With 91 per cent of votes counted, New Democracy was leading with 40.5 per cent of the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament, interior ministry figures showed. It was more than 20 points clear of Syriza, a radical progressive party which won elections in 2015 at the peak of a debilitating debt crisis and … [Read more…]
From stories of AI to war and conflict, to social media and its impact on wellbeing, it seems young authors across Australia have their fingers on the pulse of what is impacting today’s society. Buddies writers from Kindergarten to Year 9 took part in this year’s Kids News Short Story Competition, impressing judges with their … [Read more…]
Albury GP and now Greens MP Amanda Cohn (centre) campaigning for abortion access in rural NSW in 2020. Photo: Facebook. Four years after abortion was decriminalised in NSW, women across the Riverina are still denied access to pregnancy termination services. Region understands there is still no public or private facility in Wagga, Griffith or any … [Read more…]
On a dramatic Sunday at Trent Bridge, Australia fell from 1-149 to all out for 257 in their second innings, after star spinner Sophie Ecclestone fuelled two separate collapses of 6-49 and 3-0. England then got away to a flyer in the chase, and looked as if they could pull it off in a canter … [Read more…]
Wiradjuri elders Aunty Mark Atkinson, Aunty Jackie Ingram and Uncle James Ingram spoke to Region about why NAIDOC Week is such an important time on the Australian calendar. Photo: Jarryd Rowley. This year’s NAIDOC theme is ‘For Our Elders,’ and Region took the opportunity to sit down with local Wiradjuri elders Aunty Mary Atkinson, Aunty … [Read more…]
Carrix, a leading marine terminal operator in the U.S. and the Americas, announced that it has agreed to purchase Ceres Terminals (“Ceres”) from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners III, a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ceres was established over 60 years ago and now operates in 18 locations … [Read more…]
Lawrence carded eight birdies, five bogeys and five pars in a closing 69 as he finished 13 under par and overturned a four-shot deficit to Holland’s Joost Luiten. Luiten managed just one birdie and three bogeys in a closing 74, crucially missing from two feet for par on the 17th before narrowly failing to convert … [Read more…]
The Scots reached a mammoth total of 320 thanks mainly to the brilliance of Brandon McMullen, who notched a century alongside a healthy contribution from captain Richie Berrington. Oman’s slow run rate, partnered with Scotland’s regular wicket-taking ability, meant Doug Watson’s men were able to make it three wins from three in qualifying. Christopher McBride … [Read more…]
Australia went to tea on Sunday at 7-254, still holding a lead of 264 over England but with the game far more in the balance than it appeared likely to be earlier in the morning. In a dramatic 90-minute period either side of lunch, Australia lost the majority of their star-studded top and middle order … [Read more…]
Another day is in the books at the Netball Queensland Junior State Age Championships in Townsville. The best teams will now vye for a chance to be crowned state champions. Watch the Day two REPLAYS. KommunityTV will exclusively live stream every match from Court 5 and Court 11 on Sunday, with almost 40 matches shown … [Read more…]