Category: Australia

Liberals respond to Gonski claims

The Federal Liberal Party has responded swiftly to claims made by an “I Give a Gonski” campaign in Naracoorte this week. The Federal Liberal Party has responded swiftly to claims made by an “I Give a Gonski” campaign in Naracoorte this week.

India withdraw Smith protest as boards make peace in DRS row

BENGALURU: India have withdrawn an official protest about the actions of Australia captain Steve Smith in the second test as the governing bodies of both countries moved to bring an end to the acrimony surrounding the ongoing four-match series. The Board of Control for Cricket in India had earlier registered a complaint to the International Cricket Council over Smith looking to the dressing room for guidance on whether to review an lbw decision during the Bengaluru match.

Governing bodies meet to ease tension between India and Australia

The Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia have met in a bid to restore focus on playing matters after the fall-out from the second Test. The International Cricket Council said on Wednesday it would take no action against captains Virat Kohli or Steve Smith following the decision review system referral incident in the match.

Stoinis gets Australia call for remaining Tests vs India

Sydney, March 9 – Australia’s uncapped all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was on Thursday named as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh, who was ruled out of the remainder of the four-match Test rubber in India. According to Cricket Australia’s chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns, Stoinis’s experience of playing for the Australia A side in the subcontinent, got him the call ahead of fellow all-rounders Moises Henriques and Jack Wildermuth.

Stoinis gets Australia call for remaining Tests vs India

Sydney, March 9 – Australia’s uncapped all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was on Thursday named as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh, who was ruled out of the remainder of the four-match Test rubber in India. According to Cricket Australia’s chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns, Stoinis’s experience of playing for the Australia A side in the subcontinent, got him the call ahead of fellow all-rounders Moises Henriques and Jack Wildermuth.

Mount Joy hosts state titles

Rock star: Tasmanian expert Chris Bayles, pictured at the 2014 trials, will compete in the top class at at Mount Joy, Powranna, this weekend. Mount Joy, Powranna, will ring with the sounds of motorcycles on the weekend as more than 70 local and national riders compete in the Tasmanian Moto Trials.

Man charged with kidnapping and raping British backpacker in Australia named

The man suspected of holding a British backpacker captive and repeatedly raping and beating her during a two-month ordeal has been named. Queensland’s Department of Justice identified Marcus Martin, 22, as the man charged with kidnapping the UK tourist, also 22. The woman, who was treated in hospital for facial fractures, faces a wait to return to the UK due to her passport allegedly being damaged by the suspect.

Australian service marks third anniversary of MH370 tragedy

CANBERRA, Australia>> The Australian government minister in charge of the suspended seabed search for the Malaysia Airlines jet told victims’ families and friends at an anniversary church service today that he remained hopeful that Flight 370 would be found. Darren Chester, minister for infrastructure and transport, and Angus Houston, the former Australian defense chief who coordinated the early months of the search efforts, were among around 100 who attended the private ceremony at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral in the east city of Brisbane to mark the third anniversary of the mysterious tragedy.

On being bold for change

AMBITION: Bendigo Health chief medical officer and clinical support services executive director Dr Humsha Naidoo with interns outside the main entrance of the new Bendigo hospital. For Bendigo Health chief medical officer and executive director of clinical support services, Dr Humsha Naidoo, being bold means being proactive.

RPT-COLUMN-Saudi cuts to lighter crude prices show shifting oil market: Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia, March 7 A decision by Saudi Aramco to cut the price of its benchmark Arab Light crude to Asian refiners for April-delivery cargoes has prompted speculation that the world’s top oil exporter is chasing market share. There is always a risk in over-interpreting moves in Aramco’s official selling prices , and trying to fit them into a narrative that supports a particular view of the state of the market.

McCarthy eyes Albury again

WANGARATTA trainer Daniel McCarthy is hunting back-to-back Albury Miles with Ashdam after the five-year-old had to settle for second behind hot favourite Burning Front in the $70,000 Eldorado Stakes on Sunday. ON TARGET: Challenge Accepted filled third place on Wangaratta Cup day as part of a lead-up to the NSW Country Championships.

Cop’s last message before tragic death

A SOUTH Australia police officer posted “F*** you SA Police” on his Facebook before walking into a local hospital and taking his life in front of medical staff last night. The man reportedly drove to Cowell, about a 500km drive west of Adelaide, before entering the District Hospital around 9.45pm.

Frantic attempts to save men on Melbourne lake

A rescuer grabbed a surfboard and paddled onto a Melbourne, Australia, lake in an attempt to save two men who drowned during a drunken evening swim. The men – one aged 19 and the other in his 30s – quickly got into trouble in the lake on Redleap Reserve at Mill Park last night.

Tourism officials slammed by winemaker over wine show

One of the Hunter Valley’s leading winemakers has blasted New South Wales tourism officials for failing to properly support the industry. Andrew Margan from Margan Wines said Hunter wine country was the state’s biggest tourism drawcard outside of Sydney, yet continually failed to attract government funding.

Disgraced Qld fraudster MP to be sentenced

Disgraced former Queensland MP Scott Driscoll will soon learn whether he’ll be jailed over fraud offences, after pleading guilty three days before he was due to stand trial in the Brisbane District Court. The member for Redcliffe in the Newman government in November pleaded guilty to 15 charges, admitting to soliciting thousands of dollars in secret commissions and falsifying records during his term as an MP.

Consumers gouged up to $1.6b through poor airport privatisations: ACCC

Airlines and their passengers have paid up to $1.6 billion too much for airport access over the past decade due to a textbook example of how not to privatise monopoly assets, the competition regulator said. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest report into Australia’s four biggest airports – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth – found that profit margins eased slightly for three of the operators last financial year.

Kenya seeking India’s help for cricket development1 hour ago

Vadodara, March 5: The Kenyan cricket team, here to play four build up games against Baroda, is banking on India to develop the sport’s infrastructure in the African nation and eventually realise its dream of playing Tests. The 14-member Kenyan team is in the city till March 9 before travelling to Nepal, where it will play two matches against the home side.

Saltwater crocodiles on the rise in Western Australia

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Famous Australian artist suspected of war-time treachery

Sir Hans Heysen is an acknowledged master of Australian landscape painting, with one wag quipping his iconic works did for the gum tree what Norman Lindsay did for the nude: made them famous! “Heysen made his home in the Adelaide Hills, amongst its gums from 1908 and, even though he trained in a traditional European set of painting values, he nevertheless was an important innovator of Australian landscape painting.” But in the course of his PhD, Mr Body uncovered a cache of letters showing not everyone was enamoured with Heysen – instead seeing the artist as a potential war-time traitor.

Opening bowlers lead Spiders to upset win

HOWLONG finished the season on a high note with an upset 61-run victory over Barnawartha-Chiltern at Howlong on Saturday HOWLONG finished the season on a high note with an upset 61-run victory over Barnawartha-Chiltern at Howlong on Saturday. ON THE DEFENSIVE: Wodonga’s Harry Kitching topscored for the Bulldogs with 57 in their loss to Yackandandah on Saturday.

Aunt demands answers; mother misses court appearance

The 27-year-old mother who allegedly admitted to trying to drown her children in the Murray River on Thursday is likely to be charged with more offences, a court hearing was told on Saturday. The woman, who has so far been charged with attempted murder, did not appear for the brief hearing on Saturday.

Macarthur’s big weekend a big success|photos, videos

The tiny town of Macarthur swelled on Saturday as it hosted the Music in the Vines Festival and other events. Minnie Walker, 9, from Hamilton, Sybil Fleetwood ,8, from Macarthur, Ned Walker, 12, from Hamilton and Darcy Fleetwood, 8, from Macarthur had fun at the all-ages event.

Bundaberg receives official drought declaration

The Bundaberg region has been officially drought-declared.The declaration, effective from March 1, brings the area of Queensland that is drought-declared to 84.29 per cent. SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link Farmer Kelvin Griffins on his sugarcane farm in Bundaberg, which has received drought status.

Bundaberg receives official drought declaration

The Bundaberg region has been officially drought-declared.The declaration, effective from March 1, brings the area of Queensland that is drought-declared to 84.29 per cent. SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link Farmer Kelvin Griffins on his sugarcane farm in Bundaberg, which has received drought status.

Rishabh Pant helps Delhi outclass Tripura in Vijay Hazare Trophy1 min ago

Cuttack, March 3: Continuing his dominant form with the willow, Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant narrowly missed a century but that was more than enough to help his side outclass Tripura by 70 runs in a Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Barabati Stadium here on Friday. The promising wicketkeeper-batsman scored a scintillating 99 off 72 balls and was ably supported by Dhruv Shorey and Milind Kumar to help Delhi post a mammoth 356/5 after being sent in to bat.

Suspicious device found in housefire

SPECIALIST bomb squad police are on scene at a house in Redcliffe where a “device” has been found following a fire. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services were called to the Klingner Driver home at 6.35am after reports the house was well alight.