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Blink twice and Blitzbok JC Pretorius is gone

Cape Town - It feels as if he has been around for ages, but it is only a year ago that a fresh-faced JC Pretorius made his international debut for the Springbok Sevens team in the World Rugby Sevens Series.Pretorius turned 21 just before the 2019 Sydney Sevens and celebrated that milestone with his international debut, where he immediately showed immense appetite for rugby at this level.Hardly had he blown out the candles on his birthday cake in ...

Deadly Central West roads claim another life

Jan 28,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW – A man in his 70s is dead after his car left the road and overturned multiple times in the New...

Man charged over fatal New Year’s Eve crash in Central West

CENTRAL WEST, NSW – A Central West man has been charged over the death of a motorcyclist in a collision on New Year’s Eve....

Blitzboks prioritise recovery with Sydney Sevens looming

Cape Town – The Blitzboks squad have their plans laid out as they prepare to tackle Argentina, Samoa and France in Pool B of...

Fatal collision in Central West, third in 4 days

Jan 26,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A freak and tragic incident involving a car and a truck in the state’s Central West has left a...

Man in 60s dies after his motorbike collides with car in Central West

Jan 24,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A motorcyclist has been killed in a two-vehicle collision in the New South Wales Central West. The collision took...

Shocking attack on 74-year old woman in Central West

Jan 23,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A shocking attack has taken place in the New South Wales Central West. A woman, aged 74, has been...

Woman killed in head-on collision between 4WD and truck near Mudgee

Jan 21,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A woman has been killed in a head-on collision between a 4WD and a small truck overnight in the...

Migrants and the bond with God: attachment and survival are linked

Life can be very challenging for new migrants who are faced with the realities of racism, loneliness and underemployment in their adopted countries. It...

Secret mission saves Australia’s ‘dinosaur trees’ from bushfires

Jan 18,2020

A secret operation by specialist firefighters has saved the world’s last stand of Wollemi Pines, a pre-historic species known as “dinosaur trees”, from Australia’s...

‘What subjects do I choose for my last years of school?’

Jan 17,2020

Key points Many young people feel this way – it is normal! locking yourself into one career path too early can be risky it’s...

Missing Blue Mountains man found safe and well

KATOOMBA, Blue Mountains – Police have called off a search in the Blue Mountains for a 75-year old man who went missing on Thursday...

36-year old man who had sex with 13-year old girl appears in court

Jan 16,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW – A 36-year old man accused of having sex with a girl aged thirteen, appeared in a Central West Court on...

Man shot dead in Central West home

CENTRAL WEST, NSW – A man has been shot dead on a property in the New South Wales Central West. Around 10:50am on Tuesday,...

Lady Tabouli review: a hilarious comedy about suffocating expectations

Review: Lady Tabouli, directed by Dino Dimitriadis, National Theatre of Parramatta for Sydney Festival In Australia in 2020, it’s hard to think homosexuality is...

Two boys arrested after breaking into Central West home

Jan 14,2020

a CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – Two boys in the Central West of New South Wales have been charged with multiple offences after breaking...

The war on abandoned trolleys can be won. Here’s how

Jan 9,2020

As more commercial precincts develop, we see more shopping trolleys abandoned far away from the shops they belong to. Programs are in place to...

A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently

Jan 7,2020

Australia is in the midst of a bushfire crisis that will affect local communities for years, if not permanently, due to a national crisis...

‘NotSafe toMove’: FireThreatsIntensify in Australia

Jan 5,2020

SYDNEY – A father and son who were battling flames for two days became the latest victims of the worst wildfire season in Australian...

Australia Calls up 3,000 Reservists as Fire Threats Escalate

SYDNEY – Australia’s prime minister called up about 3,000 reservists as the threat of wildfires escalated Saturday in at least three states with two...

Australia Recognized Quentin Tarantino as Best Director

TheAustralian Academy of Cinema and TelevisionArts (AACTA)awarded the Quentin Tarantino with Best Direction.Here’s the full list of winners.AACTA International Award for Best FilmTHE IRISHMANJOKERTHE...