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Sydney Observer Education at a glance
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. Education at a glance. July 13, 2015. Australia’s education standards may be slipping. John Seroukas reports. According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development (OECD), Australia’s international education ranking has dropped in every major category by at least five places since 2003. Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan make up the report’s top five rankings. The report correlates education with the long-term wealth...
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Sydney Observer Why the cheapest spot in the car park might already be taken
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. Why the cheapest spot in the car park might already be taken. August 11, 2015. Struggling to find a car park that won’t shatter your weekly budget? Alex Dalland reveals how to cut costs. Although many people believe that city parking can be outrageously expensive, the key to saving can be as simple as booking online – according to car park operator Secure Parking. By searching based on your own parameters (be it proximity to destination, cheapest price or som...
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Sydney Observer The cost of council amalgamation
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. The cost of council amalgamation. July 28, 2015. Claims that the amalgamation of councils will drive down rates has been disproved by evidence from other states. Stephanie Stefanovic reports. According to Local Government NSW (LGNSW) President Keith Rhoades, council amalgamations have actually driven rates higher in other states such as Queensland and Victoria. This is despite amalgamations in 1994 that reduced the number of Victorian councils from 210 to 78.
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Sydney Observer Tony Smith elected as new Speaker
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. Tony Smith elected as new Speaker. August 10, 2015. Following Bronwyn Bishops much talked about resignation, Victorian MP Tony Smith has been elected as the new lower house Speaker. Mr Smith fended off three competitve rivals, including fellow Victorian Russell Broadbent, South Australian MP Andrew Southcott and Queenslander Ross Vasta, to win the chair in a Liberal party ballot 51-22 earlier this morning. 8220;We cannot afford for Parliament to repeat the hy...
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Sydney Observer Running from the blues
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. Running from the blues. July 24, 2015. A Northern Beaches man is running the length of Central America to fight out against anxiety and depression. Hope William-Smith reports. Avalon resident Olly Woolrych, 27, is part-way into a six month run from Mexico to Panama to raise depression and anxiety awareness for. Woolrych will run 5500km (approximately the length of Central America), in his quest to raise funds. More than $11 000 has already been raised for.
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Sydney Observer Wintery Weekend Fun
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. August 14, 2015. The sun may be out, but our beach days aren’t here just yet. Victoria Ticha helps you fill another wintery weekend. Join one of the specialised workshops hosted by leading tea specialists. Sunday August 16th from 9am to 4pm. Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh. For more information please visit http:/ www.sydneyteafestival.com.au/. Sunday August 16th from 11am to 5pm. The Australian Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour. Food & Wine.
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Sydney Observer Unpredictable and unaffordable
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. July 13, 2015. When it comes to house prices, only one thing is certain: we know nothing. The housing market is extremely unpredictable and for most Sydney-siders, unaffordable. Look no further than the North Shore for an example of this. Stephanie Stefanovic reports. According to the Urban Development Index of Australia, the increase in the cost of housing over the past few decades has greatly outstripped increases in income. Traditionally known as an afflue...
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Sydney Observer Top Five Winter Reads
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. Top Five Winter Reads. August 11, 2015. Searching for something more stimulating than mind-numbing reality TV? Victoria Ticha reveals our top reads. During these wintry months, it’s seemingly impossible to keep the mind active and sharp. We find ourselves interested in not much other than hot showers, chai lattes and for those especially cold winter nights – snuggling up close to the heater, hot chocolate in hand. Here are our top five reads this winter:.
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Sydney Observer Breaking the Poverty Cycle
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Food & Wine. Home & Garden. Fashion & Beauty. Breaking the Poverty Cycle. August 14, 2015. Searching for your next challenge? Sign up to the 40 Hour Famine and help raise funds to fight poverty in the process. Hope William-Smith reports. World Vision is celebrating forty years of the 40 Hour Famine this weekend, an initiative that has raised more than $200 million around the world. This year, money raised through the 40 hour famine will be channelled into World Vision projects in Bangladesh, East Timor, ...
