Sydney Bar Ivy Reopens – Under a deal struck to resume trading, the trendy nightclub agreed to police demands for a security overhaul following claims two bouncers took a 19-year-old patron to the basement of the CBD venue and bashed him. Police allege management of the multi-level hotel ordered the crime scene be cleaned before [...]
Melbourne One of World’s Priciest Cities – Melbourne and Sydney have been listed as one of the priciest cities in the world to live in. It’s now cheaper to live in London, Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Hong Kong and Beijing than most Australian capitals, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living survey found. Sydney is [...]
More Troubles For NAB Bank – Some customers in Melbourne complained that the bank’s ATMs were not dispensing cash. Others said account transfers conducted this morning did not reflect their balances accurately, The Australian reported. Businesses were not spared either: one of Sydney’s top restaurants, Kingsleys, had to manually take down customers’ credit card details [...]
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Dianne Brimble’s Drink Spiked – Sydney coroner Jacqueline Milledge today found the Queensland mother died after she was “unknowingly drugged” during a South Pacific cruise in September 2002. Ms Milledge concluded the 42-year-old mother of three died from the effects of the drug known as fantasy. “The manner of death is the administration of the [...]
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Drought Finally Over For NSW – The big dry is officially over, with NSW government figures set to show the state is drought-free for the first time in nine years. Drought has left the final three districts in New England, the northwest plains and the Monaro, Primary Industries Minister Steve Whan told Fairfax newspapers on [...]
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