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There are two light rail stops near the new fish markets: which is closer?
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (61+ words) The new Sydney Fish Markets open on Monday, but how should you get there? Parking is limited, so public transport is your best bet. With a ferry wharf over a year away, it has to be the light rail. There…...
Faster isn’t always better. Our super system needs ‘speed bumps’
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1110+ words) Businesses nearly always assume that if you can do something faster, then that's better for customers. Whether it's the ability to order online shopping that arrives the same day, or banks' claims they can approve some home loans in 10 minutes,…...
Woman, 76, screamed ‘frantically’ after alleged aged care home rape: court
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (767+ words) A 76-year-old woman was screaming in distress as she sought help following her alleged rape in an aged care home bed by a masked intruder, a nurse has told a court. Hayden Carl Skinner, 31, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated…...
Plan for South Bank 2.0 scrapped for more inner-city apartments
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (628+ words) Plans for a new South Bank-style parkland around the river bend in South Brisbane have been scrapped, with the land now earmarked for thousands of new apartments as part of a "mixed-use" precinct. The Queensland government is seeking input from…...
Police release footage of arsonists in building corruption probe
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (372+ words) A police taskforce established to investigate corruption in Victoria's building industry believes two fires in Melbourne's west are related and connected to construction businesses. Taskforce Hawk has released CCTV footage of two people deliberately setting two cars on fire outside…...
Police release CCTV footage of alleged arsonists
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (25+ words) Police have released CCTV of alleged arsonists setting fire to two cars and a factory in Melbourne. The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald...
Fatal stabbing at Mount Druitt bus interchange
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (26+ words) Police are investigating whether a stabbing in western Sydney that left one man dead and another with serious injuries is gang-related. The Sydney Morning Herald...
The secret life of us: From tomatoes to soy sauce, this is what apartment living should be
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) One afternoon in late summer, my apartment building group chat pinged. It was the neighbour in apartment A, who had a problem: she had too many tomatoes, and would someone please come take some? Cassidy Knowlton helming the grill at…...
Three dead, eight injured in New York City restaurant mass shooting
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (184+ words) Three people are dead and eight others injured after multiple gunmen opened fire in a New York City restaurant early on Sunday morning. The mass shooting occurred at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Crown Heights…...
Man shot dead in ‘deliberate, targeted’ daylight attack near kindergarten
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (183+ words) A man has been shot dead in a daylight attack near a kindergarten in Melbourne's outer north. A crime scene has been established on Champions Parade in Wollert following the fatal shooting. Detective Inspector Dean Thomas, the head of Victoria…...