Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Sydney vs. Adelaide: How do our lockout laws stack up? and other top stories.

  • Sydney vs. Adelaide: How do our lockout laws stack up?

    Lockout laws are back in the spotlight this week after an estimated 15,000 protestors took to the streets of Sydney to campaign against New South Wales’ late night restrictions and their debilitating effect on the city’s nightlife. The momentum being gathered by our Eastern neighbours is being felt in Adelaide, with a rally to ‘Reopen Adelaide’ already gathering several hundred attendees on Facebook. The issue of South Australia’s Late Night Trading Code of Practice has been a contentious one s..
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  • Volunteer firefighter charged over two fires near Wellington, western ...

    Volunteer firefighter charged over two fires near Wellington, western NSW Updated February 24, 2016 08:35:22 A volunteer firefighter accused of starting two blazes in bushland in western New South Wales was part of the response team battling both fires, police have said. Key points:Two fires burnt half a hectare of grass each, did not threaten buildingsMan, 46, charged with starting the firesAccused man refused bail and due to face Dubbo Local Court today Both of the ..
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  • 'Jihadi Bonnie' freed two weeks ago because new terror laws were ...

    'Jihadi Bonnie' freed two weeks ago because new terror laws were ...
    The teenage Sydney girl arrested yesterday on terror charges had been released on bail earlier this month because new laws keeping terror suspects behind bars were not yet in force. Alo-Bridget Namoa, 18, allegedly boasted about wanting to be the "Islamic Bonnie and Clyde" with her husband and stab a random member of the public. But despite the strong objections from police, Magistrate Les Mabbutt had no option but to grant her bail two weeks ago, the Daily Telegraph reports. New laws passe..
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  • Ghostboy Cantina

    Ghostboy Cantina
    Hole-in-the-wall: Toby Wilson, owner of Ghostboy Cantina, has moved on from making coffee. Photo: Daniel Munoz Myffy Rigby Toby Wilson, the man, the myth, the guy that used to make coffee, has exchanged group heads for grill stations, leaving his gig as star barista at the St Peters branch of Sample Coffee to open a taco stand in Chinatown. So Wilson has gone from Whitest Guy Alive in the inner west, to Whitest Guy Alive in Dixon Food Court, to become jefe de la plancha at Ghostboy Cantin..
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  • Eddie Obeid: Jury in misconduct trial of former NSW Labor MP ...

    Eddie Obeid: Jury in misconduct trial of former NSW Labor MP ...
    Eddie Obeid: Jury in misconduct trial of former NSW Labor MP dismissed Updated February 24, 2016 11:44:24 The jury in the Supreme Court trial of former New South Wales Labor minister Eddie Obeid has been dismissed in Sydney. Key point:Labor minister Eddie Obeid has pleaded not guilty to wilful misconduct in public officeJury dismissed because new evidence came to light in the trialNo date set for new trial Obeid, 72, had pleaded not guilty to wilful misconduct in publ..
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  • Inquiry launched into St Vincent's Hospital chemotherapy dosage ...

    Inquiry launched into St Vincent's Hospital chemotherapy dosage ...
    Inquiry launched into St Vincent's Hospital chemotherapy dosage scandal Print Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 23/02/2016 Reporter: Matt Peacock The NSW Department of Health has launched an inquiry into the incorrect dosing of head and neck cancer patients at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital. Transcript LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: The New South Wales Health Department is now investigating Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital, where a top oncologist gave up to 70 patients less t..
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  • Australia's space law review comes with high hopes for future

    Australia's space law review comes with high hopes for future
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. SpaceX rocket nails landing Entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company successfully lands a rocket on a commercial flight. PT1M9S 620 349 So you want to launch your own satellite made from off-the-shelf parts and send it into space? The technology is there. The costs are low and falling. The possibilities, expanding.But the cost of the legalities around such space ventures remain prohibitive. An Australian nano sate..
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  • NSW Police urge caution after two separate attacks on gay men in ...

    NSW Police urge caution after two separate attacks on gay men in ...
    (PHOTO: Ann-Marie Calilhanna; Star Observer) DESPITE two separate incidents of violent attacks on gay men in Sydney’s inner city, NSW police don’t believe there is an epidemic of homophobia and are urging people to be careful ahead of the Mardi Gras season. Over the weekend, NSW Police reported on two violent incidents directed at gay men that occurred in the Surry Hills and Redfern area.  A young man is in serious condition following an assault by a group of young men and women e..
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  • The Big Dog Walk with Lots of Dogs is a thing - and it's coming to ...

    The Big Dog Walk with Lots of Dogs is a thing - and it's coming to ...
    For the first time ever, ‘The Big Dog Walk with Lots of Dogs’ is coming to Australia and it’s as good as it sounds. Hosted by Not-for-profit pound Sydney Dogs and Cats Home,‘The Big Dog Walk’ will take place on April 9 at Sydney Park in St Peters, New South Wales, and will see an expected 2,900 people walking their dogs at the same time. The original event started in Wellington, New Zealand, and was founded by New Zealand-based stand up comedian and producer, Alice Brine. The dog-lover had thou..
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  • Bernardi, Christian Lobby record 'Safe Schools' victory, but Newtown ...

    Bernardi, Christian Lobby record 'Safe Schools' victory, but Newtown ...
    The sweet smell of success...Cory Bernardi pushed for a review of the "Safe Schools" program. (AAP) Students at an inner-Sydney school have won the right to wear whatever uniform they like irrespective of gender, but the Australian Christian Lobby is less than impressed with the decision, saying that a boy who wears a dress makes himself a target for bullies.The Newtown High students' victory in reforming the school's uniform policy comes on the same day that Malcolm Turnbull succumbed to press..
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Apple unlocked criminals' iPhones 'for years' .#KeepSydneyOpen: Thousands of protesters call for Sydney's ... .
British cabinet splits after PM calls European Union referendum .NSW government could privatise Sydney Trains, cost recovery ... .

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