Councils have warned library services could soon be limited due to funding failing to kept pace with demand, as the cost-of-living crisis drives more people to use public resources.
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Mitchell Johnson: Nathan McSweeney was set up to fail by selectors who made him open against Jasprit Bumrah
Nathan McSweeney won’t be a part of Australian cricket’s biggest day and the decision to dump him for the Boxing Day Test was not only harsh, but it looks like he was set up to fail.
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NFL First Down Under: It’s crunch time as teams look to lock-in play-off berths
It’s put up or shut up for a number of teams in the NFL this week, with an abundance of playoff clinching and ruining scenarios waiting to unfold.
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Hedgehogs, bears and a singing ape battle for box office bragging rights this festive season
This year’s slate of Boxing Day and New Year’s Day movie releases is noticeably lacking at the big-budget end of the spectrum, but what it lacks in blockbusters, it more than makes up for in critters.
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The Barefoot Investor: Why I set up a bank account to get scammed… and what I learnt about scammers
I told my bank manager I was planning on being scammed. It was like I’d just announced I wanted to close a credit card, or get a vasectomy, or something else you shouldn’t disclose to your bank manager.
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David Koch: Christmas season downtime ideal to hone financial aims
The lead-up to Christmas is frantic.
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Joe Spagnolo: Cycle of life delivers happy Christmas: ‘Starting to wonder if I should give it a miss’
I’ve had an interesting lead-up to Christmas. I’m starting to wonder if I should give it a miss this year: whether Father Christmas is trying to send me a message that I should sit this one out.
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Sasha Hopkins’ A Team Property Group and Ricky Hirsch’s Fulfil The Dream compete after falling out
Once-tight business associates fell out when Sasha Hopkins’ A Team Property Group took off like a rocket with slicker marketing and more success Ricky Hirsch’s Fulfil The Dream.
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US to lift $10M bounty on Syrian rebel leader as Washington opens discussions with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The US is set to remove a $10 million bounty on Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the opposition group that spearheaded an offensive against Bashar Assad’s Syrian government forces. Barbara Leaf, the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, made the announcement in an online briefing on Friday while […]
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A trip back to the ’80s, with the feel of a more innocent age, whatever the reality
Adam Ross’ extraordinary second novel, “Playworld,” is a beguiling ode to a lost era, one that predates helicopter parenting, cellphones and perhaps even cynicism. It is set primarily over the course of one year during which prep school freshman Griffin Hurt undergoes a sentimental education like no other. Among the initiating events: “In the fall […]
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