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.
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Japan PM’s wife cuts ties with school at center of political scandal
Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, walks past an installation from a Japanese artist while visiting the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, January 14, 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife has cut ties with an elementary school whose operator is under fire for buying state-owned land at a rock-bottom price in a furor rapidly developing into a political headache for Abe.
Netanyahu blasts UN ‘hypocrisy’, Australian PM opposes ‘one-sided resolutions’
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull offered a staunch defence of Israel on Wednesday, criticising the United Nations and vowing never to support “one-sided resolutions” calling for an end to Israeli settlement building on occupied land. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull upon their arrival at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 22, 2017.
Somebody left their cucumber behind after this ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ screening
Look, you’ve probably figured out by now that the new Fifty Shades Darker film hasn’t received the most positive reactions from critics . But it seems some people rate it rather highly.
Granddad the Lungfish, About 100 Years Old, Euthanized by Aquarium
Granddad, the Australian lungfish believed to be the longest living fish at any aquarium in the world, was euthanized Sunday at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. Grandad was thought to be “somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,” said Michelle Sattler, one of his keepers at the aquarium, the Sun-Times reported .
Canadians charged in Australia in luxury cruise cocaine bust see cases put off
SYDNEY, Australia – Three Quebecers charged with importing cocaine into Australia aboard a luxury cruise ship have seen their cases put off until later this year.
Lee now open to safe injection sites, yet not fully convinced
Mayor Ed Lee arrives for an event at the Islamic Society of San Francisco in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.
Uber gives cities free travel-time data
Uber gives cities free travel-time data The ride-hailing company plans to make traffic data available to cities and the public . Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jijsGr A map of Washington D.C. the week of March 16, 2016 showing average travel times.
Real-time firearm register needed to reduce gun violence: AMA
The Australian Medical Association is calling for a real-time national register for firearms so authorities can have a central point to access information, which it says will help reduce gun violence. Dr Michael Gannon, the AMA president, said doctors were on the front line when someone was injured by a gun.
Police took down a Sydney crime syndicate and made ‘the…
Australian police dismantled a major cocaine smuggling ring after a two-and-a-half-year multi-agency operation undertaken with Tahiti, Australian authorities announced on Thursday. Operation Okesi, which began in July 2014, culminated in a Christmas-night seizure of 500 kilograms of cocaine in New South Wales in eastern Australia.
AP Photos: People around the world ring in 2017
Revelers around the world have been welcoming 2017 with crackling fireworks displays and loud cheering, saying goodbye to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and the deaths of several beloved performers. The people of Sydney were treated to a glittering display over their famed harbor and bridge that honored the singer David Bowie and actor Gene Wilder, who both passed away in 2016.
Creative ways to ring in the new year
Counting down the hours until the new year can be exciting, as the world anxiously anticipates the adventures in store for the months ahead. Celebrating the new year dates back thousands of years to the ancient Babylonians, who celebrated a new year come the first full moon after the spring equinox.
Pacific islands first to welcome in new year
Islands in Polynesia and the Central Pacific have ushered in the new year as the UK counts down to the start of 2017. Cities in the island nations of Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati were the first to welcome the new year as the clock hit 10am on New Year’s Eve in London.
Australian police nab 15 suspects in 1 ton cocaine bust
Australian officials seized more than a ton of cocaine worth about 360 million Australian dollars in what police on Thursday dubbed one of the largest drug busts in the nation’s history. Fifteen men were arrested following a 2 1/2-year federal and state police investigation into suspected drug trafficking by commercial fishermen in Sydney, New South Wales police said in a statement.
Wild Oats XI retires from Sydney to Hobart race
In this photo proved by Rolex, some of the competitors reach the heads of Sydney Harbour during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. Photo Credit: AP In this photo proved by Rolex, some of the competitors reach the heads of Sydney Harbour during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016.