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Drop 'Cold War' mentality: China to Aust
China has called certain Australian politicians troublemakers and urged them to "shake off the Cold War mentality" amid fierce tensions between the two nations. © AP PHOTO Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has told Australia to drop the 'Cold War' mindset. It comes after Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo declared the world's "drums of war" were beating and that Australia must prepare for conflict in the region.
Millman overcomes Popyrin in Munich ATP
Australia's No.2 John Millman has overcome countryman Alexei Popyrin in a three-set marathon to move through to the second round of the BMW Open in Munich. Millman showed grit to win the first set tiebreak despite dropping the opening three points of the breaker, and he continued on to a 7-6 (3) 3-6 7-5 victory on Monday.
The reaction to the breakaway Super League
REACTION TO THE SUPER LEAGUE FROM SOCCER AND SPORT FIGURES PRINCE WILLIAM, ENGLISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT "Now, more than ever, we must protect the entire football community - from the top level to the grassroots - and the values of competition and fairness at its core.
Couple arrested after wild NSW chase
© Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS A couple has been arrested after a dramatic police chase in NSW. A couple has been arrested after a wild police chase in NSW that lasted hours and allegedly involved multiple gunpoint carjackings. A 33-year-old man is facing 10 charges and a 31-year-old woman was hit with five offences after they were arrested at Parramatta on Saturday evening.
Dutch halt AstraZeneca jab for under-60s
The Dutch government has temporarily halted AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations for people under 60 following reports of very small number of people suffering unusual blood clots after receiving the shot. The decision in the Netherlands comes three days after authorities in Germany also stopped using the AstraZeneca's vaccine in under-60s, also citing fresh concerns over unusual blood clots reported in a tiny number of people who received the shots.
NSW braces for more floods, lasting damage
Communities along the Hawkesbury River in NSW are bracing for once-in-a-generation flooding that could displace residents and disrupt utilities for months. The Bureau of Meteorology expects Monday to bring the worst flooding event to the area northwest of Sydney since November 1961, nearly 50 years ago. Floodwaters are expected to rise to major levels on Monday morning and inundate places such as Windsor, Pitt Town, North Richmond, Freemans Reach and Colo.
People told to flee at night as NSW floods
People in flood-hit areas of NSW have been told to leave their homes in the middle of the night as the state's extreme rain event continues. The heavy rain kept falling overnight and into Sunday morning as rivers across NSW and near Sydney overflowed or threatened to flood. Residents in the Pitt Town Bottoms, Cornwallis and North Richmond areas west of Sydney were told to evacuate in the early hours as the Hawkesbury River began to flood.
Zverev beats, praises Alcaraz in Mexico
World No.7 Alexander Zverev has cruised through to the second round of the Mexican Open with a 6-3 6-1 win over Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz. But the German was full of praise for Alcaraz after the match, comparing him to Rafael Nadal and saying he is destined for the top 10. "He is 17 years old and everyone is looking at him right now," Zverev said of his opponent. "My guess is he will be top 10 by 2024, in three years' time when he is 20.
Popyrin jumps into top 100 after Singapore
Australian rising star Alexei Popyrin has jumped back into the top 100 in the ATP rankings after winning his first title at the Singapore Open. Popyrin rose 32 places to a career-high No.82 on Monday on the back of his win in Singapore. The 21-year-old had to overcome world No.3 Marin Cilic in the semi-finals and Russian Alexander Bublik in the final, which Popyrin won 4-6 6-0 6-2. "I don't think it's a feeling I will ever feel again, to be honest.
Virus fragments found in Vic wastewater
© Luis Ascui/AAP PHOTOS COVID-19 fragments have been found in a wastewater catchment for Melbourne's west. People who live in or have recently visited 11 suburbs in Melbourne's west have been urged to get tested if they have any COVID-19 symptoms after virus fragments were found in wastewater. Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says weak fragments were detected in a wastewater sample from February 22.
Cat causes blaze at Iran power plant
A curious cat is behind a major fire that broke out at a power plant in southern Iran, local media reports say. The cat got into the power plant on the island of Kharg during the night on Saturday and made its way to the area of the safety box. This somehow caused a short circuit and a cable fire that eventually grew into a large blaze, according to the reports which cited local sources. The cat died in the flames.
Socceroo Ryan shines in Arsenal debut
Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan has impressed in his debut for Arsenal, the English Premier League club he supported as a kid, producing a number of classy saves in a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. It was a baptism of fire for Ryan as after just 74 seconds he was beaten by a deflected shot from Villa's Ollie Watkins, the only goal of the match at Villa Park. The goal came after a loose pass by Arsenal's Cedric Soares, with Watkins' strike deflecting off Rob Holding to squirm past Ryan.
Cricket South Africa spray Cricket Australia over eleventh hour decision to ‘bail’ on tour
Australia’s decision to pull out of its cricket tour to South Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic has frustrated Cricket South Africa, who say it is “extremely disappointing” given the safety measures the hosts had put in place. Cricket Australia on Tuesday called off next month’s three-Test series due to start on March 3 as South Africa struggles to contain the virus.
S Africa angered as Australia cancel tour
Australia's decision to pull out of its cricket tour to South Africa because of the coronavirus pandemic has frustrated Cricket South Africa, who say it is "extremely disappointing" given the safety measures the hosts had put in place. Cricket Australia on Tuesday called off next month's three-Test series due to start on March 3 as South Africa struggles to contain the virus.
Coles to stay open longer in WA lockdown
A number of Coles supermarkets in Western Australia have been allowed to stay open longer to help shoppers during the five-day lockdown. The WA government granted an extended trading permit overnight to Coles stores in Perth, Peel and the South West after an application to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. Those stores will be allowed to open their doors from 7am from Monday February 1 to Friday February 5.
SA slams border shut to all of WA
South Australia has shut its border to Western Australia after a hotel quarantine worker in Perth tested positive for COVID-19. The border closure, which applies to all of WA, came into effect late on Sunday night. The SA government says anyone who has entered the state from WA since January 26 must self-quarantine and get a COVID-19 test. People can apply for permission to travel from WA to SA for essential purposes.
Search resumes for Indonesian jet carrying 62 passengers that crashed into the sea
Fears Indonesia airliner crashed with 62 aboard A Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 with 62 people lost contact with controllers shortly after takeoff in Jakarta on Saturday, and suspected debris has been found off the city's coastline. Indonesian search and rescue authorities are resuming a search for a passenger plane which plunged into the ocean minutes after taking off from Jakarta airport.
Search resumes for Indonesian jet carrying 62 passengers that crashed into the sea
Indonesian search and rescue authorities are resuming a search for a passenger plane which plunged into the ocean minutes after taking off from Jakarta airport. Items which appear to come from an aircraft have already been found in the Java Sea, in the area of the Thousand Islands. The search will begin Sunday at first light.
Court appeal blow in $1.8m ‘fart bullying’ case as man vows to take fight to High Court
A Melbourne engineer who claims a colleague repeatedly farted near him has vowed to go to the High Court after losing his bullying case on appeal. David Hingst, 56, had sought $1.8 million in a suit against his former employer Construction Engineering in a bullying case that involved ex-colleague Greg Short. The engineer claimed “flatulence was a form of bullying” and Mr Short was a serial farter. A judge blasted the case out of the Supreme Court last year, but Mr Hingst made an appeal bid.
Worker’s $1.8m compensation claim over ‘serial farter’ supervisor
A Melbourne engineer who claims his colleague repeatedly farted nearby and “thrusted his bum” at him, is hoping his bullying claim is successful on appeal. David Hingst, 56, had sought $1.8 million in a suit against his former employer Construction Engineering, but a judge blasted the case out of the Supreme Court last year, finding there was no bullying.
Worker’s $1.8m compensation claim over ‘serial farter’ supervisor
A Melbourne engineer who claims his colleague repeatedly farted near him and “thrusted his bum” at him is hoping his bullying claim is successful on appeal. David Hingst, 56, had sought $1.8 million in a suit against his former employer Construction Engineering, but a Supreme Court judge threw the case out last year, finding there was no bullying. Mr Hingst had alleged that this supervisor’s actions amounted to a “complex conspiracy” to “marginalise him and terminate his employment”.
'Smelly' bullying claim to get another airing
A Melbourne engineer who claims his colleague repeatedly farted nearby and “thrusted his bum” at him, is hoping his bullying claim is successful on appeal. David Hingst, 56, had sought $1.8 million in a suit against his former employer Construction Engineering, but a judge blasted the case out of the Supreme Court last year, finding there was no bullying.
Worker seeks $1.8m payout in ‘fart bullying’ suit
Rick GoodmanAAP Monday, 25 March 2019 12:07PM Camera IconThe man told judges that ‘flatulence was a form of bullying’ and his ex-colleague was a serial farter.Picture: AP A Melbourne engineer who claims his colleague repeatedly farted near him and “thrusted his bum” at him is hoping his bullying claim is successful on appeal.
Phones to replace myki cards in Vic
Camera IconCommuters in Melbourne will soon be able to use their Android smartphones to catch public transport. Rick GoodmanAAP March 24, 2019 1:29PM Victorians will be able to use their Android smartphones to pay for their public transport trips from Thursday. But iPhone users will have to wait for the mobile option as the Victorian Government has not yet reached a deal with Apple.
Phones to replace myki cards in Vic
Rick GoodmanAAP Sunday, 24 March 2019 1:29PM Camera IconCommuters in Melbourne will soon be able to use their Android smartphones to catch public transport. Victorians will be able to use their Android smartphones to pay for their public transport trips from Thursday. But iPhone users will have to wait for the mobile option as the Victorian Government has not yet reached a deal with Apple.
Vic kids' hospice to build new facility
Camera IconKelly O'Dwyer has announced federal funding for a Melbourne children's hospice. Rick GoodmanAAP March 24, 2019 11:46AM A children's hospice and family support centre in Melbourne will be able to build a world-class new facility and care for more kids thanks to a federal government grant. Cabinet minister Kelly O'Dwyer was moved to tears on Sunday when she made the $7.5 funding announcement for Very Special Kids in Malvern.
Vic kids' hospice to build new facility
Rick GoodmanAAP Sunday, 24 March 2019 11:46AM Camera IconKelly O'Dwyer has announced federal funding for a Melbourne children's hospice. A children's hospice and family support centre in Melbourne will be able to build a world-class new facility and care for more kids thanks to a federal government grant. Cabinet minister Kelly O'Dwyer was moved to tears on Sunday when she made the $7.5 funding announcement for Very Special Kids in Malvern.
O'Dwyer slams Labor's candidate switch
Rick GoodmanAAP Sunday, 24 March 2019 10:08AM Camera IconLiberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer has attacked Labor's candidate switch for her vacated seat of Higgins. Federal cabinet minister Kelly O'Dwyer has slammed Labor's pre-election candidate switch in her vacated Melbourne seat of Higgins, calling it the "height of arrogance". Labor had preselected Josh Spiegel to run in the blue-ribbon seat but on Friday it was announced he would be replaced by high-profile barrister and advocate Fiona McLeod.
O'Dwyer slams Labor's candidate switch
Camera IconLiberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer has attacked Labor's candidate switch for her vacated seat of Higgins. Rick GoodmanAAP March 24, 2019 10:08AM Federal cabinet minister Kelly O'Dwyer has slammed Labor's pre-election candidate switch in her vacated Melbourne seat of Higgins, calling it the "height of arrogance". Labor had preselected Josh Spiegel to run in the blue-ribbon seat but on Friday it was announced he would be replaced by high-profile barrister and advocate Fiona McLeod.
Lawyers for 'Egg Boy' Will Connolly say he won't take legal action against Fraser Anning over slap
Rick GoodmanAAP Tuesday, 19 March 2019 12:53PM Lawyer for 'egg boy' addresses the media The West Australian VideoLawyer Peter Gordon updated the media on behalf of Will Connolly. He said Will won't be pursuing charges against Senator Fraser Anning, and all donations made to him will go to Christchurch victims and families. The Melbourne teenager dubbed 'Egg Boy' won't pursue legal action against Senator Fraser Anning or the politician's supporters who put him in a headlock, his lawyer says.
'Egg Boy' Will Connolly won't take legal action against Fraser Anning over whack
Lawyer for 'egg boy' addresses the media Lawyer Peter Gordon updated the media on behalf of Will Connolly. He said Will won't be pursuing charges against Senator Fraser Anning, and all donations made to him will go to Christchurch victims and families.
'Egg Boy' won't take action against Anning
Rick GoodmanAAP Tuesday, 19 March 2019 11:47AM Camera IconGreens leader Richard Di Natale wants Fraser Anning suspended from parliament. The Melbourne teenager dubbed 'Egg Boy' won't pursue legal action against Senator Fraser Anning or the politician's supporters who put him in a headlock, his lawyer says.
'Egg Boy' won't take action against Anning
Camera IconGreens leader Richard Di Natale wants Fraser Anning suspended from parliament. Rick GoodmanAAP March 19, 2019 11:47AM The Melbourne teenager dubbed 'Egg Boy' won't pursue legal action against Senator Fraser Anning or the politician's supporters who put him in a headlock, his lawyer says.
Ex-cop jailed after selling fake IDs on dark web
Camera IconPicture: AAP, AAP Image/Daniel Pockett If former Victorian police officer James Goris lacked skills as a counterfeiter, he made up for it as a salesman when spruiking his forged police and maritime IDs on the dark web. On the dark net marketplace AlphaBay, under the username ‘PirateDeadpool’, Goris offered fake police badges and wallets, as well as maritime and aviation security passes, in exchange for Bitcoin.
Pell taken into custody for sex crimes
Cardinal George Pell has been taken into custody and will spend his first night in a jail cell for sexually abusing two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral. Pell was found guilty in December of orally raping a 13-year-old boy and molesting another after Sunday mass at St Patrick's Cathedral in East Melbourne in 1996. At the conclusion of a pre-sentence hearing on Wednesday, County Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd instructed officers to "take him away, please".
Protesters swamp George Pell at court arrival for pre-sentence hearing
George Pell has had to push through a crowd of protesters as he arrived at his pre-sentence court hearing in Melbourne, after which he could be remanded in custody. There were cries of "you're filth" and "go to hell" as Pell, 77, arrived at the County Court on Wednesday morning after being convicted of five child sex offences. It took several minutes for Pell to make his way from a car through the gauntlet of protesters, police, flashing cameras and reporters before filing into the building.
Victims slam Bourke St killer James Gargasoulas’s sentence
Victims’ families say Bourke Street killer James Gargasoulas’ 46-year jail sentence isn’t long enough for committing one of Australia’s “worst examples of mass murder”. Garasoulas, 29, was sentenced on Friday to six life sentences for his “callous and cowardly” Melbourne driving rampage. He will be eligible for parole in 2063, aged 73.
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