Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Sydney siege inquest: Police did not enter cafe earlier as first shot ... and other top stories.

  • Sydney siege inquest: Police did not enter cafe earlier as first shot ...

    Sydney siege inquest: Police did not enter cafe earlier as first shot was in air, not at hostages Posted May 24, 2016 14:18:06 Police did not storm the Lindt Cafe when shooting first started during the Sydney siege because officers thought the gunman was aiming above the heads of hostages, an inquest has heard.Assistant New South Wales Police Commissioner Mark Jenkins was in charge of the Police Operations Centre towards the end of the 17-hour siege in December 2014.H..
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  • Spurned pharmacist drugged colleague for a year 'to make her suffer'

    Spurned pharmacist drugged colleague for a year 'to make her suffer'
    Spurned pharmacist drugged colleague for a year 'to make her suffer' Updated May 24, 2016 16:56:19 A Sydney pharmacist has admitted repeatedly poisoning a colleague with drugs, some of which can cause infertility, to "make her suffer" after she rejected his advances.Police said Anthony Cheung crushed drugs into the woman's drinks, sometimes on a weekly basis.Police facts tendered to Waverly Local Court showed Cheung, 34, met Pamela Leung at the Chinese Presbyterian Chur..
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  • Australia Test squad: Moises Henriques makes cut for tour of Sri Lanka

    Australia Test squad: Moises Henriques makes cut for tour of Sri Lanka
    Moises Henriques stars in his debut test for Australia 1:13Cricket: Moises Henriques stars in his debut test for Australia back in 2013 with two half centuries and a wicket. AFTER a three-year absence Moises Henriques is back in Australia’s Test squad, with a 15-man group named for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.Captain Steve Smith will lead a squad to the island nation in July that, with the exception of Henriques and Western Australia quick Nathan Coulter-Nile, only contains players who have..
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  • State of Origin: NSW coach Laurie Daley hopes training sheds light ...

    State of Origin: NSW coach Laurie Daley hopes training sheds light ...
    State of Origin: NSW coach Laurie Daley hopes training sheds light on who to cut from Blues squad Updated May 24, 2016 16:41:08 New South Wales Coach Laurie Daley says he will wait until later in the week to cut two players from his squad for next week's State of Origin series opener.The Blues are back in Coffs Harbour to begin preparations for Game I.They will get down to business on Wednesday, when they will hold their first full training run.Daley wants to check on t..
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  • Missing State of Origin camp has benefits for Cronulla Sharks duo ...

    Missing State of Origin camp has benefits for Cronulla Sharks duo ...
    Jack Bird on Origin omission0:36NRL: Cronulla star Jack Bird talks about being left out of the NSW Origin squad for game one. WITH a little luck, Jack Bird and Valentine Holmes could have been waking up in Coffs Harbour and Sanctuary Cove this morning with the NSW and Queensland Origin teams respectively.Bird’s omission at the expense of Dylan Walker in the NSW side proved a major selection talking point, while Holmes was one of eight Emerging Maroons’ deemed ineligible for selection this year ..
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  • ACT Government set to spend millions to lure international tourists to ...

    ACT Government set to spend millions to lure international tourists to ...
    ACT Government set to spend millions to lure international tourists to the capital Posted May 24, 2016 10:20:13 The ACT Government will inject millions of dollars into the tourism sector to entice more international tourists to the capital. Key points:$7.3 million to promote Canberra in overseas and domestic markets$1.5 million to support arts and community eventsSecurity upgrade to the Canberra Theatre Centre A total of $7.3 million has been allocated in next mont..
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  • Increase in fines issued to NSW cyclists, too early to say if figures ...

    Increase in fines issued to NSW cyclists, too early to say if figures ...
    Increase in fines issued to NSW cyclists, too early to say if figures prove need for laws: Government Updated May 24, 2016 17:31:26 The number of fines issued to cyclists in New South Wales since news laws came into effect this year has risen compared to the same period last year, police statistics reveal.The total number went up from 990 to 1,545 - a 56 per cent increase compared to the same March-April period last year.More instances of riders not properly wearing an ..
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  • Carriageworks Announces The Night Market For Vivid Sydney

    Carriageworks Announces The Night Market For Vivid Sydney
    festival > News Carriageworks Announces The Night Market For Vivid Sydney May 24th 2016 | 5:23pm | Staff Writer Tweet Carriageworks and Vivid Sydney have organised a large-scale immersive contemporary food and wine event this July and June. The Night Market will feature more than 50 stallholders, including some of the industry's most respected names, representing NSW's leading restaurants and providores. The line-up, curated by the Creative Director of the Carriageworks Farmers Market and ..
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  • Spotify Is Growing The Australian Music Industry While We All ...

    Spotify Is Growing The Australian Music Industry While We All ...
    Spotify turns four in Australia this week, and along with the news the streaming service is actually helping to grow the Australian music industry, as a birthday present to all of us we now know exactly what we’ve been listening to all these years. And it’s not just broad nationwide numbers either — there are breakdowns of genre, artist and playlists right down to the suburb you live in. Hint: Y’all love Justin Beiber. Since May 2012, we’ve streamed 1,626 lifetimes worth of music. That’s the ..
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  • Former Maroons speedster likens debutant to Greg Inglis

    Former Maroons speedster likens debutant to Greg Inglis
    RUGBY LEAGUE: Big game experience and a big stature appears to have propelled Corey Oates into the Queensland back-five ahead of next Wednesday’s State of Origin series opener in Sydney.Queensland coach Kevin Walters is expected to name the Broncos giant on the wing at tonight’s official Maroons launch in Brisbane. Oates may have scored the opening try of last year’s grand final in front of 80,000 roaring fans at ANZ Stadium, but former Maroons flyer, Noosa’s Willie Carne says Origin is a whole..
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