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1 week, 2 days ago

Australians ring in 2025 with fireworks, international guests and outback dance floors

ABC

Australians have ushered in the new year, with thousands enjoying firework displays in capital cities to ring in 2025. Other young attendees had big plans, with their new year's resolutions everything from "get bigger muscles", to "save some money and get a really good job" and "to be nicer to people". "Everything's pretty much closed or everyone's so exhausted with …

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1 month ago

Residents welcome opening of Ellenbrook rail line in Perth's north-east amid concerns over bus routes

ABC

More than a decade after it was first floated, the long-awaited Ellenbrook rail line opened on Sunday morning, with the promise of shorter commute times for people in Perth's north-eastern suburbs. The 21-kilometre line, which stretches from Bayswater to Ellenbrook and involves five new train stations, is part of the state government's flagship Metronet project. But some locals living in …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Sorgavaasal’ movie review: RJ Balaji’s ambitious crime drama withers in effect

The Hindu

In the latest RJ Balaji-starrer Sorgavaasal, an analogy likening a prison to hell reminded me of a popular quote: “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” Debutant director Sidharth Vishwanath’s meticulously written and assembled crime drama wishes to be a clinical exploration of the existential, moral and social conditions this quote speaks of. …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Thanksgiving mix: Songs of joy and gratitude : All Songs Considered

NPR

A Thanksgiving mix: Songs of joy and gratitude Matt McClain/Getty Images When you think of holiday music, Thanksgiving probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Hear an expanded mix We got hundreds of stories and song picks, via email and voice memos, with consensus around a lot of the music, like Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World," "Lovely …

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2 months ago

Bikie associate called key witness in Lisa Govan inquest, who police can't find, to discuss 'what was in the papers'

ABC

A bikie associate has told a coronial inquest into the suspected death of a woman in WA 25 years ago that he called key witness Andrew Edhouse this week to update him about the court proceedings, despite police being unable to contact Mr Edhouse. Mr Edhouse, a Club Deroes bikie gang member, is considered central to the inquest into the …

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3 months ago

Yanchep and Two Rocks residents call for improved health services, with some travelling vast distances for cancer treatment

ABC

Yanchep local Pauline Wimsett has been fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer since 2003. Two Rocks Yanchep Assisted Cancer Travels provides an important service for cancer patients. As its name suggests, Two Rocks Yanchep Assisted Cancer Travels provides an important service for cancer patients needing to get to Perth for treatment. Providing 'a listening ear' In the meantime, TRYACT …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Wellard soup night champions local projects, brings community together in Perth's suburbs

ABC

Over a steaming bowl of soup, residents in Perth's south have four minutes to sell their ideas for positive change in their community. Wellard Village People co-founder Claire Cardew, one of the brains behind the soup event, said the night brings the community together in many ways. "Getting people out on Tuesday night when they may normally just be sitting …

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4 months ago

Fears students will suffer as burnout contributes to 'unprecedented' teacher shortages

ABC

After 25 years of teaching across several Perth and country schools, both public and private, the workload and pressure became too much for Hayley Gale in the middle of last year. Scale of shortages 'unprecedented' Dr Karnovsky has noticed a direct correlation between the current teacher shortages and increasing burnout — something he predicts "will only get worse". Shortages nationwide …

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6 months, 1 week ago

'Internationally significant' Greater Brixton Street Wetlands 'under threat' from industrial plans

ABC

In short: The City of Gosnells wants to rezone hundreds of hectares of land, including parts of "internationally significant" wetlands in Kenwick in Perth's south-east. The City of Gosnells wants to rezone hundreds of hectares of land, including parts of "internationally significant" wetlands in Kenwick in Perth's south-east. The City of Gosnells plans to industrialise 257 hectares of land which …

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7 months ago

Toodyay normally relies on rainwater but as the big dry drags on, regional towns are suffering

ABC

In short: The town of Toodyay is struggling with the impacts of a prolonged dry period and lack of rainfall. 'We keep the town running' Water carter Jamie Ratcliffe is a moving cog that's kept Toodyay alive and running after what's been one of the driest summers on record. "We've got lots of water that could keep Perth green and …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

How I found out my boyfriend was dating two other women on the Facebook forum that shames cheating men - and has exposed thousands of philanderers

Daily Mail

Several months into her steady relationship with a hunky web designer, Emily Robertson* was hopeful she'd found her life partner. It took Emily a few weeks to pluck up the courage to post a picture of her beau to the Midlands version of the group — and she could not believe the response: within 48 hours she had learned that …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Did the WA budget do enough to help victims of domestic violence?

ABC

In short: The WA budget did not include funding for planned legislation to impose mandatory GPS monitoring on some domestic violence offenders. A pledge to fit GPS monitoring devices to the ankles of family domestic violence offenders appears to have been delayed, after being left out of the WA government's multi-billion-dollar budget. The state government last year said it would …

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8 months ago

Women speak out about living in fear of a violent ex-partner and surviving family domestic violence

ABC

In short: Survivors of domestic violence are speaking out about what it's like to live in fear, and the need for more action from the WA government. The government says there's money in this year's budget to develop a family and domestic violence disclosure scheme, but no timeframe for such a project has been revealed. Minister mute on register time …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

As This Is Your Life returns to screens after two decades, a look at the most memorable, shocking and scandalous guests (and would-be guests!) on the iconic biographical show

Daily Mail

This Is Your Life is reportedly set to return to screens after two decades - leaving fans of the original show harking back to the good days. This Is Your Life is reportedly set to return to screens after two decades - leaving fans of the original show harking back to the good days This Is Your Life is reportedly …

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9 months ago

US woman seeks Facebook's help to find husband who ghosted her a year back, within a day netizens track him down

Hindustan Times

Ashley McGuire, a single mother, was left in the lurch when her husband, Charles Withers, disappeared during her pregnancy with their youngest child. According “I'm trying to track him down to get his signature on a few papers so I can finally close this chapter and move on with my life,” Ashley wrote. Soon after he was found Ashley wrote …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

UNC found the fight, and the set play, to beat Michigan State and make Sweet 16

New York Times

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hubert Davis was furious. As Ingram said, invoking the program’s most famous player: “We took it personal.” What ensued is the stuff of March Madness lore, the single-game swings you look back on as turning points in a title run — and if this Tar Heel team, which ultimately won 85-69 to advance to the Sweet 16, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bacot, Withers help No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 16 seed Wagner in March Madness

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Elliot Cadeau saw Jae’Lyn Withers running the court and sent a lob his way in transition. That helped the Tar Heels finish the game shooting 55% from the field against a short-handed upstart aiming to pull off only the third opening-round takedown of a 1-seed in March Madness history. typically challenges us before the game and sometimes …

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11 months, 1 week ago

After TMC, AAP & SP, now seat-sharing tensions emerge between DMK-Congress as INDI Alliance withers

Op India

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are fast approaching and the INDI Alliance is withering away just as fast. A minister of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu took a dig at the Congress saying that the party was running only to get the seats for its own in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Calling the Congress party “big …

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1 year, 1 month ago

John Hancock, Bianca Rinehart maintain united front against mother Gina Rinehart over Hope Downs riches

ABC

Gina Rinehart's two oldest children appeared in WA's Supreme Court together for the second day as they continue their very public legal feud with their mother over mining riches they claim their grandfather left for them. Key points: John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart say they are entitled to riches from the Hope Downs mines They say their grandfather Lang Hancock …

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’ movie review: Director Vamsee’s biopic-style film starring Ravi Teja begins with promise and withers into an overdrawn, generic tale

The Hindu

When director Vamsee’s ambitiously mounted Telugu film Tiger Nageswara Rao begins with a note ‘inspired from true rumours’ and a voiceover informs us that it is a tale of blood and tears, it indicates the tone of the film. Ravi Teja plays the title character inspired by the real-life dacoit of Stuartpuram in Andhra Pradesh, Nageswara Rao who earned the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Biden, alone at the top table as the UN withers

Hindustan Times

Come September, come the gridlock to Manhattan as leaders gather for the UN General Assembly. And Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, took the spotlight, warning that Russia’s invasion threatened all: “Many seats in the General Assembly Hall may become empty if Russia succeeds.” Granted, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin rarely attend the talkfest. America regards the smaller G7 group of industrialised …

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1 year, 4 months ago

‘Black Godfather’ director Reginald Hudlin on Clarence Avant: ‘His effect is literally immeasurable’

LA Times

With the passing of media executive Clarence Avant on Monday, Hollywood lost an industry magnate whose impact and reach was unquantifiable. “He had an innate sense of goodness and fairness and was able to have the drive and willpower to succeed without compromising his values, and use that success to help more people,” said filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, who profiled Avant …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Clarence Avant, the ‘Black Godfather’ of the recording industry, dies at 92

LA Times

2019 photo of music executive Clarence Avant accepts the Industry Icon award during the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala & Grammy Salute to Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton. Movies Review: ‘The Black Godfather’ Clarence Avant and the art of wielding power with honor If your currency as a documentary subject lay in the number of heavyweights taking time to sing …

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1 year, 4 months ago

As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power

Associated Press

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Douglas Guzmán’s TikTok feed was dotted with workout routines and videos showcasing his favorite parts of his country. Such governments use influencers because their content “doesn’t look as much like propaganda and is more about shaping the narrative in more subtle ways.” Under Bukele, El Salvador constructed a sophisticated communications machine. With it, an “entire …

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Australians ring in 2025 with fireworks, international guests and outback dance floors

Residents welcome opening of Ellenbrook rail line in Perth's north-east amid concerns over bus routes

‘Sorgavaasal’ movie review: RJ Balaji’s ambitious crime drama withers in effect

A Thanksgiving mix: Songs of joy and gratitude : All Songs Considered

Bikie associate called key witness in Lisa Govan inquest, who police can't find, to discuss 'what was in the papers'

Yanchep and Two Rocks residents call for improved health services, with some travelling vast distances for cancer treatment

Wellard soup night champions local projects, brings community together in Perth's suburbs

Fears students will suffer as burnout contributes to 'unprecedented' teacher shortages

'Internationally significant' Greater Brixton Street Wetlands 'under threat' from industrial plans

Toodyay normally relies on rainwater but as the big dry drags on, regional towns are suffering

How I found out my boyfriend was dating two other women on the Facebook forum that shames cheating men - and has exposed thousands of philanderers

Did the WA budget do enough to help victims of domestic violence?

Women speak out about living in fear of a violent ex-partner and surviving family domestic violence

As This Is Your Life returns to screens after two decades, a look at the most memorable, shocking and scandalous guests (and would-be guests!) on the iconic biographical show

US woman seeks Facebook's help to find husband who ghosted her a year back, within a day netizens track him down

UNC found the fight, and the set play, to beat Michigan State and make Sweet 16

Bacot, Withers help No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 16 seed Wagner in March Madness

After TMC, AAP & SP, now seat-sharing tensions emerge between DMK-Congress as INDI Alliance withers

John Hancock, Bianca Rinehart maintain united front against mother Gina Rinehart over Hope Downs riches

‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’ movie review: Director Vamsee’s biopic-style film starring Ravi Teja begins with promise and withers into an overdrawn, generic tale

Biden, alone at the top table as the UN withers

‘Black Godfather’ director Reginald Hudlin on Clarence Avant: ‘His effect is literally immeasurable’

Clarence Avant, the ‘Black Godfather’ of the recording industry, dies at 92

As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power