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Darley sets the standard with Round 1 win over reigning Ballarat Cricket ...

YOUNG guns Harry Killoran and Zac Ticehurst combined to steer Darley to a memorable Round 1 win over reigning Ballarat Cricket Association premier Brown Hill on Saturday. English import Killoran batted more than three hours for a patient 77, ... >> view original

Senator Bill Heffernan uses parliamentary privilege to accuse former PM of ...

Liberal senator Bill Heffernan has used parliamentary privilege to accuse an unnamed former prime minister of being an alleged paedophile, while also pointing the finger at the judiciary. Senator Heffernan has been campaigning for the Royal Commission ... >> view original

Forced local government amalgamations, report finds most NSW councils 'not fit ...

The New South Wales Government has made it clear that forced local government amalgamations are now on the table, after a report found that nearly two-thirds of the state's councils are not "fit for the future". The Independent Pricing and Regulatory ... >> view original

Police hunt man armed with baseball bat who fled Pacific Pines High School ...

Gold Coast Bulletin. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. POLICE are setting up a perimeter around bushland near the Pacific Pines High School to hunt an armed man who fled after a physical ... >> view original

Ex Bulldog El Masri charged with assault

FORMER NRL player Hazem El Masri is set to face a Sydney court on domestic assault charges. POLICE said the 39-year-old Bankstown man has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. "The charges relate to an ... >> view original

Financial system inquiry: Default super 'close shop' targeted

The federal government has put superannuation at the centre of a sweeping plan to increase competition and cut costs in financial services, including opening the $9 billion default super "closed shop". The government has accepted the financial system ... >> view original

Senators accuse SBS of campaigning against Australian law by supporting same ...

SBS has been accused of abusing its position as a public broadcaster by joining a corporate campaign in favour of same-sex marriage. During Senate estimates hearings on Tuesday, Liberal National Party senator Matt Canavan said SBS had taken sides on ... >> view original

Window cleaners plunge 10 storeys after cable snaps on cage in Sydney CBD

Witnesses have spoken of their horror at seeing two window cleaners fall more than 10 storeys down the side of a Sydney CBD building this morning. Emergency services were called to a building on the intersection of Pitt Street and Bridge Street at 11 ... >> view original

Taking down Tony Abbott: how Malcolm Turnbull staged a coup

Malcolm Turnbull in the silver Volvo stationwagon he drove to the secret meeting the night before the coup. Picture: Gary Ramage. On a cool Sunday evening five weeks ago, Malcolm Turnbull pulled up in his Volvo station wagon and followed a path to the ... >> view original

Police attend two Sydney schools after social media threats

Police officers were attending schools in south-west Sydney on Tuesday morning following "threatening information" posted on social media. A NSW Police spokeswoman told Fairfax Media: "NSW Police have been made aware of threatening information ... >> view original