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No prize money, but Olympians to share in $200m bounty
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (445+ words) The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is lauding as "fantastic" a new grant being made available to Olympians. The grant is being introduced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the wake of criticism about a lack of funding of athletes....
Fast track for globally important rare earths project
3+ week, 2+ day ago (504+ words) Construction of a rare earths mine and processing plant in the Red Centre is set to start in September in a challenge to China's dominance in the sector. The Arafura Rare Earths Nolans Project 135km north of Alice Springs has been…...
Senegal president sacks PM and dissolves government
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (89+ words) Senegal President "Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked "Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, according to a statement read on the national "broadcaster. The decision follows months "of "mounting strains "between the two allies-turned-rivals. Sonko, a "charismatic figure "with…...
Auditor casts eye over 'devious' 40-year lottery deal
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (384+ words) A state's 40-year lottery licence deal will go under the microscope after secretive discussions caught the eye of the auditor-general. The Lottery Corporation struck the public lottery licence extension with the Victorian government in an agreement revealed to the Australian…...
Ben Ikin to quit as Queensland Rugby League boss
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (234+ words) Queensland Rugby League chief executive Ben Ikin has announced his resignation only weeks out from the State of Origin opener. One of the sport's most respected thinkers, Ikin will remain in charge of the QRL for the upcoming Origin series…...
Three patients leave cruise hit by hantavirus outbreak
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (348+ words) Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection have been removed from a cruise ship and flown to the Netherlands, the World Health Organisation says." The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius at the centre of the deadly outbreak departed…...
South African shines as Adelaide strike down Lightning
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (418+ words) South African Elmere van der Berg has upstaged her Diamonds rival Courtney Bruce in an early Commonwealth Games preview to steer the Adelaide Thunderbirds to a 61-60 victory over the Sunshine Coast Lightning. After relinquishing top spot on the Super Netball…...
Easter road deaths spark call for national leadership
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (376+ words) Road safety must be better embedded in school curriculums, advocates say, as Australia reels from another tragic Easter period. By 12pm AEST on Monday, at least 14 people had been killed in road incidents, with data from Western Australia not yet processed....
'You will be caught': Easter road deaths spark warning
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (477+ words) A spate of fatal road incidents over the Easter long weekend have prompted warnings for motorists to take care. Three people have died and two others are in a critical condition after three separate road incident across Queensland on Saturday…...
Mammoth witness list at accused killer cop's trial
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (232+ words) As ex-police officer Beaumont Lamarre-Condon's months-long double murder trial draws closer, prosecutors could call hundreds of witnesses to give evidence. The 30-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murdering TV presenter Jesse Baird and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies at…...