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Why apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows are a 'trade-off' in Australia
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (865+ words) Llewellyn McGarry says when she bought her apartment in Canberra's south she did not realise it would become so hot. (ABC News: Lish Fejer) Llewellyn McGarry's apartment fitted the bill when she was looking to buy an energy-efficient, accessible dual-occupancy…...
Man charged over alleged arson attack on shop suspected of illegal tobacco ties in South West
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (518+ words) ABC South West WA The fire on Spencer Street was labelled as suspicious. (ABC South West WA: Jacqueline Lynch) Detectives have charged a 38-year-old South Perth man in relation to the alleged firebombing of a convenience store in the state's…...
'No joke, London Bridge has fallen down': The moment two tourists were trapped by nature
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (1839+ words) The London Bridge in 1989, before the fall." (Supplied: Peter Harkin) Kelli Bryers wasn't sure if anyone had seen the London Bridge collapse just seconds after she and her cousin, David Darrington, had crossed it. It was 7.40pm on January 15, 1990. The sun…...
Cultural claim over key Brisbane Olympic site knocked back
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (645+ words) Federal Environment Minister Muray Watt rejected the group's application to stop work on Brisbane's Olympic Stadium. (ABC News: Matt Roberts) The federal government has knocked back an urgent application to stop the development of Brisbane's Olympic stadium on cultural grounds....
Tom Silvagni files application to appeal rape conviction
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (91+ words) AUDIO: Tom Silvagni files application to appeal rape conviction'Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Tom Silvagni files application to appeal rape conviction Tom Silvagni was convicted of two counts of rape late last year. (AAP: Joel Carrett) Lawyers for Tom Silvagni have…...
What an erotic newspaper hidden in a Hobart hotel reveals about 1970s Australia
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (701+ words) The inside pages of a 1973 Ribald newspaper, with racy headlines. (ABC: Eliza Kloser) While removing tiles during renovations at the Lenna of Hobart Hotel, Brian Cooper came across something hidden in the walls. He pulled out a newspaper that was…...
Record crowds kick off Australian Open, says CEO Craig Tiley
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (108+ words) Record crowds kick off Australian Open, says CEO Craig Tiley'Australian Broadcasting Corporation Program: Record crowds kick off Australian Open, says CEO Craig Tiley Source:ABC Radio Melbourne|Program:Melbourne Breakfast Brought to you by When was the last time Novak…...
Imam thanks police after alleged roadside assault in Melbourne
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (539+ words) Ismet Purdic was the alleged victim of a roadside assault. (ABC News: Patrick Rocca) Imam Ismet Purdic has spoken of the "terrible" experience he and his wife had when they were allegedly racially abused and assaulted after encountering another vehicle…...
'We can't survive it': The suburbs fighting against fast food giants
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1149+ words) Fast food giants' push into Sydney's Newtown has had mixed success. (ABC News: Jo-Yi Hsu) For certain Sydney communities, protecting their identity means pushing back against the fast food giants. In recent months, some inner-city suburbs have rallied in a…...
Man dies in quad bike crash on forestry road in Railton, northern Tasmania
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (262+ words) Police say the man was riding with friends on a forestry road when the crashed happened. (ABC News) A 20-year-old man has died on a forestry road in Tasmania's north, with police believing his quad bike crashed after hitting a…...