Social media raises awareness for veterans in need
Social media’s latest trend, the 22 push-up challenge, raises awareness for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Australian Red Cross launches global campaign “Missing Type”
The Australian Red Cross has joined a global campaign aiming to combat the decrease in blood donations.
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UberEATS now delivering
UberEATS launched in Sydney last month offering customers delivery from some of the city’s best restaurants.
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News in brief – Former detention centre staff call for closure of Manus and Nauru
Over 100 former staff at the Manus and Nauru detention centres have demanded that the centres be closed and all detainees be brought to Australia.
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Rio – 2016 Olympics – Kim Brennan is Australia’s newest golden girl
Kim Brennan has won Australia’s only rowing gold medal in the women’s single scull on day eight of the Rio Olympic games.
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Culling of predatory pests on the rise
Pest control programs have successfully reduced the number of foxes in urban areas over the past 12 months in Sydney.
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Rio – 2016 Olympics – School boy steals gold for Australia
Eighteen-year-old Aussie swimmer Kyle Chalmers has won the men’s 100m freestyle final.
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Experiencing the future of journalism
Journalists will soon be able to transport their audience somewhere else through augmented and mixed reality, a Sydney conference has heard.
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News in brief – census not breached
Australian minister Michael McCormack says the Census website was not breached despite confirming it was shut down due to four attempted denial of service attacks.
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News in brief – #CensusFail
Foreign hackers targeted the Census website four times last night causing the website to close down.
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