A consortium of gaming companies has taken over Splendour in the Grass, saying they are simply following the standard operating model for the hospitality industry. “This is an exciting new development for Splendour,” a spokesperson for the consortium said. “We’ll be making just a few small tweaks to the format
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Canberra residents say an Alice-Springs-style curfew is required to curb anti-social behaviour in the city. The call comes following a spate of drunken incidents in the city’s streets, as well as in Parliament House, with some residents saying the situation is getting out of control. “You can’t walk past a
With his company on the brink of bankruptcy, a driver for cash-delivery service Armaguard says he reckons he could think of a way for the company to avoid going under. “I don’t want to give too much away, but I’ve heard the company needs truckloads of cash if it’s to
The resignation of Boeing chief Dave Calhoun in Seattle has been thrown into chaos after the 66-year-old’s arm fell off mid sentence. “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my staff and … oh, sorry it appears that hasn’t been put on properly,” Calhoun said, reaching to pick up
This weekend’s AFL matches at the MCG will not go ahead, after a ‘misunderstanding’ that saw the boundary lines and 50 metre arcs disappear. A group of unnamed players admitted they got confused at a mid-week training session and thought someone had racked up a massive line of coke for
The new public housing proposed for Hoddle Street, Melbourne In a desperate bid to lure the Federal Government into addressing the housing crisis, welfare rights groups have proposed new submarine-shaped public housing blocks, which they say will lead to hundreds of billions of dollars in extra funding. “The trick
A Melbourne man who has argued for his whole career that Australians should get governments out of their life, is desperately trying to get the government back into his. Tim Wilson, 44, won pre-selection for the Victorian seat of Goldstein this weekend, after being forced to spend the past two
Shutterstock/Michael Candelori Australians are praying against a Donald Trump victory at November’s US elections, after the former President revealed he would send Kevin Rudd back to Australia if elected. Human rights groups say this could be the most chilling proposal yet from Trump. “Sure, the prospect of nuclear war
A 12-week-old foetus has become Australia’s youngest landlord after it bought a 4-bedroom investment property in Melbourne. The proud parents say the foetus was able to buy the property by pooling pocket money, savings from odd jobs and a $850,000 contribution from them. “We want to teach our children that,
Russian President Vladimir Putin has narrowly retained office, obtaining just over two out of every two votes in the recent national elections. It is a disappointing result for Mr Putin, who won 117% of the vote at the last election. The Russian leader also lost 80% of his opponents during
A woman who has for decades called for smaller government and reduced welfare says she is willing to make an exception for her Northern Territory rare earths mine. In a speech today, Ms Rinehart said the perception of her as heartless when it came to Government welfare was misguided. “While
Scott Morrison’s farewell dinner in The Shire has been announced and then quietly cancelled, in a touching tribute to the former PM’s reputation for never actually going through with anything. Organisers of the event said they wanted to create a send-off for Morrison that captured the essence of his time
A consortium of gaming companies has taken over Splendour in the Grass, saying they are simply following the standard operating model for the hospitality industry. “This is an exciting new development for Splendour,” a spokesperson for the consortium said. “We’ll be making just a few small tweaks to the format
Canberra residents say an Alice-Springs-style curfew is required to curb anti-social behaviour in the city. The call comes following a spate of drunken incidents in the city’s streets, as well as in Parliament House, with some residents saying the situation is getting out of control. “You can’t walk past a
With his company on the brink of bankruptcy, a driver for cash-delivery service Armaguard says he reckons he could think of a way for the company to avoid going under. “I don’t want to give too much away, but I’ve heard the company needs truckloads of cash if it’s to
The resignation of Boeing chief Dave Calhoun in Seattle has been thrown into chaos after the 66-year-old’s arm fell off mid sentence. “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my staff and … oh, sorry it appears that hasn’t been put on properly,” Calhoun said, reaching to pick up
This weekend’s AFL matches at the MCG will not go ahead, after a ‘misunderstanding’ that saw the boundary lines and 50 metre arcs disappear. A group of unnamed players admitted they got confused at a mid-week training session and thought someone had racked up a massive line of coke for
The new public housing proposed for Hoddle Street, Melbourne In a desperate bid to lure the Federal Government into addressing the housing crisis, welfare rights groups have proposed new submarine-shaped public housing blocks, which they say will lead to hundreds of billions of dollars in extra funding. “The trick
A Melbourne man who has argued for his whole career that Australians should get governments out of their life, is desperately trying to get the government back into his. Tim Wilson, 44, won pre-selection for the Victorian seat of Goldstein this weekend, after being forced to spend the past two
Shutterstock/Michael Candelori Australians are praying against a Donald Trump victory at November’s US elections, after the former President revealed he would send Kevin Rudd back to Australia if elected. Human rights groups say this could be the most chilling proposal yet from Trump. “Sure, the prospect of nuclear war
A 12-week-old foetus has become Australia’s youngest landlord after it bought a 4-bedroom investment property in Melbourne. The proud parents say the foetus was able to buy the property by pooling pocket money, savings from odd jobs and a $850,000 contribution from them. “We want to teach our children that,
Russian President Vladimir Putin has narrowly retained office, obtaining just over two out of every two votes in the recent national elections. It is a disappointing result for Mr Putin, who won 117% of the vote at the last election. The Russian leader also lost 80% of his opponents during
A woman who has for decades called for smaller government and reduced welfare says she is willing to make an exception for her Northern Territory rare earths mine. In a speech today, Ms Rinehart said the perception of her as heartless when it came to Government welfare was misguided. “While
Scott Morrison’s farewell dinner in The Shire has been announced and then quietly cancelled, in a touching tribute to the former PM’s reputation for never actually going through with anything. Organisers of the event said they wanted to create a send-off for Morrison that captured the essence of his time