CBA customers suffer payments delay
Dreamworld fought to block public release of complaint reports
Forget big tax cuts, say Telstra and Virgin Australia bosses
The bosses of two large companies have poured cold water on the federal government's broader push to drop corporate tax rates but backed the policy to cut rates for smaller companies.Federal treasurer Scott Morrison on Wednesday mounted a "blitz" in South Australia in an attempt to put pressure on independent senator Nick Xenophon over his opposition to corporate tax cuts. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide Telstra chair: you can't blame companies for avoidi..>> view originalWednesday Wrap: ASX plunges 1.53%
As soon as the share market opened this morning, it plunged. Throughout the day, it continued on that downward spiral, even falling below the 5,400 points mark, and ultimately closed 1.53% lower.After yesterday’s tragedy at the Dreamworld theme park which killed four people, Ardent Leisure’s shares continued to plummet, is indeed today’s worst performer stock.Wesfarmers shares also dropped significantly due to its Coles supermarkets facing a slow-down in sales growth.In today’s sea of red, all ..>> view originalNational compensation scheme needed for victims of forced labour and slave trade: new report
Forced labour, forced marriage and other forms of human trafficking and slavery should be compensated in Australia under a national scheme, according to a new report by legal and anti-slavery groups.Fiona McLeod, SC, president-elect of the Law Council of Australia, said a national compensation scheme for survivors of human trafficking and slavery was needed to fill the void in Australian law that provides inadequate redress for victims. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide ..>> view originalTarget boss Guy Russo says he moved too fast
New Target boss Guy Russo is impatient to fix the ailing chain, admitting he "moved too fast" in the first few months, contributing to a plunge in sales. Wayne Taylor New Wesfarmers department stores boss Guy Russo says he "moved too fast" to restructure Target but is confident the ailing discount department store chain will eventually return to profitability.After losing $50 million in 2016, Target appears likely to make another big loss this..>> view originalMarkets Live: Wesfarmers falls most since GFC
That's it for Markets Live today. Thanks for reading and your comments. See you all again tomorrow morning from 9. Shares plunged at the open and then showed no signs of a recovery as investors sniffed the air and decided it was time to sell. The ASX 200 index shed 83 points or 1.5 per cent to 5360, with only one in 10 constituents managing to finish in the green. The Aussie dollar maintained its post-CPI gains at 76.9 US cents after starting the session at more like 76.5 US cents. A poor lead..>> view originalAustralian dollar could be poised for significant drop
Australian dollar could be poised for significant drop Posted October 26, 2016 15:26:23 I'm constantly looking at financial markets commentary. I may be a little biased in saying this, but I've noticed recently that writing about every movement in the Aussie dollar, and predicting where it may move, seems to be a national pastime.I can see where the interest is coming from — a significant movement one way or the other in the currency can affect your plans.It can make ..>> view originalGrowing taste for takeaway hits Coles sales
Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook are hitting all-time highs
These stocks are doing most of the work.Wall Street's key benchmark, the S&P 500, is sitting less than 2 per cent off of its all-time high, much of it thanks to a few of the biggest companies in the index hitting new highs of their own. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide China's plan to step up to Silicon Valley Polar Bear lives in Chinese mall Gingrich says news anchor 'fascinated with sex' Exposed: James O'Keefe's political stings..>> view original
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
CBA customers suffer payments delay and other top stories.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Sydney Kings vs Illawarra Hawks: NBL live scores, blog and other top stories.
Sydney Kings vs Illawarra Hawks: NBL live scores, blog
Sydney Kings vs Illawarra Hawks: NBL live scores, blog Roar Guru 155 Have your say LIVE SCORESScores updated regularly. REFRESH NOW Sydney Kings vs Illawarra Hawks 2016/17 NBL Season, 24 October 2016 Qudos Bank Arena, Homebush, NSW Sydney Kings Illawarra Hawks 90 SCORE 73 25 Q1 23 28 Q2 22 25 Q3 6 12 Q4 22 The Sydney Kings will be out to strengthen their position at the top of the NBL ladder in the all New South Wales rivalry when they host the struggling Il..>> view originalHousing market downturns: Lessons from history
The Experts Housing market downturns: Lessons from history By Tim Lawless The housing market growth cycle has broadly been running for almost four-and-a-half years, with dwelling values across CoreLogic’s combined capital city index rising by 40% since June 2012. Sydney dwelling values have risen by 63% since values started pushing higher, and dwelling values in Melbourne are up a lower – but still strong – 46% over the same time frame. Considering the maturity of the growth cycle, the new u..>> view originalExperts argue Sydney not doing enough about Airbnb's impact on rent
There's no question that Sydney, Australia, is an expensive place to live. But do we know what's making it worse? Following a state inquiry, there are fears from some experts that the New South Wales state government is still not doing enough to tackle the potential damaging impact of Airbnb on Sydney's rental costs and availability. The NSW Committee on Environment and Planning's short-term holiday letting report concluded there was not enough data to make calls on whether the sharing economy..>> view originalSydney Land Prices Up 39 Percent in Two Years
Releasing the June quarter edition of their Residential Land Report, Housing Industry Association and CoreLogic say median lot prices for vacant residential land rose by 7.1 percent across Australia over the past year and now sit at $237,535. Land prices have now risen across the nation by around 15 percent over the past two years. Price increases are particularly steep in Sydney, were median residential lot values have risen by around 39 percent over the past two years to go from just over $3..>> view originalSeal 'attacks surfers' in rare Australia encounter
AFP on October 25, 2016, 1:38 pm Seal 'attacks surfers' in rare Australia encounter Sydney (AFP) - An aggressive seal has bitten a surfer and knocked another man off his board at a popular Sydney beach in a "freak occurrence", a report said Tuesday.Nathan Shepherd underwent surgery on his arm after the fur seal leaped out of the water and bit him at Shelly Beach in Manly on Sunday afternoon."I thought it was amazing to be out with a seal. It was swimming closer to me. It swam quit..>> view originalBig Muscles Make You Smarter
This might finally be what motivates me to work out. New results from a recent trial led by the University of Sydney has revealed increased muscle strength leads to improved brain function. With 135 million people forecast to suffer from dementia in 2050, the study’s findings have implications for the type and intensity of exercise that is recommended for our growing ageing population. Mild Cognitive Impairment defines people who have noticeably reduced cognitive abilities such as reduced mem..>> view originalShocking moment Sydney cyclist is taken out by a car covered in dents
This is the moment a cyclist was almost run down by an inattentive driver in Sydney.Dramatic helmet camera footage captures the heart-stopping moment the driver turns directly into the path of cyclist Paul Murgatroyd after failing to see him.It also appears as if the car has a large dent in its right side, suggesting this is not the first time the motorist has been in an accident. This is the heart-stopping moment a careless driver almost ran down a cyclist in Sydney after apparently not seeing ..>> view originalNew South Wales economy continues to lead Australia: CommSec
New homes await completion in a housing sub-division in north-west Sydney July 7, 2006. (Will Burgess: Reuters) New South Wales has maintained its spot as Australia's top-performing state economy, while the Northern Territory is growing faster than anywhere else, according to CommSec's latest snapshot of the Australian economy. Key points:NSW economy led by housing construction and business spendingNT economy boosted by gas project, low unemploymentWA continues to lag other states as minin..>> view original
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Horror Stories From The Samsung Galaxy Note7 Flight Ban and other top stories.
Horror Stories From The Samsung Galaxy Note7 Flight Ban
On Saturday the federal flight ban on Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones went into effect in the United States. All four major Australian carriers have also banned the phone. We asked our readers how this was working out around the globe and from the replies we’ve received, it’s safe to say that, so far, this sucks. The US Transportation Department’s decision to ban the Note7 from all flights came just days after Samsung announced that it was killing the phone for good. That short window left little ..>> view originalSamsung 960 Pro review: The fastest consumer SSD you can buy
Edward Chester reader comments 34 The all new Samsung 960 Pro, released today, is the follow up to last year's 950 Pro. It offers the same core set of features, with an M.2 form factor, four-lane PCIe 3.0 interface, NVMe communication standard, and 3D V-NAND. But the 960 Pro isn't just a minor spec bump. Samsung has seriously cranked up the speed (and capacities) of its flagship drives to the point where such ludicrous performance may be lost on all but the most demanding of users. These a..>> view originalOctober is National Cyber Security Awareness Month: How secure is your enterprise?
With recent headlines talking about stolen emails and possibly state-sponsored system hacking, every enterprise should be more than a little concerned about cyber security and the overall safety of their data. Let's face it—your information technology systems have been, or someday will be, compromised. No amount of planning nor technological countermeasures is likely to be enough to stop motivated perpetrators from penetrating your defenses.There is one simple reason for this lack of defensive ..>> view originalXG.Fast delivers 8Gbps over copper in NBN lab trials
NBN has achieved speeds of up to 8 gigabits per second over 30 metres of copper using XG.Fast, the company announced today.The peak aggregate speed over twisted-pair was achieved during lab tests of the emerging standard. NBN has been trialling the technology in conjunction with Nokia. The two companies also achieved up to 5Gbps over 70 metres, which NBN says is about three times the length of the average copper lead-in to an Australian home.NBN chief technology officer Dennis Steiger said that..>> view originalApple smart-car project stalls
Apple has reportedly scrapped plans to make a car. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesRod ChesterNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE dream of an Apple Car has just hit a dead end with reports the technology giant has scrapped its plans to build a self-driving vehicle and has slashed hundreds of people from the clandestine Project Titan.Apple reporter Mark Gurman yesterday broke the news that the top-level research team working on a car as Apple’s next big thing was being dismantled.Apple has never pu..>> view original
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Officers blitz rail network, Operation Safe Tracks - Sydney's South West and other top stories.
Officers blitz rail network, Operation Safe Tracks - Sydney's South West
Latest Media Releases Untitled Officers blitz rail network, Operation Safe Tracks - Sydney's South WestFriday, 28 October 2016 11:59:23 AM Eight people were arrested and 19 charges laid in a blitz on rail networks in Sydney’s south west yesterday. Operation Safe Tracks - aimed at reducing crime and keeping people safe on the rail network - ran for ten hours, starting at 2pm yesterday (Thursday 27 October 2016). 25 officers from Macquarie Fields, Campbelltown and Liverpool Local Area Comman..>> view originalNSW Government apologises after admitting Sydney property ...
NSW Government apologises after admitting Sydney property buyers affected by administrative bungle Updated October 29, 2016 17:09:24 The New South Wales Government has admitted to an administrative bungle that saw 140 recent property buyers given incorrect information about whether the state had any interest in their land. An immediate investigation has been launched into the error in which Land and Property Information (LPI) agency issued incorrect certificates to over..>> view originalNew South Wales brings forward XPT replacement
THE deputy premier of the Australian state of New South Wales Mr Troy Grant and minister for transport Mr Andrew Constance announced on October 28 that the state government has allocated $A 50m ($US 37.9m) to accelerate the renewal of NSW TrainLink’s medium-and long-distance diesel fleet, starting with the XPT trains. The procurement of new trains to supersede the fleet of 19 XPT power cars and 60 intermediate trailers will now begin in the first half of 2017, two years earlier than previousl..>> view originalA soccer perspective on NRL expansion
There’ve been a lot of stories lately about A-League expansion, regarding creating a second division and where new teams should be based. One of the common themes that keeps coming up is basing teams in stadiums alongside NRL teams or where possible new NRL franchises might be located. Since there’s also talk about NRL expansion, I’ll have a go at picking which places I think the NRL should go to if they create their own second division. Besides Sydney in New South Wales the other big rugby ..>> view originalSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Reflecting on the Freedom Rides 50 years on from Charlie Perkins ...
Reflecting on the Freedom Rides 50 years on from Charlie Perkins' graduation as first Aboriginal person to complete university Posted October 29, 2016 00:38:29 Think back 50 years in Australia's history.Harold Holt had replaced Robert Menzies as the prime minister, we had just switched our currency from the pound to the Aussie dollar, and a man who started his life in a mud hut on the outskirts of Alice Springs was just about to graduate from the University of Sydney ..>> view originalAustralia to host major multiculturalism event in Sydney
Australia to host major multiculturalism event in Sydney by Ray Clancy on October 28, 2016 in Australia Immigration Australia is set to make a major contribution to the global debate on migration settlement and cultural diversity at a conference to be held in Sydney. Like many countries, including the UK, migration is a major issue in Australia with calls for changes to the visa system constantly being made but as a country it also has a strong history of welcoming people from overseas. But..>> view original'How good is this!' – spring sprung on Derby Day
On this famous weekend way back in 1930, in one of Australian racing's many golden eras, Phar Lap was shot at near Caulfield racecourse early in the morning, returning to his stable. Handler Tommy Woodcock was riding alongside; the shots missed.Not to worry. Off to Derby day they went at Flemington 86 years ago, the same Saturday that today can still, weather permitting, brilliantly herald in the genuine beginning of Melbourne's spring. Phar Lap won a race called The Melbourne Stakes ..>> view originalSydney tech incubator ATP Innovations renamed 'Cicada Innovations'
Following an extensive consultation process, Sydney tech incubator ATP Innovations has rebranded after 15 years, revealing its new name— Cicada Innovations.Australia’s leading incubator brings long-term tailored business support to advanced technology entrepreneurs. The incubator collaborates with high growth advanced technology startups founded on meaningful engineering innovation, scientific discovery or enterprise applications built on data science. These are businesses with a sustainable com..>> view originalPlaywright Nakkiah Lui on radicalism and family
The lawn is neatly trimmed at this double-fronted fibro housing commission home in Mount Druitt, in Sydney’s outer west. Two bushes are in flower, planted when the late Joan Beale, a keen gardener, lived here. Sitting now in the driver’s seat of her compact car, the motor running, the bespectacled playwright and actor Nakkiah Lui surveys the front yard and thinks about Joan, her maternal grandmother who she called Old Moo and who in turn called her Young Moo. The Sydney Theatre Company recently ..>> view original
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
An Unusually Large Iceberg Broke Off A Glacier And Nobody Noticed and other top stories.
An Unusually Large Iceberg Broke Off A Glacier And Nobody Noticed
This past summer (winter in Australia), a massive chunk of ice slipped away from a glacier in British Columbia, but no one was there to notice. Using satellite images, a scientist from NASA has now spotted the unusually large iceberg — and he suspects it’s the largest ever seen in North America. Glaciologist Mauri Pelto noticed the iceberg while analysing space-based photos of Porcupine Glacier in northern British Columbia. In late August 2016, an iceberg detached itself from the glacier and d..>> view originalInternational coral reef leaders take part in Australian program to improve reefs in developing countries
International coral reef leaders take part in Australian program to improve reefs in developing countries Posted October 14, 2016 16:44:58 Coral reef leaders from developing countries have gathered in north Queensland to help improve the conservation of reefs worldwide.Over the next three weeks, more than 20 people from abroad will be taking part in the 2016 International and Coral Reef Management and Leadership Program in Townsville, north Queensland. It is an Austra..>> view originalInternational science community puts pressure on Russia to support Antarctic marine protection plan
International science community puts pressure on Russia to support Antarctic marine protection plan Posted October 14, 2016 10:17:32 Russia is now the only country holding back support to create marine protected areas (MPA) in Antarctica, and is facing international pressure to agree to the plan.A meeting of 24 countries is underway in Hobart, and members are set to spend the next fortnight deciding if they should protect the waters of the Ross Sea and East Antarctica..>> view originalTurns out spiders can hear you from across the room
A new study has just revealed that spiders are even more impressive - or terrifying, depending on your point of view - than we'd ever imagined. Arachnids don't have ears, but it turns out spiders can hear you talking from metres away - despite the fact that many researchers previously assumed they couldn't hear at all. "Surprisingly, we found that they also possess an acute sense of hearing," lead researcher Paul Shamble from Cornell University told Hannah Devlin from The Guardian. "They can h..>> view originalLevitating display features pixels you can touch
We've already seen sound waves being used to levitate small numbers of foam balls, drops of liquid and even bits of lab-grown cartilage. Scientists at the Universities of Sussex and Bristol, however, have recently taken things a step further. They've created a low-res "display" in which the pixels are actually physical, tangible spheres, that float and can be individually rotated in mid-air. The technology is known as JOLED, and it utilizes an array of expanded polystyrene spheres/pixels tha..>> view originalDinosaurs likely didn't roar, new research suggests
What sound did a dinosaur make? While you might imagine them screeching or roaring like they did in the Jurassic Park movies, scientists haven't been able to figure out the noises they actually made when they roamed the Earth. But new research is bringing us closer to understanding how they might have sounded. As CBC Radio science columnist Torah Kachur explains, a study published in the journal Nature looks back to the age of dinosaurs to offer some insight into the evolution of the voice box..>> view originalTop Secret Mission: Mystery Space Plane Has Been Orbiting Earth for 500 Days -- But Why?
Oct 14, 2016 04:42 AM EDT A mystery space plane has been orbiting earth for 500 days and up to now, nobody knows what exactly is it doing up there. IFL Science said that the 8.9-meter-long (29.3 feet) secretive vehicle by the US Air Force, was built with the help of Boeing and was launched into orbit by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Space.com notes that the vehicle, tagged as X-37B space plane is now on its fourth mission. It was launched May last year from Cape Canaveral in Florid..>> view originalWhat do these prehistoric footprints tell us about our ancestors?
In 2008, when conservationist Jim Brett came across a set of footprints on a mudflat in Tanzania, he knew he had stumbled upon something valuable. The footprints turned out to be the best-preserved and largest set of ancient human footprints ever discovered in Africa, covering an area around the size of a tennis court. Mr. Brett immediately notified Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce, a geologist at Appalachian State University."The first time we went out there, I remember getting out of the vehicle, and I..>> view originalAncient Stars Spotted In The Center Of The Milky Way For The First Time (Video)
First Posted: Oct 14, 2016 03:27 AM EDT At the heart of the Milky Way are a dozen of ancient stars known as RR Lyrae that were spotted for the first time. (Photo : NASA/Handout/Getty Images) Scientists discovered ancient stars in the center of Milky Way using the ESO's infrared VISTA telescope. They are known as RR Lyrae, which exist in ancient stellar populations for more than 10 billion years old, and were seen for the first time. The research will be printed in the Astrophysical Journa..>> view original
Monday, October 24, 2016
New South Wales Government plan may bring the terrace back to ... and other top stories.
New South Wales Government plan may bring the terrace back to ...
New South Wales Government plan may bring the terrace back to Sydney Updated October 13, 2016 08:19:21 Built for workers and once condemned as dark and dingy slums, Sydney's humble terraces may soon be back in fashion.The New South Wales Government has said that building new terraces could be the answer to Sydney's affordability crisis.NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has released the draft Medium Density Design Guide to try to encourage the construction of more housing..>> view originalThe winners of the 2016 Australian Urban Design Awards
Australia’s green future took centre stage at the country’s prestigious urban design awards on Thursday night, with a Sydney wetlands project taking top gong for large-scale designs. Some of the country’s leading designers were recognised for their innovation and creativity – with sustainability a key focus in several winning projects. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a patron of the Australia Award for Urban Design, said in a statement that high-quality urban design was essential in building..>> view originalSydney Teens Charged With Terror Related Offences
Two teenagers have been charged with terror related offences after they were arrested in South-West Sydney, police say. The pair, both 16, were arrested in a Bankstown laneway on Wednesday afternoon, with authorities seizing two bayonet style knives at the scene. Both teenagers -- who were reportedly a day form sitting HSC exams -- were charged with acts in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act and if convicted they face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Watch: Police press..>> view originalThe NSW local government areas that fork out (and lose) the most ...
Gary Parsisson saw the dark side of pokies.The former Sydney bank manager, now Salvation Army volunteer, lost his job, his marriage and around $700,000 in seven years.“It’s an addiction,” Mr Parsisson explains. “I couldn’t walk past a poker machine venue without feeling the urge that I needed to go in.”Poker machines in New South Wales have generated almost $80 billion between 2015 and 2016 – up more than $5 billion compared to the previous year.The state has more pokie machines than anywhere e..>> view originalWritten by Sam Murphy on October 13, 2016
NewsWritten by Sam Murphy on October 13, 2016US rocker and former My Chemical Romance member Frank Iero has been reportedly involved in a crash involving a bus and a van in the Sydney CBD. Iero was due to play a show tonight in Sydney at the Metro Theatre tonight, but fans have received a text message noting that the show has been cancelled as Channel 9 News reports that an “American rockstar” has been involved in a “horror crash”.Music Feeds understands that the rockstar involved in the crash w..>> view originalCounter-terrorism police arrest two teens, seize knives in Sydney
Counter-terrorism police have arrested two 16-year-old boys over an incident in Sydney's south-west.Officers seized two army-style knives, which can be attached to rifles, when the pair were arrested at Bankstown on Wednesday.The ABC understands the knives were purchased on Wednesday morning.Police intercepted the two boys as they were heading into a prayer hall Adnum Lane, an alley off Featherstone Street, Bankstown.They are currently being held at Bankstown Police Station.Family members have b..>> view originalMatador Cup coverage: Tasmania v Victoria
AUSTRALIAN Test fast bowler Peter Siddle enjoyed a successful return to cricket following off-season ankle surgery, helping the Bushrangers restrict Tasmania to 7-210 in the domestic one-day Cup match at North Sydney Oval.Siddle — a veteran of 61 Test matches — made an immediate impact, clean bowling in-form Tasmanian opener Tim Paine in just his second over.Siddle bowled with trademark control to return figures of 1-19 off eight overs, while Australian Twenty20 international Glen Maxwell opened..>> view originalHousing demand hits all-time high
Housing demand has hit all-time high across the country driven by record levels in New South Wales and Victoria, the first-ever REA Group Property Demand Index has found.The Index, launched this morning, found demand for all dwellings had jumped 17 per cent in the 12 months to September, with September alone logging a rise of 3.1 per cent for houses and 1.9 per cent for apartments.Brisbane to beat Sydney, MelbourneRealtors get creative with property salesThe peak of demand for all dwellings and ..>> view originalMore shark nets for NSW: Why haven't we learned from WA's cull?
More shark nets for NSW: Why haven't we learned from WA's cull? By Leah Gibbs, University of Wollongong Updated October 13, 2016 17:36:46 New South Wales Premier Mike Baird has this week announced a plan for a six-month trial of shark nets off the beaches of northern NSW. This would extend the state's shark net program from the 51 beaches currently netted between Wollongong and Newcastle.The announcement was triggered by Wednesday's shark accident, in which a sur..>> view originalTwo Teens arrested in Sydney on way to behead someone in ISIS ...
Two teenagers who had allegedly planned to carry out an attack on an innocent member of the public have been charged with terror-related offences.The 16-year-old's were arrested near a mosque in Bankstown in Sydney's west on Wednesday, and were allegedly carrying handwritten notes pledging allegiance to ISIS.Police believe the pair, one of which is understood to be the son of a convicted terrorist, allegedly bought bayonets from a gun shop before setting off to carry out the attack.Scroll down f..>> view original
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