Generous Victorians brought great joy to the Royal Children's Hospital by donating over $17 million
Heidi, 18 months, loves the colour and taste of Easter chocolate eggs. Picture: Alex Coppel.CHOCOLATE eggs bring great joy to children of all ages at this time of year. Getting her fill of the sweet treats is Heidi, 18 months, who seems to be having a hard time choosing a colour.Generous Victorians brought great joy to the Royal Children’s Hospital this weekend by donating a bumper $17,445,624 million to help sick children, to fund research, education, training and equipment.Reflecting on the re..>> view originalTaiwan: Ship Broken Up, Spilling Oil
By MarEx 2016-03-26 20:30:45 The container ship grounded off New Taipei City in Taiwan has broken in two and has been leaking oil into the sea since Friday. The T.S. Lines 15,487-ton ship, TS Taipei, ran aground in a storm about 300 metres from the shore while it was sailing from Hong Kong to Keelung Port in Taiwan on March 10. All 21 crew members were evacuated safely, but a helicopter crashed during the subsequent clean-up operation has killing two and seriously injure..>> view originalHappy Easter, Here's A Syringe: Australian Man Found Syringe In Easter Bunny
Some Easter periods run smoothly for retailers and consumers alike: some, a little less so. For one Australian man who found a syringe in an Easter bunny on Good Friday, and the Woolworths grocery store the chocolate bunny was purchased from, the latter was definitely the case. Australian man Peter Oakley was given a Cadbury Dream Easter bunny by his mother ahead of the Easter long weekend. When he opened the bunny on Good Friday, he peeled back the foil to find a capped syringe inside the ordi..>> view originalDARPA's satellite repair robot makes house calls
Space DARPA's satellite repair robot makes house calls David Szondy March 26, 2016 There are over 400 geosynchronous satellites orbiting 22,000 mi (36,000 km) above the Earth. They are a vital part of global communications and represent billions of dollars in investments, but once they break down or run out of fuel, they're so much tin foil. DARPA has released a video outlining the agency's ..>> view original'This Is Not About Stopping People Drinking Wine, This Is About Taxing Cheap Alcohol': Physician
A peak medical body wants to see big increases in taxes on cask wine because of the harm 'goon bags' are causing to young Australian drinkers.The Royal College of Australian Physicians (RACP) is pressing the federal government to overhaul the way wine is taxed so that it is based on the volume of alcohol and not the value, New Corp Australia reports.The proposed change would bring wine into line with how low-strength beer is taxed.Replace WET with volumetric tax, Australian physicians say in pr..>> view originalGovt 'not ATM for major projects'
Govt 'not ATM for major projects'The Turnbull government doesn't want to be the ATM for local and state governments for funding major projects.Instead Assistant Minister for Cities Angus Taylor says the government wants to make an investment return from infrastructure funding rather than just doling out grants."But we are not talking about making every road a toll road," he told Sky News on Sunday.In a shift away from the former Abbott government that avoided public transport funding, Mr Taylor ..>> view originalWA prisons budget blowout: Leaked memo reveals significant 'governance concerns'
WA prisons budget blowout: Leaked memo reveals significant 'governance concerns' Updated March 26, 2016 18:59:18 A litany of financial waste and mismanagement at WA's prisons, including $51 million being tacked onto an already approved annual budget without authorisation, has been highlighted in a leaked internal memo. Key points: Prison officers' uniforms budget blew out by more than $1 millionExtra allowances being incorrectly paid to senior staffContract allowed to ..>> view original
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