Author: Oliver Brown
-
-
-
-
Coldplay singer falls through Melbourne stage
The 47-year-old could be seen chatting to fans in the crowd at Marvel Stadium on the final date of his band’s Music Of The Spheres tour on Sunday, before plummeting through the hidden door backwards, in footage posted to social media. After the incident, Martin can be heard telling fans “that’s not planned” before going…
-
Australian marathon joins ranks of world’s best
The Sydney Marathon was confirmed as the seventh member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors in New York on Monday, culminating a three-year program to improve the event. It joins Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York as marathon majors, drawing both the world’s fastest athletes and tens of thousands of destination runners. “This…
-
Uni debt cut plan gets a fail from student union
The federal government unveiled an election pitch on Sunday that would cut university debts by 20 per cent for three million students. The HECS debt changes would apply to $16 billion worth of loans, with students having the average debt of $27,600 having their bill reduced by more than $5500. But National Union of Students…
-
Retailers gear up for Christmas, with spending past the ‘low point’
Australian Bureau of Statistics data on Thursday revealed retail spending recovered to the highest level in more than two years in the September quarter, as families digested tax cuts. Spending rose 2.3 per cent annually and seasonally adjusted volumes were up 0.5 per cent. One bright spot was household goods sales, which rose 0.5 per…
-
Sprint sensation Gout Gout smashes several more records
Teenaged Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has smashed several more records with an astonishing 200m run of 20.29 seconds at the Queensland All-Schools Championships. The 16-year-old moved to fourth spot on both the Australian alltime senior list and the world overall Under-18 rankings on Sunday, while also setting new Australian and Oceania Under-18 and Under-20…
-
New govt reveals energy scheme’s massive cost blowout
A controversial pumped hydro project in Queensland has been scrapped within days of the Liberal National government taking charge as it received a briefing showing a major cost blowout. Premier David Crisafulli went to the October state election promising to cut Labor’s Pioneer Burdekin project in central Queensland, claiming it was the source of a…
-
Govt set to scrap renewable energy scheme
The Queensland government is under pressure to reveal an alternative renewable energy scheme as it prepares to unveil a new cabinet after scrapping a controversial project. The Liberal National Party has hit the ground running since ending Labor’s nine-year reign, ditching as promised the previous government’s $12 billion Pioneer Burdekin pumped hydro project in central…