Published on September 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Collingwood Grand Final – Security and police presence is growing in Melbourne’s sports precinct ahead of Collingwood’s main grand final training run at Gosch’s Paddock today at 10.30am. Thousands of excited Magpie fans, many of whom will not have tickets to the grand final, are expected to attend the open session, held at the oval [...]
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Published on March 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
70,000 Without Power In Perth – A STORM sweeping across Perth has caused widespread power cuts, damage and flash flooding as it dumped big hailstones and substantial rain on the parched city. Western Power reported lightning strikes had cut power to about 70,000 customers.
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Published on February 24, 2010 by Technology Slice
Slowest Bus in Australia – IT’S a bus that takes up to 35 minutes to travel just 3.5km. That’s a staggering 10 minutes per kilometre. The 431, which takes Sydney suburban commuters into the CBD, is an example of why many Australians are abandoning public transport and clogging the roads with their cars. One regular [...]
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Published on February 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
Police say a 12-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the chest at a Catholic boys’ school on Brisbane’s bayside. St Patrick’s College at Shorncliffe was in lockdown this morning after a fight between two students at about 8am AEST. It is not clear what sparked the incident. Police [...]
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Published on August 13, 2009 by Technology Slice
Police are chasing six more men they suspect were involved in a Melbourne CBD bashing that left a Queensland tourist in a coma. Five men have already been arrested in relation to an alleged assault on Jeffrey Pooler in Little Collins Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. A Victoria Police spokeswoman said police [...]
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