OPINION: Olympics no reflection of nation's standing
THE Olympic fortnight allows us to be distracted for a moment by the glory and struggle of Australia's athletes, revelling in stories of triumph over adversity and the golden moments of country boys done good.And this Olympics those stories have been great, our athletes humble in victory and gracious in defeat.Commonwealth and Olympic Games, AFL and NRL premierships and the fortunes of our home town heroes help sustain the long cherished self-image of a little country taking it up to the big bo..>> view originalRIO 2016: Our most inspiring moments in photos
THE pool has gone green, and the news has been peppered with attacks on media and athletes, but that won't be how the Rio Games will be remembered. In the first week of Rio 2016, the world has been wowed by the moments. The incredible flexibility of American gymnast Simone Biles, and the spine-tingling harmonising and prayers of the Fiji Sevens after they won their first nation's medal, and made it gold. Australia has been no stranger to success at these games. Taking some predicted v..>> view original40 / 2 Photinia Crescent, Mountain Creek, Queensland 4557
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A CREW of 20 sailors aboard a coal ship have been stranded off the Queensland coast, unpaid and without food. Charities and sailor advocates are now rushing to dispatch an emergency delivery of supplies to the ship. The Chinese nationals aboard the 93,000-tonne Five Stars Fujian have been off the Port of Gladstone since July 19. The Fujian was arrested by order of the Federal Court in July but freed on Wednesday. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority then detained the ship afte..>> view originalMum's last contact with killed son was 'pocket dial'
THE mother of a former Sunshine Coast chef who was beaten to death in Brisbane has told a court her son was in fear and had a number of drug debts. An emotional Kata Milos told the Brisbane Supreme Court the last time she heard from her son Peter was the result of a pocket dial. Peter Milos was found dead in a Morningside home on May 6, 2014. James Thomas Howell has pleaded not guilty in Brisbane Supreme Court to Mr Milos's murder. Mr Howell and Mr Milos were friends and drug asso..>> view originalDane Bird-Smith's medal winning walk was unbelievable, totally ridiculous and bloody epic
WITH three kilometres remaining Dane Bird-Smith felt his hamstrings go.At that stage he was in third position chasing a pair of Chinese walkers and knew immediately he needed to draw on something special if he was going to continue Australia’s medal tradition at the Olympic Games.“I think I dropped my hamstrings with about 3km to go, they had just fallen off the back,” Bird-Smith, 24, said. “So I was walking on nothing.“I just had nothing left but I hung on ... it was unbelievable, totally ridic..>> view originalSt George Illawarra take confidence for finals tilt after upsetting Cronulla Sharks
St George Illawarra Dragons coach Paul McGregor still believes his side can reach the finals after his side caused one of the upsets of the season, downing bitter local rivals Cronulla 32-18 at Jubilee Oval on Saturday night.The Dragons put in one of their most impressive – and exciting – performances of the season to run out deserved winners at their spiritual home to put a serious dent in the Sharks' minor premiership hopes. Running roughshod: Josh Dugan makes a break at Jubilee Oval. Ph..>> view originalBrennan wins gold for Australia
KIM Brennan has delivered the gold medal a nation have been waiting for. The raging hot-favourite in the women’s single sculls final absorbed the weight of expectation and pressure to secure Australia’s first gold medal in rowing in eight years.And in a romantic and fitting subplot, Brennan is the first Australian to claim Olympic rowing gold since her husband Scott, who won gold in the double sculls at the Beijing Games.To the cheers of an army of Australian supporters, an emotional Brennan low..>> view originalFox, Nine battle to land the Hayne plane
For the past two weeks we've seen Jarryd Hayne cam, a camera trained purely on the cross-code star. And it won't be the last time we see television networks giving Hayne special attention.Fox Sports and the Nine Network are exploring the idea of making Hayne part of their sporting coverage. Hayne's agent, Wayne Beavis, is due to meet Fox's head of live sport, Steve Crawley, this week. And it's understood conversations have been held with NRL Footy Show boss Glenn Pallister. In demand: Jarr..>> view original
Monday, August 15, 2016
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