The current North Korea v America (and pretty much everyone else) crisis has the whole world on the edge of its sanity. Will he or won’t he? I reserve judgement on the the feasibility of Pyongyang’s threat but it definitely is scary knowing that nuclear threats can be thrown around like a child’s toy. It…
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Melbourne artist Warren Lane has won the $7500 Bald Archy first prize with his portrait of Gina Rhinehart and her daughter Ginia. Lane modelled the winning portrait on the 17th-century Dutch painting The Banquet of Esther and Ahasuerus. “I saw some parallels with Gina and her daughter Ginia,” Lane told The Newsroom. “I just swapped the…
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Zimbabwe-born Brian Jamba has been named in Australia’s youth soccer squad.
DetailsThe Central Coast Mariners has sacked midfielder Troy Hearfield (above, right) after he failed a drug test, major media outlets claimed yesterday. The club confirmed that Hearfield had left, saying his contract was terminated by mutual agreement two months ago. In a statement released through Football Australia this afternoon, the Mariners said Hearfield had asked the…
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North Korea raises stakes as world braces for war North Korea has the world bracing for war after it moved an apparently untested intercontinental ballistic missile into position for a possible attack on Japan or South Korea. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last night rebuked Pyongyang for its “aggressive rhetoric and military posturing” saying that it…
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