February 2019
Hello Kitty room in Tokyo's Keio Plaza Hotel Tama is a study in kawaii cuteness
She’s not just on T-shirts – Hello Kitty now has four themed rooms in a Tokyo hotel.
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May 2013
Waterhouse found guilty of two offences
Updated | Veteran horse trainer Gai Waterhouse has been found guilty of two offences and fined $5500 in her stoush with businessman John Singleton over the poor performance of his prized mare More Joyous.
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October 2012
Snowy Hydro sale would reap billions
The estimated value of the NSW government’s stake in the Snowy Hydro-electricity Scheme has tripled to more than $3 billion.
October 2012
NSW Labor urges rethink on gaming policy
Labor has called for a review of NSW’s casino policy after the monopoly licence held by Echo Entertainment expires and any licence is granted to James Packer for a hotel and gaming venture at Barangaroo.
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Citizens’ jury in on energy options
A democracy foundation backed by former NSW premier Nick Greiner has found that a citizens’ jury of randomly selected voters in NSW reached similar conclusions on energy policy as a Productivity Commission report out this week.
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August 2012
Men on the moon: the Dish’s role in history
On July 21, 1969, a former US fighter pilot stepped from a spacecraft onto the surface of the moon – and people around the world drew breath.
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NSW stands firm on school staffing policy
The NSW government will force public schools to adopt a new staffing policy after talks over an accord on teacher numbers and class sizes broke down.
July 2012
Franchise Sydney buses, NSW told
The NSW government is being urged to franchise publicly operated buses in Sydney as the private sector takes the helm of the city’s iconic ferry fleet from the end of this month.
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March 2012
Packer’s centre stage for new CBD theatre
Billionaire James Packer may be asked to pay for a new theatre in Sydney or other cultural amenities if his plan for a hotel and casino complex in the $6 billion Barangaroo development is approved.
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Cashing in on Port Botany
Dealing with the growing volumes of freight passing through Sydney’s Port Botany has become an urgent problem.
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Keneally refuses to vote against power sale
Former NSW Labor premier Kristina Keneally split from her parliamentary colleagues last night and abstained from voting against a bill by the Coalition government to privatise the state’s electricity generators.
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Baird will need to prove power sale worth it: MP
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird needs to convince minor party MPs to back his plan to sell the state’s electricity generators, one of the top policies of the one-year-old government.
February 2012
November 2011
Medich ‘took the rap’ for Macdonald’s infidelity
Updated | Property developer Ron Medich “took the rap” for former minister Ian Macdonald when his wife found a hotel key in his pocket after he had spent a night with a prostitute, a corruption inquiry has heard.
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Gotcha? Not quite
Smiling broadly, Robyn Parker sashayed into a grilling over her handling of a toxic chemical leak looking like her intensive media training was about to pay off.
Santos scraps pipeline plan
Resources giant Santos has withdrawn its plans for a controversial coal seam gas pipeline in central western NSW.
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March 2011
Lost strongholds fall to Liberals
The NSW Labor Party lost its heartland on Saturday, as vast swathes of western Sydney, the Illawarra, Central Coast and the Hunter Valley fell to the Liberal-Nationals Coalition.
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Speed link
A new high-speed train has cut two hours off the 400-kilometre trip from Helsinki in Finland to St Petersburg in Russia.
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German film festival
Say guten tag to the Audi Festival of German Films, featuring 39 current and classic German films and documentaries, some never-before-seen in Australia.
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‘Desperate’ Labor deals in hope
Advertising gurus say two commodities are sold in an election campaign: hope and fear.
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