Sydney: Winter on hold until Sunday. and other top stories.

• Sydney: Winter on hold until Sunday.

  

  Sydney: Winter on hold until Sunday. 18/07/2016 , 5:21 PM by Graham Creed The average July temperature in Sydney City is 16.3 and the forecast suggest we wont get to within three degrees of that before the weekend with only Sunday sitting close to the July average. A warm and humid tropical air mass moving south from Queensland is responsible for the burst of warm weather and there will be plenty of rainfall associated with it as well. Cloud will increase tomorrow with..

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• New red light cameras to help crack down on dangerous Sydney ...

  

  A series of serious crashes caused by drivers running red lights has prompted the New South Wales Government to install new cameras across Sydney.At least nine new cameras will be installed by end of this year at intersections with a history of accidents.For the first month of the new cameras’ operation, drivers will be given warning letters rather than fines for infringements. The government’s Speed Camera Performance Review found red light speed cameras had reduced casualties by almost 40 per..

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• Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks highlights: NRL live scores, blog

  

  Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks highlights: NRL scores, blog Roar Guru 70 Have your say LIVE SCORESScores updated each minute. REFRESH NOW Sydney Roosters Vs. Cronulla 2016 NRL Premiership Season, 19 July, 2016 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW Cronulla 32 defeated Sydney Roosters 20 Sydney Roosters Cronulla 20 FINAL SCORE 32 4 TRIES 6 2/4 CONVERSION KICKS 4/6 0/0 PENALTY GOALS 0/0 0/0 FIELD GOAL 0/0   Top scorers: Sydney Roosters - Mitchell Aubusson 4pt..

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• All you need for quantum computing at room temperature is some ...

  

  Much of the current research on the development of a quantum computer involves work at very low temperatures. The challenge to make them more practical for everyday use is to make them work at room temperature. The breakthrough here came from the use of some everyday materials, with details published today in Nature Communications. A typical modern-day computer represents information using a binary number system of discrete bits, represented as either 0 and 1. A quantum computer uses a sequence..

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• Origin of new species

  

  SOMETIMES you don't have to totally understand something to enjoy it. Champions: The Maroons celebrate with the State Of Origin trophy after winning the series 2-1 against New South Wales Blues at ANZ Stadium. Picture: Getty ImagesSOMETIMES you don't have to totally understand something to enjoy it.I have no idea what the majority of free-kicks were awarded for in the deciding match of this year’s State of Origin series.But I do know I loved every minute of it.Just when it looked ..

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• Two charged following alleged armed robbery - Mortdale

  

  Latest Media Releases Untitled Two charged following alleged armed robbery - MortdaleMonday, 18 July 2016 08:29:47 AM Two men have been charged and investigations continue following an alleged armed robbery in Sydney’s south yesterday. About 10.30pm (Sunday 17 July 2016), emergency services were called to a licensed premises on George Street, Mortdale, following reports of an attempted armed robbery. Police have been told two men allegedly entered the premises and produced a firearm before..

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• Excavation at Concord marks start of construction of M4 East tunnels

  

  WestConnex: Excavation at Concord marks start of construction of M4 East tunnels Updated July 18, 2016 13:09:44 Tunnelling has begun at Concord in Sydney's inner west signalling the start of construction for the M4 East section of the WestConnex Motorway.The excavator, known as the roader header, has begun travelling underground to create two five-and-a-half kilometre tunnels which will extend the M4 motorway by linking Homebush to Haberfield.The site at Concord is one ..

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• Multicultural outreach aims to improve accuracy of 2016 census

  

  Narinder Singh has been studying in Australia for the past two years. He's just one of several recent arrivals who will take part in their first Australian census next month. "I have friends living with me, three or four friends, and it's very important for us," he told SBS News. "The government will be able to know the percentage of Punjabi or Sikh living in this country [and] how much they're contributing to this country." According to the last census in 2011, the number of people born in In..

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