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FLANAGAN’S Bar in Traralgon is the place to be on Sunday. The venue is playing host to Our Kinda Country, an annual fundraiser for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Organisers have promised this year’s festivities will be ‘twice as special’ having had to cancel proceedings last year due to COVID-19. “This year’s event is two years in the making,” spokesperson Dawn O’Connell said. “We’re looking forward to an absolutely huge day. “This is our 10th edition ...

The Kooline Project area is under-explored and covers an almost 50-kilometre strike corridor linking the historical, high-grade, lead-silver workings...

Defamation silk to retire Dismiss Normal text size Credit:Illustration: John Shakespeare Bruce McClintock SC calls time on his legal career towards the end of the year. McClintock, 70, has decided to retire, telling friends in the profession it’s best to quit while he is still enjoying himself, rather than being the drunk guy at the end of the night who needs to be helped into a cab. Or words to that effect. The tireless efforts of McClintock, who graduated from ANU in 1975 and was called to ...

Horsetalk.co.nz Was Phar Lap killed by gangsters? Fresh research explores which conspiracies people believe in and why Phar Lap. (AP) Almost a third of Australians believe the racehorse Phar Lap’s sudden death in San Francisco in 1932 was the result of poisoning by US gangsters. Researchers Mathew Marques, Jim McLennan, John Kerr, Mathew Ling and Matt Williams discuss their recently published research, which shows the power of conspiracy theories. These are some classic conspiracy th...

Take a private jet to dinner with MONA owner David Walsh.  In Sydney, sail the harbour on SY Ena, one of the finest examples of an Edwardian period steam yacht in the world. This four-hour experience includes a private tour guide and crew and lunch or dinner paired with Australian wines on the yacht that was first used for government functions on the harbour in the 1900s. During World War I it had an undercover role: it was painted grey, renamed HMAS Sleuth and was used to patrol Australia...

What conspiracies do Aussies and Kiwis believe? When it comes to specifically Australian and New Zealand conspiracies, we found a majority of people in both countries (56.7 percent of Aussies and 50.1 percent Kiwis) endorsed at least one of the ones we asked about. Sporting conspiracy theories were the most believed. For instance, almost one-third of Aussies believed the racehorse Phar Laps sudden death in San Francisco in 1932 was the result of poisoning by US gangsters. The most popular consp...

Advertisement A troubling 20 per cent of Aussies also believe the government is covering up the health risks associated with the 5G wireless network, including that it is being used to spread the coronavirus.  The roll-out of 5G networks in Australia began in June 2019, with technology using a similar frequency to existing 3G and 4G networks. The only difference with 5G is it can work at faster speeds as it uses a higher band. Any suggestions that there is a link between 5G and coronavirus are...

Phar Lap and RWC finals: NZs most popular conspiracy theories revealed The All Blacks lost the 1995 World Cup final against the Springboks. Phar Lap and RWC finals: NZs most popular conspiracy theories revealed Wed, 28 Apr 2021, 8:44PM The Apollo moon landings were faked, Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone to assassinate JFK, governments are hiding the existence of UFOs. These are some classic conspiracy theories that almost everyone has heard about, and a sizeable number o...

Author: James (Jim) McLennan (MENAFN - The Conversation) The Apollo moon landings were faked , Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone to assassinate JFK, governments are hiding the existence of UFOs . These are some classic conspiracy theories that almost everyone has heard about, and a sizeable number of people agree with. But little research has investigated homegrown conspiracy theories in Australia and New Zealand, and what drives people in these...

Cricket by Peter Lalor, Robert Craddock 28th Apr 2021 6:59 AM Premium Content   IPL authorities have assured Australian players in COVID-ravaged India they will do everything possible to get them home as the Australian government paused all flights from the nation until mid-May. Australian cricketers, coaches, commentators and officials taking part in the worlds richest T20 tournament received a letter from the IPL boss on Tuesd...