| PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - Feb 8 - Reuters |
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - Feb 8Reuters--Nick Greiner, former premier and chairman of Infrastructure New South Wales, yesterday called for a revamp of public private partnerships, adding that government greed was a factor in the failure of ventures like Sydney's Lane Cove Tunnel.and more » | More about PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - Feb 8 - Reuters |
| Testing the water - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Testing the waterSydney Morning HeraldThe chief executive of the Swimming Pool & Spa Association of NSW (SPASA), Spiros Dassakis, says that between 6000 and 6500 pools are installed in NSW each year and Australia is the largest consumer of pools per head of population worldwide.and more » | More about Testing the water - Sydney Morning Herald |
| Gamble at the birth of a nation - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Gamble at the birth of a nationSydney Morning HeraldSydney's mind was made up by Matra's evidence that no further examination of New South Wales was needed, or really possible, given the urgent need for action. Africa was unsuitable and North America unwilling. So by a process of elimination driven by ...and more » | More about Gamble at the birth of a nation - Sydney Morning Herald |
| Health and safety tips for flood victims - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Health and safety tips for flood victimsSydney Morning HeraldFire and Rescue NSW is advising people in flood affected areas to take care around their houses, properties and businesses when they start the clean-up process. • If you have lost household power and are using candles or portable light or heating ...and more » | More about Health and safety tips for flood victims - Sydney Morning Herald |
| Defence aircraft enlisted to help - The Australian |
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Defence aircraft enlisted to helpThe AustralianBackup SES crews and other emergency personnel are going in as disaster planners try to keep pace with the flood as it surges south from hard-hit Mitchell and Roma, with St George and communities clustered around the Queensland-NSW border next in the ...and more » | More about Defence aircraft enlisted to help - The Australian |
| Gamble at the birth of a nation - Melbounre Times Weekly |
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Gamble at the birth of a nationMelbounre Times WeeklySydney's mind was made up by Matra's evidence that no further examination of New South Wales was needed, or really possible, given the urgent need for action. Africa was unsuitable and North America unwilling. So by a process of elimination driven by ... | More about Gamble at the birth of a nation - Melbounre Times Weekly |
| King tides 'a ticking time bomb' - Torres News |
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King tides 'a ticking time bomb'Torres NewsDr Donna Green is a climate scientist at the University of New South Wales who has researched climate change in the Torres Strait over a number of years. Last month she spoke on Radio Australia about the islands in the Torres Strait that were ... | More about King tides 'a ticking time bomb' - Torres News |
| Designs on the perfect retreat - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Designs on the perfect retreatSydney Morning HeraldSome tiddlers are thrown back but a couple of flathead find themselves in a portable cooler, destined for a barbecue. The writer was a guest of Bluebell Retreat and Destination NSW. Where Bluebell Retreat, 10 Saltwater Row, Murrays Beach, ...and more » | More about Designs on the perfect retreat - Sydney Morning Herald |
| Wild weather causes sporting havoc - The Daily Telegraph |
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Wild weather causes sporting havocThe Daily TelegraphTHE big wet - flooding and torrential rainfall across NSW and Queensland - is causing mayhem for athletes preparing for upcoming sporting events, as is a heatwave in other states. Organisers today called a layday at the Billabong world junior surfing ... | More about Wild weather causes sporting havoc - The Daily Telegraph |
| Bowls round-up: Hectic schedule for Simon Skelton - This is Somerset |
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Bowls round-up: Hectic schedule for Simon SkeltonThis is SomersetSATURDAY: play bowls in the Welsh Grand Prix (10am); win 6-9, 11-1, 2-1; drive from Llanelli to Hayling Island (211 miles); play in the quarter- finals of the Champion of Champions (4pm); lose 21-12; drive home to Long Eaton (190 miles – arriving ... | More about Bowls round-up: Hectic schedule for Simon Skelton - This is Somerset |