News tagged 'Melbourne'

Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years to halt coronavirus

Jul 6, 2020

Border between two most populous states to close on Tuesday Officials seeking to contain Melbourne coronavirus outbreak Military to patrol NSW/Victoria border to stop illegal crossings First time border closed since Spanish Flu pandemic SYDNEY: Australian officials are closing the border between Australia’s two most populous states from Tu...

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Amazon's Melbourne move could create 'thousands' of jobs but bankrupt retailers

Aug 5, 2017

Amazon's decision to move into Melbourne has been celebrated as a win for jobs, but billionaire entrepreneur Gerry Harvey warns the online shopping giant will use a "send everyone broke" policy to put other retailers out of business. Amazon has announced plans to open its first Australian warehouse at Dandenong South, where it has purchas...

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IS behind failed Aussie bomb plot

Aug 5, 2017

An Australian man sent his unsuspecting brother to Sydney airport to catch an Etihad Airways flight carrying a home-made bomb disguised as a meat mincer built at the direction of a senior Islamic State (IS) commander, police said on Friday.Detailing one of Australia's "most sophisticated" militant plots, police said two men, who have been charged w...

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Melbourne water supply could be under threat within a decade, water authority says

Jul 23, 2017

Melbourne's water providers have begun planning for a possible water crisis, as a new report suggests the city could start running out of water within a decade. Melbourne Water analysed the effect of greater consumption caused by population growth, and the possibility of worsening droughts due to climate change. It found, at worst, demand cou...

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Train derailment in Melbourne!

Jul 17, 2017

A train derailment in Melbourne's outer east could have been avoided had proper maintenance been carried out, the public transport union has claimed. In the early hours of Monday morning a maintenance train partially derailed at Lilydale, shutting down much of the line during the peak period. The incident follows last Thursday's network melt...

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24 ODD THINGS about Australia!

Jul 15, 2017

1. CONVICT COPS The first police force in Australia was made up of the best-behaved convicts when, in 1789, the Night Watch and the Row Boat Guard were appointed by Governor Arthur Phillip. 2. MOVING MOUNTAINS Mt Kosciuszko, at 2228m, is mainland Australia’s highest mountain. But the Mt Kosciuszko we know today is not the peak originally c...

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Bangladeshi girl born with three legs can walk, run thanks to team at Monash Children\'s Hospital

Apr 27, 2017

A team of Melbourne surgeons has performed a rare reconstruction of a Bangladeshi toddler's lower body and internal organs, after she was born with three legs. Choity Khatun was born in a village in Bangladesh with a condition called cordial twinning, which meant she had part of a twin develop in her perineum. Head of surgery at Monash Children's...

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