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  • CA considering social media policy after Warner Twitter rant

    Cricket Australia (CA) chief James Sutherland has said the governing body might need to consider implementing a social media policy after Australian Test batsman David Warner's recent Twitter controversy. He said there had been no discussions about developing a social media policy for players, but admitted it is something that CA is considering. Sutherland insisted he will continue to ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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My Bloody Valentine 3-D

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Jason Voorhees Michael Myers Freddy Krueger Harry Warden? While most of those names, having been forever embedded in the pop culture consciousness as icons of 80s slasher films, immediately ring a bell, the last one doesnt quite fit. Despite having an immediately recogni ... ...

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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 ...

  • Bruins close in on New York sweep

    Daniel Paille and Shawn Thornton have inspired a third-period comeback for the Boston Bruins in their 2-1 win over the New York Rangers.Boston took a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series against the Rangers with Thornton helping create Paille's decisive goal at New York's Madison Square Garden with three minutes and 31 seconds remaining.Paille and Thornton both ...

  • Gillard meets schoolkids in western Sydney

    Prime Minister Julia Gillard has returned to Sydney's west, mingling with school children ahead of a community cabinet meeting. Ms Gillard met students and teachers at Auburn West Primary School on Wednesday morning, ahead of the cabinet meeting at Regents Park Christian School in the safe Labor seat of Blaxland at 6pm (AEST). It comes two months after her week-long sleepout in Rooty Hill ...

  • Pizza shop fire causes Sydney CBD gridlock

    Billowing smoke from a pizza restaurant fire shut down parts of central Sydney, and about 1200 people evacuated from nearby offices.People were evacuated from a 20-storey building opposite World Square at 12.30pm (AEST) on Wednesday after a blaze in Macchiato Pizza Bar and Grill, firefighters say.No one was injured.It prompted the closure of the areas around Pitt St and Liverpool St, leading to ...

  • Australias underclass continues to grow Salvos report

    A Salvation Army report released today shows that more people are struggling to keep their heads above water as the cost of living ...

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