Wednesday, January 20, 2016

EXCLUSIVE John RolfeNews Corp Australia Network and other top stories.

  • EXCLUSIVE John RolfeNews Corp Australia Network

    EXCLUSIVE John RolfeNews Corp Australia Network
    Less than we bargained for ... cruise passengers (from left) Angela Hodgkiss with daughters Aimee, 11, and Isabelle, 9, Lucretia De Jong with daughter Lexandra, 10, and son Roman, 7, and Judith Bridgewater with daughter Georgia, 10, at Station Pier in Melbourne. Picture: Ian CurrieEXCLUSIVE John RolfeNews Corp Australia NetworkFACING a class action for taking cruise passengers to Melbourne and Hobart instead of New Caledonia, Carnival Australia has revealed it knew prior to departure that a trop..
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  • Why a Carnival cruise went south

    Why a Carnival cruise went south
    Less than we bargained for ... cruise passengers (from left) Angela Hodgkiss with daughters Aimee, 11, and Isabelle, 9, Lucretia De Jong with daughter Lexandra, 10, and son Roman, 7, and Judith Bridgewater with daughter Georgia, 10, at Station Pier in Melbourne. Picture: Ian CurrieFACING a class action for taking cruise passengers to Melbourne and Hobart instead of New Caledonia, Carnival Australia has revealed it knew prior to departure that a tropical cyclone had turned into its ship’s path. I..
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  • Dual names mark Aboriginal heritage

    Dual names mark Aboriginal heritage
    South Hobart Primary School student, from left, Jarrah Moore, Layla Halliwell and Jayden Williams on kunyani/Mt Wellington last year with Aboriginal cultural educator Linton Burgess.THE Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre has welcomed news that dual names have been officially assigned to seven geographical location in the state.Premier and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Will Hodgman said the dual naming was an important step in the ongoing recognition and preservation of Tasmania’s Aboriginal heritage ..
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  • Music festival cancel as Tassie calls for bushfires help

    Music festival cancel as Tassie calls for bushfires help
    A giant pall of smoke released by a fire near Lake Mackenzie, viewed from the west. Picture: BRUCE MOUNSTERUPDATE: THE Marshmelody music festival this weekend at Jackeys Marsh in Tasmania’s north has been cancelled due to bushfires in the area.“At this stage there are no plans to postpone or relocate the event. We will contact all ticket holders, staff and artists immediately,” organisers said.“All crew on site are safe and there is no immediate threat to Jackeys Marsh, however emergency service..
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  • Brisbane stars turn up Heat on Townsville BBL push

    Brisbane stars turn up Heat on Townsville BBL push
    Brisbane Heat players Ash Barty, Jimmy Peirson, and Ben Cutting with Townsville junior cricketers during a Heat Junior Clinic at Tony Ireland Stadium.BRISBANE Heat stars Ben Cutting, Jimmy Peirson and Ashleigh Barty have thrown their support behind Townsville’s future involvement in the Big Bash League.The trio were in Townsville yesterday for the Junior Heat Clinic involving 61 local players who were put through their paces by the Heat players and support staff.Brisbane have missed out on the B..
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  • Coroner advised to believe Hunt confessed

    Coroner advised to believe Hunt confessed
    Butterworth suspect 'avoided questions'1:30The counsel assisting in Tasmania's longest missing person case has urged the coroner to deem it a homicide. A  CORONER has been urged to find that the prime suspect in the disappearance of Lucille Butterworth had confessed to killing the part-time model 46 years ago.Counsel assisting the coroner Simon Nicholson said statements from detectives that Geoffrey Charles Hunt had confessed to killing Miss Butterworth should be treated as “truthful”.The 20-ye..
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  • From Renmark to Hollywood: a life in pictures

    From Renmark to Hollywood: a life in pictures
    Hobart-based Brill, formerly a video journalist for SBS's Dateline, told InDaily the call came out of the blue. He had been interested for some years in making a ...
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  • School reiterates apology in wake of abuse findings

    School reiterates apology in wake of abuse findings
    THE board of Hobart all-boys private school Hutchins has again written to former students in the wake of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, accepting the commission’s findings and acknow­ledging the school could have done more in responding to claims of abuse. The letter, dated January 13 and also sent to other members of the school community — including parents — fulfilled a promise made by former Hutchins chairman David Morris to report back once the board..
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  • 7 marathons in 7 days in 7 different cities: Karin's mighty mission to ...

    Halekulani's Karin Tappouras, 49, is preparing to run seven marathons in seven days in seven different states/territories. Pictures: Mark ScottONE marathon every few months is tough enough for many experienced long-distance­ runners.So the thought of attempting seven marathons in seven days in seven different states and territories is enough to make Forrest Gump proud.But Halekulani mother of three Karin Tappouras is not daunted by the prospect as she ramps up her preparations for the Braveheart..
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  • Murdoch Uni left $3m in frugal veteran Alan Peacocke's will

    Murdoch Uni left $3m in frugal veteran Alan Peacocke's will
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