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Melbourne Airport has asked the state government for the right to block housing and other developments in areas affected by flight noise, as it fights to stop a Sydney Airport-style curfew being imposed on planes flying into Tullamarine.
But one planning expert says there are so many developments already approved but not yet built in suburbs affected by flight noise that a curfew is now inevitable within a decade.
Melbourne Airport wants a specified “physical area of airport interest” defined as the boundary for where it can have a say on stopping developments not in its interests.
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Racing review: Randwick and Flemington A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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The focus for this review will be Randwick and Flemington on Saturday, along with an early look towards the Magic Millions this Saturday.
Randwick
Not a strong Highway
Pinnacle Prince does have a boom on him, but from what I saw on Saturday, he might be better suited over the short course. He won, but just, and the horse that was taking ground off was Portuguese Tart, a winner of three from 36. The last 400 metres was 23.89 and the last 200 metres was 12.35 and relative to the day, that was ordinary. I don’t want to be following this lot should they run in a similar Highway soon.
Extension of family health cover to children until age 31 is timely
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Young people can stay under their parents health insurance until the age of 31 from this year as more are expected to stay in education and live at home longer.
The federal budget extended the age limit from 25 to 31 to help ailing health funds, but experts predict it will also help more young people facing the risk of unemployment in a tougher COVID-19 economy.
The Australian Medical Association hopes the extension of private health insurance cover to 31-year-olds will help boost revenue for hospitals.
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Sydney racing selections: Randwick tips for Saturday, December 19 A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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We’re off to Randwick again this week where hopefully Santa has several juicy winners.
Big fields are one certainty, and there are plenty of closely matched contests. I’ll do my best to jag a couple.
Last week saw another nice profit. I was generally a little bit off the mark but Kirwan’s Lane at double-figure odds did the trick. Share
It’s Christmas, and with a couple of things I rate across the massive ten-race card, I’ll throw out 15 units.
Australian luxury fashion retailer Mon Purse has entered liquidation, after it struggled throughout the COVID-19 economic recession.
The high-end handbag company, founded in 2014 by former advertising sales executive Lana Hopkins, appointed liquidators Wexted Advisors earlier this week and immediately stopped trading.
Mon Purse customers had complained on social media about orders not being delivered due to supply chain problems that stemmed from the pandemic.
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Mon Purse founder Lana Hopkins.(Pat Scala)
According to the Mon Purse website, its online store is undergoing scheduled maintenance while its made-to-order range is temporarily unavailable due to the current effects of COVID-19 .