Thursday, July 14, 2016

Sydney: That was Winter, hello Spring. and other top stories.

  • Sydney: That was Winter, hello Spring.

    Sydney: That was Winter, hello Spring.
    Sydney: That was Winter, hello Spring. 13/07/2016 , 5:18 PM by Graham Creed Today's top of 14.0 in the city is the second coldest day this Winter and only the eight day to record a maximum temperature below the monthly average. The latest forecast indicates it will warm quicker across Sydney than initially expected with maximums pushing above average from Thursday. Mornings on the other hand will drop well below average with widespread frost apart from the more coastal..
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  • Pokemon Go: Residents call police as Rhodes swamped

    Pokemon Go: Residents call police as Rhodes swamped
    Pokémon Go players claim they have been moved on by police and threatened with fines on Tuesday night, after a large crowd flocked to a park in Rhodes.Peg Paterson Park has attracted players in great numbers, with three Pokéstops intersecting at the location.  More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Pokemon Go players swarm Rhodes Folo toolbar: charity for millenials Andrews backs Abbott We're being shortchanged Bengal tiger u..
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  • Sydney weather: Wind warning a pointer to the chill to come

    Sydney weather: Wind warning a pointer to the chill to come
    A fierce blast of winter has prompted a severe weather warning for most of southern NSW, including Sydney, with possible blizzards developing in the Snowy Mountains on Wednesday.The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting damaging winds for an arc of the state stretching from the border with Victoria all the way to Newcastle. (See map below.) More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Freezing weather blasts east coast Boom time for City of Sydney Folo ..
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  • Snow in Canberra and outside Melbourne: Antarctic chill is here

    Snow in Canberra and outside Melbourne: Antarctic chill is here
    Overnight snow at Perisher1:13Take a look at the overnight snow fall at Perisher. Snow has fallen in Canberra. Picture: gusto_paleo/InstagramTHE Northern Territory has seen one of its biggest drops in temperature with an incredible fall of 20C in just two days.The Bureau of Meterology confirmed Tennant Creek, the fifth largest town in the Northern Territory, saw temperatures plummet from 30.1C on Monday to 10.1C today.The say it “could be the coldest July day on record”.Winter normally forgets ..
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  • Sydney's Indigenous communities are being forced out by ...

    Sydney's Indigenous communities are being forced out by ...
    Affordability in the Sydney housing market has become a key battleground in the national tax reform debate and a preoccupation of Millennials struggling to save for a deposit. But this noisy debate has so far ignored the impact of affordability on Sydney's Indigenous communities.The perception that inner city suburbs like Redfern and Waterloo are Aboriginal hubs is increasingly at odds with reality as gentrification and soaring land values push out residents from lower socio-economic demographi..
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  • Woman pleads guilty to transporting methamphetamine concealed ...

    Woman pleads guilty to transporting methamphetamine concealed ...
    Woman pleads guilty to transporting methamphetamine concealed as chocolates Posted July 13, 2016 18:43:27 A woman has pleaded guilty to transporting nearly half a kilogram of methamphetamine concealed as chocolates from Sydney to Darwin.The Northern Territory Supreme Court heard Sufang Gao, 47, was involved in a drug operation in Darwin where code words like "food", "lemon", and "star apples" were used to describe the drug ice."Police intercepted this telecommunicatio..
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  • Vale Wallabies Captain Peter Johnson Today at 6:00 PM

    Vale Wallabies Captain Peter Johnson Today at 6:00 PM
    The Australian Rugby community is mourning the passing of former Wallabies captain, Wallaby number 453, Peter Johnson.   The hooker, who passed away at his family home on Sydney's northern beaches on Tuesday, played 42 Test matches for Australia, including five as captain. Johnson’s Rugby ability was noticed early at the Sydney Boys’ High School, from which he was picked in the GPS Second XV. Johnson then began his club rugby career with Eastern Suburbs, moving between Sydney University and ..
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  • The origins of the neenish tart: A sweet mystery and a little scandal

    The origins of the neenish tart: A sweet mystery and a little scandal
    The neenish tart, sickly sweet with its distinctive half-and-half icing, is a staple of the Australian bakery. After years of idle curiosity and research, Rachel Carbonell decided to find out the story behind this enigmatic treat. Little did she know she would uncover the great scandal of the neenish tart.I've always had a secret weakness for neenish tarts. When I first started going out with my partner about 15 years ago, I bought a couple of neenish tarts from a country bakery on a road trip...
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  • The stat that backs a Maroons clean sweep

    The stat that backs a Maroons clean sweep
    Can the NSW Blues defy history and win Origin III? Credit: Grant Trouville. Copyright: NRL Photos. The New South Wales Blues' prime objective on Wednesday night is to send out retiring skipper Paul Gallen a winner and avoid their fifth losing Origin series whitewash. But the statistics suggest they're facing an uphill battle, with the Blues having never won a game in Sydney after trailing the series 2-0.During their recent period of dominance..
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  • Black lung review: Queensland Mines Minister takes concerns to ...

    Black lung review: Queensland Mines Minister takes concerns to ...
    Queensland's Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham will urgently take reports of the dramatic escalation in "black lung" disease among Queensland's coal miners to the next COAG meeting to raise the issue nationally.Black lung disease, or coal workers pneumoconiosis, eventuates after prolonged breathing of coal dust. Complacency has allowed black lung to re-emerge among coal miners. Photo: Robert Rough Miners, unions, radiologists and the miners union, the CMFEU, all conceded the number of con..
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Bullfighter and bull runner die in Spain .Sydney: The yearly cold Winter day is coming. .
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