Friday, July 15, 2016

First look at Australia's $200bn high speed rail and other top stories.

  • First look at Australia's $200bn high speed rail

    First look at Australia's $200bn high speed rail
    The CLARA High Speed Rail proposal2:33CLARA's plan is to build new regional, compact, sustainable, smart-cities and connect them by most advanced high speed rail A Chinese high-speed train leaves the station in Shanghai after the launch of the Shanghai to Hangzhou line.“New cities where data is open. Energy is renewable. Water is valued. Homes are affordable. People can live within 10 minutes of all they need. Cities where world class healthcare meets high tech education. Where new and existing..
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  • New South Wales avoids Origin clean sweep with 18-14 win

    New South Wales avoids Origin clean sweep with 18-14 win
    New South Wales avoids Origin clean sweep with 18-14 win By Associated Press Published: 07:46 EST, 13 July 2016 | Updated: 07:46 EST, 13 July 2016 SYDNEY (AP) — A 79th-minute try to center Michael Jennings helped New South Wales avoid a State of Origin clean sweep and give the Blues an 18-14 rugby league win over Queensland on Wednesday at the Olympic Stadium.Queensland looked headed for a 3-0 series victory when fullback Darius Boyd gave his team a 14-12 lead in the 75th minute. Jo..
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  • Sydney property developers donating thousands to ACT Liberal ...

    Sydney property developers donating thousands to ACT Liberal ...
    Sydney property developers donating thousands to ACT Liberal Party, despite NSW ban Updated July 14, 2016 07:50:45 A group of Sydney property developers have donated thousands of dollars to the ACT branch of the Liberal Party despite appearing to have no connection with the capital. Key points:Four Sydney developers donated $20,000 to Canberra Liberals Developers are banned from making political donations in NSWACT Liberal Party could transfer some money to the NSW bra..
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  • Rabbitohs sack second player in 48 hours

    Rabbitohs sack second player in 48 hours
    SOUTH Sydney have sacked star centre Kirisome Auva’a following a second breach of the NRL’s Testing Policy for illicit and hazardous substances. He is the second Rabbitohs player this week to have his contract terminated after forward Paul Carter was let go on Tuesday for breaching the club’s code of conduct.media_cameraAuva’a was part of the Rabbitohs title winning squad in 2014.While Auva’a, 24, did not return a positive test for an illicit or hazardous substance in this instance, he contraven..
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  • State of Origin: Josh Dugan's broken jaw requires surgery, Greg ...

    State of Origin: Josh Dugan's broken jaw requires surgery, Greg ...
    State of Origin: Josh Dugan's broken jaw requires surgery, Greg Inglis suspended Updated July 14, 2016 13:00:29 St George Illawarra's Josh Dugan needs surgery after scans showed he suffered a broken jaw in New South Wales' 18-14 State of Origin win at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Wednesday night.Dugan will have a plate inserted into his jaw after he was hit high by a Greg Inglis shoulder charge for which the South Sydney centre will miss three matches through suspension...
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  • Suspect on the run and another faces court after police seize four ...

    Suspect on the run and another faces court after police seize four ...
    Suspect on the run and another faces court after police seize four kilograms of methamphetamine Updated July 14, 2016 17:11:55 Police have seized four kilograms of methamphetamine and charged a man with drug offences after a joint investigation into drug trafficking in South Australia.About 12:30am on Wednesday, police searched a car on the South Eastern Freeway after a tip-off from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ASIC).No drugs were found during a road..
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  • I can't believe someone died - Yahoo7

    I can't believe someone died - Yahoo7
    Yahoo7 and Agencies on July 14, 2016, 11:15 am Video Harriet Wran's court shock Harriet Wran, the high-profile former premier's daughter and now one of the state's most notorious prisoners, has tearfully told a NSW Supreme Court sentencing hearing of her battles with mental illness and her descent into the grips of a crippling ice addiction.The youngest daughter of beloved late politician Neville Wran was set to be tried for the 2014 murder of Daniel McNulty last week, but instead plead..
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  • The science of defying death

    The science of defying death
    IT'S BARELY 8AM on a spring morning in Sydney’s inner south-west. Already the indoor ice rink is alive with lithe figures swooping and twirling in the cool internal air. These world-class figure skating hopefuls have been here for hours, practising their gravity-defying leaps, forcing themselves to their feet after each brutal tumble.  At age 74, with a bald head and white beard, Richard Lynch seems out of place – until he gets on the ice. His coach watches from the sidelines as Richard glides,..
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  • The rise of Olympic footballer Emily Van Egmond

    The rise of Olympic footballer Emily Van Egmond
    The rise of Olympic footballer Emily Van Egmond Posted July 14, 2016 09:29:05 Emily Van-Egmond is increasingly being praised as one of the most technically gifted women's footballers Australia has produced.So, who is she, and how has she worked her way to the top?Born in 1993, Van Egmond is the daughter of a well-credentialed former footballer and coach, who helped the Australian women's football team to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.Van Egmond ..
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  • State of Origin 3: New South Wales 18, Queensland 14

    State of Origin 3: New South Wales 18, Queensland 14 By Associated Press Published: 07:16 EST, 13 July 2016 | Updated: 07:16 EST, 13 July 2016 SYDNEY (AP) — New South Wales defeated Queensland 18-14 on Wednesday in the third State of Origin match to avoid a clean sweep in the best-of-three series. Queensland had clinched the annual series with 6-4 and 26-16 wins in the opening two matches.___Scores:New South Wales 18 (Andrew Fifita, Tyson Frizell, Michael Jennings tries; James Malon..
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Bullfighter and bull runner die in Spain .Sydney: The yearly cold Winter day is coming. .
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