Friday, November 13, 2015

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  • LIVE: Rain playing havoc in Sydney | cricket

    LIVE: Rain playing havoc in Sydney | cricket
    Rain has again halted play in the Sheffield Shield clash between NSW and Tasmania at Bankstown Oval on Saturday after tea with the visitors 1-115.Ben Dunk has anchored the Tasmanian innings after captain George Bailey won the toss and elected to bat and is 59 not out after 35 overs. Alex Doolan is the other unbeaten batsman on 43.Quick Single:Warner in hunt for Lara recordBeau Webster (9) is the only wicket to fall, he was out LBW to Doug Bollinger in the seventh over with the score at 23.B..
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  • Police search for man over fatal stabbing in Sydney - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Police search for man over fatal stabbing in Sydney - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    Police search for man over fatal stabbing in SydneyPostedNovember 13, 2015 17:43:30 New South Wales Police are searching for a man wanted over a fatal stabbing in Sydney's south-west, officers say.Emergency services were called to Wangee Road at Greenacre at about 2:00pm (AEDT) today, following reports of a stabbing.Officers said they found a man, believed to be aged 22, with a stab wound to his chest.They tried to revive him, but he died at the scene.Detectives have launched an investigatio..
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  • Three rescued from stricken yacht travelling from Sydney to Lord Howe Island - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Three rescued from stricken yacht travelling from Sydney to Lord Howe Island - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    Three rescued from stricken yacht travelling from Sydney to Lord Howe IslandBy Cassandra BedwellUpdatedNovember 14, 2015 15:50:40 Three men are back on dry land after being rescued from their stricken yacht north-east of Sydney in stormy conditions.The men contacted emergency services at about 7:30am on Friday after their yacht's engine failed and the mast snapped.New South Wales Water Police reached the men, master of the yacht, 64-year-old John Morcom, Ron Hudson, 64, and Steve Brown, 65, ..
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  • Committee hears of Commonwealth Bank's $8.2 billion 'fraud'

    Committee hears of Commonwealth Bank's $8.2 billion 'fraud'
    The allegation against the bank was made by property developer Rory O'Brien.Photo: Michele MossopThe Commonwealth Bank committed "fraud" when it deliberately impaired more than 1000 performing commercial loans worth more than $8.2 billion, a parliamentary hearing has been told.The human cost was huge, with valuers instructed to come up with lower valuations on the commercial loan book of BankWest, which CBA bought in 2008 during the global financial crisis.It didn't fall apart, it was assassinat..
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  • Vigils are also planned around the country in solidarity with the...

    Vigils are also planned around the country in solidarity with the...
    Paris attacks: Opera House among icons to be lit red, white and blue in solidarity with FranceUpdatedNovember 14, 2015 17:17:42 The Opera House is among a range of iconic landmarks that will light up red, white and blue tonight as Australians show their support for Parisians rocked by terror attacks.Vigils are also planned around the country in solidarity with the French.Supporting France around AustraliaSydneyPray for Paris: Martin Place, 7:00pmOpera House to light up in colours of French f..
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  • Never mind the Test cricket, here's how you should plan your summer

    Never mind the Test cricket, here's how you should plan your summer
    Video will begin in5seconds.Sport: The week's best playsThe most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week.PT2M23S620349The Test cricket program's a dud, let's face it. The Test series against New Zealand and the West Indies, sadly, do not make for an action-packed summer, especially when the Windies team is basically a bunch of nobodies.However, sports fans, the lull our national pastime delivers this sunny season need not mean all is lost.Heading back: Jordan Sp..
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  • Two royal visits 32 years apart. How times have changed

    Two royal visits 32 years apart. How times have changed
    A very different Prince Charles, with wife Camilla, visit a very different Australia 32 years later. (Pic: Gregg Porteous)Thirty-two years ago, South Australia was the scene for a very different kind of royal tour.Back then Prince Charles introduced his beautiful bride Diana to us, and hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets around the state to catch a mere glimpse of the princess.The crowds broke records and the royals won hearts — even if the itinerary was somewhat bizarre.Charles an..
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  • Sydney Opera House will dress in France's colours after Paris terror attacks | Daily Mail Online

    Sydney Opera House will dress in France's colours after Paris terror attacks | Daily Mail Online
    Sydney Opera House will glow red, white and blue and sports fans will dress in France's national colours as Australians show their support after Paris terror attacksSydneyTown Hall and the Opera House to light up in solidarityTurning blue, white and red, Australia is set to support the FrenchA French flag will also fly over the Harbour BridgeMike Baird has promised to make the flag if he can't find one large enoughAdelaide Oval and Riverbank footbridge in South Australia will also be litA minute..
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  • NT site's in frame for nuclear tip

    NT site's in frame for nuclear tip
    NT site’s in frame for nuclear tipby:ZACH HOPEFrom:NT NewsNovember 13, 20155:45PMThe six remote sites short-listed to host a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility.Source:NewsComAuLAND southeast of Alice Springs has been short-listed to house Australia’s nuclear waste dump, theNT Newscan reveal.The region known as Hale is one of six sites whittled down from 28 nominations from across Australia to be earmarked by Resources ­Minister Josh Frydenberg today for further Commonwealth Governme..
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  • Celebration of Thai culture brings Parramatta River to life

    Celebration of Thai culture brings Parramatta River to life
    WHAT:The Parramatta River foreshore will come alive with light, colour and energy for Sydney’s premier Thai festival, Loy Krathong. WHEN:Saturday 14 November, 4pm-10pm WHERE:Parramatta River foreshore between Barry Wilde and Elizabeth Street Bridges WHY:Parramatta’s Loy Krathong Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind outside of Thailand. Thousands will converge on the banks of Parramatta River to experience the annual Thai ritual of launching candle-lit krathongs in..
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