Federal Government urged to continue funding specialist problem gambling counsellors
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Thomas speaks about his gambling addiction Gambling reform advocate Tom Cummings tells a cautionary tale about his gambling addiction in a video publicising the issue. More information: www.problemgambling.gov.au (Video: Department of Social Services) PT3M51S 620 349 Until the day they sat in front of a counsellor, Sue* had no idea about the extent of her husband's gambling addiction. On top of a $73,000 credit card debt, he had used $70,000 fro..>> view originalTasmania's mine safety laws 'don't match best practice'
Tasmania's mine safety laws 'don't match best practice', Beaconsfield investigator says Posted April 25, 2016 06:42:25 Tasmania's mine safety laws are still not strong enough, an expert has warned, nearly 10 years after the Beaconsfield mine rockfall killed one worker and trapped two others underground.Larry Knight died in the rockfall on Anzac Day in 2006. His colleagues Brant Webb and Todd Russell walked free after a fortnight-long rescue effort.A coronial inquiry i..>> view originalMcKinlay's Walkabout Creek hotel celebrates 30th anniversary of the film Crocodile Dundee
QLD: Celebrating 30 years of Crocodile Dundee at McKinlay's Walkabout Creek Hotel. SLIPPERY CUSTOMER: Ranger Dan displays one of his venomous snakes at the Crocodile Festival at the Walkabout Creek pub in McKinlay. Photo: Derek BarryTHAT’S not a festival, this is a festival!Perhaps that’s what Paul Hogan might have said had he made to McKinlay on the weekend.The town’s pub, the Walkabout Creek Hotel was buzzing for the Crocodile Dundee festival, celebrating the 30th anniversary of..>> view originalCPI: Lower fuel costs, supermarket wars keep inflation low
Low oil prices have translated into savings at the bowser. Photo: Gene J. Puskar Low petrol prices and a supermarket war are holding down inflation and giving stretched households a break, according to data to be published on Wednesday.Economists expect the quarter-on-quarter rise in the consumer price index, which measures changes across a broad range of goods and services, to have been particularly weak in the first three months of this year.According to a ..>> view originalReview of Kidman tender process 'a bit odd'
Review of Kidman tender process 'a bit odd', foreign investment advisor says Updated April 25, 2016 13:17:02 A foreign investment advisor says the Government's decision to review the Kidman & Co tender process is "a bit odd".Treasurer Scott Morrison has moved to set up an independent review of the way the Kidman sale process has been conducted, saying he wants to have "complete confidence" that Australians were given every opportunity to participate.King & Wood Malleson..>> view originalChernobyl 30 years on: photographer recalls horror, confusion
Chernobyl 30 years on: photographer recalls horror, confusionAPApril 25, 2016 4:32PMSavePrint A rural retirement in Chernobyl's radioactive shadow1:59A family has returned to their native village next to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 30 years after catastrophic explosion. Nathan Frandino reports. Thirty years on, Efrem Lukatsky, a Kiev-based photographer for The Associated Press, recalls the confusion and anxiety of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, the world’s worst nuclea..>> view originalCredit Suisse prediction on China's steel demand to bolster iron ore bulls
Chinese steel mills have gone hunting for the raw materials needed to sustain demand. Photo: Bloomberg The Chinese steel rally driving the price of iron ore is "only starting", with a "major restocking event" about to deliver a very strong year for steel demand, Credit Suisse has said.Iron ore made plenty of headlines last week as its price rose 16 per cent higher, from $US60.36 a tonne on Monday to $US70.46 on Friday – a level last seen in early 2015.It also..>> view originalVaucluse mansions sold for $70 million with strong weekend of auctions
13, 13a and 15 and 15a [behind] Coolong Rd, Vaucluse. A private businessman has paid $70 million for four mansions on Coolong Road, Vaucluse, Sydney in what is Ray White's best residential sale to date.The deal, struck over the ANZAC long weekend, showed there was still strength in Sydney market.Over the weekend there was an unusually high level of auctions compared to previous years where the ANZAC long weekend traditionally sees much quieter activit..>> view original
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