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  • Enhanced contract payments for Australian cricket eves

    Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women players which will result in the Australian female cricketers becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country. CA approved a restructure of the contract system with a move from a three-tier payment system to a squad-ranking system. The top player retainer increases substantially from ...

  • Warner expected to plead guilty for Twitter rant during CA hearing

    Australian Test batsman David Warner is expected to plead guilty during Cricket Australia hearing over his recent Twitter rant with two prominent journalists. Senior Code of Behaviour Commissioner, Justice Gordon Lewis, will hear the case via teleconference. According to news.com.au, Warner faces sanction ranging from a fine, suspension, reprimand or counseling after being reported under CA's ...

  • Newly identified immune protein could stop diabetes in its tracks

    An immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed, has been identified by Melbourne researchers. The discovery has wider repercussions, as the protein is responsible for protecting the body against excessive immune responses, and could be used to treat, or even prevent, other ...

  • Social network addiction taking over lives Australian study

    The 2013 Yellow Social Media Report has analyzed that a growing number of Australians are using social network at an addictive rate wherever they can, even in toilet cubicles! According to the study, three out of every five internet users are accessing these sites more than five times a day, making it a total of seven hours a day. In a report by News.com, the study found that the time spent by ...

  • Annual report of Australia-India Institute-Australia India Youth Dialogue Partnership launched

    The annual report of the Australia-India Institute-Australia India Youth Dialogue Partnership was launched at the Australian High Commission here last evening in the presence of Australian High Commissioner Patrick Suckling and Australia-India Institute (AII) Director Professor Amitabh Mattoo. The event was held in the Murray Harris Room of the Australian High Commission. Speaking on the ...

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Variety Lights (Luci del varietà) [DVD]

Variety Lights (Luci del varietà) [DVD]

"Variety Lights" ("Luci del variet") is a poignant melodrama set against the backdrop of a group of struggling variety performers that travels from town to town entertaining people for not much more than a meal to eat and a bed to sleep in (sometimes not even that much). They are a cast of lovable losers who proclaim great things about their "art" even though they aren't much more than semi-t ... ...

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  • South Australian Tourism Commission using short films to show new side to city

    THE secret Adelaide night life that rivals Sydney's; Chinatown's hidden treasures; chef Simon Bryant joining the new food-truck culture - these windows into Adelaide life are part of a South Australian Tourism Commission campaign using films made by independent film-makers. The SATC commissioned 10 filmmakers to shoot a short feature showing why they love the state - and the results went ...

  • Push by supermarkets to souce Cairns produce

    The moves could also mean easier access to local produce for shoppers.Coles will bring their "Meet the Buyer'' initiative to Cairns for a Queensland-first meeting on June 4 while Woolworths launched a "Local Sourcing'' strategy this year aimed at liaising with various Far Northern suppliers. Advance Cairns chief executive officer Mark Matthews said having more Far ...

  • Easy path to cycling in safety in Cairns

    LOCAL cyclists say improved basic maintenance such as more frequent sweeping of the road shoulder would drastically improve safety on the region's perilous ...

  • Elderly driver dies in horror head-on crash near Cairns

    Emergency services were called to the crash between a Pantechtruck, which was travelling south to Townsville, and a northbound Toyota Corolla about 10am yesterday.The sole occupant of the car was killed instantly in the horror smash while the truck driver and his passenger were uninjured.Cairns South fire station officer RoydKennedy said initial reports suggested the car veered into the oncoming ...

  • Agencies distrust Cairns boot camp process

    The Yarrabah-based psychologist said the $2 million boot camp contract had divided youth service providers and he feared the "right people"would not bid for the job because of a lack of trust in State Government process.As revealed in The Cairns Post yesterday, Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie announced the re-opening of the tender process after dumping Safe Pathways as the boot camp ...

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