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• Fire breaks out in factory, closes road at Botany in Sydney's south-east - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Fire breaks out in factory, closes road at Botany in Sydney's south-eastUpdatedNovember 30, 2015 15:26:16 Fire crews are at the scene of an intense blaze that has caused a floor and roof to collapse at a two-level shopfitters building at Botany in Sydney's south-east.The crews were called to Botany Road at 12:15pm after reports that there was a fire in the roof of a building.Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) said everyone in the factory was safely out and there had been no reports of i..

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• Sydney Metro: Mysterious flyer pushes for new rail station at Waterloo, not Sydney University

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Sydney University proposes new train stationA University of Sydney animation shows a proposed $1.5 billion 'knowledge hub' and a new train station for a metro line through the city.PT2M2S620349Who is behind the mysterious Waterloo flyer?A flyer has started appearing in letterboxes in Waterloo and Alexandria in the past couple of weeks, attempting to prod residents to lobby in favour of a new rail station.The government faces a choice in the next month about where it w..

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• Sydney International Art Series: Art After Hours, free art making activity for kids, Primavera 2015 and MCA Collection

  

  The Art Gallery of New South Wales (NSW) and the Museum of Contemporary Arts (MCA) Australia are proud and dedicated to collect and put on display different art works so that the public can experience and be inspired with the hard work of Australian as well as international artists. Below are some of Sydney International Art Series’ free activities, exhibitions and events at the Art Gallery of NSW and MCA Australia that are open to the public.1.    Art After Hours – Art Gallery NSWOn Wednesday, ..

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• Australia protests prompt appeals process promise on fan bans

  

  The protests were triggered by the publication of a list of 198 fans banned from stadia around the country in Sydney's Sunday Telegraph newspaper the previous weekend.Hundreds of fans of champions Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers, two of the best supported clubs in the league, walked out after half an hour of their matches on Saturday and Sunday.Fans of other clubs pitched in with silent protests and the display of banners, one at Central Coast Mariners stadium in Gosford reading: ..

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• Hang on to your bumbag — petty crime on the rise in tourist hot spots

  

  More common than you think ... Petty crime is alarmingly common in many overseas countries, and tourists tend to be thieves main target. Picture: iStockEXCLUSIVE: Travellers are being reminded to “hang on to their bumbags” with new research finding more than half of all holiday-makers are running into hot water overseas.Shocking figures fromSouthern Cross Travel Insuranceshow 60 per cent of travellers are exposed to crime on holidays and two out of three of those said the experience ruined their..

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• Australian wool bedding company targets US market

  

  Australian wool bedding company targets US market wanting a good night's sleepPostedNovember 30, 2015 15:08:15 A trio of Sydney entrepreneurs is pinning their life's savings on a new range of wool bedding.You Are What You Sleepwill market to the 144 million Americans who report to be sleeping poorly.The wool is grown at Oberon, in New South Wales, and processed in West Gosford, north of Sydney."Wool is a brilliant thermo-controlling fibre," says one of the partners, Mike Beckerleg."It's very..

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• Properties of the week

  

  New South Wales. Sydney. 7 Myola Road, Newport, $10m: Concrete arches span this Sacha Zehnder design like the ribs of a whale, extending well beyond the ...

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• Too early to judge academies: Cameron

  

  Academy critics need to look at the big picture: CameronAdam CurleyNovember 30, 2015 1:02 PMGWS academy player Jacob Hopper looks a ready-made midfielder for the GiantsCRITICS who say Greater Western Sydney's academy recruiting pool is too large need to understand the positive effects the system is having on the AFL as a whole, according to Giants coach Leon Cameron.The talent-rich Riverina area in south-west New South Wales is the biggest point of contention for some Victorian clubs, with the r..

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• A-League fans continue their stadium walkouts

  

  Mariners fans hold up a sign during the round eight A-League match between the Central Coast Mariners and the Western Sydney Wanderers at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford. Photo: Ashley Feder/Getty Images.FOOTBALL Federation Australia is facing a crisis after another fan walkout at Central Coast Stadium.Hundreds of Wanderers fans got up from their seats and walked out of the ground at the half-hour mark in the match between Central Coast and Western Sydney, following on from a similar protest in..

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• Ben Dunk: Tigers' opener converts short-form success into Sheffield...

  

  Ben Dunk: Tigers' opener converts short-form success into Sheffield Shield runsPostedNovember 30, 2015 08:44:37 Ben Dunk is Australian cricket's quiet achiever.The 28-year-old Tasmanian opener is in the form of his career, climbing to the top of the Sheffield Shield run scorers' list after four rounds of the competition, smashing three centuries and averaging 84 for the Tigers.From banana country to Bellerive Oval, it has been a journey for the some-time wicket keeper who has now locked down..

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