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Opinion: How Los Angeles ended up with the same nickname as the Confederacy
1 week ago

Opinion: How Los Angeles ended up with the same nickname as the Confederacy

LA Times  

An 1895 spread in the Los Angeles Times pitches the virtues of Southern California, which will become mythologized as the Southland. Augustine Duganne, a New York legislator, soldier and poet, asked in an 1863 poem: “For what hath all this Southland been / But one white sepulchre of sin / So fair without — so foul within?” California Patt Morrison: …

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New Year's Eve: a big night ahead
1 week, 2 days ago

New Year's Eve: a big night ahead

ABC  

Samantha Donovan: Hello, welcome to PM. Isabel Moussalli: New Year's celebrations around Australia are attracting people from afar and that's definitely the case at this festival with four dance parties. It's pretty exciting actually because this is the first time I go to Melbourne to see the New Year here. Isabel Moussalli: As New Year's Eve celebrations shift west, the …

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Shock after Sydney to Hobart deaths
1 week, 6 days ago

Shock after Sydney to Hobart deaths

ABC  

Isobel Roe: Hello and welcome to The World Today. New South Wales police say both sailors were struck by the boat's boom, the swinging pole that makes up the base of the sail. John Stanley: Well, the boom, I don't know exactly what happened, but what happens is when the boat's running down a seaway and as the sea conditions …

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Two sailors killed during Sydney to Hobart
1 week, 6 days ago

Two sailors killed during Sydney to Hobart

ABC  

Isobel Roe: Two sailors have been killed and 16 boats have retired after the Sydney to Hobart yacht race was pummelled by strong winds during the night. During the early hours of this morning, two sailors racing in the Sydney to Hobart were killed as the fleet battled strong northerly winds. Luke Radford: The deaths occurred in separate incidents on …

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Two die in separate incidents in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
1 week, 6 days ago

Two die in separate incidents in Sydney to Hobart yacht race

ABC  

The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has suffered a double tragedy, with two sailors dying overnight. Crews 'doing it tough' New South Wales Police Superintendent Joe McNulty said crews on both boats were "doing it pretty tough at the moment". Superintendent McNulty said detectives were "interviewing all the passengers, all the crew members, all the crew of those vessels, so …

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Australian visa denials for Indian students linked to document fraud, not housing crisis
2 weeks ago

Australian visa denials for Indian students linked to document fraud, not housing crisis

The Hindu  

Affordable homes are becoming increasingly scarce in Australia. Chart 3 shows that Chinese students outnumber Indian students in Sydney, where the housing crisis is more severe, whereas Indian students outnumber Chinese students in Melbourne, where it is comparatively better. K=1,000 Victoria: New South Wales: If the housing crisis was the primary factor for increased visa denials, Chinese students should have …

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Opal miners slam proposed overhaul amid fight with farmers
2 weeks ago

Opal miners slam proposed overhaul amid fight with farmers

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: A fight between farmers and opal miners is ramping up in Outback, New South Wales, with miners saying new rules proposed for their industry will send them broke. Stephanie Smail: Opal mining in Outback New South Wales isn't an easy job, but Sam Mehan's doing it. Stephanie Smail: An independent review of opal mining in New South Wales …

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Victorians brace for catastrophic fire conditions
2 weeks ago

Victorians brace for catastrophic fire conditions

ABC  

Good morning, welcome to AM. Rachel Mealey: A total fire ban is in place across Victoria as authorities warn today's fire danger across the state will be the worst since the Black Summer bushfires of five years ago. Many residents around the Grampians National Park in the state's west spent Christmas Day away from their homes under evacuation orders and …

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Russia urged to protect captive Australian
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russia urged to protect captive Australian

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: Good morning, welcome to AM. Laura Patmore: It's hoped the procedure could advance Australia's management of varroa, emulating the efforts of countries like New Zealand and the United States, which have already bred varroa resistant colonies. Laura Patmore: New South Wales Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty says she's open to supporting a national bee breeding strategy. There's a full …

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Gisele Pelicot praised following mass convictions
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Gisele Pelicot praised following mass convictions

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: Hello and welcome to The World Today. New South Wales police threaten to cancel Sydney's New Year's Eve display over an industrial dispute with transport workers. The New South Wales Police Commissioner says she's considering putting pressure on the Government to cancel the New Year's Eve celebrations because of fears over public safety. Transport for New South Wales …

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Veteran teacher reflects on 60 years in the classroom
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Veteran teacher reflects on 60 years in the classroom

ABC  

Samantha Donovan: Well, as Australia struggles with a nationwide teacher shortage, a 60 year veteran of the profession is urging others to take up a career in the classroom. Denise Walker has been teaching in New South Wales since 1964, and she says it's far more than a job. Luke Radford: At 83 years old, Denise Walker says she's never …

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Heatwave causes temperatures to soar, increasing fire danger
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Heatwave causes temperatures to soar, increasing fire danger

ABC  

A widespread heatwave has large parts of the country's interior expected to reach highs of above 40 degrees Celsius on Monday. He said that could potentially spark lightning, which was a concern due to hot, dry and windy conditions around the nation driving increased fire danger. He said the heatwave conditions were going to continue through into New South Wales, …

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First car reached Barrington Tops a century ago. Today, it's a popular tourist destination
3 weeks, 4 days ago

First car reached Barrington Tops a century ago. Today, it's a popular tourist destination

ABC  

It's been 100 years since the first car reached the wild and remote Barrington Tops in northern New South Wales. Ms Roberts said Henry Luke White, a pastoralist and philanthropist, drove the first car up to the Barrington Tops — at an altitude of more than 1,500 metres — on January 15, 1924, with a small group of people. "In …

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Are they natty, or are they taking steroids to get buff?
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Are they natty, or are they taking steroids to get buff?

ABC  

Tegan Taylor: Norman, I know you're a gym junkie, and I love that about you. Tegan Taylor: But first, Norman, it's time for us to discuss health news, and there was a really unsettling release from the World Health Organisation this past week or so, saying 'undiagnosed disease that we're worried about', and you and me, with our pandemic trauma …

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Family Planning report reveals a third of NSW local government areas had no doctors providing medical abortions in 2022
4 weeks ago

Family Planning report reveals a third of NSW local government areas had no doctors providing medical abortions in 2022

ABC  

When Charlotte asked a doctor in the New South Wales southern highlands for a medical abortion, he ignored her request, gave her a blood test referral and ushered her out of the room. Data reveals abortion deserts Family Planning Australia's report analysed data from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to track medical abortions across the state from 2018 to 2022. Family …

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Only the greatest State of Origin icons get a second chance. What will Laurie Daley do with his?
1 month, 1 week ago

Only the greatest State of Origin icons get a second chance. What will Laurie Daley do with his?

ABC  

More than one stint as a State of Origin coach is a rare thing indeed because rugby league's toughest arena rarely affords second chances. At the time, Queensland's record-breaking streak seemed almost eternal, so what better man for New South Wales to turn to than Daley, who had embodied so much of what Origin was about? Inside the story of …

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Murder victims' families call for NSW forensic patient and mental health reform
1 month, 1 week ago

Murder victims' families call for NSW forensic patient and mental health reform

ABC  

When the person who killed Wendy Robinson's parents was granted escorted day leave, she says she felt "sick and fearful". It called for an inquiry into the Mental Health Review Tribunal's practices and reforms to victims' support services to better support families impacted by serious crimes. "It's perfectly understandable and valid for forensic patient victims and their families to want …

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Ex-Australia coach Darren Lehmann pays heartfelt tribute to Phillip Hughes, as tributes pour in for the former Test batsman 10 years on from his tragic passing
1 month, 1 week ago

Ex-Australia coach Darren Lehmann pays heartfelt tribute to Phillip Hughes, as tributes pour in for the former Test batsman 10 years on from his tragic passing

Daily Mail  

Former Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann has paid tribute to Phillip Hughes who tragically passed away 10 years ago after he was struck by a cricket ball. Tributes have been pouring in for former Australian Test star Phillip Hughes, who tragically passed away 10 years ago The cricketer, who was born in Macksville, New South Wales, was one of Australia's …

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Video: Sean Abbott breaks down on 10th anniversary of Phil Hughes's death
1 month, 1 week ago

Video: Sean Abbott breaks down on 10th anniversary of Phil Hughes's death

India Today  

Australian fast bowler Sean Abbott struggled to contain his emotions during a tribute to the late Phil Hughes before the start of the fourth day's play between New South Wales and Tasmania at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The New South Wales and Victoria players stood in line before the commencement of play for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of …

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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister

ABC  

Sally Sara: Good morning and welcome to AM. Lauren Day: Perth man Bailey Chalmers survived methanol poisoning in Bali five years ago and says it's upsetting to see other young people fall victim to the highly toxic chemical. Sally Sara: Donald Trump's controversial pick for US Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, has decided to withdraw his name from consideration following allegations …

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Australia's $23 billion grain industry is mid-harvest
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australia's $23 billion grain industry is mid-harvest

ABC  

Sally Sara: Well, farmers in the northwest of New South Wales are working hard to bring in one of the best grain crops in years. Kath Sullivan: New South Wales grain merchant Jaimee Fulton-Kennedy loves harvest time. Kath Sullivan: After a 40 degree day, she's overseeing trucks from across northern New South Wales unload grain at a site in Moree. …

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Future fund to invest in housing and green energy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Future fund to invest in housing and green energy

ABC  

Sabra Lane: Good morning, welcome to AM. A northern New South Wales mother says her baby boy's life was put at risk after she hired a so-called sovereign midwife to attend his birth at home. Charlotte King: Alice says her birth worker physically checked the baby's position in the lead up to the birth and during labour gave her a …

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Russia threatens nuclear response
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russia threatens nuclear response

ABC  

Sally Sara: ABC Listen, podcasts, radio, news, music and more. Kathleen Ferguson: Australia's Acting Prime Minister, Richard Marles, says Russia has gone too far. Luke Siddham Dundon: The ABC has heard of plans among Israel's top brass to try and end the war by starving and intensifying its siege in Gaza's north. Sally Sara: That's Senior business correspondent Peter Ryan …

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Alan Jones faces additional charges
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alan Jones faces additional charges

ABC  

Stephanie Smail: Hello and welcome to The World Today. Stephanie Smail: New South Wales Police have revealed two additional charges have been laid against veteran broadcaster Alan Jones relating to a ninth alleged victim. Ethan Rix: Well, a day after Jones's monumental arrest yesterday, New South Wales Police have laid additional charges against Jones relating to a ninth alleged victim. …

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