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Asia Pacific summit report says Ballarat is ahead of the game

The report also said the NBN will change the way the city “grows, transacts and evolves.” It also said Ballarat is leading the way in climate and environmental sustainability issues. Cr Philips said the recent announcement of the green waste collection ... >> view original

WIN tickets to frozen fun in Ballarat

CHILDREN'S theatre company Youngstars2.com is giving away 20 tickets to its production of Snow Queen's Aussie Freezing Show in Ballarat. A highly interactive show, the production features singing, dancing and special characters to enchant the children ... >> view original

Will solar save Ballarat's manufacturing industry?

On Monday night's Q&A, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten responded to a question about youth unemployment in Ballarat by calling on more support for renewable energy from government. The link he made was that manufacturers in Ballarat could be ... >> view original

Brutal truth ... Robert Capa's famous Spanish Civil War photo, “The Falling ...

For more than a century reporters, photographers and camera operators have played a crucial role in shaping conflict and public opinion. From A.B. “Banjo” Paterson's dispatches in South Africa during the second Boer War in 1899, Keith Murdoch's famous ... >> view original

Treasurer Scott Morrison says Federal Government has 'spending problem ...

New Treasurer Scott Morrison has given a strong indication the Federal Government will be making more spending cuts in an effort to return the budget to surplus. Flanked by Finance Minister Mathias Cormann in his first press conference as Treasurer, ... >> view original

Perth man avoids jail over 'instinctive' road rage kick that left victim ...

A 21-year-old man has avoided being sent to jail for seriously injuring a motorist during a road rage incident in the Perth suburb of Manning. Joshua Diego Della Maddalena kicked Terry Illich, 61, in the head during a roadside argument in March 2014. >> view original

Peta Credlin hits back at critics1:50

Tony Abbott's former chief of staff Peta Credlin says people intimidated by her should be in another job. September 23rd 2015; 10 hours ago; /video/video.news.com.au/News/. Tony Abbott's former chief of staff, Peta Credlin, has taken a swipe at her ... >> view original

Two prison escapees caught in WA

TWO prisoners have been recaptured after escaping from a minimum security prison in Western Australia's Mid West region. BRYAN Patric Symes, Robert James Flanagan and Lyle Brandon Ryan escaped from Greenough Regional prison about 9.30pm on ... >> view original

Man to be charged over death of NSW girl

A 31-year-old man will be charged with the murder of a young girl found dead in a home in the NSW Hunter region, in what police say is a domestic incident. Police were called to a home in suburban Aberglasslyn, near Maitland, just before 6am on ... >> view original

Two teenage boys charged with animal cruelty after torturing two lambs: police

Two teenage boys have been charged with animal cruelty after they allegedly beat and stabbed two lambs and set them alight, and killed five chickens, at a school in Sydney's north-west. Police will allege the two 14-year-old boys entered an animal ... >> view original