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Cowangie man who filmed himself running down emus has sentence reduced

A 21-year-old who intentionally drove through a mob of emus at 80 kph, has had his prison sentence cut in half but told to volunteer with an animal charity.




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Ballarat police officer David Berry acquitted of assault charge, punch to ex-neighbour ruled self defence

A Ballarat magistrate dismisses an assault charge against a police sergeant, agreeing his use of force was "reasonable" during an altercation in which he punched his neighbour in the face.




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Maryborough, the regional Victorian town struggling with self-esteem

Two homicides in two months last year rocked Maryborough in regional Victoria, a town whose residents already felt they'd become too accustomed to putting themselves down over the years.





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Artist creates monsters and gains self-acceptance after disfiguring car accident

Almost 30 years after a car accident left Picton artist Freya Jobbins' face disfigured, she's deconstructing dolls to make creations that shock.




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Dingo attack victim sues Newcrest's Telfer mine owners after suffering 'horrific' injuries

A woman is suing Newcrest Mining after she was attacked by dingoes and suffered "horrific" scarring and nightmares while at work at a remote WA mine site.




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The Digital Welfare State

A growing number of human rights academics and activists are worried that our notions of welfare in the democratic west are changing – and not for the better. They’re concerned that the tools of the digital era are being used to create a new form of welfare state directed against the poor and the disadvantaged, not in their interests.




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Man claims self-defence after allegedly trying to run down pedestrians in Hackham West

CCTV footage captures the moment a pedestrian is struck by a car, with the alleged driver facing charges of assault and four counts of endangering life.




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Gavin Yap, Arief Hamizan and Junji Delfino in Light





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‘I had to change myself as a boy’: Latrobe Valley abuse survivor gets apology and payout

A Catholic order settles out of court paying $4 million to survivors of historic sex abuse and apologising to them, their families and the Latrobe Valley community.




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Detective Inspector Tim Day urges Ricardo Barbaro to turn himself in

Police are appealing for public assistance in the search for Ricardo Barbaro, who is wanted over the death of Ellie Price in South Melbourne.





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Struggling in self-isolation with the kids? This family is doing it on the high seas

If you think being stuck in short quarters with your family is hard, this family has have been living afloat overseas since September and 'boatschooling'.




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Prickles returns home ready to be shorn after seven years self-isolating

Prickles the merino sheep has been on the run from her Dunalley farm since the 2013 Tasmanian bushfires, but now she's out of self-isolation and ready for a trim.




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RSPCA worried about welfare of horses due to 'unprecedented' feed shortage

Horse sanctuaries close and horse owners are forced to consider putting their horses down amid an "unprecedented shortage of hay".





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Livestock Handling Cup celebrates animal welfare and stockmanship in WA's far north

In the dusty station country of northern Western Australia, a unique competition is highlighting the importance of animal welfare to cattle producers and attracting international attention.




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Water deficiency triggers government intervention on WA's south coast amid animal welfare concerns

The Western Australia State Government will now supply water to affected farms where, in some cases, record-low rainfall has persisted, and damaging floods in early 2017 were the last significant rainfall event.




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Iceberg the size of Sydney breaks off Amery ice shelf in Antarctica

An iceberg 1,636 square kilometres in size, or about the size of urban Sydney or Scotland's Isle of Skye, breaks off Antarctica.




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Calls for cashless welfare card trial in Tasmania spark intense criticism

Calls for a trial of the Federal Government's cashless welfare card in Tasmania spark fierce rebukes, including a comparison to "Nazi Germany" by one local mayor.




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DTU and TU Delft develop stress adapted orthotropic infill for 3D printing

A team of researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) has developed a new method for generating stress adapted orthotropic infill for 3D printing.



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You, yourself, and your brain

Sometimes the world can feel out of control so it's nice to think that the one thing we do have control of is what goes on inside our own heads. But, what if this wasn't as true as we'd like to believe?




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Cashless welfare card could unfairly target thousands of Aboriginal people in the NT, Senate committee hears

The Coalition's cashless welfare card is compared to the intervention and "mission" times by Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory



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Farm Household Allowance on cashless welfare cards? Barnaby Joyce says 'no problem'

Barnaby Joyce sees "no problems" with extending cashless welfare to families receiving the Farm Household Allowance.




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LIVExchange conference sees participants nominate animal welfare as critical to live export's future

LIVExchange 2019, an annual live exporters conference and themed 'welfare beyond borders', acknowledges of the public relations problems the trade faces.




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Central Coast ghillie suit attacker camouflaging himself to prey on young girls

A NSW Central Coast man has been donning camouflage to attack girls, one as young as 12, with police describing the clothing worn in one attack as a ghillie suit.




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Beef Australia 2018: Industry uses virtual reality to address consumer concerns about environment and animal welfare

The growing demand for transparency and ethically, socially and environmentally sustainable food is one of the hot topics at Beef Australia 2018.




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'Holding our breath': Fishermen angered by Hawkesbury Shelf proposed marine park designation

The fishing industry and enthusiasts are warning a NSW Government's plan to designate the Hawkesbury Shelf marine area a marine park could destroy their livelihoods and lifestyles.





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Sober in the Country: Rural health advocate Shanna Whan fights to save farmers from self-medicating with alcohol

The founder of an online discussion supporting hundreds trying to go dry believes drought, financial hardship, uncertainty, and isolation are causing more rural people to self-medicate with alcohol.




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The need for accessible self-service travel kiosks

The IBM approach: Make air travel easier with accessible self-service travel kiosks




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Watch: 10 incredible trick shots from self-isolating golfers




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Board of Trustees of Glazing Health and Welfare Trust v. Chambers

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Held that a 2015 Nevada statute designed to protect construction general contractors from certain claims was not preempted by ERISA. A group of labor unions brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment that Nevada's SB 223, limiting general contractors' vicarious liability for their subcontractors' unpaid labor debts, was preempted by ERISA. Finding no preemption, the Ninth Circuit vacated the entry of summary judgment for the unions.






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Rotimi's Huge ‘Pinch Yourself’ Moment



This past year has changed Rotimi's life in so many ways!




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Alicia Keys Details Finding Herself In New Book



“I realized that my whole life I’ve been putting on a mask.”




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Nike Tops Itself With 2016 Black History Month Collection



Here’s your first look at the new sneaker styles.




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Beyoncé Shows a Rarely-Seen Side of Herself In New Video



All the LOLs!



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Fat Joe | Self Made Tastes Better



Fat Joe joins Brett Berish to talk about his hustle.




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LouGotCash and DJ Self Perform at the BET Experience



The artists perform at the BET Experience.




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LouGotCash and DJ Self Perform at the BET Experience



The artists perform at the BET Experience.





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Watch This Hilarious TikTok Video Of Serena Williams Playing Tennis Against Herself

Who says being quarantined keeps you from being competitive?




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Staff Member At Home For Self-Quarantine

Noting that “over the weekend, a single member of staff engaged in personal activities that did not adhere to Covid-19 physical distancing recommendations,” the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre said that they can assure the community that the Centre has not been compromised as “this staff member remains at home for a period of self-quarantine.” A […]

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Music Video: Sir Dudley’s New Single “Be Yaself”

Bermudian reggae artist Giles “Sir Dudley” Spurling has released a new single titled ‘Be Yaself,’ a song composed of an instrumental created by Major Lazer from the song “Run Up” featuring PartyNextDoor and Nicki Minaj, along with lyrics and vocals composed by Sir Dudley. Recorded, mixed and mastered at MassFX Recording by Mr. Ivibes of Ivibes Productions, […]

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Airport Self-Inspection Practices

TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 27: Airport Self-Inspection Practices provides insight into common airport self-inspection practices. For the purposes of ACRP Synthesis 27, a comprehensive self-inspection program includes the components of training; inspecting; reporting discrepancies and findings; follow-up, resolution, and close-out; and quality control. The report may be useful to airports in benchmarking their self-inspection programs to peer airports and practices conside...



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TRB Webinar: How To Use Self-Consolidating Concrete in Bridge Applications

Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a highly flowable, nonsegregating concrete that is placed without any mechanical consolidation. TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, June 11, 2020, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern to discuss how SCC may be used to fill heavily congested or irregularly shaped members in bridge applications more easily while providing improved in-place quality and surface finish.The use of SCC may also decrease construction costs due to the reduced labor requirements during construct...