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Hi Ppl, I recently discovered that the Sugar we bought from Coles Supermarket was not Australian Sugar. It was cleverly disguised as ‘Organic Raw Sugar’. Now you would think that having the Sugar cane here in Oz, that the Sugar in the store is Aussie grown?…. wrong! Check out the label below and beware. Lets […]

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David Wroe http://www.smh.com.au August 20 2017 From architects to bar staff, Australians involved in managing crowds will be urged to plug security into their everyday thinking to prevent terror attacks under a national strategy that will embed long-term changes into the country’s public spaces. The major blueprint gives detailed advice to owners and operators of […]

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Ross Clark http://www.spectator.co.uk 19 August 2017 Al Gore at National Park (image: Getty) You must swallow whole the apocalyptic vision he presents – or else The subtitle of Al Gore’s new film is ‘Truth to Power’, which is supposed to give the impression of brave old Al fighting for right against the mighty fossil fuel […]

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Rob Schmitz http://www.farmlandgrab.org 20 June 2017 At the wine tasting room of Taylors Wines in Sydney, Australia, bottles are uncorked, poured, swished, sniffed and sipped. There’s a lot for employees to toast this year. “The Australian wine sector is growing at a fast rate,” says Mitchell Taylor, the winery’s managing director. “And what is exciting […]

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NBN customers face long delays as subcontractors avoid tough jobs James Oaten http://www.abc.net.au 16th Aug 2017 Photo: NBN installations and repairs are sometimes delayed because subcontactors are avoiding the jobs. (ABC News) Internet customers are regularly facing lengthy delays in getting their NBN installed or repaired because subcontractors are refusing tricky jobs to make more […]

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Combustible cladding found on Canberra’s Centenary Hospital for Women and Children http://www.abc.net.au 17th August 2017 Photo: The cladding on the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children was intended to be decorative. (ABC News: Jake Evans) There are serious questions over fire risks in Government buildings, the ACT Opposition says, after combustible cladding was found at […]

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John Vibes http://www.activistpost.com August 4, 2017 Police in the “Empire State” of New York have reportedly proposed the implementation of a new device that would be able to detect when drivers are using their cell phones. The device has become known as the “textalyzer,” and although it will not be ready for several months, New […]

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A driverless bus is coming to Sydney in a few weeks Nathan Jolly http://thebrag.com Aug 04, 2017 If you happen to see a 15-person shuttle navigating around Sydney Olympic Park sans-driver in a few weeks, you shouldn’t attempt a heroic rescue, as you’ll basically just be assaulting a robot. Plus, you’ll never pull it off, […]

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 By 2020, 50% of workforce will be remote. Here’s how. Liz Burke http://www.news.com.au August 7, 2017   WORKERS know their jobs are under threat and their skills need upgrading, and a new report indicates they’ll be willing to go to extreme lengths to stay competitive. The report, released by PricewaterhouseCoopers, paints a confronting picture of […]

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Claire Bernish http://www.activistpost.com August 6, 2017 If a steel truth exists in decades of technological innovation, it rests firmly in the convenience provided society — indeed, while the mother of invention had long been named necessity, a prodigious marketplace bolstered iniquitously by acceptance of planned obsolescence ensured materialism had supplanted anything honorable as the true […]