Showing posts with label 2017 at 08:08AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 at 08:08AM. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Turnbull wants us to bet on the National Energy Guarantee trifecta without seeing the detail
Friday, October 6, 2017
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Red CentreNATS spectators sprayed with burning fuel in Alice Springs; man critical
Fuel ignited while a car was doing burnouts, spraying flames into spectators 11 people were injured, one critically The event has been cancelledVision taken by spectators at the Alice Springs Inland Dragway shows flames soaring up from the track after fuel ignited from a car doing burnouts on Sunday afternoon.Several people ran from the sidelines as the flames spread, and several people were badly burnt.
Eleven people were injured, with four transferred to Adelaide, including a 48-year-old man and his 19-year-old son, both from NSW — one of them in a critical condition.A man and a woman aged in their 20s who had serious burns to their limbs were also among those sent to the Royal Adelaide Hospital.On Monday morning five others were stable with burns to their lower limbs and being treated in the Alice Springs Hospital, while two others had been released.
The two men have burns to 20 per cent of their bodies including the face, and one of them remains in a critical condition.Thousands of people have been in Alice Springs for the event this weekend, which brings motoring enthusiasts from across the country to Central Australia.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Ch Ten Network to be purchased by US giant CBS
The troubled Ten Network will be purchased by the US-based broadcasting giant CBS.
Ten Networks receivers, managers and voluntary administrators have confirmed that CBS has entered into a binding agreement to buy the broadcaster’s business and assets.
In addition to the core channel TEN, the deal includes digital terrestrial television (DTT) channel ELEVEN, of which CBS already owns a 33 per cent stake, the DTT channel ONE and Network Ten’s digital platform, TENPLAY.
“Network Ten is a prime broadcasting asset with over half a century of experience and brand equity in Australia,” Leslie Moonves, chairman and chief executive of the CBS Corporation said in a statement.
“Network Ten and CBS have enjoyed a close working relationship for nearly two decades, and now CBS will continue to provide Network Ten with access to the very best in US content.
“We also look forward to working with the outstanding team at Network Ten to enhance and expand on its great legacy of Australian news, drama, reality and sports programming,” said Armando Nunez, president and chief executive of CBS Studios International.
More to come.
Source: Ten Network to be purchased by US giant CBS – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Catholic Church Threatens To Dismiss Staff Who Marry Same-Sex Partners
Australia’s Catholic Church is ramping up its opposition to gay marriage, threatening to dismiss staff who marry their same-sex partner if it becomes legal.
In an exclusive Fairfax report, the archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, says the church expects teachers, nurses and other employees to hold the Catholic faith and beliefs on marriage.
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe — the chairman of the Bishops Commission for Catholic Education — also cautioned teachers against undermining their schools’ values if marriage laws are changed…
Source: Catholic Church Threatens To Dismiss Staff Who Marry Same-Sex Partners: Report
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
#Perth weather: Heavy rainfall, cold temperatures in Perth
Since 9am Tuesday, the metropolitan gauge had received 40.4mm of rain – more than the 35mm that had originally been predicted.
Bickley had received 49mm and Jandakot 48.4mm, with 42.2mm falling in Swanbourne.
There is no let-up in the forecast either, with showers and a possible storm predicted for today, with rainfall estimated between 15 and 30 millimetres.
On top of the rain, it’s also been blustery in Perth overnight – the strongest gusts were in Ocean Reef (95km/h), Rottnest Island (85km/h) and Swanbourne (78km/h).
The temperature is likely to max out at just 14C and strong wind warnings are in place for Perth local waters.
After some respite on Thursday and Friday, the downpours will continue on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with up to 20mm forecast for each day.
Tuesday will also see showers and a possible 10mm of rain.
The average August rainfall for the Perth metro gauge is 122.4mm and with more than 70mm having arrived already, it’s likely that mark will be reached on the weekend.
Source: Perth weather: Heavy rainfall, cold temperatures in Perth | Perth Now
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Melbourne: Winter storm to hit city Monday
The city shivered through a miserable winter weekend, but it was good news for the snow fields with the freezing conditions dumping more than half a metre of snow in alpine areas.
Falls Creek and Hotham had between 70-80cm of snow over the last two days.
Storms are expected in some parts of the state late this afternoon.
In Melbourne rain is predicted early in the morning before clearing with a top of just 12C.
The city could also see hail and thunder.
Winds are expected to reach up to 30km/h.
Damaging winds with peak gusts of up to 100km/h are also predicted, which may affect Mt Buller, Mt Hotham and Falls Creek.
Snow has been sighted in areas across regional Victoria including Gordon and Trentham
Source: Melbourne weather: Winter storm to hit city
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Flight DELAYS, road warnings as fog covers Melbourne
One plane has already been diverted and passengers can expect delays because of the pea souper, an Airservices Australia spokeswoman said.
The weather on Wednesday morning forced a Qantas international flight to divert to Sydney.
“Some international planes can usually navigate through fog, it all depends on the type of equipment the plane is equipped with,” the spokeswoman told AAP.
Passengers are being urged to check with their airline, particularly if they are travelling on a domestic flight.
The fog has VicRoads warning drivers to take care on roads, slow down and use their low-beam lights or fog lights if visibility is poor.
Source: Flight, road warnings as fog covers Melb | Perth Now
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Sydney toddler Kawa Sweeney ‘loses battle’ after near-drowning in Bali pool
A Sydney toddler who was airlifted to Perth after falling into a Bali pool has “lost her battle” for life, her family says.
Kawa Sweeney, three, was pulled from the bottom of a pool in Bali on Sunday at the family’s villa.
It is believed the family elected to switch off her life support at Princess Margaret Hospital this afternoon.
In a statement to media, her parents thanked those who tried to save their daughter.
“Unfortunately, in spite of all the hopes and prayers Kawa has lost her battle. Family are saying goodbye today,” the statement read.
“We would like to thank everyone who has gone above and beyond in all of this.
“Thank you to Grant and Kelly, everyone who helped us in Bali, the medivac team, the doctors and the incredible nurses at Princess Margaret Hospital in the PICU who have been with us 24/7 since arriving in Perth.
“Thank you to everyone who has supported us with their thoughts, prayers, love and donations.
“We are overwhelmed with your generosity and are grateful for all that you have given us in
Friday, July 21, 2017
#Bodycam shows police shot dog as it approached him with tail wagging
The video released Thursday was a new view of a July 8 incident in which the homeowner questioned why the officer — who was responding to a security alarm — shot her dogs. The homeowner, Jennifer LeMay, earlier posted surveillance video from her own security camera that she said showed the dogs were not a threat.
Both dogs survived but need extensive care. The actions of the officer, Michael Mays, are being investigated by the department.
LeMay’s attorney, Mike Padden, obtained the body-camera video and released it. He questioned Mays’ initial account that the dogs “charged” at the officer.
It shows Mays entering the backyard and a dog — Ciroc — running toward him, tail wagging. The dog stops as Mays backs away, then walks toward the officer, tail still wagging, before Mays fires. The second dog, Rocko, then runs at Mays and is shot.
Mays is heard saying, “I dispatched both of them.” He also apologizes to LeMay’s daughter.
“Hey, I’m gonna sit there and say sorry about this,” Mays says. “I don’t like shooting no dogs. I love dogs, so … it’s unfortunate. Are they A-OK?”
Chief Janee Harteau earlier promised to launch mandatory training for officers in handling dog encounters. She also said the department would help with veterinary bills for LeMay’s dogs.
Friday, July 14, 2017
Are we sleepwalking to World War III?
Australia is plunging headlong into catastrophe and we are utterly unprepared. In fact, we may be past the time when we can prepare.
The time-bomb is ticking and it will explode in our lifetimes.
All certainty will be lost, our economy will be devastated, our land seized, our system of government upended.
This isn’t mere idle speculation or the rantings of a doomsday cult, this is the warning from a man who has made it his life’s work to prepare for just this scenario.
Admiral Chris Barrie was chief of Australia’s Defence Force between 1998 and 2002.
He has seen war and sent troops into battle.
Now, he says we are sleepwalking towards a conflict that will alter the world as we know it.
Australia, he says, will be invaded. He fears for the country his grandchildren will inherit.
Admiral Barrie delivered his warning to me over a Korean barbeque meal in Western Sydney.
I was interviewing him for The Link to get his assessment of the North Korean nuclear threat, but his fears expand far beyond the hermit kingdom.
Over kimchi and slices of beef, Admiral Barrie guided me through our region’s many tripwires.
A miscalculation or misunderstanding, he said, could tip us over the edge, countries would be backed into corners and we have no way right now of talking our way out.
This is a warning that comes from our past, and if unheeded, will shatter our future.
“History doesn’t repeat but it does rhyme.”
That quote is often attributed to the great American writer Mark Twain, but its sentiment speaks to us through the ages.
History can appear as inevitable even as we fail to see it.
The French diplomat and political scientist, Alexis de Tocqueville, said of the French Revolution:
“Never was any such event, stemming from factors so far back in the past, so inevitable and yet so completely unseen.”
In a new century, simmering tensions and geo-strategic alliances would tip the world into all-out war.
Historian Christopher Clarke’s book Sleepwalkers reveals how the assassination of Habsburg heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, on June 28 1914 in Sarajevo triggered a domino effect that pitted the reining global power Britain against the rising Germany.
The world thought it couldn’t happen — Germany and Britain were each other’s single biggest trading partners; the royal families were blood relatives — yet it did.
How? Clark says political leaders become hostage to events.
“Causes trawled from the length and breadth of Europe’s pre-war decades are piled like weights on the scale until it tilts from probability to inevitability,” he wrote.
Admiral Chris Barrie says he has been reading Clark’s book and thinking how events then mirror events no…
Source: Are we sleepwalking to World War III? – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
#F1 Sauber-Honda deal has burst,’ a BILD report says. ‘Honda is dissatisfied…
(Full story – external link, in German)
Source: F1 News, Drivers, Results – Formula 1 Live Online | Sky Sports
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Man charged with murder over death in Mandurah yesterday
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder over the death of a man who was found with extensive injuries on the side of a road in Mandurah yesterday.
The man is accused of killing Axel Boreski, who was found on Leighton Road in Halls Head about 5am on Saturday.
The man was taken to hospital but died soon after arrival.
His partner Lashana Poulter paid tribute to her 27-year-old partner, saying she was trying to process the tragic loss of her him and the father to her children, and was “taking things a minute at a time”.
“He was a loving father and stepfather, he was the sort of person who would do anything to help others,” she said.
Source: Man charged with murder over death of Axel Boreski | Perth Now
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