Former uni leader gives $1.3 million to education
Former University of Wollongong vice-chancellor Ken McKinnon and his wife Suzanne Walker. Supplied by Tim Dodd When Ken McKinnon was appointed to head the University of Wollongong in 1981 he immediately noticed that, as you drove into the campus, you were met with a sign that said "stop".He soon changed that to a sign which said "welcome", recounts Professor McKinnon's wife Suzanne Walker.Now Professor McKinnon and..>> view originalRegional lifestyle property markets rising
Equity-rich Sydney and Melbourne homeowners may help boost Australia's coastal lifestyle markets. Iconic lifestyle markets such as the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Cairns have started to bounce back and record strong housing market conditions after ongoing weakness between 2008 and 2014, property analytics firm CoreLogic RP Data says. CoreLogic research analyst Cameron Kusher says some areas are starting to show growth although regional housing markets are a mixed bag. "Newcastle, Wollongong,..>> view originalState of the Nation | Sunday, February 14, 2016
Your morning news headlines from across regional Australia and beyond. State of the nationNeed a national news snapshot first thing? Well, we have you covered. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson officially endorses Senate candidate Elise Chapman in Bendigo: 'She's a very strong person, with very strong values [she's a] a fighter who doesn't give in easily'.► BENDIGO: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson launched her federal election campaign for Victoria in Bendigo yesterday by compari..>> view originalHume City celebrate after winning the FFA Cup quarter-final against ...
Hume City celebrate after winning the FFA Cup quarter-final against Oakleigh Cannons. Photo: Getty Images If the FFA ever does decide to join the global football mainstream and embrace the concept of promotion and relegation by establishing a second professional tier for the A-League, then it will be the clubs in the state-based National Premier Leagues that form the basis of the division.Teams like South Melbourne, Bentleigh Greens, Hume City, Heidelberg an..>> view originalFamiliar feeling as NZ Breakers step back into the playoff furnace
Familiar feeling as NZ Breakers step back into the playoff furnace MARC HINTON Last updated 05:00, February 14 2016 PHOTOSPORT Breakers swingman Reuben Te Rangi takes it to Melbourne United in their big win at the NSEC. Where there's life, there's hope. Or, if you're the New Zealand Breakers, there's an unyielding confidence that you know the way home from this part of the season almo..>> view originalTurkish FM: No decision made for anti-ISIL ground operation in Syria
Russia's grip on Syria tightens as brittle ceasefire deal leaves US out in the cold
Russia’s economy may be stumbling as oil prices fall, but in a week of extraordinary military and diplomatic turmoil over the war in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has proved that his global influence and ambitions have only been sharpened by financial troubles. For now he seems to be calling all the shots in Syria’s civil war. Russian jets allowed Syrian government troops to break out of a stalemate in Aleppo, cutting supply routes into a city that has been a rebel stronghold for years. Rel..>> view originalSupreme court justice Antonin Scalia dies: political and legal worlds react
The supreme court justice Antonin Scalia died on Saturday at the age of 79, reportedly of natural causes. Related: Antonin Scalia is gone – now an epic political battle looms large Even as the stars and stripes was lowered to half-staff outside the court, and the chief justice, John Roberts, confirmed Scalia’s death, political leaders on both sides of the partisan divide staked out their positions in the fierce fight to come over the nomination of his replacement. As the White House indicat..>> view originalDeath toll from Taiwan quake rises to 115
Rescuers have pulled out 116 dead a week since a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan's oldest city of Tainan, leaving only one missing in the rubble of a collapsed 17-storey residential complex, authorities say. All but two of the dead were found at the ruins of the Weiguan Golden Dragon complex, which toppled when the 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck last Saturday just ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. A total of 327 people in the building survived. According to Taiwan's Interior Ministry, wor..>> view originalPassers-by save toddler, mum after car plunges into canal
AMSTERDAM • A woman and her toddler were saved by passers-by from drowning in an icy river canal in Amsterdam, in a heroic rescue captured on video. The woman is believed to have parked her car near the Schinkel River in the Dutch city last week, reports said. However, when she walked out of the vehicle, it began to roll forward, the Daily Mail reported. She desperately tried to free her young child from the car, but it plummeted into the canal. Four people dived into the water to help as the w..>> view original
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