radio ratings have been released for Hobart today to provide up-to-date data on who’s listening to radio in the Tasmanian capital. The survey results are the first to be released for Hobart since 2014, with commercial stations Hit 100.9 (formerly Sea FM), Heart FM and 7HO serving the market. Joan Warner, chief executive officer of industry body Commercial Radio Australia, said Hobart was one of 25 radio surveys to be undertaken across regional Australia this year to reinvigorate regional rad..
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Leapai's comeback concerns

ALEX Leapai is still 10-15kg away from making a comeback to boxing and — with concerns still over his eyesight — a sparring session with Australian champ Willie Nasio in two weeks could decide whether the former world heavyweight title challenger fights again.Leapai, who fought Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight title in 2014, has been training for weeks with a view to resurrecting his career, but there are still concerns over his weight and eyesight following cataract surgery.Leapai a..
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Labor's 'manic desire to oust Brandis' and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 09:46:00 +0000

Labor's 'manic desire to oust Brandis'
Brandis denies misleading parliament1:56Attorney-General George Brandis has rejected claims he misled parliament amid a high-level legal dispute. Attorney-General Senator George Brandis will come under fire this afternoon when Labor moves an urgency motion. Picture: Kym SmithDanielle Le Messurier, with AAPNews Corp Australia NetworkLIBERAL-National Party Senator Ian Macdonald says Labor has politicised the bitter feud between the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General due to an “insatiable” des..
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Mt Druitt motorcycle crash kills one youth, seriously injures another

Mt Druitt motorcycle crash kills one youth, seriously injures another Updated October 10, 2016 17:34:23 Police say their "absolute priority" is identifying two youths and notifying their families after one was killed and another seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Sydney's west this morning.NSW Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Matt Appleton said police spotted the two young males on an unregistered trail bike on Carlisle Avenue, Mt Druitt about 11am today."Th..
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NT to wait two more years for PET scanner

Lucy Hughes JonesAustralian Associated PressTerritorians suffering cancer have been told they'll have to wait up to two years to get a PET scanner, six years after its was first promised.Incoming NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles revealed the new timetable on Monday, saying she was confident it would arrive despite being promised by both sides of federal politics since 2010.Positron emission tomography (PET) scans are used to detect and track cancer, heart disease, epilepsy and other neurological..
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Creepy clowns face tough crowd worldwide

Creepy clowns face tough crowd worldwideRebecca GredleyAustralian Associated Press7:43PM October 10, 2016SaveProfessional clowns and politicians alike have condemned the current worldwide craze of people dressing up as clowns to terrorise people.The World Clown Association president Randy Christensen said the craze was being propelled by social media and the association did not consider people participating in it as clowns.'"We're full of people that love children, bring smiles and want to help ..
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Australia likely to see a rise in cyclone activity after record low season: BoM

Last year's unusually quiet cyclone season will make way for a more stormy summer ahead with abnormally warm waters set to fuel more tropical tempests, the Bureau of Meteorology says.Separately, Sydney's run of mild weather has a few days to run after temperatures on Monday reached almost 12 degrees above average. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide More cyclones this summer Paraglider stuck in tree Kingsford Smith Drive a crawl Todd..
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Perth Anglican Archbishop steps down

Greg RobertsAustralian Associated PressRoger Herft has stepped down as Anglican Archbishop of Perth just over a month after admitting to the royal commission into child sexual abuse to badly letting down victims.Archbishop Herft said he had decided after consulting widely in recent weeks that it was in the best interests of the Perth diocese that he step aside.Archbishop Herft is the highest-ranking casualty so far of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, which..
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Man dies after one punch attack in South Brisbane

A 48-year-old man has died in hospital after a one-punch attack in South Brisbane on Saturday morning.The victim died from his injuries in the Princess Alexandra Hospital on Monday afternoon and detectives were still searching for his attacker. Police have released an image from CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to. Photo: QPS Media Police released vision of a man who might be able to help with the investigation. He was described as about 170cm with short dark hair, wearing black ..
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Tiahleigh Palmer's foster family turn on accused killer father

Julene and Joshua Thorburn will testify against Tiahleigh Palmer's accused killer Rick Thorburn, according to their lawyer.The dramatic development was revealed outside Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Monday, after Julene, 54, and Joshua, 20, were represented in court on charges relating to the alleged murder of the 12-year-old foster child in October last year. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Tiahleigh 'forever an angel' Paraglider stuck in tree ..
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Gable Tostee: Mobile phone records argument between Warriena Wright and accused murderer

Gable Tostee: Mobile phone records argument between Warriena Wright and accused murderer Updated October 10, 2016 20:33:34 Part of a recording between Gable Tostee and the woman he is accused of murdering, detailing alleged moments of violence and expletive-ridden conversations before her fatal fall from his Gold Coast apartment balcony, has been played to a court.Tostee today pleaded not guilty to murdering New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright on the Gold Coast in Augus..
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Same-sex marriage: Labor MP Susan Lamb makes emotional call for legislation in maiden speech

Same-sex marriage: Labor MP Susan Lamb makes emotional call for legislation in maiden speech Updated October 10, 2016 19:31:27 A federal Labor MP has fought back tears while calling for same-sex marriage during an emotional maiden speech to Parliament.Susan Lamb defeated former Coalition minister Wyatt Roy to win the seat of Longman in Queensland.She reflected on becoming a mother while still a teenager and praised her family — including her four sons — in the speech.B..
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Relaunched In South Korea: Battery Indicator Key Feature Of Safe Unit .	Pyongyang lashes out: South's defection call is insane baloney .
NRC Round 5 Saturday games: 5 thing's we learned Yesterday at 6 ... .	Australians are living longer but aren't as healthy - The West Australian .

Melbourne weather: Damaging winds cause chaos throughout Victoria and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:27:00 +0000

Melbourne weather: Damaging winds cause chaos throughout Victoria
An Ambulance Victoria spokesman has said it's not yet known how many people were injured in the severe weather on Sunday. He noted at least eight people had been directly injured from weather-related incidents. A Tecoma woman aged in her 80s suffered pelvic injuries and was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition. A woman aged in her 90s suffered head injuries after a roof collapsed into the kitchen of her Badgers Creek home, on Sunday morning. A man aged in his 70s was injured af..
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Motorcyclist dies in Queensland crash

Australian Associated PressA man has died when the motorbike he was riding crashed into an embankment wall near Gympie in southeast Queensland.The 52-year-old rider from the Sunshine Coast was approaching Coonangibba Bridge on Tuchekoi Road in Imbil about 10am on Sunday when his motorbike left the road and crashed, police say.He died at the scene.A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle on the Gold Coast.The 22-year-old was hit on Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise, on Saturday night ..
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Back down on greyhound ban and risk tarnishing the Mike Baird brand

The Baird government hasn't seen a crisis like this before. Whatever course Mike Baird ultimately decides to take upon his return to NSW Parliament on Monday carries grave risk.Stay firm on the greyhound racing ban, and febrile Nationals MPs may well attempt to bring down their leader, Deputy Premier Troy Grant. The threat of blowing up the Coalition, by voting with Labor to overturn the greyhound ban, has even been dangled, although it is a remote chance. More News Videos Previou..
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John McCain Pulls Support, Won't Vote For Trump

Arizona Senator John McCain has withdrawn his support for Donald Trump and will write in a "good conservative Republican" at the polls next month.McCain, a former presidential candidate, is perhaps the highest profile elected official to flee Trump, who has said he will not withdraw from the race for president despite increasing calls to do so from across the political spectrum after audio tapes emerged Friday showing Trump making demeaning comments about women."I have wanted to support the cand..
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Creepy clown craze: WA man 'chases teenagers while wearing disguise'

Creepy clown craze: WA man 'chases teenagers while wearing disguise' Updated October 09, 2016 18:36:06 A woman claiming she hit a pedestrian wearing a clown suit and a man scaring teenage girls are among a spate of creepy clown reports police in Western Australia have recently received. In one incident, a 19-year-old man allegedly chased a group of teenage girls while dressed as a clown in the main shopping district of Northam, east of Perth, on Saturday night.Police s..
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Zombie bills not dead yet: Cormann

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics CorrespondentAustralian Associated PressFederal Labor may call the government's savings bills stuck in the Senate "zombie measures" because the opposition insists it will never support them.But Finance Minister Mathias Cormann doesn't agree with the description because he's confident they will eventually pass into law."If you look at what has happened in the last two or three years, a whole series of savings measures that Labor initially opposed - and opposed for qu..
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Woman killed in horror head-on crash near Bacchus Marsh

Police are investigating how a 30-year-old female driver ended up on the wrong side of a highway, colliding head-on with a four-wheel-drive in north-west Victoria.The Taylors Lakes woman died at the scene. Two children and a 32-year-old man are now in hospital. The scene of a fatal crash on the Western Highway on Saturday night. Photo: Channel Nine News The woman was driving a Holden Astra in Hopetoun Park on Saturday night, just before 11pm when her car veered onto the wrong side of th..
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'Budgie Nine' political staffer quits

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Random drug tests spark claims of homophobic bullying at Newtown Police Station

Random drug tests spark claims of homophobic bullying at Newtown Police Station Updated October 09, 2016 15:24:06 Newtown Police station in Sydney is at the centre of allegations of homophobic bullying, with three officers and one former officer accusing management of targeting them for drug testing because they are gay. Key points:Four police officers told they were selected for random drug testing in 2015Men claim no other police at station were testedAllegations ta..
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Stroke patients missing out on life-saving treatment after hours

A Sydney hospital with 24-hour stroke care refused to perform a life-saving procedure on a patient because he arrived 45 minutes after business hours.Prince of Wales Hospital administrators would not allow Shellharbour resident Nick Taousanis to undergo an endovascular clot retrieval in August, despite clinicians being on-site and ready to operate, because the support team had finished their shift, his family were told. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide 45 minu..
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Vodafone offers extra 2GB data to customers after #Vodafail network outage .	Hamilton storms to pole in Malaysia .

House Democrats object to 'anti-wildlife' provisions and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:38:00 +0000

House Democrats object to 'anti-wildlife' provisions
Washington — Four Michigan House members this week signed onto a letter with 88 other Democrats urging President Barack Obama to veto any Republican attempts to strip Endangered Species Act protections from authorizing or spending bills this fall.Their concerns centered on “anti-wildlife” provisions within the House energy package and defense bill, as well as the Interior appropriation bills passed by both chambers of Congress, explaining the measures would remove protections for gray wolves, gr..
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Uranium in the water: How it the situation unfolded in the New England

Communities in the New England region have been rocked by the confirmation that uranium is in their water supply.How it happenedBore future decidedOctober 6: Tamworth Regional Council won’t use the Moonbi-Kootingal bores for “a very long time”, after it was revealed one has shown high levels of uranium for at least two years.Related: Water scare a wake up callOctober 6: In the wake of the Moonbi-Kootingal uranium drinking water scare, one council has taken swift action to make sure its water s..
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NRC Round 5 Saturday games: 5 thing's we learned Yesterday at 6 ... .	Australians are living longer but aren't as healthy - The West Australian .
Vodafone offers extra 2GB data to customers after #Vodafail network outage .	Hamilton storms to pole in Malaysia .

Having a city free of pornography starts with one step, Toowoomba ... and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:17:00 +0000

Having a city free of pornography starts with one step, Toowoomba ...
Having a city free of pornography starts with one step, Toowoomba leaders say at launch of campaign Posted October 12, 2016 09:19:52 Toowoomba mayor Paul Antonio admits the phrase handed out on cards to men at a Toowoomba park — 'I will help create a city free from porn' — is idealistic. Cr Antonio was one of more than 200 civic leaders, students and workers who gathered to hear stories of the personal impacts of pornography, and to read a pledge promising not to eng..
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Two creepy clowns chased in Queensland

Two creepy clowns chased in Queensland
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Alldredge and Wilson prepared and ready for Toowoomba

Supercross News Alldredge and Wilson prepared and ready for Toowoomba Posted: Wednesday, 12th October, 2016 : 2:19 PM - - 1,783 Reads Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team’s newest recruit Chris Alldredge will make his Australian Supercross debut, and Jay Wilson is all set for another positive hit out in the SX1 class, as the 2016 Australian Supercross Championship now makes its way to Toowoomba in Queensland this Friday October 14. Both Alldredge and Wilson who are in their ear..
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Australian city of toowoomba pledges to go 'porn-free'

Australian city of toowoomba pledges to go 'porn-free' - but how will the mayor police it?
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Police urge community to adopt basic vehicle security habits

Toowoomba Police are disappointed over daily reports of people leaving their vehicles unlocked and having property stolen. Yesterday afternoon the Officer in Charge of the Toowoomba District Crime Prevention Unit, Sergeant Scott McGrath, performed foot patrols of residential streets in Toowoomba. “We conducted a security check on unattended vehicles and are disappointed to report that crime prevention messages aren’t getting through to some members of the community,” Sergeant McGrath said. “We ..
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Feed grain update: The elephant in the crop

Luke Walker, Alliance Grains, Toowoomba. Quality is the elephant in the room with so much rain through August and September. In just a few weeks the wheat, barley, and chickpea harvest will be in full swing. As usual there are more questions than answers concerning the marketing and quality of the harvest, especially pulses thanks to the volatile weather of late. So what lies ahead? As a famous football coach once said, making predictions is really hard, especially about the future. He could ha..
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Junior sport stars in action

sport Junior sport stars in action Glennie Student Ava Black has been selected to play for Queensland. Powershots Photography Queensland selection for Glennie studentNETBALL: Year eight Glennie School student Ava Black has been selected for the Queensland 13 Years Indoor Netball team that will compete at the Australian championships in Melbourne in November. Her team, Vipers Victoria Point, won the Queensland championships held at Ipswich in September.They b..
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Former addict talks about ice 'demons' as St George comes together ...

Former addict talks about ice 'demons' as St George comes together to take action Updated October 12, 2016 21:03:33 A former ice addict has described how his life spiralled out of control when he began using and selling methamphetamine, as the community of St George bands together to ensure addicts get the resources needed to get their lives back on track.Travis Johnson, from Moree just over the NSW border, visited the south-west Queensland community as part of Lifeline..
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Australia's feedlot industry has turned out in force for the ...

James Maclean, Allied Beef, Brendan Ostwald, Ostwald Brothers, and Ramon Williams, JBS Australia.Jono Fulton, Allroads, Oakey, with CSU student scholars Lexi Burgemeestre and Genevieve Hannaford.Kristen, Cameron, Randal and Katelyn Coggan, Wallumba Feedlot, Condamine.Ben Forrest, Colliers International, and Berry Reynolds, Mort and Co.CSU student scholar Grace Patterson, ALFA president Tess Herbert and Andrew Herbert, Gundamaine Feedlot, Eugowra, NSW, and Cailin O'Connor, Zoetis. Damian Tomcih, ..
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Queensland mother pens online retort after being labelled 'just a ...

Krystal Johnson - Yahoo7 News on October 12, 2016, 2:18 pm A Toowoomba woman has penned a brilliant online retort after being labelled "just a nurse" by an acquaintance. Caitlin Brassington stopped at a corner store for milk on October 7 wearing her work clothes when she saw an old acquaintance, who had never seen her in her uniform before.The acquaintance told Ms Brassington that said she didn't realise she was "just a nurse".Caitlin Brassington stopped at a corner store fo..
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Woman awarded more than $300000 after garden chair collapse at Kmart .	Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Relaunched In South Korea: Battery Indicator Key Feature Of Safe Unit .
Pyongyang lashes out: South's defection call is insane baloney .	NRC Round 5 Saturday games: 5 thing's we learned Yesterday at 6 ... .

Woman awarded more than $300000 after garden chair collapse at Kmart and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:54:00 +0000

Woman awarded more than $300000 after garden chair collapse at Kmart
Before the accident, Kmart staff were fully aware customers were taking plastic, green chairs from the gardening section and using them in the photo lab area, a court has found. Customers would do this because there were not enough steel chairs for people to sit on while they were processing their photos on touch screen computers. A woman has been awarded $300,000 in damages after she fell off a chair at Kmart. The $8 plastic green chairs were only 50 metres away from the photo processi..
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Coroner clears doctor over baby's death after home birth

A coroner has cleared a doctor of wrongdoing in the death of a baby girl who died minutes after he delivered her at her parents' home.Martha Alice Fraser was born three days after she was due at her parents' Collingwood home on May 30, 2011. A coroner has said parents of a newborn who died shortly after birth were subject to a a "tragic misunderstanding". The baby was in a more risky breech position in the womb, which meant she was naturally born feet first, rather than head first.Her fa..
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Surgeons remove 'tail' from Indian teen

A teenager in India has had an 18cm “tail” removed from his lower back after hiding the unusual growth for his whole life. A team of neurosurgeons operated on the 18-year-old on Sunday and removed what they say is the longest recorded growth of its type, the Asian Age reports. Dr Pramod Giri, who headed the surgery, said the boy was born with the condition but he and his family had hidden it from others because of fears over the social stigma attached to it. Over the years it continued to grow...
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Indigenous suicide: Doubts raised over WA Health Minister's claims Kimberley rate is falling

Indigenous suicide: Doubts raised over WA Health Minister's claims Kimberley rate is falling Updated October 06, 2016 09:12:40 Suicide researchers say they are shocked at claims by Western Australia's Mental Health Minister the Indigenous suicide rate is falling.The Kimberley region has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.However the Minister, Andrea Mitchell, has said the number of Indigenous deaths by suicide has fallen in the last two years."Unfortunately I..
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More young girls asking GPs about genital cosmetic surgery, study finds

A world-first study has found that girls as young as 15 are asking their GPs about genital cosmetic surgery, and are increasingly concerned that their genitals don’t look “normal”. Lead author of the study, Dr Magdalena Simonis from the University of Melbourne’s department of general practice, said she was compelled to conduct the survey after her own patients began asking about labiaplasty, a surgical procedure that removes tissue from the labia. “I felt underprepared to respond to those reque..
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Study reveals economic impact of stillbirths, raises awareness of emotional toll on families

Study reveals economic impact of stillbirths, raises awareness of emotional toll on families Updated October 06, 2016 06:57:55 A new study estimates the cost to the economy of stillbirths in Australia will be $681.4 million over the next five years, with the largest impact on workplaces. Key PointsThe study is the first to model the economic impact of stillbirthsStudy estimates almost $280m economic loss between 2016â2020 because parents who suffered a stillbirth wo..
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Gun found under patient's pillow at South Australian mental health facility

Gun found under patient's pillow at South Australian mental health facility Posted October 06, 2016 13:53:59 Police have seized a gun found under a patient's pillow in a mental health ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Adelaide.SA Police said the small, unloaded firearm was found in the Cramond Clinic mental health facility in the city's western suburbs on Wednesday."The firearm was not pointed or directed at any other staff or patients, and no threats were..
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Mozzies could thrive after SA floods

The mosquito population could take off in South Australia as receding floodwaters and warmer weather create ideal breeding conditions, health authorities warn. SA Health will work with local council staff in flood-affected areas over the coming weeks to control mosquito breeding on public lands. "As flood waters recede, pools of water left behind may create perfect breeding sites for mosquitoes,"" SA Health's director of health protection Dr Chris Lease said.
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North Queensland toddler fighting meningococcal

A 15-month-old boy is in a north Queensland hospital battling meningococcal disease.The toddler's mother took him to a Mackay emergency department on Wednesday after he showed symptoms of the potentially fatal disease. Townsville Hospital confirmed the boy was in a stable condition in their intensive care unit. Photo: Gabriele Charotte He was rushed to Townsville Hospital and the hospital has confirmed he's now in a stable condition in their intensive care unit.Townsville Hospital's Dr S..
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New rules to ensure decontamination of SA properties that concealed clandestine drug labs

New rules to ensure decontamination of SA properties that concealed clandestine drug labs Posted October 06, 2016 06:40:23 Ensuring that homes used to hide drug labs are properly decontaminated before being reoccupied is the aim of new guidelines coming into effect in South Australia today.Health Minister Jack Snelling said there was currently a "lack of clarity" in determining what happens to homes that have been used to conceal clandestine drug labs.Dr Chris Lease f..
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Pressure rising on pollution .	The West racing China to achieve quantum communications .
Tasmanian devil joeys are not just cute, their birth is vital to ensuring the survival of the species .	Royal commission: Monsignor John Usher denies protecting Cardinal George Pell .

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Relaunched In South Korea: Battery Indicator Key Feature Of Safe Unit and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:29:00 +0000

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Relaunched In South Korea: Battery Indicator Key Feature Of Safe Unit
Samsung has officially re-launched the controversial Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea as the company vows that the new batch of devices will no longer have battery issues that cause sudden ignition. In a press release posted on the Samsung Newsroom, the Korean smartphone maker revealed its plans to start selling Galaxy Note 7 units all over the world after almost completing recall of the handsets launched in August. Samsung has officially re-introduced the controversial smartphone to their home mar..
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Microsoft exits fitness band business

Microsoft exits fitness band business Denver Business Journal , KUSA 3:52 PM. MDT October 04, 2016 Microsoft launched the Band in October 2014. (Photo: MIKE KANE) DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - After two unspectacular attempts, Microsoft is exiting the fitness band business amid increased competition in the wearables sector.The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant removed its Band 2 fitness tracker from its online store on Monday, indicating it halted production, accord..
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Shane van Gisbergen puts on smokeshow in V8 Supercar turned drift car

Shane van Gisbergen has upped the drifting ante by hurling a V8 Supercar around Sydney Motorsport Park. At Night. ON A LIST of awesome promos by Australian racing teams, Triple Eight Racing has shot straight to the top by building a legitimate V8 Supercar drift car. The recipe is delightfully simple. Take one V8 Supercar raced by Jamie Whincup earlier in this year’s championship, add quadruple the steering lock, dual brake callipers at the rear, flared wheel arches and a hydraulic handbrake, ..
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Google Pixel: stand aside smartphone, the genius phone is coming

Smartphone vendors have a tough job. They need to convince consumers that theirs is the best, bar none. Better than last year's model. Better than the competition. And not just incrementally better. Quantum leap better. Otherwise, who would want to upgrade?The narrative around the new Pixel phones is that they are so good and so different from what came before that Google even had to find a new brand name for them. So it's farewell to the Nexus — which was last year's most awesome Google smartp..
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Sacked Ford workers say up to half are yet to find jobs after the factory closure. Picture: Supplied

Sacked Ford workers say up to half are yet to find jobs after the factory closure. Picture: SuppliedJoshua DowlingNews Corp Australia NetworkALMOST half of Ford’s sacked workforce will be jobless once the factory closes this Friday, company insiders have warned.The 600 blue collar workers will walk away with, on average, about $150,000 each — more than two years’ pay — and eight lucky employees will win a brand new Ford Falcon in a staff raffle on the last day.But long-serving employees are conc..
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NBN satellite launch delayed by bad weather

The launch of NBN Co's second Sky Muster satellite has been delayed following high winds above its launch site at the French Guiana Space Centre in South America. Sky Muster II had been scheduled to blast off into orbit at 7:30am this morning. But a "high-altitude wind direction" at the site has forced the network builder to delay the launch plans for as much as 48 hours. NBN Co is yet to confirm a new launch time for the satellite. When it settles into its orbital location above Australia, Sky..
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Melbourne-designed self-driving car tested

Angus LivingstonAustralian Associated PressAustralia's first locally-designed self-driving car system will be tested on Melbourne roads just days after Ford stops making cars in Geelong.Bosch has taken a Tesla car and fitted it with technology the company says is 10 years ahead of the current batch of self-driving vehicles."What we have done is taken the vehicle as a base - and all of the autonomous functions, all of the advanced functions, are new," Bosch Australia president Gavin Smith told re..
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Facebook Blames 'Technical Issue' Regarding Marketplace's Illegal Listings, Issues Apology

It didn't take a while after Facebook released Marketplace for the buy-and-sell service to be inundated with illegal and contraband goods and services. A handgun for $20, a baby for $111 and a pregnant girlfriend for $400 were just some of the dubious listings in an array of products being sold that go against Facebook's commerce policy. Still, they were in full, uncompromising display over at the site on Monday. The marketplace has always been a feature of the site introduced way back in 2007,..
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Nintendo NX: Is The Company Alienating Its Fans With No NX Announcement?

It is now October, and fans still know little to nothing about the Nintendo NX. On March 17, 2015, the former president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata announced Nintendo’s plans to what at the time seemed to be the successor to the Nintendo Wii U. Iwata made the announcement in conjunction with the announcement of the partnership with DeNA to explore mobile gaming. The announcement was designed to ease shareholders’ minds that Nintendo was still dedicated to making consoles, Polygon reported. “Ninten..
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The West racing China to achieve quantum communications .	Tasmanian devil joeys are not just cute, their birth is vital to ensuring the survival of the species .
Royal commission: Monsignor John Usher denies protecting Cardinal George Pell .	Surfing the Menu boys visit Toowoomba in new series .

Pyongyang lashes out: South's defection call is insane baloney and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 13:46:00 +0000

Pyongyang lashes out: South's defection call is insane baloney

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UFC fighter fighting for his life after 'possible drug overdose'

Veteran UFC fighter Josh Samman has been in a coma since Friday after law enforcement officers found him unresponsive at his South Florida home early that morning. While Samman fights for his life, family and friends are mourning the loss of his roommate, Troy Kirkingburg, an MMA ring announcer, who was found dead the same day. Samman, 28, was breathing and had a pulse but has been in critical condition since Saturday. Police who responded to the scene did not detect any signs of foul play and ..
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Hurricane Matthew forecasts worsen as Florida declares state of emergency

Les Cayes, Haiti: Haitians living in vulnerable coastal shacks frantically sought shelter as the strongest Caribbean storm in nine years, Hurricane Matthew, closed in on the south-western peninsula, sending storm surges, wind and rain into seaside towns.Matthew, a violent Category 4 storm packing 230 kilometre-per-hour winds, was due to pound the western tip of Haiti early on Tuesday local time, the US National Hurricane Center said. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide ..
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A Russian company is selling children's beds modeled after the missile launcher that downed MH17

A boy walks past the Russian Buk-1M missile system in Yeysk, Russia, on Aug. 9, 2015. (Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters) Even in the most carefree times, a children's bed fashioned after a missile launcher would probably raise eyebrows. But a Russian furniture company has drawn ire for selling a bed frame modeled after the Buk surface-to-air missile system that a Dutch-led inquiry has concluded shot down a passenger plane over Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board. [Report: Missile brought..
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New immigration curbs needed 'to change tide of opinion'

Image caption Ms Rudd said she voted to remain in the EU but accepted the result and the public concerns that underpinned it New curbs on foreign workers and students may be needed to "change the tide" of public opinion on immigration, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said. She told the Conservative conference companies were "getting away" with not training British workers and tougher recruitment tests were needed.Students on "low-quality courses" could ..
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'I need peace': seven-year-old tweets her life in besieged Aleppo

When seven-year-old Bana al-Abed woke up from her evening nap, she asked her mother if it was morning already. Light was streaming through their window. But this was no natural illumination: their neighbourhood was ablaze with the fire of phosphorus bombs. “When those bombs strike, our hearts shake before the buildings do,” said her mother, Fatemah, speaking on Skype with her daughter nestled next to her in their dimly lit room, the sound of machine gun fire clearly audible in the background. O..
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Syrian Government Forces Press Attack on Aleppo

BEIRUT â Syrian government forces pressed their assault on the eastern, rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo on Tuesday, opposition activists said, while state media reported that rebel shelling of the government-controlled part of the city left six dead at a university campus.Activists meanwhile said the death toll from a suicide bombing at a Kurdish wedding in the northeastern city of Hasakah the previous night had risen to at least 34. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group, whic..
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Sasha Obama Now In Her Own Party Scandal As Photos Allegedly Surface Online Of Her At House Party

Sasha Obama has remained in the background as her sister, Malia Obama, has made headlines for her partying lifestyle since graduating high school in June. A new report out suggests that the younger daughter of President Barack Obama may be joining Malia in a party scandal. According to Radar Online, two new photos posted online show what appears to be Sasha Obama at a crowded party surrounded by cans and red plastic cups. The images were shared via social media on Friday, October 1, with the ca..
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Europe migrant crisis: Angela Merkel heckled in Dresden

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IMF crowns UK world's fastest growing major economy, but hard Brexit fears push pound to 31-year low

Since hitting a nadir of 5,536.97 on February 11 this year, London's FTSE 100 has rallied 28pc. Laith Khalaf, Senior Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown, says, the FTSE 100 has been one of the main beneficiaries of Brexit. "So far this year the FTSE 100 has been lifted by rising commodity prices, a weakening pound and looser monetary policy." Blue chip stocks with international earnings are dominating the leader board so far this year. Mr Khalaf also highlights that low interest rates have also g..
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The West racing China to achieve quantum communications .	Tasmanian devil joeys are not just cute, their birth is vital to ensuring the survival of the species .
Royal commission: Monsignor John Usher denies protecting Cardinal George Pell .	Surfing the Menu boys visit Toowoomba in new series .

NRC Round 5 Saturday games: 5 thing's we learned Yesterday at 6 ... and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:07:00 +0000

NRC Round 5 Saturday games: 5 thing's we learned Yesterday at 6 ...

Queensland Country have broken through for their first win, but a grandstand finish to the Buildcorp NRC has been beautifully set-up for next week. 1. No repeat heartbreak in Toowoomba Just when a second crushing after-the-bell loss loomed for Queensland Country, their scrum held strong. Not only did they not concede a penalty try, but they actually won the penalty themselves, allowing them to put the ball dead and secure their first win of 2016. And it was a well-deserved win, too, so to have ..
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Ours To Keep starts path to Magic Millions Classic 2017

Ours To Keep starts path to Magic Millions Classic 2017 Chris Munce won the Magic Millions twice as a jockey and is eyeing his first as a trainer after the dynamic victory of Ours To Keep at Doomben. The aptly named Ours To Keep ($6) led throughout to win the Skytrans Plate (1050m) by 4-1/4 lengths from the $2.10 favourite Unlikely Story. Munce was left high and dry after buying Ours To Keep for $28,000 at this year’s Magic Millions sales. “The people I bought him for left me holding him when..
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Best islands to travel: Top 14 islands that offer more than just sand and sun

Islands are the ultimate symbol of the holiday getaway, but many have far more than just a tropical beach to recommend them Best islands to travel: Top 14 islands that offer more than just sand and sun Marsaxlokk Fishing Village, Malta. Photo: iStockThe remains of an ancient and magnificent greek temple on Cyprus coast . Photo: iStockSymi island, Dodecanes, Greece . Photo: iStockBar and Restaurant over the beautiful blue waters of the Indian ocean in Zanziba..
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UFO Hunter Spots Glowing Blue Light in NASA Live Feed

Oct 02, 2016 04:24 AM EDT A UFO specialist claims to have caught a blue-light on NASA's live feed at the International Space Station minutes before the feed was cut off. The said blue light is reportedly a UFO and that NASA's move of cutting off the feed is a move to hide UFO evidence. Streetcap1 , the known prolific UFO hunter, caught sight of the alleged UFO during NASA's live stream at the International Space Station (ISS) on September 30. In the video, the UFO reportedly flew close to the..
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World unites to save pangolin

After months of vociferous lobbying, conservationists succeeded in eliciting the support of 19 countries to totally ban all trade, except for scientific research, of the endangered pangolin – an animal that has earned the unfortunate label of “the most trafficked mammal” in the world.Unlike the high-profile marketing drives undertaken on behalf of elephants, rhinos, tigers, leopards and lions, pangolins remained under the radar of mainstream conservation campaigns.In the extensive agenda of the ..
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World's deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic

Hranicka Propast: World's deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic Updated October 02, 2016 14:28:33 The world's deepest underwater cave has been discovered by a team of explorers in the Czech Republic, measuring at least 404 metres (1,325 feet) deep.The flooded limestone sinkhole, known as the Hranicka Propast or Hranice Abyss, is located in the Hurka u Hranic nature reserve in the country's east. Some of the world's other deep dives:Pozzo del Merro in Ita..
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Ocean warriors unveil new high-speed ship against Japan whalers

AFP on October 2, 2016, 2:07 pm Ocean warriors unveil new high-speed ship against Japan whalers Amsterdam (AFP) - With its distinctive pirate-like flag flying from the mast, the sleek, high-speed concrete grey Ocean Warrior is the latest weapon in a bitter war between marine conservationists and Japan's whaling fleet."The one thing that we were missing in our fleet was a vessel with speed and endurance," said Alex Cornelissen, chief executive of Sea Shepherd Global."With the Ocean..
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Does Elon Musk's Plan Violate The Outer Space Treaty - Planetary Protection For Mars After Human Crashes

Elon Musk does care about the science impact of introducing Earth microbes to Mars. Here he answers a question on this topic, in the 2015 AGU conference in San Francisco, 30 minutes into this video:So, it's clear (as I'd expect actually), he does think it is important we don't extinguish any native Mars life. But he thinks there isn't any present day life on the surface. But is that right?As you see, there's an almost bewildering variety of suggestions for habitats on Mars for life. The main sur..
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Study: Innately murderous humans becoming less so

WASHINGTON — Evolution and genetics seem to have baked a certain amount of murder into humans as a species, but civilization has tamed some of the savage beast in us, according to a new study. Scientists calculated the rate at which more than 1,000 mammal species kill their own kind, and noticed how closely related species have similar rates of lethal violence. They essentially found that where a species is on evolutionary tree of life tells a lot about how violent the species is to its own kind..
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NASA's Search for Dark Matter Continues with Help of Gamma-Rays

Oct 02, 2016 04:27 AM EDT Despite still not having physical evidence of dark matter, researchers at NASA continue to look for the elusive substance. Theorized to make up about 80 percent of all matter in the universe, dark matter is also an essential component in the formation and rotation of the galaxies. So how close is NASA to finding the mysterious dark matter? In the ongoing search for dark matter, something that does not give off or absorb light, scientists believe Gamma-rays will be ab..
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Australians are living longer but aren't as healthy - The West Australian and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 09:05:00 +0000

Australians are living longer but aren't as healthy - The West Australian
Cathy O'Leary - The West Australian on October 7, 2016, 7:01 am A massive global health check has placed Australia in the top 10 countries for longevity but heart disease and cancer remain some of our biggest enemies. The Global Burden of Disease study, the biggest research project into the causes of death and disease in 127 countries, has found people are living longer but not necessarily in good health in old age.The report in The Lancet found seven out of 10 deaths global..
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Australian-first artificial insemination experiment hopes to save shark species

Australian-first artificial insemination experiment hopes to save shark species By Jasmin Midgley Updated October 07, 2016 19:06:35 Marine scientists have taken an unusual and unprecedented step to ensure the future of the critically endangered Australian grey nurse shark.In a first for Australian research, a female shark living in an aquarium on the Sunshine Coast has been artificially inseminated by semen from a male shark housed in a Melbourne Aquarium. Aaron S..
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Blood donor restrictions for gay men should be removed, Victorian Government says

Blood donor restrictions for gay men should be removed, Victorian Government says Posted October 07, 2016 18:48:35 The Victorian Government has called on its federal counterpart to end the ban on men who have sex with men from donating blood. Key points:Current restrictions prevent men from donating blood within 12 months of having sex with another manState and federal ministers have agreed to review the national donation policy in 2017 According to the Red Cross, th..
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New data prompts caution for young women choosing hormonal birth control

A group of gynecology researchers are urging doctors (and pharmacists) to recognize the birth control pill's association with depression and antidepressants. Their study, published in the Psychiatry edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, crunched health records of one million young Danish women over a 10-year period. It found that those on the combined pill were 23% more likely to be prescribed an antidepressant by their doctor, most commonly in the first six months after s..
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Being kind to others boosts your happiness: Study

By: IANS | London | Published:October 6, 2016 6:38 pm Researchers have found that being kind to others causes a small but significant improvement in our well-being. (Source: Pixabay) Those who help their friends, family or even strangers may lead a happier life than those who do not, suggests new research. The researchers found that being kind to others causes a small but significant improvement in our well-being. “Humans are social animals. We are happy to help fam..
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Humans have reached their lifespan limit, researchers say

The paper, published Wednesday, says that despite life expectancy being dramatically higher than it was 100 years ago, it's highly unlikely it will continue to rise any more than what it is right now. It also says the probability of anyone living for more than 125 years is incredibly unlikely.The research was carried out by geneticist Jan Vijg at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York with several graduates. They analyzed aging trends in the United States, the United Kingdom, France..
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Bureau of Meteorology launches weather app to keep up with smartphone-obsessed Australians

Bureau of Meteorology launches weather app to keep up with smartphone-obsessed Australians Updated October 07, 2016 14:46:53 The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has released a new weather app for smartphones, designed to keep up with the growing number of Australians accessing information on their smartphones.Launched at the bureau's Melbourne headquarters on Friday, the app will simplify the information users can already get at BOM's smartphone-enabled website.The BOM Weat..
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Checkup medical column for Oct 7

Sarah McPhee, Lisa RobinsonAustralian Associated PressA weekly round-up of news affecting your health.A GUT FEELINGA world-first study has found post-stroke infections are often caused by the spread of gut bacteria.The research, led by Monash University scientists and published in the Nature Medicine journal, could change the way treatment is managed for stroke patients, including a reduction in the use of 'unnecessary' antibiotics.Head researcher Dr Connie Wong says gut bacteria are kept under ..
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Young Australians binge drinking as others cut back

Australians are drinking less alcohol, with the number of people abstaining from the booze on the rise, a report says. However, the younger generations continue to drink at risky levels. The 'Trends in alcohol availability, use and treatment' report, released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on Friday, says that 18-to-24-year-olds are the group most likely to report having consumed alcohol at risky levels. Nearly half, or 47 per cent, of all young adults report regularly..
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Vodafone offers extra 2GB data to customers after #Vodafail network outage and other top stories.

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Vodafone offers extra 2GB data to customers after #Vodafail network outage

Vodafone is pulling a Telstra by offering bonus data. As its way of saying sorry to customers affected by the recent network outage, the Australian telco is handing out 2GB bonus data to postpaid and prepaid customers. Customers experienced service disruption on Sunday after the Vodafone network went down around 6:30 p.m. AEST. The outage lasted for hours, with some users only experiencing fully restored service the next morning. Incensed customers took to social media with the hashtag #Vodafai..
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Australian scientists just froze light like Kylo Ren from Star Wars

A cloud of atoms used to make the stationary light. Photo: Supplied Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have brought quantum computing a step closer to reality by stopping light in a new experiment.Lead researcher Jesse Everett said controlling the movement of light was critical to developing future quantum computers, which could solve problems too complex for today's most advanced computers. Kylo Ren uses the force to stop a blaster beam before it can hit him in..
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NBN write-down needed to avoid internet price surge, telcos 'going broke'

NBN write-down needed to avoid internet price surge, telcos 'going broke' Posted September 27, 2016 17:25:01 The telcos who buy space on the National Broadband Network say the most pressing issue for them is the wholesale pricing of access to the Federal Government-owned broadband provider.Most internet service providers charge their customers a fixed price, while the National Broadband Network's prices are variable, creating a profit-destroying mismatch.The problem i..
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fitbit charge 2 review

Fitbit trackers are famous for the gamification of step data to help motivate users to exercise more, but the company's latest model, the Charge 2 wristband, actually does a whole lot more than just track steps. What you also get is a device that can measure your heat rate (resting and active), tell you how many flights of stairs you've climbed, how far you've travelled (based on your height and step count), and even train you to breathe deeply through a built-in relaxation mode. Additionally..
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Apple's big plan for HealthKit would put all your medical data in one spot

If you live in America and you’ve seen more than one doctor in your lifetime, you know there’s no central database where all of your medical data lives. Instead, each health care provider has a separate record, and rarely are they ever merged. Apple is reportedly working on electronic health record software that will take advantage of all the data collected from HealthKit apps and use it in more meaningful ways—like to diagose medical conditions—and create a centralized place for all that in..
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Insecure IoT devices allow hackers into your home: Warn experts

A new study reveals how IoT devices at home and office can be manipulated and its vulnerability can open a backdoor to hackers into your system. Symantec Corp. a known expert in cyber security, revealed new research demonstrating how cybercriminal networks are taking advantage of lax Internet of Things (IoT) device security to spread malware and create zombie networks, or botnets, unbeknownst to their device owners. Symantec’s Security Response team has discovered that cybercriminals are hijack..
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LG V20 review: Inconsistent greatness

Rose BeharSeptember 26, 2016 2:05pmThis is it. LGâs big opportunity.With the iPhone 7 deemed unimaginative by many and Samsungâs popular Note 7 recalled for battery explosion issues, this could be the perfect moment for LG to take to the mobile world by storm with a capable, well-designed premium device.Thankfully for the company, the timing is right and it has the perfect handset to offer — at least on paper.The LG V20, the companyâs latest smartphone release, demands attention by claimin..
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Twitter sale: Disney and Microsoft join Google in list of potential bidders

Disney and Microsoft have reportedly joined the list of potential buyers for Twitter as the bidding war for the social media platform is heating up. Rumours of a potential sale came on Friday as the company grapples with its slowest revenue growth since going public in 2013. Bloomberg first reported on Monday that Disney is considering bidding on Twitter, joining a growing list of potential suitors said to include Salesforce, a US cloud computing company and Alphabet’s Google, among other tech ..
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Apple iPhone 7 Sales Hide A Serious Problem

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iPad Mini 4 Successor: iPad Mini 5 Price, Release Date Rumors And More

The long awaited successor to Apple’s iPad Mini 4 could be released in early 2017. The iPad Mini has consistently been a key performer for Apple in their tablet range, largely helped by its portable form factor and cheap price point. But will the iPad Mini 5 provide a significant improvement over its predecessor? In this article, we’ll take a look at everything we know so far about the iPad Mini 5 ahead of the new tablet release in 2017. Apple’s previous iPad Mini was released in September 2015..
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Hamilton storms to pole in Malaysia and other top stories.

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Hamilton storms to pole in Malaysia
Sepang circuit. The Briton lapped the 5.5-kilometre track in a stunning one minute 32.850, less than half a second off the quickest lap set by Fernando Alonso in 2005 during the V10-engine era, on a hot but overcast evening. “Just a huge thank you to the team who continue through the whole year to improve,” Hamilton, chasing his 50th career win, told reporters. “Great work done coming into this weekend… today the car felt fantastic. I really enjoyed the lap. (But) could’ve been faster,” he adde..
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League legend Wendell Sailor responds to Anthony Mundine's calls for national anthem boycott

FORMER rugby league player Wendell Sailor has responded to controversial calls from Anthony Mundine for players to protest the national anthem at this weekend’s AFL and NRL grand finals.On Thursday, champion boxer and former NRL player Mundine took to social media suggesting that players should boycott the anthem to raise awareness of the treatment of indigenous Australians.Sailor, a former Brisbane teammate of Mundine, believes there is “a better way to do things”.Anthony Mundine and Wendell Sa..
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AFL grand final 2016: Smorgon says AFL should learn from Dogs triumph

David Smorgon, Bulldogs president for 17 years, says the Dogs' premiership for the ages vindicated the club as a modern day template and should prove a lesson and example for the AFL and the league broadly.Speaking to Fairfax Media after the drought-breaking occasion, the man who filled the chair's role in between Peter Gordon's two stints said his beloved club's triumph had been distinguished by an attitude of rare and healthy openness. Smorgon says the Bulldogs' success is an example to ..
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Western Bulldogs defeat Sydney Swans in 2016 AFL grand final

WESTERN BULLDOGS 2.0 7.1 9.7 13.11 (89) SYDNEY 1.2 7.3 8.5 10.7 (67) Goals: Western Bulldogs: L Picken 3 T Boyd 3 T Dickson 3 C Smith J Stringer T McLean Z Cordy. Sydney: J Kennedy 3 T Mitchell 2 G Hewett G Rohan L Franklin L Parker N Smith. Best: Western Bulldogs: J Johannissen T Boyd L Picken J Macrae M Boyd J Hamling. Sydney: J Kennedy T Mitchell H Grundy D Rampe K Jack D Hannebery. Umpires: Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Scott Jeffery. Official Crowd: 99,981An amazing result. Amazing scenes w..
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AFL grand final 2016: Western Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd to delay a decision on his future

As he celebrated with his family on Saturday night, Matthew Boyd knew one thing - the Bulldogs' breakthrough flag will change his life.Boyd, 34, was almost moved to tears in the dressingroom while describing what the unexpected flag against the Swans meant to him and the club. Matthew Boyd kisses the premiership cup. Photo: AFL Media/Getty Images He is unsure whether to play on next year - but looks forward to the changes in his life that await."I know it is going to change my life but I..
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NRL grand final 2016: The Cronulla Sharks would have to get things terribly wrong to lose

Let's start by getting the result out of the way. The Sharks will win.As I have said many times during the course of this year, I honestly believe the Cronulla Sharks will finally win their first premiership since joining the competition in 1967. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide NRL Grand Final: What to expect Smith claims Ennis won't rattle him Dally Ms 2016: WAGs shine bright Premiership would be icing on cake Ennis: ..
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Western Bulldogs' 2016 premiership the greatest flag since television, writes Jake Niall

THERE may have been better grand finals — though not many — but there cannot have been a more uplifting and improbable premiership since colour television, or indeed, since television.It is almost certainly the most storied premiership since the team that the Dogs conquered was sent north and the competition went national.The Dogs weren’t supposed to win in Perth. They did. They weren’t supposed to beat Hawthorn. They did. Surely the Giants would beat them in Sydney. They didn’t.Despite the supe..
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iPad Pro 2 Release Date, News & Update: Apple Tablet In Three Variants, No Audio Jack; Apple Pencil in 2017? and other top stories.

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iPad Pro 2 Release Date, News & Update: Apple Tablet In Three Variants, No Audio Jack; Apple Pencil in 2017?
Rumors suggested that the three variants of the iPad Pro 2 will be composed of a different screen size, which include 12.9-inch, 10.5-inch, and 9.7-inch.(Photo: Getty Images/Justin Sullivan) The upcoming iPad Pro 2 is rumored to be made available in three variants. The new Apple tablet is said to sports revolutionary specs and features, which include the A10 chipset, Apple Pencil, as well as AMOLED display panel. After a no-show at IFA 2016 in Germany, it is believed that the tablet might b..
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Explorers have found the deepest underwater cave on Earth

Explorers in the Czech Republic have just completed an expedition to the underwater cave Hranická Propast - also known as the Hranice Abyss - verifying for the first time since its discovery in 1999 that it really is the deepest underwater cave on Earth. The team, led by Polish diver Krzysztof Starnawski, managed to reach a depth of 404 metres (1,325 feet) using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), which means this limestone cavern is 12 metres (39 feet) deeper than the second deepest underwater ..
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Fewer marques make for poorer Paris Motor Show

Some of the bigger marques stayed away but there was plenty to see in Paris, says Hannah ElliotIN 2014, no fewer than 1.25 million people filled the Paris Motor Show floor to ogle the latest from Bugatti, BMW, Maserati, and Mercedes. The biennial show was the industry’s most populated event that year. For those returning this year, they will likely be disappointed. The 488 Spider Ferrari is presented on the first day of the press days of the Paris motor Show, on September 29. Picture: Miguel Med..
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Forza Horizon 3 Review: A Driving Masterpiece

Forza Horizon 3 The good Giant open-world Huge car list Gorgeous visuals Top-notch soundtrack The bad High specs needed to reach 60 fps on PC Too much DLC Verdict If you're looking for a driving game this fall, Forza Horizon 3 offers one of the most exhilarating and satisfying racing experiences around on console or PC. I'm bombing down a jungle dirt road in The Outback chasing a jeep suspended from a helicopter while ..
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3D-printed fish fossil offers clues to the origins of human teeth

ACTON, Australia, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Scientists believe a 400 million-year-old fish fossil holds clues to the evolutionary origins of human teeth. Upon excavation, it wasn't clear whether the ancient armored fish had jaws or teeth. But CT scans allowed scientists to create a 3D-printed model of the fossil, revealing both a jaw and teeth. How and when teeth first appeared on the evolutionary timeline remains an unanswered question for biologists. Buchanosteus, from the extinct placoderm group, ma..
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Melbourne Airport rail link reconsidered during secret tourism talks

A high-powered group of advisers set up by the Andrews government secretly reconsidered a rail link to Melbourne Airport as one of several "strategic investments" to boost Victoria's tourism prospects.Almost two years after the idea of train connection between Tullamarine and the CBD was shelved when Labor came to office, a cabinet-in-confidence document reveals it was briefly put back on the table as part of deliberations by a reference group chaired by infrastructure tsar Sir Rod Eddington. ..
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Amazon Offers $2.5 Million Alexa Prize For Talking AI: Hurry 26 Days 'Til Deadline

First Posted: Oct 01, 2016 04:16 AM EDT Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, And IBM form 'Partnership on AI' To Develop Artificial Intelligence. (Photo : Jeff Spicer / Getty Images) Amazon has offered a $2.5 Million to the first team who develops Alexa to a conversational AI. The Alexa Prize will be given to the developers who turns Alexa, the voice service into a social AI capable of conversing with humans for 20 minutes. What is the Alexa Prize? The Alexa Prize, which was announced on..
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World on track to reach 2°C warming by 2050, scientists warn - Energy Live News

The Earth is on track to warm up by 2°C unless governments double their efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions. That's according to a report by climate experts led by Sir Robert Watson, former Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Pressure rising on pollution and other top stories.

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Pressure rising on pollution
EIGHT months ago Australia supported a global effort to hold global warming to “well below 2C”, and to try to limit it to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.We would do this, we agreed in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement, because “this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”. The agreement becomes legally binding when 55 countries representing at least 55 per cent of global greenhouse emissions have ratified it. In Australia, that can be done by executive action.In Apri..
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Suicide Bomber Attacks Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan

Photo Investigators, Interior Ministry officials and members of the security forces near the site of a bombing at the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday. Credit Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters MOSCOW — A suicide bomber blew himself up inside the Chinese Embassy’s compound in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday morning, wounding three Kyrgyz staff members, according to local officials.The attacker rammed the gates of the embassy with a Mitsubishi Deli..
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Police 'took off' before KFC brawl - witness

Police were called to a south Auckland KFC about 45 minutes before a mass brawl broke out yesterday - only to show up and then leave, according to a witness. About 100 people were involved in the early evening brawl, police were told. Photo: RNZ / Joanna MacKenzieThe fighting erupted outside a KFC restaurant on Massey Road about 5pm yesterday, involving 80 to 100 students, and some adults. Some of the brawlers were armed with knives and pieces of wood, but it was not known if anyone was injure..
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French restaurant bans Muslim women from its premises

Top Parisian restaurant refuses to serve Muslim women1:23A Muslim women films on her phone as top Parisian restaurant, 'Le Cenacle' refuses to serve her. Courtesy: Verdant Servan/Youtube Video of a restaurant owner’s racist rant has gone viral.Peter Allen and Neal BakerThe SunTWO women wearing headscarves were thrown out of a Paris restaurant after being threatened by its self-confessed racist owner who said: “Terrorists are Muslims, and all Muslims are terrorists.”The disturbing scenes at Le C..
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Maldives: Islamist terror could sink Indian Ocean paradise

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Unseal USA Gymnastics sex-abuse records, judge says

Lawyers wait for an order from Judge Ronald Thompson. Thompson decided to unseal documents that could reveal identities of as many as 54 gymnastics coaches with a history of sexual abuse allegations. (Photo: Robert Scheer, The Indianapolis Star) A Georgia judge ruled that sexual abuse complaint files that USA Gymnastics compiled should be released to the public, offering a look into the Olympic organization’s policies for handling child abuse.Some former gymnasts who wer..
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Support grows for Cory Bernardi's change to section 18C

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Trapped driver pulled from burning wreckage after 10 car pile-up

A woman has been pulled from her burning car by a group of strangers after an out-of-control semi trailer caused traffic chaos in the US.Dash cam footage captured the disastrous chain of events in the town of Binghamton in New York state last week.The truck ploughed through a line of traffic on a highway, causing a huge 10-car pile up.One vehicle was forced into the concrete dividing wall, immediately bursting into flames.Passengers from nearby cars quickly rush to help the female driver, trapp..
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City insider given 10 years in prison for red light cameras scandal

John Bills, the insider convicted in one of the most brazen City Hall corruption cases in Chicago’s storied history of graft, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday by a federal judge who decried the damage done to public faith in government.Bills’ voice broke with emotion as he acknowledged “ethical and moral” mistakes, but he denied masterminding the massive bribery scheme in exchange for growing the city’s controversial network of red light cameras into the largest in the nation. The 10-..
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