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  Sydney: Hot but nothing like Nov 23 2014 19/11/2015 , 5:20 PM by Graham Creed Temperatures are forecast to reach 40 to 41 degrees across Sydney tomorrow with 41.8 the record hottest November day in the City recorded in 1982. Only 12 months ago on November 23 Penrith hit 44.9 and Richmond recorded 45.3 with the sea breeze capping the city temperatures at 30.1. Late in the day or early evening a str..

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• The part of Sydney locals call 'God's country' has the lowest unemployment rate in Australia | Business Insider

  

  Sydney’s northern beaches, known as “god’s country” by its residents due to its natural beauty and relaxed lifestyle, should perhaps be known as “jobs country” given the regions unbelievably low unemployment rate.According to the detailed labour force report released by the ABS earlier today, “gods country” recorded the lowest unemployment rate across the country in October at just 2.5%. Warrnambool and south west, along with Darwin and Sydney’s eastern suburbs, came in second second and third r..

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• Less than 10 per cent of rental houses within a 20km radius of...

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.'I need help before I'm homeless'Sydney hospitality manager Tina Holden is struggling to keep up with rental payments since she was made redundant and was diagnosed with breast cancer.PT1M23S620349Less than 10 per cent of rental housing anywhere within a 20 kilometre radius of Sydney city is now affordable to people on low incomes.And the situation is almost as dire for apartments, according to research to be published by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Inst..

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• Square IPO flop a test for Atlassian

  

  Mobile payments service Square slashed its IPO price to $US9 a share on Wednesday night, giving it a valuation of about $US2.9 billion.BloombergThe ratcheting down of the initial public offering valuation for American technology start-up Square underscores the challenging investor market that Sydney software makerAtlassian is facingin listing shares in the United States.In a litmus test for the cooling tech IPO market, mobile payments service Square slashed its IPO price to $US9 a share on Wedne..

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• Heat wave approaching as Illawarra set for total fire ban

  

  The Rural Fire Service says a total fire ban will be in place for the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and the Southern Ranges tomorrow. The major council areas to be impacted include Kiama, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong, Goulburn Mulwaree and Yass Valley. Total fire bans have also been announced for the Eastern, Southern and Northern Riverina. The heatwave conditions are caused by the combination of an approaching front and a slow-moving high pressure sy..

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• Sydney man to face court after allegedly forcibly pouring bleach down partner's throat - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Sydney man to face court after allegedly forcibly pouring bleach down partner's throatPostedNovember 18, 2015 23:07:54 A Sydney man is due to appear in court after he allegedly poured bleach down his partner's throat during a fight.Police were called to a Maroubra home in the eastern suburbs on Monday night with reports of a serious domestic violence incident.New South Wales Police alleged in a statement that during the argument, the 39-year-old man pushed a 37-year-old woman to the floor an..

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• City of Bayswater approves trial of WA's first ever 'turf paving' driveway

  

  Architect Pablo Segnini is calling on the City of Bayswater to approve his use of innovative 'turf paving' in place of a traditional driveway.The first ever West Australian council has granted a trial of eco-friendly 'turf paving' on a residential driveway, which could lead to a widespread roll out of the technology.From now until March 2017, the City of Bayswater will allow Pablo Segnini to keep his driveway, which is made from a support base of recycled plastic that can bear vehicles while all..

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• Kodi Maybir found guilty of murdering girlfriend's 7yo son after...

  

  Kodi Maybir found guilty of murdering girlfriend's 7yo son after months of abuseUpdatedNovember 19, 2015 16:49:20 A man who subjected his girlfriend's seven-year-old son to months of abuse as part of a religion-inspired discipline regime has been found guilty of murdering the boy.The boy died at Kodi Maybir's unit in Oatley, in southern Sydney, in May 2013, about four months after the child and his mother, Kayla James, moved in.An autopsy revealed the boy had trauma to the back and front of ..

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• Stage set for Newcastle's Victoria Theatre revival

  

  Stage set for Newcastle's Victoria Theatre revivalUpdatedNovember 19, 2015 09:29:15 Newcastle's historic Victoria Theatre will be revived as an entertainment venue, after it was sold for an undisclosed sum to a Sydney company.Built in the 1870s, the building is the oldest theatre still standing in New South Wales.In its heyday the Victoria Theatre was the country's most prestigious venue, bigger than any Sydney theatres.The Perkins Street building was due to go to auction today with a reserv..

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• State's smallest shire concedes to amalgamation, ending almost 115...

  

  State's smallest shire concedes to amalgamation, ending almost 115 years of local governanceBy Melinda HayterPostedNovember 19, 2015 06:45:14 A man whose family has had 85 years continuous service on a council in the New South Wales Riverina, will become the district's last mayor. We've had a great model, really good area and our ratepayers, the support we've had has been absolutely tremendous, with a great mob of councillors that've been working as a team. Uran..

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