Friday, September 23, 2016

Sydney: Cloud increasing Tuesday. and other top stories.

  • Sydney: Cloud increasing Tuesday.

    Sydney: Cloud increasing Tuesday.
    Sydney: Cloud increasing Tuesday. 19/09/2016 , 5:27 PM by Graham Creed Apart from a couple of warm and cool days much of September across Sydney has seen very little change between day to day maximum temperatures and that is not expected to change a great deal this coming week. The coming week will see max temperatures sit from 21 to 22 degrees in the city with a slightly broader variation in the west of 20 to 24. There will be some increasing cloud through Tuesday aft..
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  • Sydney's endangered Sirius public housing tower – in pictures

    Sydney's endangered Sirius public housing tower – in pictures
    Protesters gathered in Sydney’s historic Rocks district on Saturday to rally against the New South Wales government’s plans to sell off the Sirius building – which contains 79 social housing tenants – to developers for more than $100m. The 1970s Brutalist building was nominated for heritage listing by the NSW National Trust in 2014 but the government has refused to grant it, saying the proceeds from the sale are needed to build more public housing elsewhere in Sydney
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  • NSW council rates: Proposed changes 'could cost households more'

    NSW council rates: Proposed changes 'could cost households more'
    NSW council rates: Proposed changes 'could cost households more' Posted September 19, 2016 14:55:06 Households in New South Wales could end up paying more under plans to change the way local councils set rates, a review hearing has been told.The NSW Government asked the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to review the local government rate system, with draft recommendations issued earlier this year.At a public hearing in Sydney, IPART chairman Dr Pete..
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  • Goals galore in opening weekend

    Goals galore in opening weekend
    The opening weekend of the PlayStation 4 NPL 2016 Finals Series has produced a staggering 25 goals in four matches as semi finalists were decided for the knockout competition. Perth SC, Brisbane Strikers, Sydney United 58 FC and Edgeworth Eagles from Northern NSW all won through to the last four, with Perth SC and Sydney United 58 FC set to host their respective Semi Finals courtesy of the points system that is used to determine the host clubs. The pick of the four Elimination Finals ..
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  • Vacancy rates tighten across the Sydney market

    Vacancy rates tighten across the Sydney market
    The latest Vacancy Rate Survey by the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) revealed tighter residential vacancy rates all over Sydney, with an overall vacancy rate of 1.8%. Middle Sydney led all the property markets with a vacancy rate of 1.6%, down 0.3%. These included suburbs in Auburn, Bankstown, Burwood, Canterbury, Canada Bay, Hunters Hill, Hurtsville, Kogarah, Ku-ring-gai, Manly, Parramatta, Rockdale, Ryde, Strathfield, and Willoughby. Outer Sydney a..
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  • Court video links feared to reduce prisoners to 'just a face on the ...

    Court video links feared to reduce prisoners to 'just a face on the ...
    Court video links feared to reduce prisoners to 'just a face on the screen', Sydney University study finds Updated September 19, 2016 12:40:39 New South Wales prisoners are concerned appearing in court remotely via a video link reduces them to "just a face on a screen" and hampers their interaction with their legal representatives, a new study has found. Key points:More than 60 per cent of court appearances happen via video linkStudy finds video links hamper lawyer-cli..
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  • NRL finals 2016: Melbourne Storm-North Queensland Cowboys off ...

    NRL finals 2016: Melbourne Storm-North Queensland Cowboys off ...
     Melbourne Storm and the North Queensland Cowboys aren't opponents in this weekend's preliminary finals, but the two clubs' cold war has become very public.Over the weekend, Queensland and New South Wales media reported unattributed allegations that Cowboys back-rower Ethan Lowe's spinal injury was caused by a tackle from Storm players during the qualifying final win over the Cowboys at AAMI Park on September 10. The Cowboys' Ethan Lowe is tackled by Tohu Harris, of the Storm, during the r..
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  • Countdown begins to the 10th World Chambers Congress

    Countdown begins to the 10th World Chambers Congress Sydney, 19 September 2016 Today marks the official one-year countdown to the 10th World Chambers Congress (WCC). Organised by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) World Chambers Federation (WCF) and the Sydney Business Chamber (SBC), the next edition of the first-class chamber and business networking event will take place in Sydney, Australia from 19-21 September 2017. In celebration of the significant milestone, WCF Chair Peter ..
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  • NSW Labor calls for corrupt politicians to be stripped of taxpayer ...

    NSW Labor calls for corrupt politicians to be stripped of taxpayer ...
    NSW Labor calls for corrupt politicians to be stripped of taxpayer-funded superannuation Updated September 19, 2016 10:06:36 Politicians like former minister Eddie Obeid, who are found guilty of serious criminal offences, should be stripped of some superannuation entitlements, the NSW Opposition says.Labor leader Luke Foley has written to NSW Premier Mike Baird seeking bipartisan support for the issue, as well as the closure of loopholes allowing people found guilty of ..
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  • Ford Australia: The rise and fall of local manufacturing

    Ford Australia: The rise and fall of local manufacturing
    Hubert C French was an angry man.When the Ford of Canada executive arrived in Australia in 1923 to review local operations he found a bunch of state-separate distributors floundering. The man who would become Ford of Australia's first managing director steered a Model T – the car that pioneered the modern production line – over Great Dividing Range bush tracks to find New South Wales and Queensland distributors were useless. Only Victoria sold Fords well.A fuming French quickly forged Ford Moto..
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Eagles delist begins: Pat McGinnity, Alec Waterman, Bennell, Colledge gone .British Pound v Euro and US Dollar Outlook: Inflation, Employment Data to Drive Exchange Rates .
Woman rescued from burning vehicle after a truck crashes through traffic jam .Alcatel's Vision VR headset doesn't need a phone or a PC .

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