Monday, January 18, 2016

Death after shooting at Sydney police station and other top stories.

  • Death after shooting at Sydney police station

    Death after shooting at Sydney police station
    In a statement, New South Wales police said an investigation would be ... of a man during a confrontation with police at a north-west Sydney police station,” the ...
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  • Sydney Opera House evacuation: Teen charged with making threat ...

    Sydney Opera House evacuation: Teen charged with making threat ...
    Sydney Opera House evacuation: Teen charged with making threat on social media Posted January 19, 2016 10:59:16 A 17-year-old boy has been charged over a threat made on social media that led to the evacuation of the Sydney Opera House.New South Wales Police said the threat was made about 10:50am last Thursday.The Opera House and forecourt were cordoned off for more than two hours and searched, but police found nothing of interest.Officers also went to the Manly wharf ..
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  • Dozens of government agencies request access to citizen metadata ...

    Dozens of government agencies request access to citizen metadata ...
    Nearly all the agencies which accessed citizens' private information in the past have applied for continued access. Photo: Louise Kennerley Nearly all of the government agencies which last year snooped on citizens' phone and internet records without warrants have reapplied to access the data following the introduction of legislation which was meant to reduce the scope of access.Sixty-one non law enforcement federal and state agencies, including organisations ..
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  • Regional specialist training key to keeping medical graduates in the ...

    Regional specialist training key to keeping medical graduates in the ...
    Regional specialist training key to keeping medical graduates in the bush Posted January 19, 2016 09:40:12 Hundreds of medical graduates start their year-long internships in hospitals across New South Wales, and in Tamworth the push is on to ensure they complete all of their training in the town's newly redeveloped hospital.More than a dozen medical graduates will complete their internship at Tamworth Hospital this year.The Hospital's General Manager, Catherine Death,..
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  • Broken Hill turns on desalination plant as it tries to keep water flowing

    Broken Hill turns on desalination plant as it tries to keep water flowing
    Broken Hill is relying on a desalination plant installed more than a decade ago, but not needed until now, to make the lake system's brackish dregs drinkable. Robert Blackburn by James Paton Broken Hill is preparing for a future that doesn't depend on silver and zinc, but there's one resource it won't be able to live without: water.The prospect of that commodity running out has sparked concern 1110 kilometres west ..
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  • Treasures revealed in Mawson's Hut clean out

    Treasures revealed in Mawson's Hut clean out
    Treasures revealed in Mawson's Hut clean out 19/01/2016 , 11:02 AM by Laura McAuliffe If you were one of the people lamenting the rainy days over summer, spare a thought for the crack team of conservationists that spent their summer break in the iciest of conditions. A six-person team travelled to Cape Denison, some 2500km south of Hobart, to clear out the headquarters of Australia's first Antarctic Explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson. It was the first time since the 1930s tha..
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  • Pauline Hanson backs lamb ad, lambasts Aboriginal flag

    Pauline Hanson backs lamb ad, lambasts Aboriginal flag
    PAULINE Hanson has come out in support of the controversial Australia Day lamb advertisement saying people who have an issue with it should simply get over it. She said certain sections of society would whinge about anything given the chance and people needed to stop being so precious. This year's lamb advertisement features a sophisticated special-ops mission to bring back expatriates to enjoy a lamb chop for Australia Day. The scene that has caused the stir involves a beardy little..
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  • What does Garcia's signing mean for the Mariners?

    What does Garcia's signing mean for the Mariners?
    What does Garcia’s signing mean for the Mariners? Columnist 98 Have your say It is difficult to see the benefits of Luis Garcia's move to the Central Coast Mariners. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) Related coverage It would be a major understatement to say that the Central Coast Mariner’s signing of 37-year-old Spanish midfielder Luis Garcia came out of left field. What his presence will actually mean for the Mariners is anybody’s guess. Given how easy it is to simply sit on the sid..
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  • Hobart affordable for schooling

    Hobart affordable for schooling
    COST FACTOR: Hobart schools measure up for value.HOBART has been named the most affordable city in Australia to educate a child in a government or religious school, but the news is not so rosy for parents living in the state’s regional areas, new research reveals.A report released by national educational fund ASG estimates that the cost of schooling a child born this year would total $45,114 throughout their school years in the government system in Hobart, one third less than the national averag..
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  • Calls for hospital assaults to be included in review

    Calls for hospital assaults to be included in review
    THE Queensland Opposition says the number of assaults on hospital staff could be the tip of a much larger iceberg. The Queensland Times reported last week the number of assaults on staff at Ipswich Hospital is among one of the worst in the state when compared with other facilities. West Moreton Hospital and Health Service figures reveal there were 320 physical assaults reported between 2012 and 2013 and 231 between 2013 and 2014. The number of assaults reported between 2014 and 2015 ..
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The bikie gangs of New South Wales .Thunder find calm after lengthy storm .
Rackspace shares fall to lowest level in 5+ years .Hussey chasing one more SCG miracle .

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