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Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +1000
Council approves private ‘posh picnic’ for 5000 guests on Bondi Beach
The organisers of the Diner en Blanc, or White Dinner, will pay Waverley Council $32,411 for the one-off event. The dinner was previously staged at Cockatoo Island, Centennial Park and outside the Sydney Opera House.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:55:00 +1000
Mickleham’s quarantine hub is closing: how do we get some bang for half-a-billion bucks?
A nice pair of jeans or a fridge in good working order may find a new owner rather easily. But what about a lightly used 1000-bed quarantine facility in Melbourne’s outer suburbs?

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:54:59 +1000
‘Ludicrous’: Dunkley’s manager implores Dogs, Lions to do deal
As Wednesday’s deadline approaches many players are on the edge of their seats as they wait for deals to be completed.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:46:43 +1000
Early blitz by Wallaroos sparks emphatic response from New Zealand
Three quick tries put the Wallaroos in control of their Pool A clash, but the hosts edged ahead when the Australians were reduced to 13 women early in the second half.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:36:49 +1000
Man charged with murder in Cairns
A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 34-year-old man died at a home in Cairns.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:32:01 +1000
Man charged over shooting in Queensland
A 30-year-old man is tonight behind bars charged over a shooting at Oxley.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:31:50 +1000
Police discover hydroponic cannabis set-up in Adelaide
Police have discovered a hydroponic cannabis set-up after a shed fire in the Adelaide suburb of Hackham West.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:30:00 +1000
We do: Why thousands of Australians are saying yes to marriage celebrants
“It’s like celebrancy is the new personal-training career choice,” says celebrant Anthony Cribbes. But is there any quality control?

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:26:52 +1000
Ferguson fires up over double yellows
Allana Ferguson can't understand why the Wallaroos were reduced to 13 players

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:22:04 +1000
Young man opens up about shark attack
A young man has opened up about his close encounter with a shark.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:20:14 +1000
NSW residents bracing for potential flash flooding
New South Wales residents are being warned to brace for potential flash flooding as dangerous storms continue to bear down on the state.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:12:15 +1000
Woman dies after car slams into western Sydney home
A woman has died after a car veered off the road and slammed into her western Sydney home in the early hours of this morning.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:11:33 +1000
Federal opposition vows to fight any moves to re-design tax cuts
The federal opposition has vowed to fight any move by Labor to re-design tax cuts, tilted to those on high incomes.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:08:35 +1000
Golden Mile claims Caulfield Guineas
A wrap on all of today’s racing action at Caulfield, where James Cummings and Godolphin dominated with four winners including Golden Mile in the Guineas and Anamoe, who had to call on his fighting reserves to take out the Might And Power Stakes in ...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +1000
Interior designer Greg Natale on his collection of archival Versace
“I keep everything... The oldest thing is probably a shirt from Gianni Versace’s “Miami” collection I wore to my 21st birthday party.”

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:53:00 +1000
NRL probes match review committee boss over video for gambling company
In the clip for a big Australian bookmaker, Luke Patten jokes about off-field behaviour and says a star Parramatta player should be doing “better than he is”.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:46:39 +1000
Wallaroos rocked by double yellows
Australia was suddenly reduced to 13 players when Ivania Wong and Shannon Parry were carded

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:41:30 +1000
Fire breaks out on bridge linking Russia to Crimea
Russian state-backed media reported Saturday that a fire broke out on the bridge linking mainland Russia with the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:33:14 +1000
‘There’s a lot of grind happening’: The state of play in AFL trading
In this special trade period episode of the Real Footy podcast, Peter Ryan and Scott Spits discuss the state of play midway through trade time as negotiations slow down.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:26:25 +1000
Questions over Randwick track as last four races called off
Randwick fell victim to Sydney’s big wet on Saturday with three feature races moved to meetings later in the week.



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