Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Sydney: Wet January to continue. and other top stories.

  • Sydney: Wet January to continue.

    Sydney: Wet January to continue.
    Sydney: Wet January to continue. 19/01/2016 , 5:28 PM by Graham Creed January has been a very wet month across Sydney with all suburbs recording well above average rainfall and there is more on the way with the potential for another 20 to 40mm between Friday and Tuesday. Most of this activity will be shower and thunderstorm based so could be a bit patchy with Friday, Saturday and Tuesday likely to be the wetter of the days and possible moderate falls Saturday. Leading..
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  • Knife-wielding man shot dead by sergeant at Sydney police station ...

    Knife-wielding man shot dead by sergeant at Sydney police station ...
    Police are still trying to determine why a man walked into a police station in Sydney's west and allegedly threatened officers with a knife before he was shot dead. The man, aged in his 40s, parked his Holden Commodore out the front of Quakers Hill police station at 10.40am today, and entered the station carrying a large knife.A sergeant with 24 years' experience fired a single shot after an altercation that lasted just seconds, NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Denis Clifford told reporters to..
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  • Socceroos to face Jordan at Allianz Stadium on 29 March

    Socceroos to face Jordan at Allianz Stadium on 29 March
    The Socceroos will take on fellow Group B pace-setters Jordan in a FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on 29 March 2016 in the match that is looming as decisive in deciding which country will progress to the next stage of World Cup Qualifying as group winners. The Socceroos currently lead Jordan by two points at the top of Group B with the clash at Allianz Stadium the final match of the first phase of qualifying. “Obviously for us anytime we play at home is a spec..
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  • Federal Coalition MPs say NSW Liberals defying PM on ...

    Federal Coalition MPs say NSW Liberals defying PM on ...
    Federal Coalition MPs say NSW Liberals defying PM on preselection, risking destabilisation Updated January 20, 2016 11:47:56 Federal Coalition MPs say the New South Wales branch of the Liberal Party is defying the Prime Minister by continuing to plot against sitting members. Key points:Federal Coalition MPs say NSW counterparts defying PMModerates in NSW planning to unseat serving Coalition MPsMPs warn factional warring could destabilise party Moderates in NSW are pla..
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  • NSW Police warn of airfare scam after hundreds of Vietnamese ...

    NSW Police warn of airfare scam after hundreds of Vietnamese students sold fake tickets By Lili Tu and staff Updated January 20, 2016 09:01:34 New South Wales Police are warning people to watch out for online travel scams after hundreds of Vietnamese students were sold fake air tickets through social media. Key pointsUp to 400 Australian students sold fake air tickets to VietnamVietnamese woman charged Police urging travellers to be cautious of suspiciously cheap..
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  • NSW Government's Resources for Regions program expansion ...

    NSW Government's Resources for Regions program expansion ...
    NSW Government's Resources for Regions program expansion questioned Posted January 20, 2016 08:37:44 A mayor from northern New South Wales has questioned the expansion of the New South Wales Government's Resources for Regions program, saying there's not enough money available for the local government areas that could be included.The program is designed to help mining-affected local government areas fund large infrastructure projects.Late last year the State Government..
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  • ABC weatherman Graham Creed gets a weird letter claiming he ...

    ABC weatherman Graham Creed gets a weird letter claiming he ...
    The national broadcaster’s line-up ... ABC TV newsreader Juanita Phillips and weatherman Graham Creed.Shoba RaoNews Corp Australia NetworkABC News weatherman Graham Creed has posted a note he received on social media, where a viewer calls on him to quit and said he came across like a”shifty pimp”.Creed posted a photograph of the letter on his Twitter account today, where a viewer attacked him for the way he dressed and came across on camera.The name of the sender is “John Newton and friends”, wh..
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  • Bollinger bubbles up as Test bolter

    Bollinger bubbles up as Test bolter
    The tantalising prospect of the world number one Test ranking will hang heavy over the selection meeting that decides whether Australia takes a fresh or familiar seam-bowling attack on next month's tour to New Zealand. The 14-man Test squad for the two-Test series against the Black Caps will be named at 11am Wednesday on cricket.com.au, with Australia coach Darren Lehmann – who is also a selector – having already foreshadowed possible changes to the pace personnel. And while that could pave the..
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  • CBA innovation hubs go global

    CBA innovation hubs go global
    Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is building on its Sydney innovation lab by launching a second lab in Hong Kong and unveiling plans to expand to London later this year.CBA group executive institutional banking and markets, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, said Hong Kong's developed financial sector, entrepreneurial culture and proximity to China made it an optimal location for the innovation lab."[It] will allow us to partner with the brightest minds across the city's accelerator, government, university, start-up ..
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  • Teen charged over Sydney Opera House security scare

    Teen charged over Sydney Opera House security scare
    Teen charged over Sydney Opera House security scare Sydney (AFP) - Australian police have charged a teenage boy for allegedly making threats on social media that led to Sydney's iconic Opera House being evacuated last week in a security scare.The 17-year-old boy made the threat last Thursday morning through an unspecified social media account, New South Wales state police said, causing the harbour-front concert hall to be cleared of visitors and searched in a 90-minute lockdown.A Sydney h..
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Death after shooting at Sydney police station .The bikie gangs of New South Wales .
Thunder find calm after lengthy storm .Rackspace shares fall to lowest level in 5+ years .

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