Friday, July 8, 2016

parents vow to continue fight against privatised out-of-hours care and other top stories.

  • parents vow to continue fight against privatised out-of-hours care

    parents vow to continue fight against privatised out-of-hours care
    Sydney parents vow to continue fight against privatised out-of-hours care Posted July 08, 2016 15:43:00 Parents say they will fight to keep an volunteer-run out-of-hours care service at a Sydney primary school running, despite losing their case in the New South Wales Supreme Court.The service has been put out to tender, which critics said was part of a wider trend aimed at generating profits.Earlier this year, the peak body for out-of-school-hours care, Network of Com..
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  • CMAG hosts first major exhibition of expressionist Michael Taylor

    CMAG hosts first major exhibition of expressionist Michael Taylor
    CMAG hosts first major exhibition of expressionist Michael Taylor Posted July 08, 2016 19:13:01 Regarded as one of the nation's most significant expressionist painters, Michael Taylor is still relatively unknown to many Australians.He spent much of his life out of the public's sight and the past few decades living and painting on the Monaro Plain in southern New South Wales.A new exhibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) is the first major collection of Tay..
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  • State of Origin 2016: Greg Bird opens up about his axing from the ...

    State of Origin 2016: Greg Bird opens up about his axing from the ...
    IT was the missed call Greg Bird didn’t want to return.He had an inkling about what the topic of conversation was going to entail.And sure enough, it was as expected.The veteran, with 18 Origins to his name, had been axed from the New South Wales side for game three.“I had a missed call (from NSW coach Laurie Daley) on my phone,” Bird told Friday Night Footy on Fox.“It was pretty daunting. I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to ring him back. I had a feeling what it was going to be about.“He just sai..
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  • Greyhound racing ban: NSW Premier Mike Baird accused of ...

    Greyhound racing ban: NSW Premier Mike Baird accused of ...
    Greyhound racing ban: NSW Premier Mike Baird accused of 'jumping the gun' by Luke Foley Video will begin in 5 seconds. Greyhound trainer mourns racing ban Peter McCann, 66, has had greyhounds since he was 14-years-old and he isn't a fan of the racing ban. PT0M48S 620 349 Opposition Leader Luke Foley has accused Premier Mike Baird of "jumping the gun" after his sensational decision to shut down NSW's greyhound racing industry, claiming state parliament should have been give..
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  • Inside Australia's 'The Pool' exhibition at the Venice Biennale

    Inside Australia's 'The Pool' exhibition at the Venice Biennale
    An exhibition exploring the cultural significance of the swimming pool in Australian life.
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  • LIVE: Australian Indoor Junior Champs (Court One)

    LIVE: Australian Indoor Junior Champs (Court One)
    WATCH: LIVE - Australia Indoor Open Championships action from Dubbo More than 200 players from across Australia have converged for the annual Australian Indoor Junior Championships, with New South Wales' Dubbo playing host to the crop of young talent this season. The week-long tournament has seen some fierce state against state battles with local side, the NSW Cyclones, best represented having reached all four semi-final encounters. Quick Single: LIVE - Australian Indoor Junior Championships (C..
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  • Australian surf spot reeling from spate of shark attacks

    Australian surf spot reeling from spate of shark attacks
    AFP on July 8, 2016, 9:03 pm Ballina (Australia) (AFP) - Ever since surfer Garry Meredith rushed to the water to help save a man mauled by a shark off Australia's east coast, he has not been able to get back on his board.It has been a year since bodyboarder Matt Lee was hauled in from the sea, haemorrhaging blood after a four-metre great white shark bit his legs.Lee survived but for veteran lifesaver Meredith the memories remain vivid. He helped paramedics stem the bleeding after the atta..
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  • New ACCC guide encourages collective bargaining for small ...

    New ACCC guide encourages collective bargaining for small ...
    Small businesses are being encouraged to band together. Photo: Diego Schtutman Australia's competition watchdog is encouraging small businesses – particularly farmers – to use people power to negotiate with the big end of town.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Friday released a new guide on collective bargaining.Under a collective bargaining arrangement, which must be approved by the watchdog, two or more competing businesses c..
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  • Nude in front of Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Nude in front of Sydney Harbour Bridge
    MARGARET Lucan felt liberated stripping down to her undies so a body paint artist could cover her head to toe.With her war paint on she posed at Kirribilli with one of Australia’s most iconic statures in the background as a cruise ship of 3500 people watched on.The unusual request was in support of breast cancer.She couldn’t say no because the Wattle Grove woman knows too well the struggles with cancer.The 46-year-old was diagnosed with breast cancer at 39.She had no lumps or suspicions, it was ..
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  • Plays of the Week

    Plays of the Week
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Plays of the Week From Wimbledon upsets to last minute thrillers, these are the most exciting, silly and memorable plays in the sport world this week. PT2M16S 620 349 An announcement from NSW Premier Mike Baird:In response to widespread unconscionable activity, including the slaughtering of tens of thousands of false hopes, I can today announce that NSW is putting an end to State of Origin rugby league. Illustration: Simon Letch More than a y..
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Wild and windy weather in store for NSW on Wednesday .Election 2016: Key New South Wales seats still in the balance as ... .
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