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4 ways we connected with each other before the internet

We explore the early moments in Western culture that hinted at our internet future.




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Jan 11 — Fires in Australia, cuttlefish watch 3D movies, coal pollution harms crops, and more…

Fossils show ancient parenting, first evidence of cooked vegetables, and why so much poop?



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Ban on hospital visitors has profound effect on patients, families

The ban on most hospital visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound effect on patients and their families, caregivers and advocates say.




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What effect has the pandemic had on your relationships?

Family dynamics, relationships and dating have all been upended by self-isolation and stay-indoors orders during the COVID-19 lockdown.



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Wall Street positief het weekend in ondanks zwak banenrapport

(ABM FN-Dow Jones) Wall Street is vrijdag hoger geindigd. De SP 500 steeg 1,7 procent op 2.930 punten. De Dow Jones index won 1,9 procent op een slot van 24.331 punten en de Nasdaq ging 1,6 procent hoger tot 9.121 punten




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Populariteit en gebruik vaste telefoonlijnen blijft dalen

Het aantal Nederlandse consumenten dat een vaste telefoonlijn belangrijk vindt, blijft dalen. Een trend die al in 2014 ingezet is. De meest voorkomende reden waarom consumenten nog een vaste telefoonlijn in huis hebben? Omdat de vaste telefoniedienst onderdeel uitmaakt van het internet en bellen abonnement of alles-in-1 pakket. Dat zegt ruim een kwart (26%) van de consumenten in het meest recente telefoniemarkt onderzoek van Telecompaper.




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Photos: Nikki Bascome Defeats David Martinez

Professional boxer Nikki Bascome brought the crowd to their feet last night [Nov 24], as the Bermudian boxer defeated David Martinez from Mexico to claim the International Boxing Association [IBA] Welterweight Championship Title. The match was the title fight in last night’s ‘Redemption Fight Night’ at the Fairmont Southampton, which saw a number of bouts […]

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Photos: Nikki Bascome Defeats Alvin Lagumbay

[Updated with photos] Bermudian boxer Nikki Bascome won by a unanimous decision, defeating Alvin Lagumbay from the Philippines at last night’s boxing event at the Victualling Yard in the Royal Naval Dockyard. In the undercards, Andre Lamb representing Rego’s Gym defeated Deyshawn Williams representing Eastern Queen Boxing Club USA, and Krista Dyer from Bermuda Sanshou Association […]

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Nikki Bascome vs Devon Moncrieffe In March

Nikki Bascome will return to the ring on March 28th at the Fairmont Southampton, with the Bermudian boxer set to take on Jamaica’s Devon Moncrieffe. Bascome will enter the ring with a a record of 9 wins and one loss, with Bascome having won his last fight on January 18th against England’s Ryan Oliver. Moncriffe is […]

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Deptford Goth - Life After Defo

Soulfully articulated, machine-driven melancholia from rising south Londoner.




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Russian food in the Arctic circle, privacy in a pandemic, Japanese curry, Viennese social housing and the Great Barrier Reef




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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton defends Government over China spat

A diplomatic spat between Australia and China appears to be escalating, with accusations of unprofessional conduct and petty games.



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The Homefront: Should I consider homeschooling outside of the pandemic?

Millions of parents across the country are struggling with remote learning during coronavirus quarantine measures - but others are choosing to 'unschool' their kids on a longer term basis.




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What does Australia need to do before creating trans-Tasman bubble?

Australia's National Cabinet was joined by the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to discuss the possibility of a trans-Tasman travel 'bubble' - but what do we need to be sure of before that can become a reality?




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Josef Suk - Prague / A Summer’s Tale (BBC Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek)

Bělohlávek and the BBC SO make a powerful case for this intense work.




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Franz Schubert - Schubert Edition Vol. 7: Erlkönig (baritone: Matthias Goerne; piano: Andreas Haefliger)

The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances.




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Accused car thief left woman in car at train crash after Bunbury police pursuit, court told

A man accused of leaving his injured passenger in a stolen car after it collided with a train in WA's South West tells court he panicked and did not know what to do.




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Residents near Albemarle's WA lithium refinery fear jobs are going to city workers

An American company building WA's largest lithium refinery has received pushback from locals in WA's South West, amid concerns it is sourcing most of its workers from Perth.




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Knickers the giant steer makes a packet for Blue Tree Project in brief return to limelight

One year on, 2018's most unlikely internet sensation, Knickers the giant steer, has put his big hoof forward for a good cause, raising more than $14,000 in the process.




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After serving as a soldier for 17 years, Dane Greenstreet left the army



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Dane Greenstreet serving in the Australian Army for almost 17 years before being medically discharged.




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Tasmania news: Police search for fruit tree thief, council throws out homeless man's belongings

DAILY BRIEFING: The search is on for a thief who stole a "large quantity" of citrus trees, while the Launceston City Council "sincerely apologises" to a homeless man




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Dry-aged beef from 12-year-old cows a tender hit with high-end chefs

Most beef you eat comes from around two-year-old cattle, but some farmers are singing the praises of dry-aged beef from what they call "vintage" cows.







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Time running out for defiant Adelaide residents facing home demolitions

Time is running out for businesses and home-owners to vacate their land in Adelaide's inner east ahead of demolition works, despite accusations the State Government has effectively blocked landowners from accessing the equity of their own homes.








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St Kilda CEO says the club is left "heartbroken" by Danny Frawley death

St Kilda chief executive Matt Finnis says the club has been left heartbroken by the death of former captain Danny Frawley.




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New whale shark hotspot on Great Barrier Reef

The whale shark may be the world's largest fish but locating them on the Great Barrier Reef is like "finding a needle in a haystack".




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'Wave to your island': Stolen Generations descendants return to Reef for resilience study

Their parents and grandparents were forcibly removed from their home, but now the Woppaburra people have returned to the Keppel Islands as partners in a project that could help heal the Great Barrier Reef in the future.




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Can cloud brightening protect the Great Barrier Reef?

Using a device like a snow cannon to shoot microscopic saltwater droplets into the air, scientists are hoping to reduce heat on the reef and slow the impacts of coral bleaching.




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Museums and galleries are reframing their exhibits to go online

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced museums and other public institutions to shut their doors and go digital.




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Rain brings relief at last

Parts of drought affected eastern Australia have seen good rainfall and farmers are optimistic they'll be able to plant crops and re-stock sheep and cattle for the first time in several seasons.




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The peculiar experience of collective grief

Exploring the sensation of loss - of personal freedom and what could have been.






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Meth addict was awake for a week before murdering retirement village neighbour with hammer

A 60-year-old Perth man is jailed for life for bashing his elderly retirement village neighbour to death with a hammer while in the throes of methamphetamine bender that had left him awake for more than a week.




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Accused Balga murderer claims he was acting in self-defence during 'brutal' meth-fuelled killing

Dominic Calabro tied up, bashed and stabbed Andrew Minh Tran before slashing his throat at a house in the Perth suburb of Balga, but claims he was defending himself against "a home invader".




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Ensure your digital affairs are in order before you die, researcher warns

There was a time when everyone's important documents letters, photographs, diaries were tangible objects, but as life moves to the cloud we could lose it all.




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How the shack folk of Naval Base defied a huge industrial development to preserve their pocket of paradise

The heavy industrial area of Kwinana is home to Perth's only remaining beach shack community, but there are fears a new container port could destroy the simple lifestyle the locals have worked so hard to preserve.




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Dominic Calabro found guilty of Balga murder of Andrew Minh Tran after claiming self-defence

A Perth man is found guilty of murder after claiming he was defending himself against a home invader when he tied up his victim and bashed and stabbed him before slashing his throat.




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Meet the people who live at some of Western Australia's unique addresses in defiance of authorities

They are a select group of people who live in places that would never be possible today, and have refused every effort to get them to move on.




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Rugby league coach Paul Stephens back in jail for abusing boy before 'horrific' child sex offences

A former Perth rugby league coach who spent more than 14 years behind bars for "horrendous and abhorrent" child sex offences is jailed for another seven months for molesting a boy 25 years ago.




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What you're feeling amid the coronavirus crisis is probably grief

By consciously naming and understanding our grief around the myriad losses the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it, we can move through it. Professor Kim Felmingham, clinical psychologist from the University of Melbourne shares how to deal with the collective grief that is accompanying mass layoffs, change and job uncertainty. And then Colin James, business coach, facilitator and remote meeting guru gives us some guidance on taking the pain out of video conference meetings.




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Aboriginal group defends Wanilla Forest from tree thieves and vandals

An Aboriginal group has installed a caretaker to protect a forest near South Australia's Port Lincoln from an escalating spate of wood thefts.




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Fat Pig reflects the audience

Neil LaBute is one of those contemporary playwrights whose work is both compelling and disturbing. This American, and former Mormon, is blessed with an uncanny talent for cutting right to the core of what it is to be alive in contemporary Western culture. He specialises in bringing to life seemingly ordinary characters who, as the narrative unfolds, become increasingly uncomfortable to watch and to listen to. This is not done, however, simply for the shock value, but rather for the purpose of holding up a mirror for his audiences to see just how dark, disturbing and often downright repulsive we all can be.