NBL: Melbourne United shoot down Cairns Taipans
Melbourne United's Todd Blanchfield drives to the basket against Cairns on Wednesday night.Photo: Alix Sweeney/NBLMelbourne United rode a hot-shooting second half to score a big win over Cairns Taipans in Cairns on Wednesday night.United shot 14 of 27 from the three-point line and had five players notch double figures as they won 83-65 to remain on top of the NBL.Guards Stephen Holt (19 points) and Chris Goulding (19) dominated their Taipans opponents while United's defence and organisation was ..>> view originalAirline boss tips direct Cairns -Hong Kong flights in 2017
Hong Kong Airlines Chinese New Year charter flight touches down at Cairns Airport whith the airport fire fighters welcoming the aircraft with a water arch. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANHONG KONG Airlines are aiming for non-stop flights between Cairns and Hong Kong as early as next year.As the airline was officially welcomed to Cairns Airport yesterday, the company’s assistant commercial director Michael Burke toldThe Cairns Postthat the plan was for direct flights – instead of via the Gold Coast – fro..>> view originalJaycar not interested in Dick Smith sites in Cairns
Gary Johnston, Managing Director of Jaycar. Pictured in the Rydalmere Jaycar retail outlet. PICTURE: RENEE NOWYTARGER / THE AUSTRALIANJAYCAR electronics boss Gary Johnston has ruled out taking over Dick Smith sites in Cairns.He toldThe Cairns Postthat, while he was interested in taking over Dick Smith sites, he was not interested in those in shopping centres.The four Dick Smith sites in Cairns are at Westcourt DFO, Smithfield, Cairns Central and Stockland Cairns shopping centres.Jaycar is advert..>> view originalTownsville says NQ Cowboys could call Cairns home
North Queensland Cowboys captain Johnathan Thurston celebrates kicking the winning field in golden point to give the Cowboys the NRL premiership. Townsville civic leaders are warning the club could be moved to Cairns if the city doesn’t build a super-stadium. Picture. Phil HillyardCAIRNS could become the new home of the North Queensland Cowboys if Townsville doesn’t build a super-stadium.Townsville’s civic leaders have warned they have until 2020 to develop a new sports arena, otherwise maintena..>> view originalWA bushfire almost under control
A CHANGE in weather conditions has helped firefighters hold back a deadly bushfire that was threatening lives and homes in Western Australia's South West.THE fire, which has already killed two men and destroyed more than 71,000 hectares, was downgraded on Thursday morning to an advice warning.A change in wind direction assisted firefighters in containing the blaze overnight after it broke containment lines on Wednesday. It's been burning for more than a week, bearing down on the towns of Cookern..>> view originalCon man duped Aust oil company: court
AN alleged conman is locked up in a Montana jail accused of duping Australian oil and gas explorer Central Petroleum Ltd into hiring him as its chief executive and cheating the company out of more than $US567,000.US prosecutors announced Dalton Hallgren, 45, was arrested in Germany on January 8 and extradited to Billings, Montana, to face five counts of wire fraud, two counts of criminal monetary transactions, and one count of aggravated identity theft.He entered not guilty pleas to the charges ..>> view originalTurnbull gave Prince children's books
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull presented Prince Charles with 12 children's books during the Prince of Wales' visit to Australia with his wife Camilla in November.TWO giant lollipops, a pair of booties and a wooden rattle were just some of the other presents Prince George and Princess Charlotte received from well-wishers in 2015.The Prince of Wales and Prince William were given dozens of gifts for the youngsters while on official overseas trips last year. Well-wishers gave the doting grandfather..>> view originalGreece exits deflation after 33 months
GREECE has emerged from 33 months of deflation in December, finally seeing some price rises after a bruising period of economic decline and political upheaval.INFLATION calculated to European Union norms rose 0.4 per cent in December, topping forecasts, data from the country's statistics service showed on Wednesday.But the headline consumer price index using Greece's local methodology fell 0.2 per cent year-on-year in December, although the annual pace of deflation decelerated from the previous ..>> view originalUS economic growth hampered by dollar: Fed
THE US economy continued to show mixed signals from late November to early January, with improvements in the labour market and consumer spending offset by the drag of a strong dollar and low energy prices, the Federal Reserve says.US economic activity expanded in nine of the country's 12 districts, the Fed on Wednesday said in its Beige Book report of anecdotal information on business activity collected from contacts nationwide.The Boston Fed described economic activity as upbeat, while the New ..>> view originalQueensland unemployment level drops below 6 per cent
Acting Premier Jackie Trad says Queensland's falling unemployment rate was a "big tick" for the Palaszczuk government.Photo: Chris HydeQueensland's unemployment rate has dropped to below 6 per cent for the first time in two years, leading the state's Labor government to spruik its performance since taking power almost a year ago.But the state opposition would not have a bar of that, saying Queensland was simply following a national Australian trend.Australian Bureau of Statistics figures release..>> view original
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