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One of WA's oldest banks is closing its doors and locals are concerned more services could follow

While the cash economy is dwindling, small businesses still need somewhere to deposit their coins but where do you take them when your local bank branch closes?




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Canberra Hospital ECR stroke service to become 24/7 by the end of the year

A life-saving surgery seen as a major breakthrough in stroke treatment is only available to Canberrans during business hours, but soon patients will not have to worry about whether the timing of their stroke will affect their care.




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Anglicare Eurobodalla Homeless Support Service Coordinator Krystal Tritton





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CCTV footage of the 21-year-old man outside the hotel (Supplied: Queensland Police Service)




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Uber announces launch of flight-sharing service in Melbourne

The company has chosen Dallas, Los Angeles and Melbourne to launch the aerial taxi trial.





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The Ode and Last Post at Melb. service

Anzac Day is marked with a dawn service in Melbourne, with the For the Fallen and the Last Post performed at the war memorial.




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When the local Anzac Day service was cancelled, residents of this street improvised

Only a few weeks ago Karon Baker was in tears when her local Anzac Day service was called off, but by 6:30am this morning, she couldn't wipe a proud smile off her face.




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These swim teachers feel they're the 'forgotten' service during the coronavirus shutdown

There are warnings Australia could experience a spike in drownings if swimming centres are forced to close because of the coronavirus shutdown, with predictions one in five swim schools around the country will close their doors for good.



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Regional vaccine safety project expands to become world-leading national service

Health authorities in Newcastle, NSW, have developed a vaccine safety tracking system, now a world-leader in monitoring the rollout of vaccines in Australia.



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Nambucca Shire Assistant General Manager Engineering Services Paul Gallagher oversees the laying of an Otta-Seal road-base, made from recycled materia




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Emergency services monitoring uncontained fires across NSW mid-north coast

Emergency services are keeping a close watch on large blazes at Middle Creek Road, Kangaroo Creek north of Coffs Harbour, and at Verges Creek north of Crescent Head in northern NSW, after residents were warned to seek shelter.




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Rural Fire Service member Liam Birrer skips HSC exam to fight bushfire

Student Liam Birrer was supposed to be sitting a HSC exam instead he was fighting a bushfire in his local community.




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Inquest into death of Bran Nue Dae author Jimmy Chi reveals gaps in health services

A health facility able to meet the needs of acclaimed Aboriginal playwright Jimmy Chi was not available at the time of his death, a coronial inquest has heard.




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Volunteer rescue groups call for greater share of ratepayer-funded Emergency Services Levy

A tax imposed on West Australian ratepayers 16 years ago to support the state's emergency services has raised more than $3 billion, but just $256 million of that has gone to bush fire brigades, and they say this is forcing them to rattle the tin for some essential equipment.




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Elderly couple paying $600 a year for health insurance services they'll never use

A Tasmanian great-grandmother-to-be was shocked to discover she was forking out for private health services she didn't ask for and didn't need. But her insurer said it was simply a case of 'buyer beware'.




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Country Fire Service powers to stop farmers lighting fires could see volunteers leave, inquiry hears

Proposed new powers for South Australia's Country Fire Service volunteers to be able to stop members of the public from operating due to fire dangers has put them at odds with farmers.




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Political crisis in Venezuela holds up SA's Lucky Bay-to-Wallaroo ferry service

Plans to relaunch a South Australian ferry service hit a snag with the vessel the Aurora V caught up in political turmoil in South America.




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Regional Australians calls for more health services, tourism opportunities

People living in South Australia's regional areas call for the State Government to help improve liveability.




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Royal Flying Doctor once more providing medical services to Innamincka

John Flynn established a medical facility in Innamincka and now, 68 years later, the RFDS is continuing on-the-ground medical services.




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SA Emergency Services Minister defends CFS appointment amid criticism about local experience

South Australia's Emergency Services Minister says the Country Fire Service's new chief officer has "experience right across the world", as volunteers criticise their new head for his lack of experience of catastrophic fire conditions.




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With just one in four Aussies staying with same employer for 10+ years, is traditional long service still relevant?

With only one in four Australians staying with the same employer for 10 years or more, there is a call for a national portable long service leave scheme in Australia.




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Emergency services search for missing campers near Walhalla

Police, SES, and a number of friends and family are searching for a young woman and man who have not returned from a camping trip to Walhalla last Friday.




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3D Hubs raises $18M in Series C funding to advance automation, expand services abroad

3D Hubs, an online marketplace for 3D printing services, today announced that it has raised $18 million to expand services abroad.



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Growth in NT public service politically dangerous to curb despite budget woes, experts say

A mistake made more than 40 years ago has created a powerful voting bloc that some experts believe will railroad any Territory Government plan to bring its budget back into the black.




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Alice Springs youth service at capacity after opening seven nights a week

Hundreds of children have been filing into youth centres every evening, as numbers double ahead of school holidays




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Vision Australia seeks funding to keep 'essential' radio service on the airwaves

More than 700,000 people could lose their primary connection to the outside world as the NDIS rollout leaves Vision Australia Radio without essential government funding to stay on air.




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Amber Holt sentenced to community service for egging Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Albury

A woman apologises for throwing an egg at the Prime Minister's head during the election campaign, describing her actions as "selfish and stupid". She is ordered to complete 150 hours of community service for the egging and is fined $100 for drug possession.




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Canberra's kerbside pickup service for bulky waste to be rolled out to all residents by 2025

A service available to many Australians will finally be provided to Canberrans, with the ACT Government hoping a kerbside collection service starting next year will help to curb illegal dumping in the territory's national parks.




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Google-affiliated drone delivery service found to be exceeding noise limits

The first milestone in the Federal Government's review of drone noise vindicates community complaints that the unmanned delivery vehicles are loud and obtrusive.




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Teenagers plead guilty to murdering Queanbeyan service station attendant Zeeshan Akbar

The trial of two teenagers who rampaged through Queanbeyan and stabbed to death a service station attendant has been abandoned after the second of them pleaded guilty.




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ACT Rural Fire Service warns against 'complacence' as memory of 2003 bushfire fades

More than 16 years on from the bushfires that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes, the ACT Rural Fire Service warns the community is becoming "complacent" as memories of the territory's darkest day fade.




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Royal Flying Doctor Service combats pilot shortage with aviation mentoring program

Queensland's Royal Flying Doctor Service trades training for loyalty in a new program to bring in more pilots.




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Rising crime rates stem from Queensland Police Service restructure, criminologist says

Criminologist and former detective Terry Goldsworthy says the move to reduce Queensland's police zones is a key factor behind a rise in the state's crime rates over the past 12 months.




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Ambulance service marks 100 years helping outback Queensland community of Longreach

Before the ambulance existed, if outback Queensland locals had an emergency, they had to drive to themselves to hospital.




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Rural patients left for hours with undiagnosed stroke, promoting calls for national telestroke service

The Stroke Foundation says patients with brain clots and haemorrhages are being left for hours untreated in rural hospitals which do not have the equipment or expertise to support them.




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Armed bandit with black-marker 'tattoos' jailed over robbery at Rockhampton service station

A 24-year-old man covered in fake tattoos drawn on with a black marker who robbed a service station with a replica gun in Rockhampton in central Queensland is sentenced to nearly four years in jail.




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Epson launches its ReadyPrint Subscription Service in the UK

Epson UK has launched ReadyPrint, its first subscription printing service for its consumer cartridge printer models.




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Sydney housing crisis puts essential services under pressure as workers leave city

Sydney has lost nearly 20 per cent of its essential workers in the past decade because of the city's housing affordability crisis, a report finds.




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Outback mechanic and Bribbaree local hero retires after 70 years of service

Since Maurice Henry began working as a mechanic in 1949, he has helped deliver two babies, rescued countless stranded drivers and become the heart and soul of his tiny town.





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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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Accessibility innovation via standards, governance and training services.

IBM can help your company make it happen.




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100 years of doing business; 100 years of doing good. Human Ability and Accessibility Center employees "doing good" for the IBM Celebration of Service.

As IBM turned 100 in June of 2011, the corporation embraced its history of service to the communities in which it does business. IBM encouraged employees to participate in the global IBM Celebration of Service. The IBMers who make up the Human Ability and Accessibility Center found many memorable ways of including accessibility as a focus of their participation in the Celebration of Service.




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Coronavirus updates: White House pushes for airport screenings; judge rules Kentucky churches can hold services; World cases near 4 million

The world is nearing 4 million cases of the coronavirus. More COVID-19 news Saturday.





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County of San Diego Department of Child Support Services v. C.P.

(California Court of Appeal) - Held that a father was not entitled to an adjustment in the child support arrears that accrued during his incarceration in federal prison. Vacated the decision below and remanded for further proceedings in this family court matter.




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Azar v. Allina Health Services

(United States Supreme Court) - Held that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services neglected its statutory notice-and-comment obligations when it revealed a new policy that dramatically -- and retroactively -- reduced Medicare payments to hospitals serving low-income patients. Concluded that the new policy must be vacated. Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the 7-1 Court (Justice Kavanaugh did not participate).