Thursday, February 18, 2016

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  • Police scale Melbourne's Arts Centre spire to negotiate with serial ...

    Police scale Melbourne's Arts Centre spire to negotiate with serial ...
    Police negotiating with two women who climbed Melbourne's Arts Centre spire in Nauru protest Updated February 19, 2016 12:55:45 Police plan to climb Melbourne's Arts Centre spire to negotiate with two women who scaled the tower to protest against the offshore detention of asylum seekers as a "last resort". Key points:Two women have unfurled a banner off Melbourne's Arts Centre spireThe protest is one of a number against returning asylum seekers to NauruAsylum seekers c..
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  • Police scale Melbourne's Arts Centre spire to negotiate with serial ...

    Police scale Melbourne's Arts Centre spire to negotiate with serial ...
    Police negotiating with two women who climbed Melbourne's Arts Centre spire in Nauru protest Updated February 19, 2016 12:55:45 Police plan to climb Melbourne's Arts Centre spire to negotiate with two women who scaled the tower to protest against the offshore detention of asylum seekers as a "last resort". Key points:Two women have unfurled a banner off Melbourne's Arts Centre spireThe protest is one of a number against returning asylum seekers to NauruAsylum seekers c..
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  • Sydney and Melbourne property 'set for price correction'

    Sydney and Melbourne property 'set for price correction'
    Sky-high property prices in Melbourne and Sydney are set for corrections because buyers can no longer afford to compete.So says real estate investment firm Performance Property Advisory, based on analysis of affordability trends showing that when Sydney's "affordability index" – a measure of average mortgage repayments against average income – has blown out to near-record levels over the last 40 years, prices have dropped by up to 5 per cent. Melbourne's property market is also likely to top ou..
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  • New Zealand Breakers beat Melbourne United in Game One of NBL ...

    New Zealand Breakers beat Melbourne United in Game One of NBL ...
    New Zealand Breakers beat Melbourne United in Game One of NBL semi-final series Posted February 18, 2016 22:22:14 Melbourne United faces an uphill battle to reach its first NBL grand final after falling in a fourth-quarter hole at home and losing 91-82 in the first game of the semi-final series against the New Zealand Breakers.The victory gives New Zealand a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three match-up and puts it within reach of a fifth grand final in six years.After a bli..
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  • Serial protesters Katherine Woskett and Hannah Patchett climb ...

    Serial protesters Katherine Woskett and Hannah Patchett climb ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Protesters climb Arts Centre spire Hanging a banner protesting the treatment of asylum seekers, two young women have climbed the Arts Centre spire. Courtesy ABC News 24 PT1M43S 620 349 Police have started climbing the 162-metre high Arts Centre spire to reach two protesters who have been dangling from the structure for nearly 10 hours.The protesters - Katherine Woskett, 25, an arborist, and Hannah Patchett, 22, a professional rope access worker –..
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  • Former soldier charged with murder of ex-bikie who walked into ...

    Former soldier charged with murder of ex-bikie who walked into ...
    Former soldier and bikie Lachlan Floyd. A Melbourne man who was allegedly murdered by an ex-Australian Defence Force soldier was kicked out of the Finks bikie gang for excessive drug use, and was on parole at the time of his death. Stuart Townsend, 26, was allegedly shot by Lachlan James Floyd, who up until recently, was a member of the Mongols bikie gang, as well as being a former soldier. The Monash Medical Centre. Photo: Way..
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  • Melbourne man turns his old car into a 'piece of motoring history' in ...

    Melbourne man turns his old car into a 'piece of motoring history' in ...
    A Melbourne man has come up with a creative idea to sell his car. (Gumtree) A Melbourne man has come up with a creative way to draw attention to his old car on Gumtree, editing a photo of the vehicle into iconic situations.The ad for his 1990 Toyota Camry SV21 shows the car with James Bond, the cast of Fast & Furious and the Beatles. The car edited into the iconic photograph of the Beatles. (Gumtree) “As you can see, it has lived a very distinguished life,' Nick from Malvern East in Melbourne b..
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  • Melbourne musician Ecca Vandal about to break through

    Melbourne musician Ecca Vandal about to break through
    Ecca Vandal expresses many sides to her personality in her music. Photo: supplied When she was still in primary school Ecca Vandal, the compelling Melbourne musician and producer who's built a notable profile in little more than 18 months, had two older sisters who would go out together every weekend. Left alone with her parents in their Doncaster East home,  Vandal would put on her own club nights, sneaking into their bedrooms to try on their clothes and play their music: early `90s hip-hop..
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An MCG skywalk? Who are you kidding Melbourne? Sydney has got ... .MotoGP Testing underway at Phillip Island .
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