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Howard, Lehmann defend team culture and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 08:42:00 +0000

Howard, Lehmann defend team culture
Cricket Australia's head of high performance Pat Howard has joined coach Darren Lehmann in defending the culture and structure of the Australian team after criticism from former skipper, Michael Clarke. Clarke's recently-released autobiography continues to dominate the headlines in the lead up to the international summer with both Lehmann and Howard in his sights for their role in the side during his time as captain. Quick Single: Honest Clarke admits to captaincy failings Clarke claims he "was..
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Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat cited for breach of FFA code of conduct after criticising referee

Melbourne Victory boss Kevin Muscat is the latest A-League coach to find himself in hot water with the game's governing body after he unleashed a spray of critical comments at referee Shaun Evans after Victory crashed out of the FFA Cup in a semi-final against Melbourne City on Tuesday night.Muscat accused Evans of "insulting people's intelligence" after he allowed a goal by City midfielder Luke Brattan to stand. Victory coach Kevin Muscat exchanges words with City star Tim Cahill after th..
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Maxwell's first-class snub from Victoria

Allrounder Glenn Maxwell has been consigned to carrying the drinks for Victoria in their Sheffield Shield opener against Tasmania at the MCG. Maxwell was named 12th man for the day-night match, overlooked as the Bushrangers opted for just one slow-bowling option in left-armer Jon Holland, while Dan Christian was a late call-up to replace fellow seam-bowling allrounder Marcus Stoinis in the Victorian XI. But Victoria coach Andrew McDonald said the surprise omission was simply a matter of team ba..
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Bill Shorten ally Kimberley Kitching wins plum Senate spot .	Fears Latrobe Valley will turn into a ghost town as news of Hazelwood power station's closure spreads .
Court halts Skydive's Stuart Park plans .	Tenant clubs set for more lucrative deals as result of AFL's purchase of Etihad Stadium .

Will this stop traffic congestion? and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:48:00 +0000

Will this stop traffic congestion?

A new idea could solve traffic congestion in Melbourne. Picture: Rob LeesonTHERE’S a radical new idea to solve traffic congestion in Melbourne that may help drivers avoid a few red lights on their daily commute.Vehicle and mobility services provider Intelematics has devised a plan that will see motorists soaring through green traffic lights rather than waiting impatiently while they are red.Intelematics is designing an app with VicRoads, which will alert drivers to what speed they should be trav..
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Last-ever Ford Falcons makes $300000-plus for charity

The last-ever Ford Falcons have been sold at auction for more than $300,000 with all of the proceeds going to charity.A CYNIC MIGHT BE TEMPTED to suggest that Ford may have done better with the local Falcon to put them all up for auction, but as we all know, the last of the line is always going to be collectable.And so it proved when Ford, in a magnanimous gesture, auctioned the final saleable Falcon, Falcon Ute, Territory and Falcon XR6 Sprint (number 500 of 500 built).The last Falcon was a Kin..
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Microsoft's Windows 10 Refresh Tool May Be The Solution To Your Junkware Problems: Here's How

Microsoft rolled out a Windows 10 update last week that included a new nifty tool that can help users solve their storage pile-up problem caused by junkware. After it was introduced for free earlier this year, Windows 10 received a lot of hate particularly from those who were deeply in love with previous versions of the operating system. In fact, Microsoft even got sued for automatically updating Windows users’ PCs to Windows 10 and paid $10,000 in damage costs. I'm really upset with the level ..
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Ford Escape Returns To Replace Ford Kuga From 2017

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Apple has given up building a car -- for now

Apple has temporarily put its plans to build an Apple car on hold, according to Bloomberg journalists Mark Gurman and Alex Webb, who cite a number of people familiar with the matter. Over recent months, “hundreds” of people on a 1,000-strong Apple car team have reportedly been reassigned, let go, or left the company of their own accord, Bloomberg’s sources said. Although Apple is no longer looking to develop its own automobile, it is still interested in developing an autonomous driving system t..
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Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE Review: Still The BEST Phone Of 2016

We're now winding down towards the end of 2016 and one thing is clear; the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 EDGE are still two of the best devices to launch this year. Samsung has fended off a number of key competitors, with the LG G5 failing to keep up in terms of sales; meanwhile, Apple's iPhone 7 proved the rumours correct by being something of a by-the-numbers update and apparently confirming that the big changes for Apple's brand will come in 2017. Of all this year's big hitters the recently launch..
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Driverless car technology 'too unsophisticated' to be safe, expert warns

Driverless car technology 'too unsophisticated' to be safe, expert warns Updated October 17, 2016 21:03:42 As global high-tech companies rush to be the first to develop fully autonomous driverless cars, an Australian expert has warned they might be moving too fast. Key points:Testing of driverless cars is proceeding too fast, expert warnsProfessor Ann Williamson says technology is not advanced enoughExperts say transition to driverless cars will be a dangerous time Fo..
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Virtual reality: sorting out what works and searching for a 'killer app'

Sony's release of the PlayStation VR last week brings virtual reality to the cusp of mainstream adoption. To make it a must-have home entertainment device, the gadget will need a breakaway hit like Angry Birds or Pokemon GO.A list of the challenges faced by virtual-reality developers offers hints of what a killer VR app or game might look like. While it could borrow techniques from traditional games, virtual reality's potential becomes clearer at the point where conventional approaches start to..
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Apple iPhone 7 is good, but OnePlus 3 is much more value for money

Disclaimer: Before you read this piece -- which by no means should be confused with a comprehensive comparison -- there is something you should know. My primary phone, for all intends and purposes, is one that runs Android OS. And it is not the OnePlus 3.Also Read: OnePlus 3 review: Flagship killer that will make you want to settle Now that we have that out of our way, let's jump straight to what this piece is all about. It's about how the best of Apple, which in this case is the iPhone 7 (and ..
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Google rewards news sites which stick to the facts in the post-truth era

A "Fact Check" label is coming to Google News as the search giant attempts to crack down on public comments which play fast and loose with the truth.Reliable facts have become an endangered species in an era of adversarial politics and media bias. Google News already uses labels like "Most referenced", "In-Depth" and "Highly Cited" to help readers find reliable news sources, but now it's adding "Fact Check" to the mix in an effort to highlight articles which try to avoid blindly regurgitating t..
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Crown opens Wollongong location .	Stroke patients missing out on life-saving treatment after hours .
Wollongong taxi driver 'bashed' over $1 fare dispute .	Like Pokemon Go but with birds .

Google acquires Eyefluence, a startup that integrates eye tracking into AR and VR applications and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:47:00 +0000

Google acquires Eyefluence, a startup that integrates eye tracking into AR and VR applications
Eyefluence, a startup that focuses on using eye tracking for augmented reality and virtual reality applications has announced in a blogpost that it is joining Google. Current VR and AR applications have one intuitive way to explore and interact with the spaces missing that is eye tracking, an almost invisible way to interface with immersive applications, because most actions in meatspace begin with the eye. Eyefluence is one of the pioneers in this field, with a user interface developed only fo..
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Kingston HyperX Alloy mechanical keyboard aims to make you a better FPS gamer

Gamers have yet another mechanical keyboard option to choose from. It's the HyperX Alloy and what sets it apart from the competition is that it's specifically intended for FPS gameplay, or so Kingston says.The basis of that claim is the plank's compact design. It's a full-size keyboard, but one with a "space-saving layout allowing gamers to maximize desktop real estate for FPS mouse movement."It's a dubious distinction, though not outright wild—there are some downright ginormous mechanical ke..
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Night parrot population discovered in Queensland national park

The elusive night parrot has been recorded in Diamantina national park in central-west Queensland, expanding its known range and leading scientists to believe it may not be as rare as previously thought. The bird, described by Bush Heritage Australia’s Jim Radford as a “dumpy budgerigar” or a “podgy, sort of smallish, green and yellow parrot”, was thought to be extinct for more than 100 years before ornithologist John Young managed to photograph it in 2013. That discovery was made on an area o..
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Dozens of ancient shipwrecks found accidentally during Black Sea mapping

Dozens of ancient shipwrecks found accidentally during Black Sea mapping Updated October 25, 2016 14:03:46 Dozens of shipwrecks, the first of their kind seen from bygone empires, have been a "complete bonus" discovery for researchers mapping the Black Sea.The international team of scientists came across more than 40 wrecks while surveying the seabed near Bulgaria to understand how quickly land in the area was inundated following the last ice age 20,000 years ago."The wr..
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InFocus Epic 1 Review: In a Striking Distance of Being a Perfect All-Rounder

InFocus has been very aggressive in the Indian smartphone market be it in launching highly affordable 4G phones or taking a dig at the competition by claiming their phones are non-Chinese. In being sensitive to the highly competitive affordable mid-range phone segment and sensing an opportunity as well, InFocus has launched a new “Epic” series and coming first in the family is the Epic 1. We had a chance to review the device for close to two weeks and here we are bringing you our detailed revie..
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Smartwatch sales take a plunge as world waits for new devices

It's been a low period for smartwatches these past few months, with research firm IDC reporting Q3 sales were in a bit of a lull. Overall shipments in the third quarter decreased 51.6% year-on-year, from 5.6 million units to 2.7 million.Apple managed to keep the top spot for most shipments, but even that had a 72% decline year-on-year. While Q3 last year was the first time the Apple Watch was available widely at retailers, the Apple Watch Series 2 was only on sale for the last two weeks of the s..
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New killer robot set to destroy pests on the Great Barrier Reef

THE WORLD'S FIRST robot to control marine pests has completed trials on the Great Barrier Reef, successfully hunting down and killing the coral destroying crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS). The robot known as COTSbot is the first in the world designed to eradicate the COTS responsible for around 40 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef's total loss of coral. The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) said the trials proved the underwater robot vehicle could successfully navigate through difficult..
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'portrait mode' arrives for iPhone 7 Plus

Apple has released an update to its operating system for iPhones and iPads with iOS 10.1.The update's headline feature is only available on the iPhone 7 Plus â a new "portrait mode" that uses the phone's dual cameras to create a shallow depth of field usually only achieved with larger camera systems. When working correctly, portrait mode applies a blur to background objects. Photo: Apple This feature will not be released for any other iPhones or iPads and is technically still in beta.P..
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Brain adapts to dishonesty: study

Brain adapts to dishonesty: study
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A Major Climate Threshold Has Been Permanently Crossed

For the first time in human history, atmospheric CO2 concentrations exceeded 400 parts per million (ppm) in 2015. They’re expected to do so again this year, and every subsequent year for many generations to come, according to a new report issued by the World Meteorological Organisation. Image: David Stanley/Flickr Four hundred ppm is one of the most important symbolic thresholds in the climate change conversation, rivalled only by the 2C warming threshold world leaders agreed not to cross when..
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Fears Latrobe Valley will turn into a ghost town as news of Hazelwood power station's closure spreads .	Court halts Skydive's Stuart Park plans .
Tenant clubs set for more lucrative deals as result of AFL's purchase of Etihad Stadium .	'I can't believe how dumb they are': Crown employees detained in China .

Vintage cars tour Wollongong: photos and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 09:46:00 +0000

Vintage cars tour Wollongong: photos
Dozens of beautiful, shiny Bentley's have made Wollongong their home this week: photos, video Vintage cars tour Wollongong: photos, video National Bentley Rally, Wollongong. Picture: Adam McLeanChairman of the Bentley Drivers Club NSW Garrath Will with his Bentley ute. National Bentley Rally, Wollongong. Picture: Adam McLeanDes Dillon with his 1925 3lt Bentley. National Bentley Rally, Wollongong. Picture: Adam McLeanNational Bentley Rally, Wollongong. Pictur..
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A 'celebration of netball' on the beach

Sarah Wall took no prisoners on the netball court in her heyday playing for the Melbourne Vixens and NSW Swifts. Sarah Wall took no prisoners on the netball court in her heyday playing for the Melbourne Vixens and NSW Swifts.But the elite netball player always played with a smile on her face.Sarah WallThis love of netball, competing and keeping active prompted Wall to set up NETFIT Netball, a grassroots national program offering a range of netball services to all ages and abilitie..
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League looking into new clubs

Wollongong’s A-League dream could be closer than expected with expansion of the competition believed to be back on the table. IN CHARGE: FFA chief executive David Gallop. Picture: MARINA NEILWollongong’s A-League dream could be closer than expected with expansion of the competition believed to be back on the table. Following a meeting between club chairmen and Football Federation Australia, the governing body labelled expansion a ‘strategic priority’ if financially sustainable.“Ev..
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More shark nets for NSW: Why haven't we learned from WA's cull?

More shark nets for NSW: Why haven't we learned from WA's cull? By Leah Gibbs, University of Wollongong Updated October 13, 2016 17:36:46 New South Wales Premier Mike Baird has this week announced a plan for a six-month trial of shark nets off the beaches of northern NSW. This would extend the state's shark net program from the 51 beaches currently netted between Wollongong and Newcastle.The announcement was triggered by Wednesday's shark accident, in which a sur..
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Drafted Stanton ready to face giant AFL test

At pick 33, Stanton’s supplied high school photo flashed up on the screen, confirming she would be part of the new AFL Women’s league, Big time: GWS Giants recruit Kate Stanton gets acquainted with the club's facilities in Sydney on Thursday. Picture: Ben TranterGOALKICKING ace Kate Stanton reckons the Women’s AFL draft was more nerve-racking than anything the HSC English exam could throw at her.The day before the Year 12 tests began, Stanton was sitting in her lounge room, surrou..
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Cool hand Li ready for HSC

HSC exam stress has been eased with assessment tasks spread throughout the year. Blue sky outlook: Elijah Li was doing some final study outside the library at The Illawarra Grammar School on Wednesday, before the final HSC exams begin. Picture: Sylvia LiberFinal-year student Elijah Li isn’t feeling the stress as he heads into the final exams of the Higher School Certificate starting today.In fact the 18-year-old international student at The Illawarra Grammar School is feeling good..
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'They're not clowns' - Wollongong Hospital clown doctor MJ slams ...

It wasn't that long ago if you spied someone in a red fuzzy wig, giant oversized shoes and a red nose it would elicit at worst a harmless idiot savant-style grin.
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Leadership graduates

The Illawarra Connection’s October networking dinner at the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach recognised graduates from the 2014-2016 cohort of the Leadership Illawarra Program. The Illawarra Connection’s October networking dinner at the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach recognised graduates from the 2014-2016 cohort of the Leadership Illawarra Program.Leader graduation: Leadership Illawarra Program 2014-2016 cohort graduates with RDA Illawarra chief executive Debra Murphy and the program..
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Illawarra Hawks vs Sydney Kings: Kings get first win of season by 4

Match Results: The Sydney Kings have got their first win of the season in an fast paced, back and forth game at the WIN Entertainment Centre to get Round 2 underway, beating the Illawarra Hawks by just four points. The Kings looked for all money like they were going to blow their lead down the stretch of the match, as they fell into the same traps they did last week against the Brisbane Bullets at home. That of course, included missing a stack of easy lay-ups and generally having poor offensi..
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NBL Round 2: Time for upset favourites to shine

The first round of the 2016-17 NBL season is done and dusted with some fantastic on court action, and big crowds filling out the games. Round 2 though will be time for some beaten favourites to stand up and be counted, while others can look to continue building momentum after a strong start to the season. At the end of the first round, things no one expected to see included Melbourne United with a pair of losses, the Brisbane Bullets flying early without Cameron Bairstow, the Perth Wildcats lo..
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Syria-Turkey border blast kills 25, families in Aleppo warned to leave .	Schizophrenia alternative treatment could be found in tropical fruit mangosteen .
David Jones site in Wollongong comes to market .	96000 public servants in new data breach .

Samsung 960 Pro review: The fastest consumer SSD you can buy and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 08:54:00 +0000

Samsung 960 Pro review: The fastest consumer SSD you can buy
Edward Chester reader comments 33 The all new Samsung 960 Pro, released today, is the follow up to last year's 950 Pro. It offers the same core set of features, with an M.2 form factor, four-lane PCIe 3.0 interface, NVMe communication standard, and 3D V-NAND. But the 960 Pro isn't just a minor spec bump. Samsung has seriously cranked up the speed (and capacities) of its flagship drives to the point where such ludicrous performance may be lost on all but the most demanding of users. These a..
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Xiaomi India Partners StoreKing Retail to Reach the Rural Masses

After recently announcing experience centres across India Xiaomi has now partnered with StoreKing in order to ramp up their offline presence in India’s rural areas. StoreKing Founder and CEO Sridhar Gundaiah was quoted as follows, “With Mi India on-board, we aim to serve rural consumers better regardless of their location and give them access to the best of products.” StoreKing Partners with offline retailers and helps brands get access to the remote rural areas whilst helping rural folks w..
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LG's V20 may be the phone of the year. So why the f*%k can't you buy it?

For beleaguered Android phone makers, you might think a juicy prize has just appeared. For some of them, it could be a life-saver. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was expected to ship around 20 million units over its lifetime. An inflammable battery emphatically put paid to that - with the potential loss of tens of millions of more sales from “contagion”. In the short term, some five to seven million Note 7 owners are looking for an alternative. Most, it is reasonable to assume, would prefer to stick w..
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Apple car: How tech giant backed away from game-changing plan

Apple has drastically scaled back its automotive ambitions, leading to hundreds of job cuts and a new direction that, for now, no longer includes building its own car, according to people familiar with the project.Hundreds of members of the car team, which comprises about 1000 people, have been reassigned, let go, or have left of their own volition in recent months, the people said, asking not to be identified because the moves aren't public. More Technology Videos Previous slide ..
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Cybersecurity skills gap is a danger to businesses

October 18, 2016 • Security Skills gap in IT Security is widening and this is presenting a real danger to local businesses. (Image source: Tashatuvango/ Shutterstock.com) The number of cyber attacks being carried out globally is continuously growing, and has seen significant acceleration in the last five years. A recent study by PwC found that the number of cyber security incidents across all industries rose by 38% in 2015 – the biggest increase in the 12 years since the global study was first..
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Horror Stories From The Samsung Galaxy Note7 Flight Ban

On Saturday the federal flight ban on Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones went into effect in the United States. All four major Australian carriers have also banned the phone. We asked our readers how this was working out around the globe and from the replies we’ve received, it’s safe to say that, so far, this sucks. The US Transportation Department’s decision to ban the Note7 from all flights came just days after Samsung announced that it was killing the phone for good. That short window left little ..
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XG.Fast delivers 8Gbps over copper in NBN lab trials

NBN has achieved speeds of up to 8 gigabits per second over 30 metres of copper using XG.Fast, the company announced today.The peak aggregate speed over twisted-pair was achieved during lab tests of the emerging standard. NBN has been trialling the technology in conjunction with Nokia. The two companies also achieved up to 5Gbps over 70 metres, which NBN says is about three times the length of the average copper lead-in to an Australian home.NBN chief technology officer Dennis Steiger said that..
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Canberra Cavalry to host Sydney Blue Sox in Wollongong in ABL first .	Crown opens Wollongong location .
Stroke patients missing out on life-saving treatment after hours .	Wollongong taxi driver 'bashed' over $1 fare dispute .

Death toll from Cameroon rail crash now 63 and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:31:00 +0000

Death toll from Cameroon rail crash now 63
The death toll from a train derailment in Cameroon has risen to 63, the communications minister says, as rescue efforts continued and work began to clear the vital rail line.The packed Camrail train had been travelling from the capital Yaounde to the port city of Douala late on Friday morning when it derailed near the station in the town of Eseka, 120km west of the capital, causing carriages to overturn.The government said late on Friday 55 people had died."Since the last figures were given, oth..
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Russian helicopter crash kills 19 in northwest Siberia

Moscow: A helicopter crashed in northwest Siberia on Friday, killing 19 people on board, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency said on Saturday.Three crew members and 16 passengers died when the Russian-made Mi-8 helicopter came down late on Friday in adverse weather conditions.Two survivors were injured and a third unscathed, TASS news agency reported, citing a regional health official.The helicopter was carrying employees of a contractor from oil major Rosneft's Suzun oilfield, part of the Va..
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Russia makes show of naval strength in the English Channel in the way to Syria

London: Russia's show of naval strength in the English Channel may have backfired, with black smoke belching from the country's recently-refitted aircraft carrier hinting at engine troubles, a military analyst says.The 31-year-old, 306m-long Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, was the highlight of a Russian armada that passed through the Channel on Friday, on its way to Syria. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Russian warships sail through Englis..
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Trump's new justification for attacking the Clintons

Donald Trump offered a new justification on Friday for attacking Bill Clinton's indiscretions and Hillary Clinton's handling of them: Michelle Obama did it first.Here's what Trump said in Fletcher, North Carolina: More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Trump: 'If the people come out, we're gonna win' Rewarding villages to stop catastrophic Indonesian haze Russian warships sail through English Channel Could this be Russia's 'Terminator'..
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Islamic State, under fire in Mosul, hits back

Irbil, Iraq: With an Iraqi government-led offensive underway to oust Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, militants staged an attack in the oil hub of Kirkuk designed to divert forces from the frontlines, officials said.More than 60 civilians were killed in attacks in Kirkuk, about 150 km south of Mosul on Friday, and the death toll was expected to rise as security forces battled the militants in residential areas late into the night. More News Videos Previous slide Next..
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'Won't sever ties' with Washington: Duterte waters down US talk, blasts EU instead

The outspoken Philippine leader backtracked on claims of a ‘separation’ from the United States, a day after making the announcement in Beijing. He unleashed his sharp tongue on the EU, however. Duterte initially made the remarks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, during a four-day state visit to China.“In this venue, your honors, in this venue, I announce my separation from the United States,” he told an audience of Chinese and Philippine businesspeople.“Both ..
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London City Airport evacuation 'may have been caused by passenger accidentally discharging CS gas'

A suspected "chemical incident" that made dozens of people sick at London City Airport may have been caused by the accidental release of CS gas by a passenger before check-in . Investigators looking into the cause of the incident – which saw people run from the facility as numerous passengers began coughing inside – found a canister believed to be CS gas or spray during a sweep of the airport, which had to be evacuated. There were unconfirmed reports on Friday night that the CS gas may have bee..
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US warship challenges China Sea claims

US warship challenges China Sea claimsReuters4:41AM October 22, 2016SaveA US navy destroyer has sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, drawing a warning from Chinese warships to leave the area.The US action was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing's efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters, US officials said after Friday's traverse.The Chinese Defence Ministry called the move "illegal" and "provocative," saying that two Chinese..
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Thai king's death: Google removing content with royal insults, Thai junta says

Thai king's death: Google removing content with royal insults, Thai junta says Posted October 22, 2016 23:46:57 Thailand's Government has met with representatives from Internet giant Google, amid growing calls from Thai hardline royalists to bring those who insult the monarchy to justice, as many Thais look with uncertainty to a future without their revered king. Key points:Google to help Government remove content from YouTubeBreaking royal insult law can result in u..
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'I can't believe how dumb they are': Crown employees detained in China .	Call to maintain Friday market stalls .
Canberra Cavalry to host Sydney Blue Sox in Wollongong in ABL first .	Crown opens Wollongong location .

Bill Shorten ally Kimberley Kitching wins plum Senate spot and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:10:00 +0000

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

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Stroke patients missing out on life-saving treatment after hours .	Wollongong taxi driver 'bashed' over $1 fare dispute .
Like Pokemon Go but with birds .	Brisbane man falls asleep at wheel .

Fears Latrobe Valley will turn into a ghost town as news of Hazelwood power station's closure spreads and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:07:00 +0000

Fears Latrobe Valley will turn into a ghost town as news of Hazelwood power station's closure spreads
They knew it was coming. Yet another big employer was soon to close in the already disadvantaged Latrobe Valley. But it was a blow for valley residents to wake up to news on Saturday morning that the Hazelwood power station would almost certainly close in April. The Hazelwood Power Station could be closed as soon as April. Photo: Chris Hopkins They say they are angry at the Andrews government, which they believe hasn't done enough to create new jobs for the up to 1000 workers who will be..
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ASX fails to rule out recurrence of 'unprecedented' malfunction

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Tech firms talking about sale of Twitter

Tech firms talking about sale of TwitterTwitter Inc has initiated talks with several technology companies to explore selling itself, a person familiar with the matter says, signalling the start of what is likely to be a slow-rolling auction of the high-profile but money-losing social media company.A sale of Twitter has been the subject of on-again, off-again rumours for many months as the company grapples with stagnant user growth, soft advertising sales and losses running at hundreds of million..
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'Various assurances' from IBM: ABS

'Various assurances' from IBM: ABS
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The problem with Japan's 'revolutionary' new economic plan

Sign Up for Our free email newsletters Since the 2008 financial crisis, the Western world's major advanced economies have found themselves in a bit of a funk. The worst of the crisis is over, but we seem to be, somehow, stuck in second gear. Incomes aren't growing fast enough, unemployment is still too high, interests rates are very low, and inflation is extremely low. And the entire world of policymakers, economists, central bankers, and the like, is sitting around wondering why, an..
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Riverfire 2016: David Bowie, Prince honoured in soundtrack to Brisbane fireworks spectacular

Riverfire 2016: David Bowie, Prince honoured in soundtrack to Brisbane fireworks spectacular Updated September 24, 2016 20:22:10 The skies over Brisbane have lit up with another successful Riverfire fireworks spectacular, drawing out crowds estimated at close to half a million people.The Australian Army's ARH Tiger and MRH 90 Taipan helicopters were early crowd pleasers, followed by the FA18 Super Hornet, which roared above the city.It returned just before the fireworks..
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7-Eleven dodging payroll tax in NSW, Opposition says

7-Eleven dodging payroll tax in NSW, Opposition says citing documents Updated September 24, 2016 11:41:50 The NSW Government must immediately investigate the failure of 7-Eleven's 231 stores in the state to pay payroll tax, the state Opposition has said. Labor's Daniel Mookhey said Freedom of Information documents revealed 7-Eleven and its franchisees had paid no payroll tax in NSW for at least the past three years.Mr Mookhey said the money could have gone towards nurse..
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Jetstar drama 'the most terrifying moment of my life'

Jetstar engineers are investigating after one of the airline's planes was forced to make an “emergency” landing, with the cabin filling up with smoke. The Airbus A320 was diverted to Brisbane during a flight from Sydney to Cairns after a “technical ...
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Court halts Skydive's Stuart Park plans and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:38:00 +0000

Court halts Skydive's Stuart Park plans
Skydive the Beach ordered to pay costs to a community group and had the development consent for its new headquarters suspended. A controversial Skydive the Beach plan to build its new headquarters at North Wollongong’s Stuart Park has ground to a halt after a successful community-led legal challenge against the development. The skydiving company has been ordered to pay the majority of Protect Our Parks Incorporated’s (POPI) costs after the NSW Land and Environment Court this week ..
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Sydney Kings comeback not good enough as Brisbane Bullets cap ...

The Brisbane Bullets ruined the Sydney Kings' season-opener and capped a perfect start to their own NBL campaign with a tense 77-73 win last night at Qudos Bank Arena.Brisbane led at every change, surviving Sydney's fourth-quarter fightback to secure their second victory of the weekend. Scramble: Anthony Petrie of the Bullets competes for a rebound at Qudos Bank Arena. Photo: Getty Images Daniel Kickert led the Bullets with 17 points and Shaun Bruce and Tom Jervis added 12 apiece, while ..
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Man stabbed in stomach at Kanahooka

A 27-year-old man has been hospitalised with a stab wound to his stomach following an altercation at Kanahooka, Friday night. A 27-year-old man has been hospitalised with a stab wound to his stomach following an altercation at Kanahooka, Friday night. Police were called to Kanahooka Road, near the intersection with Exmouth Road, about 7.50pm.They found the victim with a stab wound to his stomach and a cut near his right eye. He was taken to Wollongong Hospital, where he remained o..
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Hawks coach warns of over-confidence

WOLLONGONG:Â Illawarra Hawks coach Rob Beveridge insists his side won't be brought undone by over- confidence after Friday's season-opening 122-88 rout of the Adelaide 36ers in Wollongong.The Hawks swiftly reeled in a 56-55 half-time deficit with a devastating combination of suffocating defence and dead-eye three-point shooting in the third quarter. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Plays of the Week Sky Blues thump Wanderers in derby Jamie..
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Mariners produce comeback to draw with Glory

IT was a night to honour the past, but fans didn’t expect Perth Glory to recreate its most infamous match.Glory gave up a 3-0 half-time lead before drawing 3-3 with Central Coast Mariners in eventful scenes at nib Stadium on Saturday night.Sixteen years after Glory squandered the same advantage in the epic National Soccer League Grand Final against the Wollongong Wolves, Perth was again left to ponder what might have been as the Mariners scored in the 84th and 86th minutes to rescue a point.Glor..
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The Chaser boys hold no punches hosting Aussie radio's night of ...

The Chaser stars Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen won plenty of laughs as hosts of the 2016 ACRA awards in Melbourne. Picture: Andrew JarvieIT’S Australian radio’s biggest — and unruliest — night of the year. And the gloves were off when The Chaser stars Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen opened the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in Melbourne taking swipes at everyone from Eddie McGuire and Kyle Sandilands to Tara Brown and the Budgie Nine.Triple M breakfast host Eddie McGuire was absent from the ..
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Brekky Blog | Saturday, October 8, 2016

Your morning news snapshot from around Tasmania, across regional Australia and beyond. News from Tasmania ANIMAL LOVERS: Kelcie-Lee and Annikah Carpenter donated a $200 cash prize to the Devonport RSPCA. Picture: Phillip Biggs. North-West weather forecastForecast for Saturday: Mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the far west early this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the af..
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Reflections on the Thirroul Readers and Writers Festival

2016 saw the second Readers and Writers Festival at Thirroul in the first weekend in September. Thirroul is a seaside suburb of Wollongong on the NSW South Coast, once a small mining village with a distinctive character. As a suburb, it is very proud of its mining, railway and shipping past. It has literary links with DH Lawrence, as he and Freida lived here while he wrote Kangaroo in a cottage called ‘Wyewurk’. Lawrence’s descriptions are for some places, still true. More recently, Ashley H..
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'Biarpun terperap kami tak kesepian'

Reda dan tabah menerima ujian Ilahi. Bahkan tidak ada sebarang keluhan meniti di bibir pelakon Datuk Zulkifli Zain, 70, dan Datin Normala Omar, 58, berkenaan kesakitan yang dialami ketika ditemui di kediaman puteri sulung mereka, Norzizi di Denai Alam, Selangor. Pasangan ini dibawa Norzizi untuk menetap bersamanya apabila Zulkifli diserang angin ahmar sejak Januari lalu dan keadaannya belum stabil. Seakan-akan kebetulan pula apabila Normala jatuh katil sehingga kaki kirinya patah pada pertenga..
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Bruno Hortelano ya corre en sueńos

Bruno Hortelano se recupera en la Clínica Dexeus de Barcelona de la tercera intervención en su mano derecha tras el grave accidente de tráfico que sufrió el pasado 5 de septiembre. Está previsto que este fin de semana reciba el alta y el lunes comience su rehabilitación. A sus 24 años el mejor velocista español de la historia se enfrenta a su mayor reto con la misma voluntad de hierro que ha tenido durante toda su vida y con un optimismo que no deja de asombrar incluso a los que más le conocen,..
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Tenant clubs set for more lucrative deals as result of AFL's purchase of Etihad Stadium and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 07:12:00 +0000

Tenant clubs set for more lucrative deals as result of AFL's purchase of Etihad Stadium

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Valencia chased down touchline by police - SBS

The Everton striker, for whom an arrest warrant was issued due to him allegedly owing child support, was replaced in the 82nd minute of his country's impressive 3-0 win over the Copa America winners in Quito. Wearing an oxygen mask, Valencia was then driven down the touchline towards a waiting ambulance, with police officers rushing after him as they tried to prevent his prompt getaway. Valencia's representative, Gonzalo Vargas, has since said the arrest warrant has been dropped.
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AFL trades 2016: Richmond Tigers forward Ty Vickery takes Hawthorn Hawks offer to move

Like Brian Lake before him, Ty Vickery hopes Hawthorn can deliver him the success that has until now evaded him.Vickery has become the first free agent of this year's open trading season to nominate to move to another club. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide AFL trade period explained Does WA have top draft pick? Jimmy Bartel's beard is gone Bulldogs party on Mad Monday Plays of the 2016 AFL grand final Bulldog..
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A-League: Brisbane Roar reels in Victory to secure late draw

A sensational 96th-minute Luke DeVere equaliser has saved Matt McKay's blushes to earn Brisbane a 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory on the A-League's opening night.McKay's dismissal after the hour mark had Victory on top, and Mitch Austin put them ahead seven minutes from time by lashing home a loose ball. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Late goal rescues ten man Brisbane Ricciardo and Verstappen cruise around Tokyo O'Neill expecting bi..
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Sainsbury lays into 'time-wasting' Saudis - SBS

Australia settled for a draw in Friday morning's match, as tempers threatened to boil over during the second half as Saudi players succumbed to the 30 degree heat. Defender Omar Othman suffered a cramp off the ball while the home fans demanded that the Socceroos halt play so that he could receive treatment. Mile Jedinak eventually gave and kicked the ball into touch before Saudi assistant Mark van Bommel rushed to the Australian bench to criticize the delayed reaction with Ange Postecoglou, wh..
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Brent Harvey officially quits the AFL as Andrew Swallow steps down as Roos skipper

Brent Harvey announced his retirement from the AFL on Friday night as North Melbourne captain Andrew Swallow announced he would step down from the role of captain for the 2017 season.Speaking at North Melbourne's awards night, Harvey said although he thought he was good enough to play on, he did not want to pull on the jumper of another club. Games-record holder Brent Harvey leaving the field for the last time. Photo: Getty Images Harvey said he loved training because he loved spending t..
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Pat Cummins shines against Cricket Australia XI in comeback

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'I can't believe how dumb they are': Crown employees detained in China and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:11:00 +0000

'I can't believe how dumb they are': Crown employees detained in China
Chinese authorities have detained 18 employees of billionaire James Packer's Crown Resorts, including three top Australian executives, in a co-ordinated police operation targeting the gaming giant's marketing activities in China.Most senior among those detained was Jason O'Connor, the company's Executive General Manager in charge of international VIP services. Jason O'Connor Photo: Supplied Mr O'Connor, who is among the casino company's top executives, heads up a program designed to lur..
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Reserve Bank warns big banks about oversupply of apartments in inner cities

The Reserve Bank has warned about the big banks’ exposure to inner-city apartment markets, saying the risk of a “marked oversupply” has increased significantly in some inner-city areas. Australia’s banks risked “material losses” on their development lending if apartment markets deteriorate, and even greater exposure through their mortgage lending. Although immediate risks were not high, they were worth watching, it said. The RBA’s Financial Stability Review, published on Friday, dedicated a sec..
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Investors return to the market with pre-election uncertainty a thing of the past

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Furniture giant Steinhoff acquires Fantastic Holdings for $361m

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Management of black lung in Queensland 'shambolic', inquiry hears

"Shambolic" and "dropped the ball" were just some of the words uttered on Friday as an inquiry tries to unravel how a deadly disease has re-emerged in a modern Queensland.Coal miner's pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung, was under the spotlight at a parliamentary select committee inquiry into black lung, with a public departmental briefing on Friday. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Black lung case 'tip of the iceberg' Christmas shopping hours e..
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Australian Dollar demand improves

Australian Dollar demand improves 14 October 2016 by News Desk | SHARE Australian Dollar demand had improved again by Thursday night as markets began to indulge in another session of risk-rallies. Australian Dollar trended bullishly on Friday after the publication of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest financial stability report, in which the bank played down housing risks slightly and stated that Chinese banks were a bigger risk than Australi..
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Westpac's BT Financial Group admits it knocked back 1-in-3 TPD claims

After a lot of arm twisting, Westpac's life insurance arm has been outed as the insurer declining one-in-three total and permanent disability (TPD) claims made by its customers.The admission was made hours after the corporate watchdog refused in parliament to reveal the identity of the country's biggest decliner of life insurance claims in TPD. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide Banks fires up about banks Australian Crown staff detained in China ..
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Backpacker work visa scheme risks becoming 'black market'

Backpackers on Australian working-holiday visas are being grossly underpaid, or in some cases paid nothing at all, as authorities fear the program is becoming a "black market" for exploited labour.An investigation into the federal government's popular 417 'backpacker' visa program has scrutinised the employment of more than 4000 visa workers in rural areas, and uncovered alarmingly high levels of abuse. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Asian backpackers vulner..
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Rinehart redux: Billionaire Gina Rinehart launches fresh tilt to restrict money her children receive

Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart has started new litigation against her children's trust fund to prevent it from receiving millions of dollars in royalties from a Rio Tinto joint venture.Mrs Rinehart, whose wealth was recently estimated at $6 billion, filed the fresh salvo against the trust that manages the inheritance of her four children – John Hancock, Bianca Rinehart, Hope Welker and Ginia Rinehart – late last month in the Federal Court. Billionaire Gina Rinehart during a tour o..
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Migrants at higher risk of problem gambling: report

Foreign-born Australians are in far greater danger of developing a destructive gambling addiction, research reveals.A report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies has found the stress of moving to a new country, and the shame associated with gambling in some cultures, increases the risk of new arrivals becoming problem gamblers. Migrants have a higher chance of risky gambling, research shows. Photo: Peter Braig It cites research that gamblers from Arabic, Chinese and Greek com..
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Call to maintain Friday market stalls and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:14:00 +0000

Call to maintain Friday market stalls

Councillor Ann Martin has called for the Wollongong City Council to honour the contracts of stallholders at Crown Street Mall’s Friday markets Changing hands: Councillor Ann Martin says stallholders need more time as a new operator takes over the Friday markets. Councillor Ann Martin has called for Wollongong City Council to honour the contracts of stallholders at Crown Street Mall’s Friday markets for 12 months, after the council handed the market licence over to new operators.In..
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Sharks enjoy shock triumph

Woonona Sharks left their best until last to pull off one of the shocks of the season in a memorable 2-1 grand final victory over Wollongong United on Sunday at WIN Stadium. TITLE SECURED: Woonona's Aidan Breslin. Picture: ADAM McLEANWoonona Sharks left their best until last to pull off one of the shocks of the season in a memorable 2-1 grand final victory over Wollongong United on Sunday at WIN Stadium.Up against a United side which has lost just once all campaign, the Sharks mar..
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Drew Hutchison's clutch field goal helps Illawarra down Mounties 22 ...

Matty Johns backs Cronulla Sharks in the grand final0:49NRL: Premiership winner Matty Johns believes the outside speed of the Cronulla Sharks will be too much for the Storm defence. The Illawarra Cutters celebrate winning the NSW Cup grand final against Mounties. Picture: Brett CostelloDREW Hutchison wasn’t keen to talk NRL.Explaining how, yes, he knew St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor was in the crowd.So too a host of future Dragons teammates including Josh Dugan, Joel Thompson and Tyson..
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Sick Illawarra grandfather jailed for incest

"I will impose a significantly more lenient sentence than one that would ordinarily have been imposed". A seriously ill Illawarra grandfather who sexually abused two generations of his family over a 30-year period is facing the prospect of dying behind bars.The 78-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, confessed in Wollongong District Court on Friday to molesting his daughter in the late 1960s, his eldest granddaughter in the mid 1980s and his youngest granddaughter, her..
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NSW government slashes Illawarra opening hours of Service NSW ...

Google data shows customers visiting branches early in the morning, contradicting claim Service NSW was empty. Government cuts Service NSW hours: NSW Premier Mike Baird. Photo: Michele MossopThe Baird government will slash opening hours at Service NSW in the Illawarra and other centres from Monday, making life harder for NSW residents and abandoning a promise to put customers at the heart of government.Service NSW was rolled out as a "one-stop shop" for citizens to conveniently re..
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Homeless housed from NSW property sell-off

Hundreds of homeless and disadvantaged people now have a roof over their heads as dwellings built from the sales of valuable NSW properties are completed. Nearly 650 dwellings have been completed or are being constructed around Sydney after the NSW government sold off hundreds of multi-million dollar properties in the inner-city suburb of Millers Point last year. Social Housing Minister Brad Hazzard said the sales were made to "assist more vulnerable residents into housing" in a statement relea..
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Sparkling dance skills on show

Thirroul was filled with glitz, glamour and plenty of sequins on Sunday, as the South Coast Ballroom Spectacular hit Anita’s Theatre. Fancy footwork: Richard D'Abrera and Rebecca Edmundson competing in the ballroom dancing competition at Anita's Theatre. Picture: Adam McLeanThirroul was filled with glitz, glamour and plenty of sequins on Sunday, as the South Coast Ballroom Spectacular hit Anita’s Theatre.Social dancers, kids, beginners and serious contenders in the Australian ball..
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Police invite the community to attend international Beach Soccer ...

Latest Media Releases Untitled Police invite the community to attend international Beach Soccer Tournament at CoogeeSunday, 25 September 2016 04:48:28 AM NSW Police are inviting the community to attend an International Beach Soccer Tournament on Sunday (25 September 2016). The tournament will see officers and students hit the sand at Coogee Beach from 8.30am, and the public is invited to cheer on their favourite team from a number of countries and regions. More than 250 students from over ..
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Inaugural tournament a hit

IT has been a long time coming but, after more than 80 years, the Albury Croquet Club has held its first Golf Croquet tournament ON COURT: Albury Croquet Club's Helen Collins and Kaye Moffat play the course during the club's inaugural Golf Croquet tournament at the weekend. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIREIT has been a long time coming but, after more than 80 years, the Albury Croquet Club has held its first Golf Croquet tournament.Albury treasurer, and one of the tournament organisers, H..
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Jadwal bola Sydney Utd Vs Brisbane Strikers

Jadwal dan Prediksi bola Australia: National Premier Leagues Play Offs, Sydney Utd Vs Brisbane Strikers 25 September 2016 By: Admin Ligaolahraga Diterbitkan: Sabtu 24 Sep 2016 Jadwal bola Sydney Utd Vs Brisbane Strikers Ligaolahraga - Jadwal bola livescore dan prediksi pertandingan Australia: National Premier Leagues Play Offs, Sydney Utd VS Brisbane Strikers yang akan berlangsung pada hari Minggu, tanggal 25 September 2016 pukul 11:30 WIB. Saksikan penayangan livescore hanya di ligaolahrag..
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Canberra Cavalry to host Sydney Blue Sox in Wollongong in ABL first and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:02:00 +0000

Canberra Cavalry to host Sydney Blue Sox in Wollongong in ABL first
The Canberra Cavalry will look to expand their footprint in an Australian Baseball League first when they host the Sydney Blue Sox in Wollongong in November.Cavalry chief executive Donn McMichael was happy to support the initiative, which he says will expose the club to a whole new wave of supporters. Canberra Cavalry CEO Donn McMichael is happy to support the initiative. Photo: Jamila Toderas McMichael believes playing the November 27 fixture at a neutral venue is in the best interests ..
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Crown opens Wollongong location

Crown opens Wollongong location Date: 12.10.2016 The new location will offer sales and service in the NSW region The new Wollongong branch. Material handling equipment supplier Crown Equipment has open a new location in Wollongong, New South Wales to improve its sales and support in the region. Located in Unanderra, Crown says the new Wollongong branch will service the growth in warehousing, building and mining in the region through the supply of new, second-hand and rental eq..
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Complaint prompts council probe into Friday market changes

Wollongong City Council is investigating whether its code of conduct was breached during negotiations over its Friday market. UNDER REVIEW: The quotation process recently undertaken for the management of the Friday market is being investigated by Wollongong council.Wollongong City Council is investigating whether its code of conduct was breached during negotiations over its Friday market in the Crown Street Mall.Revelations of an investigation surfaced at Monday night’s council me..
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Elaborate cannabis set up located following search warrant in ...

A search warrant has uncovered a sophisticated hydroponic cannabis set up in the Illawarra today, NSW Police say. About 11.30am today, investigators from Wollongong Local Area Command executed a search warrant at premises on the Princes Highway at Unanderra. Once inside, officers allegedly located an elaborate hydroponic set up containing over 240 mature cannabis plants and associated equipment used in the cultivation of cannabis. The plants have an estimated potential street value of over $72..
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First professional showing for gifted young artists

'I think visual arts education ... gives them a great setup for future employment,' says Kate Stehr. VIRTUOSO's: Demitra Mintzas, Jasmine Sengthong and Madalyn Mayfield with some of artwork to be displayed at the Project Contemporary Art Space in Wollongong, October 17 to 30. Picture: Robert PeetBudding singers, actors and musicians often come to mind when thinking of students at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts.But the school is also home to many other gifted artists..
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A $3 million upgrade now on course at The Grange Golf Club

Planning is underway for a $3 million upgrade of the course at The Grange Golf Club after a positive response to $5 million recently being spent on the clubhouse at Kembla Grange. Investment: Dapto Leagues chief executive David Hiscox helps Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery get into the swing. Pic: Greg Ellis.Planning is underway for a $3 million upgrade of the course at The Grange Golf Club after a positive response to $5 million recently being spent on the clubhouse at Kembl..
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Former Hawk to embrace the hate

Powell welcomed by the Kings1:56NBL: Sydney have welcomed two-time NBA champion Josh Powell. Sydney Kings captain Kevin Lisch.YOU could forgive Kevin Lisch for feeling nervous heading into his Illawarra homecoming on Thursday night.Sure, Lisch will always be loved by the Hawks faithful for his one season of successful service last year.However, the experienced shooting guard is now at the Sydney Kings – Illawarra’s fiercest rivals.It’s why you can expect any positive sentiment to go out the win..
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Heartbreak over greyhound decision

One word was all Wollongong Animal Rescue Network (WARN) founder Naomi John needed to sum up the government’s greyhound ban backflip. SHATTERED: Wollongong Animal Rescue Network founder Naomi John with Jimmy, who was in need of re-homing after the ban announcement in July. Picture: Adam McLeanShattered. One word was all Wollongong Animal Rescue Network (WARN) founder Naomi John needed to sum up the government’s greyhound ban backflip. “We thought they were going to ban the sport a..
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Supporting our future Olympians

The Illawarra Connection staged a special event to honour the region’s Olympians on Tuesday at the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach. Supporting our future Olympians exitThe Illawarra Connection staged a special event to honour the region’s Olympians on Tuesday at the Novotel. TIC president Roger Summerill introduced Illawarra Olympic Committee chair Gareth McKeen who called on seven Rio Olympians present to help unveil the 2016 Rio Tile for the Illawarra Olympi..
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Gaze boasts own records

SCORING records tumbled in the Hawks home opener against Adelaide with their total 122 points and 36 assists both setting new benchmarks for the 40-minute era. Andrew Gaze had a record 41 points by halftime against the Hawks in 1991.SCORING records tumbled in the Hawks’ home opener against Adelaide with their total 122 points and 36 assists both setting new benchmarks for the 40-minute era.With the Kings scoring just 74 in their first-up clash with Brisbane it puts a 49-point gap ..
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Crown opens Wollongong location and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:04:00 +0000

Crown opens Wollongong location
Crown opens Wollongong location Date: 12.10.2016 The new location will offer sales and service in the NSW region The new Wollongong branch. Material handling equipment supplier Crown Equipment has open a new location in Wollongong, New South Wales to improve its sales and support in the region. Located in Unanderra, Crown says the new Wollongong branch will service the growth in warehousing, building and mining in the region through the supply of new, second-hand and rental eq..
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First professional showing for gifted young artists

'I think visual arts education ... gives them a great setup for future employment,' says Kate Stehr. VIRTUOSO's: Demitra Mintzas, Jasmine Sengthong and Madalyn Mayfield with some of artwork to be displayed at the Project Contemporary Art Space in Wollongong, October 17 to 30. Picture: Robert PeetBudding singers, actors and musicians often come to mind when thinking of students at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts.But the school is also home to many other gifted artists..
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$3 million upgrade on golf course

Planning is underway for a $3 million upgrade of the course at The Grange Golf Club after a positive response to $5 million recently being spent on the clubhouse at Kembla Grange. Investment: Dapto Leagues chief executive David Hiscox helps Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery get into the swing. Pic: Greg Ellis.Planning is underway for a $3 million upgrade of the course at The Grange Golf Club after a positive response to $5 million recently being spent on the clubhouse at Kembl..
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Gaze boasts own records

SCORING records tumbled in the Hawks home opener against Adelaide with their total 122 points and 36 assists both setting new benchmarks for the 40-minute era. Andrew Gaze had a record 41 points by halftime against the Hawks in 1991SCORING records tumbled in the Hawks home opener against Adelaide with their total 122 points and 36 assists both setting new benchmarks for the 40-minute era.With the Kings scoring just 74 in their first-up clash with Brisbane it puts a 49-point gap be..
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Baird backflips over shark nets

SHARK nets will be put up for the first time off the NSW north coast — with the announcement coming not long after yet another terrifying attack today.Premier Mike Baird told Parliamentary Question Time today he is writing to the federal government asking for a six-month trial of nets off the north coast.A 25-year-old man was bitten by a shark off Ballina today, suffering a wound on his leg.It is the latest in a series of shark attacks in that area, including the death of surfer of Tadashi Nakah..
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Salim Mehajer loses bid to overturn AVO over threat to personal ...

SALIM Mehajer has lost his bid to overturn an apprehended violence order against him as a judge slammed him for trying to make out he was a “mild-mannered choirboy”.In a disastrous day for Mehajer in the District Court today, Judge Paul Conlon said it was clear that he had threatened personal trainer Bruce Herat despite a magistrate dismissing a charge of intimidation.The judge also admonished the controversial former Auburn deputy mayor with an expensive taste in weddings for texting in court a..
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NSW youth worker denies indecent assaults

NSW youth worker denies indecent assaults AAP on October 12, 2016, 3:04 pm A NSW youth worker has pleaded not guilty to indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was in his care.The 39-year-old appeared in Port Kembla Local Court on Wednesday where the not guilty pleas were entered and an interim apprehended personal violence order was made against him.He is charged with two counts of aggravated indecent assault and two of aggravated act of indecency involving a person und..
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Calls to embrace renewable energy

'Green energy can be a cheaper energy source and provide employment for thousands,’ Dr George Takacs. PUSHING A CAUSE: Dr Keith Horton calling for support from the Illawarra community, businesses and government in switching to green energy. Picture: Sylvia LiberEnvironmentalists planted 140 miniature windmills in Mckinnon Lawn at the University of Wollongong on Wednesday as a call for change.Each windmill represented 200 new jobs that could be supported through the green energy se..
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'Reduce stamp duty for first homebuyers'

As the NSW government is debt free for the first time in 20 years, there's calls to pass on the benefits. Property experts are calling on the NSW government to give back to homebuyers after it was announced they had “wiped out” the state’s debt for the first time in 20 years.Last week treasurer Gladys Berejiklian proclaimed the Baird Government was “firmly in the black” in 2015-16.The Total State Sector Accounts revealing a final surplus of $4.7 billion – an improvement of $1.3 bi..
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Birds of Tokyo to reveal new sound at Towradgi

"We kept talking about how we wanted to make a really dark and intense rock record," says Ian Kenny Birds of Tokyo at the "This That festival" in 2015. Picture: Jonathan CarrollBirds of Tokyo have returned to their “epic rock roots” and want their Wollongong fans to enjoy it live as their new album Brace is released.The band’s announced their first national tour in over a year, ending at Towradgi’s Waves on December 17.“When we were writing and recording we kept talking about how ..
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Syria-Turkey border blast kills 25, families in Aleppo warned to leave .	Schizophrenia alternative treatment could be found in tropical fruit mangosteen .
David Jones site in Wollongong comes to market .	96000 public servants in new data breach .

Stroke patients missing out on life-saving treatment after hours and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:27:00 +0000

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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ACT election: Labor promises walk-in clinic in Canberra's north as Liberals offer multicultural boost

ACT election: Labor promises walk-in clinic in Canberra's north as Liberals offer multicultural boost Updated October 09, 2016 15:35:55 With the ACT election less than a week away, Labor has committed to building a nurse-led walk-in centre for patients in Canberra's inner north.The commitment is similar to two walk-in centres currently operating in Belconnen and Tuggeranong, and two proposed centres for Gungahlin and Weston Creek.Labor leader Andrew Barr said the two op..
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Women diagnosed with breast cancer after 70 twice as likely to die from it

The new study examined survival rates for women of different ages, depending on disease severity. Among those with the least aggressive disease, five year breast cancer mortality was 0.3 per cent for those under the age of 70, rising to 1.3 for older women, Where severity was moderate, mortality rates were 1.2 per cent for under 70s, and 2.6 per cent for older women. And when disease was most severe, mortality of 4.1 per cent among younger women compared with that of 8.9 per cent among those ov..
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Dietary saturated fat linked to aggressive prostate cancer

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New Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe tipped to keep rates on hold .	Hurricane Matthew: East coast of US braces as deadly storm lashes Florida .
iPad Mini 4 Successor: iPad Mini 5 Price, Release Date Rumors And More .	Traders angry with the ASX but investors don't care .

Wollongong taxi driver 'bashed' over $1 fare dispute and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:24:00 +0000

Wollongong taxi driver 'bashed' over $1 fare dispute
The driver said the fare was $14. But Nicola Bortic only wanted to pay $13. A dispute over $1 led to the “sustained and unprovoked” bashing of a taxi driver at Penrose last Friday, a court has heard.Nicola Bortic, 42, is accused of repeatedly punching the male driver in a drunken fit of rage after the pair disagreed on whether a fare between Dapto and Bortic’s Penrose home should cost $13 or $14.Documents tendered to Wollongong Bail Court on Saturday said the victim picked up a fe..
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Bradbery calls for Government to prioritise Belmore Basin upgrade

Mayor claims precinct remains "unplanned", with some areas "in a state of disrepair". Bustling: Crowds at Belmore Basin on Australia Day this year. Gordon Bradbery is calling for a revival of the Government's stalled upgrade plans.Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery will move to resurrect seemingly stalled State Government plans to develop Wollongong Harbour in a debate set to be heard at Monday night’s council meeting.Cr Bradbery will bring a mayoral minute to the meeting calling for the ..
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Love kicked on at soccer game

ANASTASIA SRBINOVSKI, 25, and ROB BROWN, 25Dress:Strapless white guipure lace with detachable skirt and tulle hemline, designed by Personalised Weddings Couture, EarlwoodHoneymoon:A white Xmas in Austria and Switzerland at the end of this yearWhen and where married:September 10, 2016, at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong, followed by a reception at Ravensthorpe, Albion ParkWANTING to watch her big brother play first grade soccer was Anastasia Srbinovski’s excuse to her family for linge..
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Half of all Australians experience workplace bullying, survey finds

Half of all Australians experience workplace bullying, survey finds Updated October 09, 2016 13:25:22 Half of all Australian employees will experience workplace bullying during their careers, new research finds. Key points:Bullying defined as repeated, unreasonable behaviour towards worker that creates risk to health, safetyMay include verbal abuse, humiliation, isolationOne in two workers will experience bullying in their career, 40pc early in their career Of those b..
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Christmas exodus: Holiday love prompts tender excuse

The Illawarra’s pool filtration experts take their Christmas break very seriously, apparently. The Illawarra’s pool filtration experts take their Christmas break very seriously, apparently.So much so, it would seem, that the prospect of working over the holidays caused not a single company to respond to Wollongong Council’s call for tenders to install a new filtration system in the Beaton Park pool.Council staff revealed in a report to Monday’s meeting that no tenders were receive..
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Así es Wollongong, el gemelo australiano de Gijón

© ELCOMERCIO.ES Registro Mercantil de Asturias, Tomo 1.272, Libro 0, Folio 43, Hoja AS-4.313 C.I.F.: A-33600529 Domicilio social en calle Diario El Comercio, número 1 C.P. 33207, Gijón, Asturias, España Correo electrónico de contacto: digital.co@elcomercio.es Copyright © EL COMERCIO S.A. Gijón, 2008. Incluye contenidos de la empresa citada y, en su caso, de otras empresas del grupo de la empresa o de terceros. EN CUALQUIER CASO TODOS LOS DERECHOS RESERVADOS: Queda prohibida la reproducción..
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Blackwell: Cricket can be gender blind

Alex Blackwell of the Breakers.THE best way I can describe what we are aspiring to be in cricket is gender blind. I was at a dinner recently with Professor Kerryn Phelps, who is a director on the Hockey Australia board, and she was so proud of her sport being a gender blind sport — that means equal opportunity and equal pay for both male and female athletes.Thursday’s historic announcement that the NSW Breakers would become the first Australian domestic women’s team to go fully professional was ..
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Bookworms' day a lifeline

Lifeline volunteers collected $128,000 at a bookworm’s paradise staged in Berkeley at the weekend. Good Reads: Kylie Dawson of Dapto and North Wollongong's Jamie Wharemate clean up in the non-fiction aisles. (Right) Fiona and Arthur Komninos of Barrack Heights with granddaughter Charlotte Dukes, 5. Pictures: Georgia MattsLifeline volunteers collected $128,000 at a bookworm’s paradise staged in Berkeley at the weekend. BOOK LOVERSAround 5000 people flooded Illawarra Sports Stadium ..
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Mariners produce comeback to draw with Glory

IT was a night to honour the past, but fans didn’t expect Perth Glory to recreate its most infamous match.Glory gave up a 3-0 half-time lead before drawing 3-3 with Central Coast Mariners in eventful scenes at nib Stadium on Saturday night.Sixteen years after Glory squandered the same advantage in the epic National Soccer League Grand Final against the Wollongong Wolves, Perth was again left to ponder what might have been as the Mariners scored in the 84th and 86th minutes to rescue a point.Glor..
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New Kings stand tall in loss to Bullets

THE Sydney Kings told us things would be different this season.Fuelled by a new front office, coach and players, the Kings implemented change in a bid to forget their underachieving past.At a packed Qudos Bank Arena on Saturday night, they delivered on their promise.Sure the Andrew Gaze coaching era started with a hard fought 77-73 loss to the Brisbane Bullets, but there are plenty of positives for the future.Minus two key forwards, the Kings refused to give up against an experienced Bullets sid..
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New Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe tipped to keep rates on hold .	Hurricane Matthew: East coast of US braces as deadly storm lashes Florida .
iPad Mini 4 Successor: iPad Mini 5 Price, Release Date Rumors And More .	Traders angry with the ASX but investors don't care .

Like Pokemon Go but with birds and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:25:00 +0000

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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Damning report in wake of baby deaths sparks biggest health shake-up in decades

A cluster of baby deaths at a Bacchus Marsh hospital has triggered sweeping changes to how Victoria will manage medical errors and patient safety across the state.A damning independent report has found that for many years the state health department left patient safety in the hands of individual boards, creating gaping holes in monitoring and a culture of cover-up and missed opportunity. Audrey Prior, now aged three, was born at Bacchus Marsh Hospital in 2013 and has brain damage. Photo: ..
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Gluten intolerant? Now there's a pill for that

Gluten intolerant? Now there’s a pill for thatNow you can serve meals such as this to your gluten-intolerant guests.AAP1:28PM October 13, 2016Save In welcome news for chefs and dinner party hosts the world over, a tiny pill is set to alleviate the symptoms for guests who say they are gluten intolerant.GluteGuard, developed by Australian scientists, contains an enzyme found in the papaya fruit that guards sufferers against gluten — hence its name. Taken just before a meal, it works to break down ..
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'Just a nurse?' Aussie's post goes viral

A QUEENSLAND woman’s post hitting back at people who belittle her profession as a nurse has gone viral.Caitlin Brassington, from Toowoomba, shared a story on Instagram about running into an old acquaintance last week who had never seen her in her nursing uniform.The acquaintance exclaimed she didn’t realise Ms Brassington was “just a nurse” and that prompted her to post an impassioned response.“Over my eighteen year career I have heard this phrase many, many time (sic), but today it got to me. A..
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Medicinal cannabis products could become big industry in Queensland

The Sunshine Coast is perfectly placed to become the home of medical marijuana production for the nation, according to a Queensland MP.Member for Buderim Steve Dickson said he believed the Sunshine Coast provided the perfect environmental conditions to be a leader in growing and manufacturing medicinal cannabis in Australia. The economic benefits of medicinal marijuana have been examined, with new laws passing Queensland parliament. Photo: TED S. WARREN It comes as legislation to allow p..
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Kimberley suicide rates: government urged to support Indigenous-led solutions

Indigenous mental health commissioner Pat Dudgeon has urged the federal government to release a report on Indigenous suicide and commit to supporting local Indigenous-led solutions before a meeting in Western Australia on Friday. The health minister, Susan Ley, assistant health minister Ken Wyatt and Indigenous affairs minister Nigel Scullion, will attend a meeting on Indigenous suicide crisis in Broome in the Kimberley region on Friday morning before travelling 400km inland for another series ..
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Mental Health Awareness Week Aims to Combat Stigma

The second annual Mental Health Awareness Week will begin this Friday with a variety of events aiming to reduce stigma, promote education about mental health issues and showcase resources available on campus. “The primary goal of Mental Health ...
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How the net connects rural Australians with mental health support

How the net connects rural Australians with mental health support Posted October 13, 2016 13:56:11 How do you reach people in rural and regional areas who are dealing with mental illness when there aren't any professionals in their town?As part of Mental Health Week, here are some of the ways technology can help overcome this challenge — and some of the ways regional Australians are still missing out.Peer-to-peer supportJack Heath, the chief executive of SANE Australi..
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Calcium pills linked to artery buildup

People who take calcium supplements may be at increased risk for developing buildups of plaque in their arteries, which is a sign of heart disease, a new study found. However, people who consume a lot of calcium through the food they eat may actually be at a lower risk of heart disease, the study showed. The findings add to a growing body of evidence that some dietary supplements, such as calcium supplements, may have harmful effects. "When it comes to using vitamin and mineral supplements, par..
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New youth rehab centre for hospital

A NEW rehabilitation centre for young people with mental health issues will be built at The Prince Charles Hospital.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the plan yesterday, which stems from recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the closure of the Barrett Adolescent Centre by the Newman government.The new centre is expected to house 12 to 15 beds and a business case is due in April.“Today begins a brand new chapter for young people with complex and severe mental health issues,” Ms ..
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Brisbane man falls asleep at wheel .	Syria-Turkey border blast kills 25, families in Aleppo warned to leave .
Schizophrenia alternative treatment could be found in tropical fruit mangosteen .	David Jones site in Wollongong comes to market .

Brisbane man falls asleep at wheel and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:44:00 +0000

Brisbane man falls asleep at wheel
Brisbane man falls asleep at wheel
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Google Starts Big Advertising Push Around New Pixel Phone

Google's new "Pixel" smartphone is off to a fast marketing start with $3.2 million in television ads in two days since it announced the upcoming launch, and ad executives expect Google to spend hundreds of millions more to keep up with rivals Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc.Google's launch of the first phone it has designed itself puts it in direct competition with the two dominant smartphone makers, which each market heavily. While Google's brand is known around the world, and it..
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Telstra, Optus and Vodafone tout aims for 5G mobile revolution

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New Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe tipped to keep rates on hold .	Hurricane Matthew: East coast of US braces as deadly storm lashes Florida .
iPad Mini 4 Successor: iPad Mini 5 Price, Release Date Rumors And More .	Traders angry with the ASX but investors don't care .

Syria-Turkey border blast kills 25, families in Aleppo warned to leave and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:10:00 +0000

Syria-Turkey border blast kills 25, families in Aleppo warned to leave
Syria-Turkey border blast kills 25, families in Aleppo warned to leave Updated October 06, 2016 20:09:12 A bomb claimed by Islamic State at a Syria-Turkey border crossing has killed at least 25 people, most of them foreign-backed Syrian rebels, and wounded dozens more, witnesses said. Key points:Syrian army reducing air strikesSays it has accurate information on location of insurgentsShelling caused US to break ceasefire talks with Russia The British-based Syrian Obs..
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Deadly Hurricane Matthew 'pounding' Bahamas, heading toward US

The storm, which is expected to intensify as it moves northward towards the state of Florida, has prompted mass evacuations in US coastal areas. Matthew, the worst storm to hit the Caribbean in nearly a decade, forced the closure of airports in the Bahamas, with cruise ships re-routed from the popular tourist destination, the government said. "Seriously consider now moving to higher grounds," Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie told southern coastal communities before the storm hit. In its ..
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Son of the West, Antonio Guterres takes the UN blue

Melbourne: Antonio Guterres is about to become the boss of the United Nations, and it is almost certain he barracks for the Western Bulldogs.Can this year get any better for the Sons of the West?! More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Plays of the 2016 AFL grand final Jimmy Bartel's beard is gone Bulldogs party on Mad Monday AFL trade period explained Bulldogs fans stream into Whitten Oval to celebrate win Bulldogs..
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Afghans evicted from Pakistan could be recruited by Islamic State, aid agencies warn

Afghans evicted from Pakistan could be recruited by Islamic State, aid agencies warn Posted October 06, 2016 09:33:49 Aid agencies in Afghanistan are worried that huge numbers of refugees sent back from Pakistan could be recruited by insurgents. Key points:Pakistan is evicting hundreds of thousands of long-term refugeesThey may be at risk of recruitment by militant groups while travelling back to AfghanistanAfghans are still being displaced by conflict, aid agencies ..
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UN warns universal education goal will fail without 69 million new teachers

Nearly 69 million new teachers must be recruited and trained in order to achieve global universal primary and secondary education, figures from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation show, with sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia most affected by the worldwide shortage. According to estimates from Unesco’s Institute for Statistics (UIS), published to coincide with World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, the international community needs to recruit 24.4 million primary school teachers,..
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UN, Britain and US voice outrage over plans for up to 300 new homes in illegal Israeli settlement in West Bank

The United Nations, UK and US are condemning a new wave of “deeply troubling” construction of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Tobias Ellwood, the Foreign Office minister, said the planned construction of up to 300 new homes for Jewish settlers was a violation of international law, while American officials said the move undermined attempts at lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But the Israeli government said only 98 new housing units had so far been app..
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Monks and survivors remember 1976 Thai student massacre

The killings of October 6, 1976 marked a nadir in the kingdom's blood-splattered recent history. At least 46 student protesters were shot, beaten to death or hung from trees as they massed at Thammasat University against the return from forced exile of hated military dictator Thanom Kittikachorn. Survivors say the true toll was at least twice as high, with thousands more arrested or forced into hiding. Fearing a leftist rebellion in a region where many countries had turned communist, security f..
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Typhoon Chaba kills six people in South Korea

A powerful typhoon has battered South Korea, killing six people and leaving four missing, the country's safety agency said. Typhoon Chaba caused strong winds and heavy rain in south-eastern areas and the southern resort island of Jeju on Tuesday and Wednesday. South Korean officials said the typhoon later dissipated after moving over the waters off the east coast. The six dead include one who fell from a breakwater and another who fell from the roof of a house, the Ministry of Public Safety an..
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Education debate begins for WA election

Education debate begins for WA election Rebecca Gredley - AAP on October 6, 2016, 6:49 pm The State School Teachers' Union of WA has called for better support, more staff and lower TAFE fees as it campaigns ahead of the 2017 state election.President Pat Byrne says the teaching community wants positions that were cut in 2013 and 2014 restored, more administrative support in schools and violence in schools addressed."We've seen an increase in violence against teac..
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Traders angry with the ASX but investors don't care .	Times Higher Education rankings: Australia's success not guaranteed as Asia rises .
Man shot in the face in Wollongong .	More than nine out of 10 ASX100 chief executives got a bonus in 2015: ACSI .

Schizophrenia alternative treatment could be found in tropical fruit mangosteen and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:52:00 +0000

Schizophrenia alternative treatment could be found in tropical fruit mangosteen
Schizophrenia alternative treatment could be found in tropical fruit mangosteen Updated October 11, 2016 11:58:57 A clinical trial being led by Queensland researchers is looking into whether the tropical fruit known as the mangosteen could offer a gentler treatment for schizophrenia. Key points:Range of antioxidants are found within the skin of the mangosteen150 people will be studied over six months to see the effects from the rindHopes it could offer a gentler treatm..
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Government confirms drones will look for sharks off WA beaches

Fisheries Minister Joe Francis has confirmed a new shark surveillance system for WA this summer will include the use of drones.The Department of Fisheries is set to sink $88,000 into putting a new beach drone surveillance system to the test, in a three-month trial to be conducted by Surf Life Saving WA. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Shark greets Mandurah fishers The other benefits to dog walking Truckie eating noodles on the freeway ..
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Reform critical in healthcare but lacking clear direction

CEO of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Leanne Wells, says some of the biggest gains have come in mental health and disability reform. Dean Sewell by Mark Abernethy While the overwhelming consensus among health professionals and politicians is Australia's health system in its current form is unsustainable, trying to reform the system for the future is akin to herding cats.As chairman of the Western Sydney Lo..
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Experts Agree: Weight Loss Surgery Is Best Treatment For Type II Diabetes

An estimated 29 million Americans have Type II Diabetes, a condition in which the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to utilize sugar in the blood. As a result, these individuals have high blood sugar, a condition which has been correlated with heart disease, kidney disease, poor peripheral blood flow, and loss of eyesight, to name a few. In fact, Type II Diabetes is one of the leading contributing causes of death in the United States today and is one of the major reasons that people need d..
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Child's head lice invasion is every parent's nightmare

A shocking video shows a young girl’s hair crawling with hundreds of head lice in what must be nightmare scenes for any parent.The closely-shot footage clearly shows the child’s black hair infested with crawling tiny insects and white eggs, known as nits.The video was shot by Karla Mendoza, of Mexico, who uploaded the clip to Facebook along with other images of her daughter Aranza being treated for her lice at a hairderdressers, reports the UK Daily Mail. A woman wearing rubber gloves parts the..
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Nine out of 10 girls 'hindered' by gender

Fewer than 10 per cent of Australian girls feel they are always treated equally to boys, according to a study.Out of 600 girls aged 15-19 who were surveyed about discrimination and sexism, two thirds believed gender inequality was rife and a third thought it would be easier to land their dream job if they were a man.Almost two thirds also agreed that girls often felt pressured to take part in sexual activities with their boyfriend or husband.The findings, included in a report about "everyday" se..
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TGA pregnancy warning for popular over-the-counter painkillers

Australia's drug regulator has issued a warning about women taking popular over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs like Nurofen and Voltaren during early pregnancy due to increased risk of miscarriage.The Therapeutic Goods Administration is already in talks with drug companies to ensure packaging labels contain warnings that include women who are trying to conceive but may not yet know they're pregnant. The drug regulator has proposed a new warning about taking anti-inflammatory drugs if ..
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Fertility Problems? New Study Shows Ovaries Can Actually Grow New Eggs

For many women, fertility problems are just a way of life. The Centers for Disease Control states that 10 percent of women between the ages of 15-44 have a difficult time becoming pregnant or retaining their pregnancy. That is 6.1 million people just in the United States alone. Women are also delaying the age in which they give birth and waiting longer than they ever have to become mothers. In 2013, the average age for a woman to become a mother was age 26. Since 1980, this is an increase of 3...
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Heart disease kills more women than cancer

Heart disease kills more women than cancer
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'Just a nurse': Queensland woman writes open letter to woman at corner store

'Just a nurse': Queensland woman writes open letter to woman at corner store By Caitlin Brassington Updated October 11, 2016 18:19:23 A few nights ago I arrived home from a busy shift at work, looking very ordinary in my scrubs.That morning, I had left my three girls still asleep in their beds at 6:00am in the care of a babysitter to get them ready for school and child care, so I could go to work as a nurse.I was tired, I hadn't had lunch and I had been caring for..
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David Jones site in Wollongong comes to market .	96000 public servants in new data breach .
New Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe tipped to keep rates on hold .	Hurricane Matthew: East coast of US braces as deadly storm lashes Florida .

David Jones site in Wollongong comes to market and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:20:00 +0000

David Jones site in Wollongong comes to market
The relocation of department store David Jones to GPT Group's Wollongong Central shopping centre has prompted the owners of the original site to put the property on the market, which is likely to attract residential developers.The property comes with airspace above a lane and between two other properties, according to the agents on the deal, JLL's director, metropolitan sales and Investments, NSW, Paul Hunter and senior executive Gary Mason. The David Jones site at 163-177 Crown Street an..
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Ten years later and Tony's group still going strong

Tony Sarkis has already exceeded his expectations but the Central Vision Impaired Group founder now wants to kick on and celebrate even more ‘’group milestones’’ CELEBRATION: Tony Sarkis founded the Central Vision Impaired Group in 2006. A celebration to mark the group's 10-year anniversary was held on Wednesday. Picture: Robert Peet Tony Sarkis has already exceeded his expectations but the Central Vision Impaired Group founder now wants to kick on and celebrate even more ‘’group ..
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$7K Sound System Stolen From Yours & Owls Festival

NewsWritten by Emmy Mack on October 5, 2016Police are on the hunt for one or more A-grade douchebags who made off with $7K worth of speakers from Wollongong’s Yours & Owls festival this weekend. The gear had been rigged at the Panoptes Palace stage, an immersive art party decked out to look like a Panopticon-style prison that was kept pumping with bangers all weekend long by local DJs including Jake Walker, Jon Watts, Kato, Paul Jextra, Somersault, Jerome V and more.One of the stage’s curators B..
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No change to council conference spending

The refund deadline for the $899-a-head ticket has passed and MidCoast Council is standing firm on the number of people it will send to Wollongong. MidCoast Council administrator John Turner (back right) will take seven members of the Local Representative Committee to Wollongong.MidCoast Council did not seek a refund from NSW Local Government Conference organisers for the seven tickets purchased for members of its Local Representative Committee (LRC).Friday, September 30 was the f..
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Legal bill transparency to be applauded

Editorial for the October 5 edition of the Illawarra Mercury. The Shellharbour City Council should be congratulated on showing ratepayers some transparency on their legal fight to remain a single entity.The council has revealed it’s legal costs in fighting the forced amalgamation with the Wollongong City Council so far sits at over $200,000. Well, $216,449.86 to be exact.That legal bill, potentially, could get a lot bigger.The Shellharbour City Council was ordered to pay the gover..
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Winds leave thousands without power

Extensive damage seen at Cootamundra High School0:31A video posted on Facebook shows extensive damage at Cootamundra High School, caused by strong winds and heavy rain. Courtesy: Neil Coulter/Facebook The Riverina was battered by strong winds, with the roof at Cootamundra High School torn from the building. Picture: Neil Coulter via FacebookTHOUSANDS of people are struggling without power on Wednesday as monster winds bored down on NSW overnight.Gusts of up to 107km/h were recor..
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NSW not-for-profit offers funeral services

Sarah McPheeAustralian Associated PressConfronted with a $10,000 bill for her mother's funeral during a moment of immense grief, Jenny Briscoe-Hough decided to turn the industry on its head.The former Ronald McDonald House and CanTeen manager says she was completely unprepared for the funeral organisation process and "horrified" at the cost."We already owned the burial plot, I did the eulogy and we washed and dressed our mother," she told AAP."The funeral directors put their advertising on my mo..
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Thompson keeps giving back to community

Rugby league has had a big part to play in where Ken Stephen Medalist Joel Thompson is today, both on and off the field.Having grown up in various country New South Wales towns – Gundagai, Wagga Wagga, Forbes and Ivanhoe, Thompson has seen the battles in some people's lives first hand.Thompson's troubled childhood is well documented and without rugby league he was headed down a dangerous path. The five-time Indigenous All Stars representative believes his profile as an NRL player can help impro..
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Illawarra man accused of performing sex act on pet dog, molesting 8 ...

NSW: But grandfather claims allegations are revenge for him cutting the girl's family off financially. File photoAn act of bestiality with a pet dog is among a host of sexual and indecent assault allegations an Illawarra woman has levelled at her grandfather in an explosive trial taking place in Wollongong District Court this week.The man, who along with the majority of witnesses in the case cannot be named in order to protect the identity of the complainant, is accused of molesti..
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The random act that caught prostate cancer early

As actor Ben Stiller has reported, a random visit to a thorough doctor, who happened to do the right test caught an aggressive prostate cancer early enough to save his life. His experience is very similar to that of Keith Conley, a former Canberran, now a Wollongong resident.Keith told Adam Shirley that moving to Perth and checking in with a new doctor began a life saving journey.
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Traders angry with the ASX but investors don't care .	Times Higher Education rankings: Australia's success not guaranteed as Asia rises .
Man shot in the face in Wollongong .	More than nine out of 10 ASX100 chief executives got a bonus in 2015: ACSI .

96000 public servants in new data breach and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 14:08:00 +0000

96000 public servants in new data breach

The federal government is caught up in a second data privacy scare, this time involving a massive data-set on more then 96,000 of its public servants amid fears their confidential information might not be secure.In the second potentially serious Commonwealth data breach to become public in less than a week, the public service's workplace authority has confirmed that it has withdrawn the data gathered in its massive annual employee census from public view. 96,000 public servants may have be..
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Vic pedophile priest likely to die in jail

A remorseless Victorian pedophile priest who used position within the Catholic Church to sexually abuse children is likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars.Predator Robert Patrick Claffey, 73, has been jailed for more than 18 years for abusing 12 Victorian children between 1969 and 1992.Victims drew parallels between Claffey and serial pedophile Gerald Francis Ridsdale, who abused more than 50 victims - one of whom was also attacked by Claffey. The 19 charges Claffey admitted constitut..
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Three-year-old dies at Inflatable World play centre

Three-year-old injured at Inflatable World play centre dies Yahoo News and AAP - Yahoo7 News on October 4, 2016, 7:45 pm A three-year-old boy has died after being injured at a popular play centre on Sunday. The child's parents made the heart-wrenching decision to turn off his life support at Brisbane's Lady Cilento Hospital on Monday.The little boy was found unresponsive at Inflatable World Toowoomba around 1pm on Sunday after suffering head injuries at the play..
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'Punished enough': fines for 'ill' baseball-bat clerk Nigel Lake

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Federal RSL president Rod White defends receiving tens of thousands of dollars from within organisation

Federal RSL president Rod White defends receiving tens of thousands of dollars from within organisation Posted October 05, 2016 02:00:06 The federal president of the RSL, Rod White, has defended receiving tens of thousands of dollars worth of payments from within the organisation. Key points:RSL federal president and others received 'consultancy fee' paymentsRSL NSW CEO seeking clarification on whether payments breached rulesFederal president denies wrongdoing, says ..
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SOS! $20m superyacht stranded at sea

A MULTI-MILLION dollar superyacht sent an SOS this morning off the NSW coast with a large cruise liner racing to the area to assist the stricken crew.Two cruise ships had to divert from their voyages early today and a rescue plane scrambled from Brisbane after the 37m Masteka 2 lost steering and started taking on water east of Port Macquarie.A fast-boat launched from the Carnival Spirit retrieved two female crew members from the stricken vessel, but four crew members on board when the drama unfo..
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National suicide helpline Lifeline bracing for calls about marriage equality plebiscite, introduces new crisis category

The national suicide prevention helpline has introduced a new crisis category as it prepares to take more calls relating to the same-sex marriage plebiscite.Volunteers at crisis support helpline Lifeline are asked to enter the "main reason" for a call when dealing with people seeking help, and one of the options now reads "2016 Marriage Equality Plebiscite". More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Same-sex marriage: the facts RSL reform push grows ..
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Palaszczuk ducks call to unions to 'put Hanson last'

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“I never thought that I'd feel like a second-class citizen”: Hiwot Birhane Source: Facebook

“I never thought that I’d feel like a second-class citizen”: Hiwot Birhane Source: FacebookHEALTH and beauty chain Priceline has apologised after a young Ethiopian woman accused staff at one of its Melbournes store of ‘humiliating racial profiling’ which saw her and her friends searched by security as three non-black women left the store unscrutinised.The chain will educate, not terminate, employees accused of racial profiling at a Melbourne store.In an open letter to Priceline on Facebook, Hiwo..
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NSW weather: Damaging winds cause power cuts to thousands of homes, businesses

NSW weather: Damaging winds cause power cuts to thousands of homes, businesses Updated October 05, 2016 01:37:13 Thousands of homes have been left without power across New South Wales due to gale-force winds.More than 11,000 homes and businesses were hit by strong winds across the state, after the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issued a warning earlier today.Endeavour Energy said over 4,000 properties were without power on NSW's south coast.There were also multiple reports..
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Man shot in the face in Wollongong .	More than nine out of 10 ASX100 chief executives got a bonus in 2015: ACSI .

New Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe tipped to keep rates on hold and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:24:00 +0000

New Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe tipped to keep rates on hold

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Newspoll: country voters turn on Coalition

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Sydney house price growth slows in September

6 Viret Street, Hunters Hill sold for $11 million. supplied by Larry Schlesinger Sydney's auction clearance rate rose to 84 per cent over the subdued grand final weekend but September house price figures to be released on Monday will show price growth in Sydney almost halved in the first month of spring, in what could be the first sign of some heat coming out of the market.CoreLogic's Daily Home Value Index to Septe..
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Port Hedland locals feast on Pilbara property wreckage

Port Hedland's median house price has slumped 66 per cent in just four years. Erin Jonasson Port Hedland resident Craig Rowles counts himself as one of the lucky ones.He recently bought a home in the West Australian iron ore town for his young family for a staggering $810,000 less than what it sold for just four years ago.Mr Rowles, who works for Rio Tinto, and his partner, Erica, who is a teacher, bought a three-bedroom home on a 1089-square-m..
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Super's importance to retirement savings 'overblown'

Super makes up just 15 per cent of household wealth, the Grattan Institute says Karl Hilzinger The importance of superannuation in saving for retirement is "overblown" and lifting compulsory contributions to 12 per cent could force people to squirrel too much away, the Grattan Institute says.Super makes up just 15 per cent of household wealth and the average Australian saves as much outside the super system in things like property, trusts and..
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Deutsche execs to head to US - reports

Deutsche Bank executives are heading to the United States in the coming days to negotiate a settlement over a fine of up to $US14 billion ($A18 billion) for misselling mortgage-backed securities, the Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung reports.The potential fine, announced two weeks ago, has sent shares in Germany's biggest lender into freefall.On Friday, the stock partially recovered after a media report that the two sides were close to a settlement of $US5.4 billion.The FAZ did not cite any source..
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Australia increases shark tagging

New South Wales has come under pressure to act after a 17-year-old boy was bitten on the leg while surfing off Australia’s east coast last MondaySydney: The tagging and relocation of sharks off Australia’s most populous state will be sharply increased to protect surfers ahead of a busy summer season, authorities said Sunday, after a teenager was mauled in a recent attack.The New South Wales government has come under pressure to act after a 17-year-old boy was bitten on the leg while surfing off ..
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SA blackout leads to push for national energy grid upgrade

The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science speaks at the AFR Innovation Summit. Jessica Hromas The federal and South Australian governments have called for new or upgraded connections in the national electricity grid to ensure energy security across the country, despite brawling over whether a recently closed SA coal-fired plant could have stopped the state-wide power blackout last week.Industry Minister Greg Hunt and S..
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Donald Trump's leaked tax returns reveal $6108 salary

Oh, that ordinary American taxpayers, about whom Donald Trump professes to worry sooooo much, could get a deal like a 1995 bonanza by which the US taxman gave the Republican presidential candidate a truly remarkable gift – a deduction so massive that he quite likely paid no federal income tax for almost 20 years.It can reasonably be rounded to $US1 billion. The actual amount was $US916 million. And on the basis of three key pages extracted from Trump's 1995 tax papers and mysteriously mailed to..
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More than nine out of 10 ASX100 chief executives got a bonus in 2015: ACSI .	Police hunting for suspects in Cairns attack .

Hurricane Matthew: East coast of US braces as deadly storm lashes Florida and other top stories.

noreply@blogger.com (melbourne blog) — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 09:22:00 +0000

Hurricane Matthew: East coast of US braces as deadly storm lashes Florida
Florida: Matthew, the first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years, has lashed Florida with heavy rain and winds after killing at least 339 people in Haiti on its destructive march north through the Caribbean.Winds gusts of up to 100km/h and heavy downpours from Hurricane Matthew were reported in several coastal communities in Florida as the eye of the Category 4 hurricane tracked along the east coast of the state. More News Videos Prev..
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UN slams Australia's regional processing centres in Nauru

The United Nations has delivered a blistering indictment of Nauru and Australia's failure to help children in detention-like conditions, especially those driven to attempt suicide and self-harm.It also slammed the island nation's "limited capacity" to investigate allegations of sexual assault of children and its failure to follow up complaints, and severely criticised the harsh living conditions inside Australian's regional processing centres. More System Videos Previous slide Nex..
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Army sends additional troops to help restoration work after typhoon

South Korea's military has dispatched additional troops and equipment to the country's southern region hit by Typhoon Chaba, the Army said Friday.It has sent some 7,000 soldiers and 24 heavy machinery vehicles, such as excavators and dump trucks, to such cities as Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongju that have been affected by the typhoon, to help clean up the damage, it said in a statement.A day earlier, some 5,500 soldiers were mobilized in the same restoration efforts. They mainly helped typhoon victims..
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Early Book Praising Hitler May Have Been Written by Hitler

In the early fall of 1923, when Adolf Hitler was still mostly known for his frenzied speeches at Munich beer halls, a slim biography was published that lauded him as the savior of the German nation and even compared him to Jesus.The book, “Adolf Hitler: His Life and His Speeches,” was credited to Baron Adolf Victor von Koerber, a German aristocrat and war hero. Scholars have said that Hitler sought Mr. von Koerber out for the biography because he needed a conservative figure without links to th..
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Aircraft part found in Mauritius from MH370: Australian air crash investigators

Australian air crash investigators have confirmed an aircraft part found washed ashore on the island of Mauritius came from missing flight MH370.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the item found in May was a trailing edge splice strap from a Boeing 777 left outboard flap. A holidaying couple found potential MH370 debris in Mauritius this year. Photo: Twitter/@davidmolkoCNN A work order number on the part confirmed it was from the Malaysia Airlines plane, which disappeared in Mar..
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First-graders' reactions to Donald Trump are priceless

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Donald Trump visited a classroom of first-graders at a Christian school in Nevada on Wednesday, where the pupils proved once again, kids say the darnedest things. Trump was touring the International Christian Academy in Las Vegas. When he entered the classroom, the children offered him a loud greeting, though not everyone was quite so thrilled. One little girl can be heard on the video footage of the visit saying over and over "I'm nervous, I'm nervous." Another child..
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Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos wins nobel peace prize - live

Before the announcement of the peace prize last year, the Guardian did an analysis of all the winners since its inception in 1901. We found the following; If you want to win, it helps if you’re male Apparently it was a woman, Bertha von Suttner, who inspired Alfred Nobel to include peace as a category for the awards he was thinking of creating. Including Von Suttner, who won the award in 1905, only 16 individual women have won the prize compared with 87 men. More organisations (22) have won the..
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18 pictures of Prince William and Prince George being adorable

There’s no doubt Prince William shares a special bond with his children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Despite being second in line to the throne the 34-year-old royal is a hands on father, and this was all too evident with the way he cooed and cuddled his son, Prince George on the Cambridges’ most recent tour of Canada. It’s no secret William’s role as a family man is his number one priority. "I'm concentrating very much on my role as a father," William told the BBC earlier this year of..
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Analysis: A path for dispute resolution in the South China Sea

Located in the heart of Southeast Asia, the South China Sea is a semi-enclosed sea surrounded by China and several small and militarily weaker Southeast Asian powers such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. Since the mid-1970s, these states have been involved in a chronic competition as each one seeks to extend its sovereignty and jurisdictional claims over more than a hundred islets, reefs, and rocks and their surrounding waters. Despite this competition, the South China Sea dispu..
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Antonio Guterres accepts nomination as UN chief

New York: Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has accepted his unanimous nomination by the United Nations Security Council to become the UN's next Secretary-General.The United Nations Security Council on Thursday put Mr Guterres forward, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for five years from January 1, 2017. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Portugal's Guterres accepts nomination to be UN chief Trump: 'I don't ..
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Times Higher Education rankings: Australia's success not guaranteed as Asia rises .	Man shot in the face in Wollongong .

iPad Mini 4 Successor: iPad Mini 5 Price, Release Date Rumors And More and other top stories.

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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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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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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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Vodafone offers customers extra data after outage

Vodafone’s customers will receive extra data following a significant network outage over the weekend.The telco said yesterday that a problem with a router disrupted 4G services on its mobile network on Sunday evening. When customers automatically downgraded to 3G and 2G services, congestion overwhelmed the network causing problems for some customers when they sought to use voice, data and text services.The telco announced this morning that both prepaid and postpaid customers will be eligible fo..
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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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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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Howard, Lehmann defend team culture and other top stories.

Howard, Lehmann defend team culture

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Maxwell's first-class snub from Victoria

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Will this stop traffic congestion?

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Apple has given up building a car -- for now

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Apple iPhone 7 is good, but OnePlus 3 is much more value for money

Google rewards news sites which stick to the facts in the post-truth era

Google acquires Eyefluence, a startup that integrates eye tracking into AR and VR applications and other top stories.

Google acquires Eyefluence, a startup that integrates eye tracking into AR and VR applications

Kingston HyperX Alloy mechanical keyboard aims to make you a better FPS gamer

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'portrait mode' arrives for iPhone 7 Plus

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Vintage cars tour Wollongong: photos and other top stories.

Vintage cars tour Wollongong: photos

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League looking into new clubs

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Cool hand Li ready for HSC

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Samsung 960 Pro review: The fastest consumer SSD you can buy and other top stories.

Samsung 960 Pro review: The fastest consumer SSD you can buy

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LG's V20 may be the phone of the year. So why the f*%k can't you buy it?

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XG.Fast delivers 8Gbps over copper in NBN lab trials

Death toll from Cameroon rail crash now 63 and other top stories.

Death toll from Cameroon rail crash now 63

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US warship challenges China Sea claims

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Bill Shorten ally Kimberley Kitching wins plum Senate spot and other top stories.

Bill Shorten ally Kimberley Kitching wins plum Senate spot

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Fears Latrobe Valley will turn into a ghost town as news of Hazelwood power station's closure spreads and other top stories.

Fears Latrobe Valley will turn into a ghost town as news of Hazelwood power station's closure spreads

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Court halts Skydive's Stuart Park plans

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