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UNCOMMON SMITH’S PECULIAR HABITS

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he only thing common about Steve Smith is his surname.

Uncommon batting ability.

Uncommon fidgeting. Uncommon superstitions. Even uncommon eating.

The Australian captain says being forced to eat a humble banana helped him post his highest Test score against England in the third Test in Perth. Smith’s epic innings ended on 239.

Before play, he revealed his physical struggles to bat through Saturday’s entire day.

“I was actually really tired at tea yesterday and was struggling a little bit,” Smith told ...cont. on page 60 >> ABC radio.

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ou probably missed it, but not too long ago the Force slipped into Australia, enjoyed sipping coffees near the St Kilda Pier in Melbourne and dabbled in a bit of yoga. ... see page 22 >>

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Ex-Home and Away actor faces more charges

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ormer Home and Away actor Martin Lynes has indicated he will fight additional charges relating to the aggravated sexual assault he is due to be sentenced for next year.

Lynes, 50, was found guilty by a jury in August of digital penetration occasioning actual bodily harm to a woman at Bateau Bay on the NSW Central Coast in late-February 2016.

In Parramatta District Court on Thursday, Lynes said he will represent himself when he is sentenced on March 16 by Judge

VIC MURDERER ADMITS VIOLENT BURGLARY

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drug addict broke into a man’s home in Melbourne and attacked him with a crowbar two days before he slit another man’s throat and killed him, a court has been told.

Josef Molfese, 29, was found guilty by a jury in June of murdering Tung “Ricky” Trinh after he nearly completely severed his carotid arteries after demanding drugs.

In a pre-sentencing hearing on Monday, Molfese also pleaded guilty to violently breaking into a man’s home in South Melbourne two days before the murder on March 18, 2016, and stealing medication and $8000 in cash.

Robert Sutherland, who will also determine at least four other assault offences alleged to have occurred earlier that day.

VIC JAIL AUTHORITIES FINED $300K FOR RIOT

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ictoria’s justice department has been fined $300,000 for failing to provide a safe workplace during a prison riot sparked by a smoking ban.

The Department of Justice and Regulation on Friday pleaded guilty to one count of failing to provide a safe workplace at Melbourne’s Ravenhall Prison over the 2015 riot and were fined $300,000.

Prison authorities did not do enough to protect the prison’s 196 staff on June 30, 2015 and in the days leading up to the riot, Melbourne Magistrates Court was told.

Vic premier on the zoo carnivore trail

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elbourne Zoo’s snow leopards, lions and tigers are getting acclimatised to their glamorous new homes along the $9 million “carnivores’ trail”.

Ahead of the precinct’s official opening, Premier Daniel Andrews walked the track with two of

his children but the creatures were reluctant to meet and greet Victoria’s highest-ranking political animal.

“Finally, you’ve got for these magnificent creatures, facilities that match the quality of your care for them,” Mr Andrews told zoo staff on Monday.

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timeline of international events that grabbed our attention, shook our foundations and shaped the world in 2017: Jan 20 - Donald Trump is inaugurated as 45th US president

Feb 12 - North Korea conducts its first known test of a new mid-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2

Feb 15 - Kim Jong-un’s half brother Kim Jong-nam is assassinated at an airport in Kuala Lumpur when two women attack him with the VX nerve agent

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March 22 - Khalid Masood drives a car over Westminster Bridge in London and kills three pedestrians before stabbing a police officer to death and being shot dead by police

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May 22 - Suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonates a bomb at Manchester Arena as fans are leaving an Ariana Grande concert, killing himself and 22 others

June 2 - President Donald Trump announces he is pulling the US out of the Paris Climate accord June 3 - Eight people, including Australians Sara Zelanak and Kirsty Boden, are killed in a terror attack on London Bridge and Borough Markets

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April 4 - Gas attack kills scores of people in Idlib, Syria

April 12 - Australian woman Cassie Sainsbury is arrested with almost 6kg of cocaine in her luggage at Colombia’s El Dorado airport

July 21 - Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer resigns, following the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci

May 8 - Emmanuel Macron wins the French presidential election, defeating populist Marine Le Pen

May 10 - Donald Trump fires FBI director James Comey, as Comey steps up investigation into TrumpRussia probe

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July 4 - North Korea conducts its first flight test of an ICBM, the Hwasong-14 July 12 - Scientists confirm that a one trillion tonne iceberg measuring 5800 square km has calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, one of the biggest icebergs on record to break away from the continent

April 7 - US orders a barrage of missile strikes against an airfield in Syria to punish the Assad regime for the Idlib attack

ACTRESSES REBUKE MATT DAMON OVER COMMENTS

May 19 - Sweden’s top prosecutor says she is dropping an investigation into rape claims against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

June 15 - Fire rips through Grenfell Tower in West London, killing 71 people

March 29 - UK triggers Article 50 to formally begin Brexit

HAYEK SAYS WEINSTEIN MADE STRANGE DEMANDS

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June 8 - Theresa May’s conservatives fail to win a majority in a shock result in the snap British election, forcing her to broker a deal with Northern Ireland’s DUP

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May 14 - North Korea premiers a newly developed intermediate range missile,

July 15 - Australian woman Justine Damond is fatally shot by a US police officer outside her home in Minneapolis after making an emergency call

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HAPED THE WORLD IN 2017 September 15 - A home-made sides” and later says there were some “very bomb explodes on a packed rushfine” people on both sides hour commuter train in London injuring 30 people Aug 18 - A van ploughs into crowds Sept 15 - Cassini spacecraft in Barcelona’s historic plunges into Saturn’s atmosphere Las Ramblas district in and burns up after 20 year a terror attack, killing mission seven-year-old NSW Sept 19 - Earthquake in Mexico boy Julian Cadman and City kills 370 July 28 - North Korea conducts injuring four other Australians its second test of the Hwasong-14 Sept 19 - Trump delivers maiden including his mother ICBM speech to UN General Assembly Aug 25 - Myanmar’s military taunting Kim Jong Un as “rocket July 31 - Anthony Scaramucci is launches a sweeping military man” and threatening to “totally ousted by new chief of staff John offensive in response to destroy North Korea”. Kim retorts Kelly after 10 days on the job coordinated attacks on the by calling Trump a mentally Aug 1 - A calf born in Texas security forces by Rohingya makes global headlines for it’s muslim insurgents in the north of deranged dotard Rakhine State Sept 24 - Angela Merkel wins uncanny resemblance to KISS a fourth term as German frontman Gene Simmons Sept 3 - North Korea tests a Chancellor hydrogen bomb designed for Aug 8 - Trump threatens North Korea with “fire and fury” if it threatens the US, North Korea responds by saying it will attack Guam Aug 12 - A woman is killed and 19 people are injured when a car ploughs into a crowd at a White Supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virgina. Trump condemns violence “on many

a long-range missile, its most powerful nuclear test to date

Oct 1 - Gunman Stephen Paddock kills 58 people in worst mass killing in modern US Sept 15 - North Korea fires another Hwasong-12 missile over history when he opens fire on Japan into the Pacific, marking it concertgoers in Las Vegas the country’s longest missile flight Oct 5 - The New York Times publishes a story chronicling Sept 4 - Kensington Palace decades of sexual harassment announces a third royal baby

by Hollywood mogul Harvey is on the way for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Weinstein

Oct 17 - US-backed militias in Syria declare victory over Islamic State in its capital Raqqa

Oct 19 - Winston Peters announces he’ll form a coalition government with Labour, handing Jacinda Ardern the prime ministership of New Zealand.

Oct 23 - Philippines declares end to fighting in Marawi Oct 27 - Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain

Oct 31 - Sayfullo Saipov ploughs a rented ute into a New York bicycle path killing eight people Nov 13 - Earthquake near IraqIran border kills 530 people

Nov 27 - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce their engagement, ending months of feverish speculation

Nov 29 - North Korea launches its Hwasong 15, an ICBM capable of reaching the US mainland Dec 6 - IOC bans Russia from Winter Olympics

Dec 7 - Trump announces US will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

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SAGA Teens warned to pump CITIZENSHIP COSTS TAXPAYERS $11.6M down the volume T

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eople using headphones to listen to loud music are being warned to pump down the volume.

The advice from experts comes as a new study found that two-out-of-five Australians who regularly use headphones believe they have some form of hearing loss.

The study’s co-author Elizabeth

Beach says people should keep the volume below 80 per cent and limit listening time to no more than 1.5 hours a day.

“It really boils down to three simple questions: How loud, how long, and how often do you listen?” she said.

Researchers at the National Acoustic Laboratories at Macquarie University assessed the impact of personal listening devices (PLDs) on the hearing of more than 4000 Australians.

“We found that 41 per cent of participants reported feeling they have a hearing loss, with 20 per cent reporting difficulties with speech in noise,” lead investigator Megan Gilliver said.

Unsurprisingly teenagers listen to their PLDs the most, with 15-to-19 year olds tuned in for an average 88 hours a month.

This drops to 47 hours a month among the over 50s.

Average listening volume stayed fairly similar across age groups

at around 48-55 per cent of the maximum volume of a device.

Those who listened at high volumes for long durations, in all age groups were more likely to report hearing difficulties, particularly in relation to speech and conversation, Dr Gilliver said.

“These results suggest a potential relationship between PLD use and speech-in-noise hearing difficulties, indicating that PLD users need to be aware that their listening habits could be impacting their ability to hear in other settings,” Dr Gilliver said.

Dr Beach suggests some retail therapy could alleviate the problem.

“If you’re a regular listener, it’s a good idea to invest in a pair of good quality, well-fitting, noise-cancelling earbuds or headphones. Not only will you appreciate the sound quality, you’ll find you won’t need to use your volume control to drown out unwanted background sounds.”

he dual-citizenship saga affecting federal MPs has cost Australian taxpayers more than $11 million in legal costs.

The mid-year budget papers, released in Canberra on Monday, show the cost of the constitutional matters came in at $11.6 million.

Nine MPs and senators have faced the High Court, with two more Labor members referred for hearings in the new year.

VIC DETECTIVE CHARGED WITH ACCESSING INFO

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Victorian police officer has been charged with accessing and sharing information.

The detective senior constable was charged with three counts of disclosing police information, police said on Monday.

He has been suspended with pay and is due to face Melbourne Magistrates Court on February 8.

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ccused Bourke Street driver Dimitrious Gargasoulas’ younger brother is worried about his sibling’s mental health in prison as prosecutors consider whether he is fit to stand trial.

Angelo Gargasoulas was in court on Monday to support his 27-year-old brother as he appeared before the Victorian Supreme Court via video link for a directions hearing.

The accused man on Friday waived his right to a pre-trial committal hearing and pleaded not guilty to 39 offences, including six counts of murder and 28 of attempted murder, over the Bourke St rampage on January 20.

Mental health experts who assessed Gargasoulas in custody believe his mental fitness to plead and stand trial is an issue.

Director of Public Prosecutions John Champion SC said they are awaiting another report before deciding how the case will proceed.

The report, by the state’s criminal mental health service Forensicare, is not expected to be completed before March.

“I would hope Forensicare

would give this matter urgent priority,” Justice Lex Lasry said.

“This is one of those cases where there is some level of pressure.”

Defence barrister Theo Alexander said Gargasoulas’ ability to understand what was happening in court was an issue.

“The primary inquiry is his current presentation,” he told the court.

Outside court, Angelo said he was worried about his older brother.

“That’s the only thing I’m more than concerned about, pretty much his mental health and how he’s doing,” he told media.

“Family’s family after all, at the end of the day.”

Angelo said he and his brother have been writing each other letters while the 27-year-old has been in prison.

The 26-year-old said Dimitrious has “most definitely” shown remorse for what has happened.

“It’s definitely showing.”

The case is due to return to court on March 2 for an update about whether Gargasoulas can stand trial or whether he should face a hearing about his mental state.

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Puppy farming outlawed in Victoria

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og advocates and a tiny poodle called Oscar are celebrating after laws to ban puppy farming passed Victorian parliament.

The number of dogs that breeders are allowed to keep will be limited after a bill passed on Friday in a tight upper house vote.

The new laws, championed by welfare group Oscar’s Law, also mean pet shops will no longer be allowed to sell puppies.

“Today’s an incredible victory,” Oscar’s Law founder Debra Tranter told reporters in Melbourne.

“For the first time anywhere in Australia we’ve got a cap on the number of dogs that puppy farms are allowed to keep.

“It’s the end of the days where we see literally hundreds of dogs lined up in sheds, pumping out puppies for the pet market.”

Ms Tranter said pet shops will now become adoption centres for rescue dogs, who will benefit from the changes.

From April 2020 breeders will be able to keep a maximum of 50 fertile female dogs.

Breeders with more than 10 female dogs will have to seek

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W Oscar’s Law founder Debra Tranter with other animal advocates and their dogs at Victoria’s Parliament House in Melbourne, Friday, December 15, 2017. Animal advocates are celebrating new laws that ban puppy farming. ministerial approval and will be subject to stricter regulations.

Oscar’s Law advocates gathered at Victoria’s Parliament House with their furry companions and cried tears of joy after the successful vote.

The group is named after Ms Tranter’s toy poodle Oscar who was a stud dog at a puppy factory before being rescued.

“He inspired the campaign,” Ms Tranter said, cradling the tiny 11-year-old dog.

“He spent the first five years of his life in a shed, supplying puppies for pet shops.”

Under the reforms, anyone selling a pet must also provide a registered source number to show where the animal was bred.

“If we don’t know where a kitten or pup was bred, we can’t possibly know what conditions they or their mum have been living in,” RSPCA chief executive Liz Walker said in a statement, welcoming the laws.

alt Disney Co has struck a deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox for $US52.4 billion ($A73.4 billion) in stock, giving the world’s largest entertainment company an arsenal of shows and movies to combat digital rivals Netflix and Amazon.

The deal brings to a close more than half a century of expansion by Murdoch, 86, who turned a single Australian newspaper he inherited from his father at the age of 21 into one of the world’s most important global news and film conglomerates.

The new, slimmed down Fox will focus on TV news and sport.

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Simpsons writer boasts Fox sale prediction

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he executive producer of comedy cartoon The Simpsons has joked about the show’s prediction that Disney would purchase a proportion of 21st Century Fox. Writer Matt Selman, who has worked on the show since 1997, tweeted an image from an early episode of the series, depicting

the Fox logo with the caption: “A division of Walt Disney Co.” He wrote simply: “CALLED IT.” His light-hearted post comes hours after the news that the film company has signed a $US52.4 billion ($A73.4 billion) deal with Fox, buying out entertainment assets including Sky. The Simpsons’ foreshadowing

of the move adds to a list of landmark events previously hinted at by the program including the election of US President Donald Trump.

In a 2000 futuristic episode, an older Lisa Simpson takes over the White House and alludes to the economic legacy left behind by her predecessor “Donald Trump”.

HUNDREDS OF CANNABIS PLANTS SEIZED IN VIC

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wo men and a woman have been charged after more than 800 cannabis plants and a firearm were seized during police raids in Melbourne’s northwest.

Eight houses at Brookfield, Melton West, Rockbank, Caroline Springs and Burnside Heights were raided in an operation stretching from Monday to Friday.

A 53-year-old Melton West woman, and men aged 26 and 31 from Caroline Springs and Burnside Heights respectively, face drugs and trafficking charges.

In this Dec. 16, 2017 photo, attendees at the Harvest Cup Cannabis Competition Trade Show and Expo take photos of a 100-foot joint at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The effort was led by Beantown Greentown, a Boston-based cannabis club and advocacy group.

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ustralians gearing up for summer are being urged to be cautious about relying on aerosol sunscreens and some mosquito repellents.

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executive Professor Sanchia Aranda says her organisation isn’t recommending Australians use aerosol sunscreen this summer given so many people use it incorrectly.

She says aerosol sunscreens make it harder for people to apply the amount of protection they need, especially if they’re outdoors or in windy conditions.

“People seem to be using them a bit like a mosquito repellent, whereas you’re still trying to get exactly the same amount on as you would with a cream sunscreen,” she told reporters on Thursday.

Prof Aranda recommended people use five millilitres of sunscreen - that’s about a teaspoon - on each arm, leg or other section of the body.

“If you are going to continue to use an aerosol, make sure you get that amount on and rub it in as

you would a normal sunscreen,” she said.

Applying sunscreen 20 minutes before you go outside, reapplying every two hours, sticking to shade and wearing a hat, protective clothing, and sunglasses were also still the way to go, Prof Aranda said.

Meanwhile, people who rely on insect repellent wristbands and sound-emitting apps to ward off mozzies are also being urged use caution.

Mosquito Researcher at NSW Health Pathology Cameron Webb says the products don’t provide adequate protection from mosquito bites, which can pose health risks such as Ross River virus.

He said with conditions expected to be wetter than usual this summer, there would be plenty of mosquitoes about.

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Scenes at the iconic TV show’s fictional Bada Bing club were shot inside Satin Dolls in Lodi.

On Thursday, New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino announced that Satin Dolls and another club owned by the same family must stop live entertainment this month and sell their liquor licences by January 3.

Investigators say former owner Anthony Cardinalle continued to run the clubs despite being barred from doing so. They say the clubs failed to account for large amounts of cash moving in and out.

Satin Dolls also faces pending charges from alcohol investigators of criminal solicitation of prostitution and lewd activity.

This Aug. 17, 2007 file photo shows the interior of the Satin Dolls strip club, which served as the filming location for the Bada Bing strip club scenes for “The Sopranos,” series in Lodi, N.J.

GENE SIMMONS DENIES SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

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iss bassist Gene Simmons has responded to a lawsuit filed by a woman alleging sexual misconduct, saying in a statement that he “did not assault the person making these accusations in the manner alleged in the complaint or harm her in any way.”

The lawsuit was filed by a “Jane Doe”, and recounted an incident that allegedly occurred in November during an interview. The woman stated that Simmons made “several aggressive, unwanted sexual advances despite Jane Doe’s active and clear discouragement.”

The lawsuit states that during the interview, Simmons “reached over and grabbed [Doe’s] hand and, forcefully, placed it on his knee.” Doe withdrew her hand, “feeling that this was an unwanted sexual advance,” but Simmons continued to reach for it.

Simmons also allegedly made salacious comments towards Doe and “flicked/struck” her throat, at which time Doe ended the interview. Afterwards, however, the lawsuit alleges that Simmons “reached towards [Doe’s] buttocks and touched it”.

“Friends, I intend to defend myself against any alleged charges you may have been reading about in the media,” Simmons said in a statement posted to Twitter.

“For the record ... I am conferring with my lawyers with the aim of vigorously countering these allegations. And, I look forward to my day in court where the evidence will prove my innocence.”

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‘Experts losing battle to curb gonorrhoea’

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he soaring rates of gonorrhoea in Australia combined with antimicrobial resistance could be the “perfect storm” as experts loose the battle to curb the sexually transmitted infection among young Australians, warns a researcher.

In response to the potential health threat, University of Queensland researchers are leading a clinical study to determine the most appropriate treatment for patients by analysing drug resistance from the DNA of the organism causing the infection.

Associate Professor David Whiley says this would enable the most powerful antibiotics to be

preserved for cases that would not respond to other drugs.

“We know the antibiotic pipeline is wearing thin, so we’re using the molecular test to identify gonorrhoea that would be susceptible to older drugs like ciprofloxacin,” Dr Whiley said.

“Ciprofloxacin would not be recommended for general use but could be effective for many patients, instead of our really precious drugs that we need to protect.”

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The highest incidences were among men who have sex with men in urban areas, and among people living in remote Indigenous communities.

“Numbers have increased dramatically in the past five to 10 years, and we are actually getting up to rates which are similar to the pre-1980s HIV/AIDS campaigns around safe sex,” said Dr Whiley.

“We are losing the battle to control gonorrhoea even though we have organisms that are still very susceptible to our current drugs,” he warned.

The World Health Organisation recently warned about sporadic incidences - including one case in Australia - of gonorrhoea

resistant to all current antibiotics.

“That was a tourist who appears to have been infected by a fellow tourist somewhere in Australia and left the country, and we haven’t been able to find that strain since,” Dr Whiley said.

Dr Whiley is calling on GPs and sexual health clinicians to ring all the alarm bells if someone appears to have failed treatment, although he stressed that is not expected at this stage.

“In Australia at the moment we have a control issue rather than a treatment issue.”

(But) if we were to suddenly have gonorrhoea organisms that are very difficult to treat, that’s almost the perfect storm--we definitely don’t want that.”

ACTRESSES REBUKE MATT DAMON OVER COMMENTS

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innie Driver and Alyssa Milano have criticised Matt Damon over his comments on the sexual misconduct scandal engulfing Hollywood.

Damon, 47, sparked controversy when he said that there are different levels of behaviour and not all the men who have been accused should be

painted with the same brush.

“I do believe that there’s a spectrum of behaviour and we’re going to have to figure, you know, there’s a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation,” he told Popcorn With Peter Travers, on ABC News.

“Both of those behaviours need to

be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn’t be conflated.”

British actress Driver, 47, who once dated Damon, her Good Will Hunting co-star, wrote on Twitter: “God God, seriously?”

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SOUP NAZI EXEC PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX CHARGE

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he former chief financial officer of a company that licensed the name and recipes of the chef who inspired the tyrannical Soup Nazi character on the TV comedy Seinfeld pleaded guilty on Monday to tax evasion, according to court records.

Robert Bertrand, 63, pleaded guilty to one count of failing to pay taxes before US District Judge Pamela Chen in Brooklyn federal court. Michael Weil, a lawyer for Bertrand, declined to comment on the plea.

Bertrand, who was CFO of Soupman Inc, was charged by federal prosecutors in May with depriving the US Internal

Revenue Service of roughly $US594,000 ($A831,600) of taxes by failing to report $US2.85 million of cash and stock that a subsidiary of Soupman quietly awarded employees from 2010 to 2014.

Soupman, which was not charged, said at the time it was suspending Bertrand. The company could not immediately be reached for comment on Monday.

As part of his plea, Bertrand agreed to pay about $US78,500 in restitution, representing the amount he personally benefited, according to John Marzulli, a spokesman for the office of Acting US Attorney Bridget Rohde in

Brooklyn.

Based in the New York City borough of Staten Island, Soupman sells products under the Original SoupMan brand.

It traces its roots to 1984, when Al Yeganeh opened his soup shop on West 55th Street in midtown Manhattan and soon began drawing long lines of customers.

Yeganeh was the inspiration

for Yev Kassem, a character portrayed by Larry Thomas on a 1995 Seinfeld episode who was known for making customers follow strict ordering rules, or risk being shunted away with his forceful bellow: “No soup for you!”

Pentagon acknowledges UFO investigation

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The so-called Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Programme spent $US22 million ($A31m) a year investigating reports of unidentified flying objects.

The newspaper attributed the creation of the program to Nevada senator Harry Reid, who led the Democratic faction in the upper chamber for

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The group, which included a 12-year-old boy, left Sri Lanka on November 17 and were arrested by Australian Border Force officials on Wednesday at Learmonth in northwest WA. The ColomboPage website said the asylum seekers had since been flown back to Sri Lanka.

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Egg fossils crack secret of flying reptile

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he discovery in northwestern China of hundreds of fossilised pterosaur eggs is providing fresh understanding of these flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs, including evidence that their babies were born flightless and needed parental care.

Scientists said on Thursday they unearthed 215 eggs of the fish-eating Hamipterus tianshanensis - a species whose adults had a crest atop an elongated skull, pointy teeth and a wingspan of more than 3.5 metres including 16 eggs containing partial embryonic remains.

Fossils of hundreds of male and female adult Hamipterus individuals were found alongside juveniles and eggs at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region site, making this Cretaceous Period species that lived 120 million years ago perhaps the best understood of all pterosaurs.

“We want to call this region ‘Pterosaur Eden,’” said paleontologist Shunxing Jiang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of

long period of parental care. Our conclusion is that a baby Hamipterus can walk but can’t fly,” Jiang said, an unexpected finding.

The researchers believe these pterosaurs lived in a bustling colony near a large freshwater lake.

Kellner cited evidence that females gathered together to lay eggs in nesting colonies and Vertebrate Paleontology and returned over the years to the Paleoanthropology. same nesting site.

Pterosaurs were Earth’s first They suspect the eggs and some flying vertebrates. Birds and bats juvenile and adult individuals appeared later. were washed away from a nesting Until now, no pterosaur eggs site in a storm and into the lake, had been found with embryos where they were preserved and preserved in three dimensions. later fossilised.

Researchers think up to 300 eggs The oblong eggs, up to about may be present, some buried 7.2cm long, were pliable with a under the exposed fossils. thin, hard outer layer marked by The embryonic bones cracking and crazing covering indicated the hind legs of a a thick membrane inner layer, baby Hamipterus developed resembling soft eggs of some more rapidly than crucial wing modern snakes and lizards. elements like the humerus bone, There had been a paucity of said paleontologist Alexander pterosaur eggs and embryos Kellner of Museu Nacional in Rio in the paleontological record de Janeiro. because it is difficult for soft“Some birds can fly on the same shelled eggs to fossilise. day they break out from the egg, The research was published in while some others will need a the journal Science.

COCAINE FOUND IN KID’S BOOKS, POLICE SAY

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n American man has faced court charged with trying to import cocaine into Melbourne, allegedly hidden in children’s books.

The 71-year-old landed at Melbourne International Airport on December 11 aboard an aircraft from Dubai and was allegedly found to be carrying about 700 grams of cocaine.

“Officers drilled into one of the books and discovered a white-powder substance, which returned a positive indication for cocaine,” a statement from Australian Border Force said.

It added that the man would remain in custody until his next court appearance on March 5.

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DIGITAL WORLD OFFERS OPPORTUNITY AND HARM

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igital technology is already changing childhood and could be a game-changer for the world’s poorest children but experts are warning it could also just draw new dividing lines.

A new report from UNICEF, released on Monday, looks at how online and digital opportunities can be harnessed to benefit disadvantaged children and protect the most vulnerable.

It says digital technologies bring many opportunities, particularly for children in remote or isolated areas through education and giving access to information that can help their communities, and allows kids to participate on

equal footing, such as those with disabilities.

But globally there are many access gaps: between the rich and poor, along gender lines, and language barriers where not much content is available in someone’s native tongue.

Children who can only use mobiles to access the internet often end up with a second-best experience. And UNICEF warns that digital technology can make children more susceptible to harm, both on and offline.

In Australia, the vast majority of teenagers are online, with nearly one in four children first using the internet before they were eight.

The average time spent online each week for teenagers (18 hours) is nearly double that for all Australians aged over 15.

One in five teens experience cyberbullying and are exposed to inappropriate content. About one in 12 younger children report the same bad sides to being online.

“The internet was designed for adults, but it is increasingly used by children and young people - and digital technology increasingly affects their lives and futures,” UNICEF Australia director Tony Stuart said.

“But while the internet has the ability to significantly benefit children, we need to realise it also

has the capacity to enable harm to them.”

UNICEF has made 29 recommendations in six broad areas on how parents, governments and business can protect children while making sure as many as possible can access online opportunities.

These include investing in free public hotspots, promoting the creating of content relevant to children, offering maximum privacy settings by default for children, teaching digital literacy from the early years of school, and ensuring parents are good role models in sensible use of technology.

Amazon says Australia launch is its biggest YOUTUBE TO LAUNCH MUSIC A SUBSCRIPTION

mazon claims its Australian online store’s launch was its biggest ever international opening with tens of thousands of shoppers visiting the site in one day.

A statement from the e-commerce giant said first day orders on Amazon.com.au were higher than for any other launch day in the company’s history.

And, orders were placed across all of its 23 categories in the 24 hours after it launched on Tuesday, it said.

“We are

thankful to Australian customers for making this a landmark day in Amazon history,” Amazon Australia country manager Rocco Braeuniger said.

“From early in the day, we experienced visitor numbers that far exceeded our expectations.”

Amazon

launched in the US in 1994 and in the UK in 1998 when online shopping was just gaining traction.

Its most recent launches include Singapore and Mexico in 2013 and the Netherlands in 2014.

Its launch in Australia, which mainly consisted of third party sellers and a limited selection of Amazon products, has been described by shoppers and retail analysts as underwhelming.

Citi and Morgan Stanley analysts said the discounts were not as heavy as expected and the product range was patchy and lacked market leading brands across a number of categories.

Mr Rocco said that in the long term the offering will expand with an ever-increasing selection of products at low prices.

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lphabet Inc’s YouTube plans to introduce a paid music streaming service in March, Bloomberg is reporting.

Record label Warner Music Group has already signed on while Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Merlin, a consortium of independent labels, are in talks with the video streaming website, Bloomberg said.

The service, internally referred to as Remix according to Bloomberg, will compete with similar offerings from Spotify and Apple Inc. Google, another Alphabet unit, introduced Google Play Music, a streaming service, in 2011.

YouTube launched ad-free, subscription-based YouTube Red in 2016 featuring exclusive video content from popular creators such as Lilly Singh and Michael Stevens.

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Facebook rejects claims it damages society

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acebook says it is a different company to the one described by a former executive as ripping apart society.

Former vice president for user growth Chamath Palihapitiya said he feels tremendous guilt over the creation of the site, adding: “We have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.”

He said social media was leaving users “vacant and empty”.

However, the social media giant has dismissed Palihapitiya’s description as one of a company that no longer exists.

“Chamath has not been at Facebook for over six years,” a spokeswoman for the firm said.

“When Chamath was at Facebook, we were focused on building new social media experiences and growing Facebook around the world.

“Facebook was a very different

company back then and as we have grown, we have realised how our responsibilities have grown too. We take our role very seriously and we are working hard to improve.

“We’ve done a lot of work and research with outside experts and academics to understand the effects of our service on well-being, and we’re using it to inform our product development.

“We are also making significant investments more in people, technology and processes, and as Mark Zuckerberg said on the last earnings call, we are willing to reduce our profitability to make sure the right investments are made.”

Palihapitiya, who was speaking at a Stanford Graduate School of Business event, urged people to take a “hard break from some of these tools”.

The 41-year-old added: “The

short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how society works.

“No civil discourse, no cooperation; misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem - this is not about Russians ads. This is a global problem.

“We are in a really bad state of affairs right now.”

Palihapitiya, whose comments were made in November but have only recently been reported, did also say that the company “overwhelmingly does positive good in the world”.

He said: “We curate our lives around this perceived sense of perfection because we get rewarded in these short-term signals - hearts, likes, thumbs up.

“And we conflate that with value and we conflate that with truth.

“Instead, what it is, is fake brittle popularity.”

Facebook launches Messenger app for kids

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acebook has launched a new version of its Messenger app that is aimed at children.

Messenger Kids is being trialled in the US as a standalone app for a smartphone or tablet that is controlled from a parent’s Facebook account and does not create a main Facebook profile for young users.

The social network says the app has been designed to enable children to “safely” video chat and message friends and family, and has been developed in consultation with parents and safety experts.

“Today, parents are increasingly allowing their children to use tablets and smartphones, but often have questions and concerns about how their kids use them and which apps are appropriate,” Facebook’s Loren Cheng said.

“So when we heard about the need for better apps directly from parents during research and conversations with parents, we knew we needed to develop it alongside with the people who were going to use it, as well as experts who could help guide our thinking.

“In addition to our research with thousands of parents, we’ve engaged with over a dozen expert advisers in the areas of child development, online safety, and children’s media and technology who’ve helped inform our approach to building our first app for kids.”

Messenger Kids requires parents to set up an account for their child, where only a name is required, with all contacts added and approved by parents from their main Facebook account.

The app is currently only available in the US on Apple’s iOS operating system.

Facebook says the app complies with US child online privacy laws and contains no adverts.

UBER RIVAL TAXIFY LAUNCHES IN SYDNEY

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new ride-sharing company launching in Sydney hopes to shake up the market currently dominated by Uber by offering half-priced fares for one month.

Taxify, which claims to be Europe’s fastest-growing ridesharing app, will begin servicing Sydneysiders from Tuesday morning. It already has more than 4000 drivers registered.

The launch marks the first entry of Taxify into the Australian market.

In an opening swipe at its main rival, the company issued a statement highlighting its commission of 15 per cent, almost half the amount Uber takes from its drivers.

Founder Markus Villig is confident Sydney residents will embrace another ride-sharing option.

“We have based our business model on fairness and transparency,” he said in a statement. “It is because of this that we have had so many drivers sign up to Taxify in such a short space of time.”

The app already operates in 20 countries around the globe.

Trade and Industry Minister Niall Blair welcomed the investment in NSW. “This is a sign of confidence from a major player that overseas investment in NSW is in more demand than ever before,” he said.

Cyber skills training push for Victoria

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ictoria could become a training ground for the future’s cyber security experts under a push from the state government.

The Andrews Labor government announced on Tuesday it would pitch in $4.7 million to help support a new national cyber security program at a Melbourne vocational college.

“As more and more Victorians use the internet to do their banking and shopping, it’s vital we have job ready graduates to fight the increasing threat of cybercrime,” Training Minister Gayle Tierney said.

The Cyber Security National Program will launch in 2018 at the Box Hill Institute and will give students on-the-job experience and address the skills shortage in the area.

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Men jailed for ‘drug version of Uber Eats’

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our men have been jailed after they were caught operating a highly organised and successful Sydney business described as “the drug version of Uber Eats”.

Khaled Dib, Mohamed Dib, Ihsan Salma and Omer Arab mostly used taxis to deliver mobile phone orders for cocaine from up to 900 customers across an area spanning the Northern Beaches to Cronulla.

“This was a sophisticated criminal operation which ran a drug-dealing network along the lines of that legitimate business (Uber Eats), using mobile phones for customers to place orders and, in most cases, taxis driven by an offender to satisfy those orders,” NSW District Court Judge Peter Berman said on Tuesday.

Judge Berman said customers made an order by contacting one of the Dibs, who would either allocate the job to a driver or deliver the cocaine themselves.

“There was much that would be familiar to the operator of a legitimate taxi business,” he said.

“This is not surprising as the majority of the offenders were taxi drivers - not that they performed that function when they were delivering drugs.”

Police estimate the men

had between 800 and 900 customers and on Fridays and Saturdays each driver could meet as many as 100 people, the agreed statement of facts reveals.

Judge Berman said while a hard-working attitude was usually viewed as a good thing, when it came to sentencing, in this case, the men’s “very industriousness has made their offences serious indeed”.

He sentenced Salma, who had $337, 870 in his possession on his arrest, to a maximum of seven years and six months in jail with a non-parole period of four years and three months for supplying a commercial quantity of cocaine and knowingly dealing in the proceeds of crime.

Khaled Dib was sentenced to seven years with a nonparole period of four years for supplying a commercial quantity of cocaine while Mohamed Dib received seven years and three months with a non-parole period of four years and two months.

Arab received a term of five years and 10 months with a non-parole period of three years and four months for supplying cocaine, possessing an unregistered firearm and possessing a taser.

For Arab and the Dibs, the judge also took into account an offence of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime. He gave all the men a 25 per cent discount for their guilty pleas.

Judge Berman noted that each of them offered their heavy cocaine use as some explanation for their crimes, claiming they

weren’t involved in the drug supply operation to fund a luxurious lifestyle.

But he said their explanation also demonstrated how serious drug supply was.

“Who knows how many of their many customers would have committed crimes to fund their habits?” the judge said.

HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO PROBABLY SAFER

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new wave of “heat-notprofile of heat-not-burn products. Alan Boobis. “There is likely Its report to Public Health to be a reduction in risk for burn” tobacco products England (PHE) said people using cigarette smokers who switch are probably safer than such products were exposed to to heat-not-burn products but traditional cigarettes but the devices still produce a number of between 50 and 90 per cent fewer quitting entirely would be more beneficial.” potentially harmful compounds, harmful and potentially harmful PHE, which is charged with some of which are carcinogenic, a chemicals compared with protecting health and wellbeing, British panel of experts says. conventional cigarettes.

But it was unable to quantify the has previously endorsed a shift Cigarette maker Philip Morris to vaping with e-cigarettes as a International has led the “THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT less risky alternative to smoking way in developing the new non-burn products and HEAT-NOT-BURN PRODUCTS STILL - but the organisation said the evidence on heat-not-burn was its iQOS device is one of POSE A RISK TO USERS,” two available in Britain, still sketchy.

“Heat-not-burn tobacco risk precisely versus conventional alongside British American products are not the same as Tobacco’s iFUSE. cigarettes or e-cigarettes because of limited data. The e-cigarettes,” said Rosanna Whereas e-cigarettes use O’Connor, PHE director of drugs, experts also noted significant nicotine-laced liquid, the new devices heat tobacco to a high technical differences between the alcohol and tobacco.

“There is a large amount of enough temperature to create a products, with iQOS generating evidence that shows vaping is vapour but not smoke. a maximum temperature of 350 degrees centigrade against 50 much less harmful than smoking The Committee of Toxicology - at least 95 per cent - and (COT), which offers independent degrees for iFUSE. we encourage smokers to try scientific advice to the UK “The evidence suggests that heat-not-burn products still pose e-cigarettes as a way of stopping government, is one of the first smoking.” a risk to users,” said COT chair official groups to study the risk

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iwi director Peter Jackson has told media Harvey Weinstein’s studio once convinced him to blacklist two actors who have since accused the disgraced American producer of sexual harassment.

Fairfax media reports Jackson said Weinstein’s studio, Miramax, had told him to avoid actors Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino “at all costs” and that they were “a nightmare to work” with about 1998 when he was pitching the Lord of the Rings films.

“At the time, we had no reason to question what these guys were telling us - but in hindsight, I realise that this was very likely the Miramax smear campaign in

alma Hayek added her voice Wednesday to the growing list of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment.

In an New York Times essay, the actress called Weinstein her “monster” and detailed her experiences while working on the 2002 Miramax-produced film Frida.

Hayek outlined the various demands Weinstein asked of her, including showering with him, letting him watch

full swing,” he said, according to Fairfax.

“I now suspect we were fed false information about both of these talented women - and as a direct result their names were removed from our casting list.”

Both Judd and Sorvino have this year publicly accused Weinstein of sexual harassment.

Jackson said he had “no direct experience or knowledge of the sexual allegations”.

her take a shower, giving him a massage, performing oral sex on him and opening the doors to him at all hours of the night.

“The absurdity of his demands went from getting a furious call in the middle of the night asking me to fire my agent for a fight he was having with him about a different movie with a different client to physically dragging me out of the opening gala of the Venice Film Festival,” she wrote.

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Daisy Ridley, the 25-year-old London-born star of the new Star Wars films, has had her face emblazoned on billboards, action figures and countless items of merchandise but she managed to sneak into Australia, visit her sister Poppy and hang out like a regular tourist.

“One guy came up to me actually,” Ridley, noting a rare moment when her cover was blown in Melbourne, told AAP in an interview in Los Angeles.

“He was really sweet, but Australians were pretty chill.”

Anonymity is a rare gift for Ridley since she was cast as Rey in the 2015 reboot of the franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, playing a scavenger who teams up with stormtrooper deserter Finn, Han Solo, Chewbacca and becoming The Resistance’s great hope against the evil First Order.

When she met AAP for an interview in an LA hotel to discuss the next chapter, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, security was intense and Disney publicists requested the location not be revealed ahead of time to prevent rabid Star Wars fans descending.

“Austrayaaaa!” Ridley jokingly shouts when her guest arrives.

The actress is in a playful mood and keen to speak about her Australian visit and, surprisingly, juicy tidbits about the ultra-secretive Last Jedi plot.

Disney did not show the film to journalists to protect plot points and twists.

The Force Awakens ended literally on a cliffhanger - with Rey tracking down the great jedi Luke Skywalker high up on a spectacular, rocky island on the planet Ahch-To. Ridley says Rey and Skywalker, played by the franchise’s original star Mark Hamill, will spend some time on the island in The Last Jedi, with Rey dealing with the trauma she endured in Force Awakens.

“Luke is not such a welcoming host as she might have expected so she has time to work things out,” Ridley says.

“She’s still massively impacted by what just happened and she’s worried about Finn, she’s grieving Han Solo and she is trying to figure it all out.

“She’s just there and has time to ask questions and find some belonging which she sort of does.”

The Last Jedi will offer Star Wars fans fresh insight into most of the Force Awakens characters.

“I think what (director) Rian ( Johnson) has done brilliantly is he has explored all of the characters on a really deep level,” Ridley said.

“Everyone has there own conflict.

“Snoke has gone from being this phantom, nobody knows what he really is, to getting proper screen time in this.

“He is incredibly intimidating and really, really scary.

“Kylo is scary because of the tempestuous nature of him and the incredible power that could go either way, but Snoke is just bad through and through.”

Ridley’s sister did not plan on making Australia home.

“She went down to have a little adventure and she met a wonderful man,” she says.

“A lovely Australian man.

“She has lived there for two years.”

Ridley has attempted to maintain a normal life, whether it is riding the Tube at home in London or flying into Melbourne without an entourage.

“I usually take a lightsaber when I’m not trying to blend in,” she laughs.

Her favourite Melbourne moment was stopping at a cafe.

“We went to this lovely cafe on the beach at St Kilda,” she says.

“It was by the pier.

“It was just great to go to Australia because it was wonderful to have the time with my sister and see how she lives.

“We’d have breakfast and then go for a wander and she would show me her favourite restaurants and do some yoga.

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argot Robbie has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, but the news was not good for Hugh Jackman who was a surprise snub.

Robbie followed up Monday’s Golden Globe nomination with a SAG nod on Wednesday for I, Tonya and is on track for the Oscars, but Jackman missed out at the SAG nomination ceremony for his performance in The Greatest Showman.

Nicole Kidman, for Big Little Lies, and Geoffrey Rush, for Genius, also were nominated for the January 21 SAG Awards with nods in the TV mini-series acting categories.

long time.

“It is more of a relaxation thing that was very, very difficult but wonderful.”

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in Australia on Thursday.

GEOFFREY RUSH TO SUE DAILY TELEGRAPH

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eoffrey Rush will sue the Daily Telegraph for allegations published about his behaviour with a fellow actor on stage.

“They have splashed spurious claims with bombastic titles on their front pages. This has created irreparable damage to my reputation,” he told reporters in Melbourne.

Rush said his wife, daughter and son had also been hurt by the allegations.

“This situation is intolerable and I must now seek vindication of my good name through the courts in Australia.”

The allegations date back to a Sydney Theatre Performance of King Lear from 2015.

The suit was filed on Friday.

A court date is yet to be set.

Comment was being sought from the Daily Telegraph.

SPURLOCK ADMITS MISCONDUCT, STEPS DOWN

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ward-winning US documentary maker Morgan Spurlock stepped down from his production company on Thursday after saying on social media that he had engaged in sexual misconduct.

The Super Size Me director posted a message through his Twitter account on Wednesday saying that he had in the past been accused of rape, had settled a sexual harassment lawsuit, been unfaithful to wives and girlfriends and made sexist remarks in his workplace.

“As I sit around watching hero after hero, man after man, fall at the realisation of their past indiscretions, I don’t sit by and wonder ‘who will be next?’ I wonder, ‘when will they come for me?’

“You see, I’ve come to understand after months of these revelations, that I am not some innocent bystander, I am also a part of the problem,” he wrote.

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Belarus villagers keeping traditions alive

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ust a few hours drive from the Belarussian capital of Minsk, many villagers still live off the land - planting, harvesting and pickling crops according to the season and ancient folk traditions.

Nearly 80 per cent of the former Soviet nation’s 9.5 million citizens live in towns and cities, but for the remainder, being close to nature can outweigh the hardships of country life.

“We’re far from civilisation - and that’s a good thing.

I feel comfortable here,” said 41-year-old Vladimir Krivenchik, who is raising a young family in his native village of Khrapkovo, close to Belarus’s southern border with Ukraine.

“We survive thanks to this scrap of land,” Krivenchik said. “You go to Minsk for half a day and your head starts to hurt and you want to go home.”

Krivenchik supplements his income as a watchman at a

granary by raising pigs for slaughter and hunting.

Most villagers also grow crops close to their onestorey homes - on vegetable patches and fields that are often ploughed by horse and sown laboriously by hand.

For 75-year-old Ekaterina Panchenya, the biggest change in daily life is that young people have become more lazy.

“In the past, children didn’t go out partying. They worked in the field or carried sheaves to the threshing mill,” she said.

But it was “cars, noise and dirt” and the sight of citydwellers standing in line to buy groceries that dissuaded Panchenya from leaving her smallholding in the village of Pogost.

“I do everything myself: feed the animals in the barn, the chickens in the yard, and I pickle and preserve all the vegetables. The river is nearby, the forest, mushrooms and berries in the summer.

No, I’ll never in my life move

Above: Workers harvest cranberries at a state farm in the village of Selishche, some 320 km (200 miles) southwest of Minsk. While crossing the flooded fields, machines dislodge the berries allowing them to float to the surface so that employees can gather them. to town,” she said.

Panchenya is also skilled in local folk traditions such as floral embroidery, a cappella choral singing and ancient pagan ceremonies, which survived the ideological white-washing of the Soviet era.

These include a May-time ritual in honour of the pagan

god Yurya, when villagers don national dress and make offerings out of colourful ribbons and paper in the hope of plentiful harvests in the future.

“I give all my strength to preserve these ceremonies and songs that make everyone cry, to give them to the young,” Panchenya said.

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ustralia wastes $20 billion worth of food each year but plans have been revealed to reduce the scraps by half.

Federal environment minister Josh Frydenberg has announced $1.37 million for Food Innovation Australia, an agency focused on reducing food waste by getting industry and business to commit to the target by 2030.

“Twenty per cent of

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everything we consume, we waste,” Mr Frydenberg told reporters at a National Food Waste Summit in Melbourne recently.

“This costs the Australian economy about $20 billion a year and about four million tonnes of food ends up in landfill.”

That waste produces more than 700 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, the minister added.

“If food waste was a country, when it comes to producing carbon dioxide emissions, it would be the third-biggest in the world behind China and the United States,” he said The government will develop a food waste baseline to keep the plan on track, Mr Frydenberg said.

Food Innovation Australia will finalise by late 2018 its plan to halve waste, with the voluntary commitment program for businesses and industry to begin in early 2019.

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lthough there is plenty of love circulating around the holiday season, the thought of entertaining in the comforts of your home can be a stressful factor that often feels like a massive responsibility. Luckily, culinary and design guru Athena Calderone of the popular lifestyle blog EyeSwoon can provide some advice and tips to transform you into the hostess with the mostest!

Plan and prep your meal in advance The last thing you want to think about is slaving away over the stove while your friends and family are celebrating in the other room.

For starters, always write out the menu! Seeing the entire meal described in one place helps you better spot whether you need to add something - fresh or crisp. Finally, make an ingredient shopping list so your grocery store experience is focused. From plan to prep, this process is paramount in making the most of any holiday meal - with the least room temperature before amount of stress possible. cooking. A cold cut of meat Ensure roasting and searing will immediately reduce the success temperature of your pan and The best part about roasting prevent that golden goodness and searing is your oven can you are after. do all the hard work for you, Serve family style if you just keep a few tips in Consider a self-serve mind. solution for your holiday For oven-roasting or meals. Not only does this save pan-sautéing your meals to you from having to formally caramelized perfection, do plate each dish, but it also not overcrowd your pan. allows you to sample more Doing so will steam your veggies or protein - not good food. The key to creating an eye-catching buffet is to for flavor or presentation.

Instead, sear on the stovetop use different colors, textures in batches, or if you have a lot and heights. Think about the hues of the food beforehand of ingredients, use multiple to avoid a monotone sheet pans when roasting in palette, and use platters the oven. and pedestals to create a Next, always preheat your multilevel composition on the oven. With LG SmartThinQ serving table. technology, preheating your LG oven remotely from your Time and kitchen smartphone can keep meal management time on track effortlessly Organizing your time and and is a great home hack. your kitchen is essential come It’s also super helpful for the holiday season because switching temperature there is never enough space settings from dish to dish. in the refrigerator and the Another tip? Pop the empty queue for the oven is always pan in the oven as it heats. endless. That’s why you Starting with a piping-hot pan need to plan your meal with before you add your veggies kitchen efficiency in mind. helps ensure a swoony sear.

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“your oven can do all the hard work for you” for example, are a perfect holiday dessert, but have to be made at least one night before the party to ensure they set properly. With an LG InstaView refrigerator, you can simply knock twice on the tinted glass panel to see inside without opening the door and losing cold air.

When it comes to the main course, an entree like a

braised meat is the smartest choice, since a slow-cooked dish is even more delicious when it has a few days for the flavors to meld together.

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The Pier Street Party Returns a massive festival run scheduled for this summer. Art vs Science The Getaway Plan, Rackett and will be smashing through their Jesswar. latest single Wickoo and some Held outside The Pelly Bar & older fan faves. Gyroscope will be Pier Bandroom in Frankston, right there alongside them ahead this epic street party will be the of their 2018 national tour playing talk of the summer. Bringing the their first studio recording since local community and music fans 2010 – their new double A-side together for such an unmissable Crooked Thought and hits from lineup, The Pier Street Party is albums past. In just one year, loud guaranteed to set the example for and experimental pop-punkers, Aussie summer festivals to come. Rackett have gone from virtual Frankston City Mayor Colin anonymity to playing major Hampton is thrilled to play host, theatres and festivals throughout saying, “Frankston City is ready Aus, making waves with their to rock as the Pier Street Party debut EP Ready or Not. The prepares for its second year.

Getaway Plan had a busy year on Council is delighted that our city the road, supporting Alexisonfire will be hosting world class acts and recently wrapping a at this fantastic event for the national tour of their own. And community and visitors to enjoy.” independent Brisbane-based hip And Jeswon from hop artist Jesswar will bring her Thundamentals is amped to get touring chops to the stage, having in on the fun, enthusing, “VIC, we been busy sharing stages with coming for yiiieeew!!! Looking 360, Tkay Maidza and Allday. forward to playing The Pier Street Masterminded to bring the Party in Frankston next February!! community together to enjoy a Plenty of dope acts bringin the day of world class music; The fuego to ya ear holes, come Pier Street Party team have thruuuu!” put together a killer lineup at a Thundamentals have had an very accessible price point for absolute corker of a year, with punters. Tickets are only $60 and the release of their fourth studio are available now from Oztix & album Everyone We Know and Ticketek. For more information the newly announced Decade Of visit pellybar.com.au.

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reathing new life into the iconic 1800s building at 39 Main Street, Mornington, Casa de Playa is a contemporary café, tapas bar and events venue that brings the best of the big smoke coffee culture and bar scene to the chic and savvy folks of the east. Every Thursday night Casa De Playa presents live music featuring Bayside duo B Cardamone and Nathan Sinclair who bring their touch of flamenco infused RnB down south.

B Cardamone is a Melbourne recording artist and winner of the 2015 Music Immersive Australia wide initiative that recently took her to LA to record the winning single. Cardamone has performed at festivals and major concert venues around Australia, while her extremely gifted wingman Nathan Sinclair has been a professional Spanish guitarist for over twenty years, playing internationally on the concert stage in Asia and Europe. Between them they have worked with artists the caliber of Sting, Flo Rida, Brian McFadden, and Jessica Mauboy.

Their interpretations of classic and modern radio hits are performed with originality, high energy and their own unique artistic flair. Playing tracks across all genres; pop, dance, acoustic, latin, jazz, and rock, they love playing all the classic hits and have a strong focus on performing chart hits with a rhythmic energy that will bring people to their feet.

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WHAT’S ON MELBOURNE PARTY GIRLS 80S BAND: A VERY RETRO CHRISTMAS

Melbourne’s funniest and favourite 80s women band, the Party Girls, invite you to ‘express your elf’ with them this Christmas at the fabulous Satellite Lounge in Wheelers Hill. Party Girls: A Very Retro Christmas will take you back to the 80s with the hits of Madonna, Tina Turner, Cher, Pat Benatar, Suzi Quatro, Joan Jett, Kim Wilde, The Bangles and many more, for one unforgettable night only. With sold-out shows across Melbourne all year, the Party Girls are set to get festive and rock the Satellite Lounge with their hilarious and high-energy show, complete with costume changes, big wigs, cheesy choreography and ‘audience participation’. So round up your friends and work colleagues, dig out your shoulder pads, squeeze into your highwaisted jeans, gel that hair up and don’t miss your chance to party like it’s (Christmas) 1985! Cost: $27 seating, $17 GA, $20 at the door Where: Satellite Lounge, Cnr Ferntree Gully & Jells Roads, Wheelers Hill When: 8pm-11pm, Saturday, 23 December

SANTA’S MAGICAL KINGDOM - CAULFIELD RACECOURSE

Melbourne get ready to see a truly magical experience. The magic of Christmas will come alive at Santa’s Magical Kingdom with an interactive walk-through adventure land including everything that you love about Christmas, plus an International Spectacular Christmas Show that will amaze everyone at Caulfield Racecourse.

Lasting memories of fun, laughter and special ‘family time’ will be remembered by guests long after the event has come to a close. Santa’s Magical Kingdom is for every child and the ‘inner-child’ in all of us.

Where: Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 22, Station Street Caulfield East Victoria When: 17 Nov to 23 Dec

ROSS WILSON AND THE PEACENIKS

From the legendary band Daddy Cool whose number one anthem Eagle Rock smashed all previous sales records in Australia to the 1977 formation of Mondo Rock, delivering hits such as Cool World, State of The Heart, Chemistry, No Time, and Come said The Boy all before Ross Wilson left to pursue a solo career, with the 1989 release of Dark Side of the Man. This then spawned the hit Bed of Nails recently used as the theme to Bed of Roses and continued song-writing and producing credits with his songs being recorded by artists as diverse as Jimmy Barnes, Def FX, Custard, Jennifer Rush, Troy Cassar-Daley, You Am I, Renee Geyer, Christine Anu, The Wiggles (this version of Eagle Rock again topped the charts in July 2008!) and, of course, John Farnham, his brilliant song-writing delivering Johns unforgettable hit A Touch Of Paradise. For more info go to www.flyingsaucerclub.com.au Where: The Flying Saucer Club, 4 St Georges Road , VIC Elsternwick When: From 8pm, Saturday, 30 December

Join us Sunday 31 December & taste your way through 12 of Feral Brewing’s finest beers on tap with pizza to match. Meet the brewer & live entertainment all afternoon.

Tickets are $50 per person. Ticket includes tasters of each beer & pizza to match.

We have limited availability so be sure to get in quick! For more info phone (03) 9810 0092 Where: Beer DeLuxe, 329 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn When: 4pm-7pm, Sunday, 31 December

2017 NEW YEAR’S EVE IN THE SQUARE

Celebrate the arrival of the new year with friends and family and head to Harmony Square for the community New Year’s Eve celebrations. Over 10,000 local residents are expected to come together in one of the most fabulous nights of the year, as we celebrate the end of 2017. This free family friendly event will feature live multicultural entertainment, quirky roving performances, free family activities, exciting rides ($2-$6), food and market stalls, and a spectacular firework finale at 9.25pm. Free car parking is available at the Walker Street and Thomas Street multi-deck car parks after 6pm. This is a smoke and alcohol free event.

Where: Harmony Square, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong When: 6pm-9.30pm, Sunday, 31 December

TIMMIS SPEEDWAY - MURRAY MAGIC MODIFIED SEDANS

The ‘Murray Magic’ for Modified Sedans is back, with very fast door-to-door racing, run over two big nights. Adults: $20 Aged Pensioners: $15 Kids Under 16 (Accompanied by adult): FREE. This event is suited for all ages.

Where: Timmis Speedway, 3342 Deakin Avenue, Mildura When: 6pm-10pm, 30 Dec & 31 Dec

NEW YEAR’S EVE - THE CRAFTY SQUIRE

Party your way into 2018 at Crafty! Sing along with live tunes from our fave acoustic acts from 4pm! Then show us your moves & dance your way into the new year - house DJ hitting the decks from 10pm! Full a la carte menu available all night. Groups bookings welcome in our restaurant & bars! Phone (03) 9810 0064 Where: The Crafty Squire, 127 Russell Street Melbourne When: From 12noon til midnight, Sunday, 31 December

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Party like you mean it this NYE. ALL INCLUSIVE 5 HOUR PACK: Ketel One | Tanqueray | JW Black Label | Bulleit | Captain Morgan | Pampero Blanco. Summer Cocktail | Selected Wine & Beer. BURGER BAR | HOT DOG CART | ZOOPER DOOPERS + MORE. Commerical RnB/Pop DJs all night: Deejay Hijack + *dazzle.

Doors open from 5pm | Package commences 7.30pm. Early Bird tickets: $120 PER GET FERAL: NEW YEAR’S EVE PERSON + BF - limited time only!

Get Feral this New Year’s Eve at Beer DeLuxe Hawthorn. We’re teaming up with Feral Where: The Wharf Hotel, WTC Wharf, 18- 38 Siddeley Street Docklands Brewing Co to bring you a NYE package that’s sure to bring out the animal within.

When: From 5pm, Sunday, 31 December

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NEW YEAR’S EVE - THE CRAFTY SQUIRE

Party your way into 2018 at Crafty! Sing along with live tunes from our fave acoustic acts from 4pm! Then show us your moves & dance your way into the new year - house DJ hitting the decks from 10pm! Full a la carte menu available all night. Groups bookings welcome in our restaurant & bars! Phone (03) 9810 0064 Where: The Crafty Squire, 127 Russell Street Melbourne When: From 12noon til midnight, Sunday, 31 December

NEW YEAR’S EVE: SUMMER NIGHTS

Party like you mean it this NYE. All inclusive 5 hour pack: Ketel One | Tanqueray | JW Black Label | Bulleit | Captain Morgan | Pampero Blanco. Summer Cocktail | Selected Wine & Beer. Burger Bar | Hot Dog Cart | Zooper Doopers + more. Commerical RnB/Pop DJs all night: Deejay Hijack + *dazzle. Doors open from 5pm | Package commences 7.30pm. Early Bird tickets: $120pp + BF - limited time only!

Where: The Wharf Hotel, WTC Wharf, 18- 38 Siddeley Street Docklands When: From 5pm, Sunday, 31 December

TIMMIS SPEEDWAY - MURRAY MAGIC MODIFIED SEDANS

The ‘Murray Magic’ for Modified Sedans is back, with very fast door-to-door racing, run over two big nights. Adults: $20 Aged Pensioners: $15 Kids Under 16 (Accompanied by adult): FREE. This event is suited for all ages.

Where: Timmis Speedway, 3342 Deakin Avenue, Mildura When: 6pm-10pm, 30 Dec & 31 Dec

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The birds, whose sensitivity to sound helps them locate prey, suffer no hearing loss as they get older.

Like other birds, but unlike mammals including humans, they are able to regenerate cells in their inner ears.

Aged birds experience minimal hearing loss but the new research shows that the barn owl suffers no meaningful loss at all.

In contrast, a human will have lost more than 30 decibels of sensitivity to high-sound frequencies by the age of 65.

Testing showed no statistical difference between the hearing ability of young and very elderly captive barn owls up to 23 years old.

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“The lack of hearing loss in our old barn owls is remarkable, given that the average life expectancy of barn owls is rather low.”

In the wild, the birds have an average life span of only three or four years.

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Cinnamon was born in August and after spending a few months in her mum Coco's pouch took her first hops in the NSW Central Coast wildlife sanctuary this week.

The tiny joey, known for its rounded fluffy ears and big smile, will now play an important role in the conservation breeding program to ensure the protection of quokkas.

The zoo keepers were delighted to find Cinnamon's parents Coco and Basil getting spicy together in March, after just one year from arriving at the park.

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GEMINI Gemini people are said to have acquired the best instincts in deciding. This entails being able to fully weigh down options even when given a short amount of time. They have the capability to think through a certain problem, analyze the pros and cons of choosing a certain option and being able to justify why his/her decision is the best among the choices. With this, they are known as people who are not fans of rush and impulsive decisions.

CANCER For a Cancer person, success is brought by hard work. Without the proper training of acquiring great knowledge in life, a person will not be successful in all fields. A person under this sign greatly strives in order for him/her to be successful. You think that every man’s hard work pays off. This will become your strength in dealing with the business activities and projects that will come across your way.

LEO It is important for the people under this sign to start training your innate skills. You must be able to surpass you expectations and bring out a better work outcome in the next projects. With this, you may show others of how much you have improved since the previous project was given. You must remember that luck is always on your side. Once you open up your shell towards others, people will start to notice you.

VIRGO People under the Virgo sign are expected to travel most of the time. This is a good way in planning out your next business venture. You may be hired in fields of tourism and travelling. With this, let your expertise and education show the people around you how it is done. Do not also forget the thing about working well with your superiors, most especially the ones that are from a foreign country.

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CAPRICORN Known to be hard workers. It is their nature to slowly pave their road towards their goals.

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We can also quote from your own plans or unit plan.

The Hamilton

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2

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$189,880 (excluding land) House size: 22sq

Inclusions New home built with eaves - Double garage and remote controls - Carpet and tiles - Ducted heating - Deluxe kitchen and dishwasher Ensuite, towel rails and toilet roll holders - Letter box and clothes line - Driveway - TV antenna - Extra bedroom option available for each package and many more inclusions. We are the builder with the lot!

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You can choose from one of our packages or we can create your own design and build on your land!

Including removing your current house for a new home!

The Keppel

3

2

2

$149,850 (excluding land) House size: 17sq

Contact Ellen Shambrook M: 0433 131 238 P: 03 5977 8194 or visit our sales office at: 1/11 Simcock St, Somerville Victoria 3912 E: ellen777bigpond.net.au www.designerbuildersvictoria.com.au

*Conditions apply to all house plans - For more detailed information about conditions and home pricing, including details about the standard inclusions for the house and charges for optional variations, please talk to one of our sales consultants. Information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Photographs in this information sheet (including the facade image) do not depict photographs of the abovementioned house plans. Accordingly any prices in this brochure do not include the supply of those items seen in the photographs. Site cost allowance in building contract.

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Sydney pulls national Victoria’s surplus house prices lower jumps by $560 million

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apital city house prices fell in the three months to September, driven by the sharpest fall in prices in Sydney in two years.

Average home prices across all eight capitals fell 0.2 per cent in the September quarter, the first decline since the March quarter of 2016, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Residential Property Price Index.

Sydney house prices dropped 1.4 per cent, their largest fall since a 1.6 per cent decline in the December quarter of 2015.

Average prices also slipped in Perth, Darwin and Canberra in the September quarter.

also been apparent through a decline in auction clearance rates, which recently hit a twoyear low.

JP Morgan economist Tom Kennedy said the ABS home price data missed market estimates for a 0.5 per cent increase, and attributed this to the weaker Sydney property market.

“Interestingly, both detached and higher density dwelling prices contracted in the September quarter, which further emphasises the moderation in overall activity in recent months,” he said.

Hobart posted the strongest price gains in the past 12 months, up 13.8 per cent, while prices in Melbourne rose by 13.2 per cent and Sydney

“THE HOUSING BOOM HAS SLOWED IN RECENT MONTHS”

Home values in Hobart rose by 3.4 per cent in the quarter, and also improved in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Average capital city prices are now up 8.3 per cent over the year to September.

The data is confirmation that the housing boom has slowed in recent months, despite continued record low interest rates and strong population growth in major cities.

This comes on the back of the tightening of investor lending rules in March, which forced lenders to increase rates and make investor loans more expensive, amid concerns from the Reserve Bank over rising household debt.

The slowing market has

had a 9.4 per cent gain.

Darwin was the weakest city, with prices down 6.3 per cent, while prices in Perth were down 2.4 per cent.

The total value of Australia’s 9.95 million residential dwellings now stands at $6.8 trillion, an increase of $14.8 billion in the September quarter.

The mean house price is now $681,100, down $1,200 from three months earlier.

“Our expectation is for national dwelling price inflation to continue moderating in 2018 as macroprudential measures weigh on lending activity and the record number of dwellings currently under-construction are completed, adding to supply,” Mr Kennedy said.

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ictoria’s booming property market and job growth will see the budget surplus for this financial year climb $560 million higher than expected.

The state’s mid-year 2017/18 budget update was released on Friday showing the upcoming June surplus will now be $1.7 billion.

“Population growth in Victoria is above the national average and has underpinned resilience in the property market, boosted Victoria’s share of GST revenue and driven our strong economic growth,” the report said.

Land and payroll tax revenue is forecast to grow, gambling tax growth is predicted to be weaker, while motor vehicle taxes are

expected to decline due to the introduction of new quarterly and six-monthly payment options.

“Victoria is the state of momentum,” Treasurer Tim Pallas said.

The 2018/19 surplus has been revised up by $142 million to $1.975 billion, while the 2019/20 figure is down $419 million to $2.4 billion, and the 2020/21 surplus is down $87 million to $2.7 billion.

The report says changes in official interest rates could present a risk to state revenue, with Australia’s high level of household debt a potential handbrake on the booming property market.

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n investigation has been launched into allegations of rorting and misconduct surrounding a multi-billion dollar program designed to help put a roof over the heads of Australia’s poor.

The independent inquiry into the National Rental Affordability Scheme follows a string of complaints by investors against housing providers.

Under the Rudd government scheme, investors purchase new properties and rent them out to low-income earners for 20 per cent less than market rates, in return for an annual government subsidy of about $10,000.

The program has delivered roughly 38,000 affordable homes.

But for years it has been plagued by claims the scheme has been manipulated to build student housing to let to wealthy foreign students.

More recently, investors have accused several providers of dragging their feet in passing on financial incentives.

“There have been extensive reports of serious problems for some investors with particular providers and so this inquiry is absolutely necessary,” Social Services Minister Christian Porter said on Thursday.

“The majority are doing the right thing. But investors’

complaints about the behaviour of some organisations need to be addressed.”

Labor frontbencher Doug Cameron welcomed the inquiry, saying the opposition had for months been lobbying the Turnbull government to take action against two providers.

But Senator Cameron said there was also a danger the government’s “long-standing hostility” towards the scheme would take priority over and genuine concern to protect the program, investors or tenants.

Under the scheme, investors may transfer their property from one provider to another if incentives are not being passed on in a timely way.

They may also shift organisations if a provider gives them false or misleading information, or fails to comply with consumer law, such as allowing the investor to choose a property manager.

Mr Porter urged any investors who considered there were grounds to transfer the financial incentives associated with their property to contact his department.

The government last month strengthened regulations around the scheme and is considering going further in the near future to better protect investors.

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Reliable 18yo boy is looking for work In Frankston Area from 2pm onwards. Labour & Garden work. Pensioner Discounts. Call Bron, Phone 0403135319, FRANKSTON

VOLUNTEER DRIVER WANTED

That’s the thing about fishing CHANGING LIVES ONE LIFE AT A TIME we are a not-for-profit Association who assist with children with special needs, people battling mental health issues, disability groups, and much more.

Looking for sponsors, volunteers or even a little help to get a New van to transport gear to our Events. Phone 0457 363 701, FRANKSTON

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27 High Road. Saturday 23rd December, 8:00am-1:00pm.

No Early Birds. Animation/ Movie posters, cushions, throws, bric-a-brac and homewares. New giftware, never been opened!, CAMBERWELL

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Hastings Community Hall.

High Street Hastings. 3rd Saturday of every month.

9am-2pm.

Supporting Western Port Annual Foreshore Festival.

Collectables sale.

Old Coins. Sporting Memorabilia.

Military. Old Documents.

Craft. Bric’a’brac and Much more, HASTINGS

HAMPTON PARK

4 Mary Street. Saturday 23rd December, 11am-4pm. Lots of Fishing and Camping gear.

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MCKINNON

67 Nicholson Street.

Thursday 21st DecemberFriday 22nd December, 6.00pm-9.00pm. No Early Callers. Delicious organic products at affordable price.

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114 Railway Road. Sat & Sun 16-17th December.

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Tipper, Truck & Trailer work. South East Area.

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Please call, Phone 03 59791078, HASTINGS

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Phone Calls Only, Phone 0408547699, CHELTENHAM

drawer full of odds and ends, worth double, $100, Phone 0402414582, CARRUM

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lge box vinyl, felt, tapestry, dress, also some on rolls inc over 8M 120W tubular ribbing some retro, $100 lot, Phone 0402414582, CARRUM

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Excellent for bush catering LPG gas connected.

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Please call Suellen on, Phone 0425765524, MORNINGTON PENINSULA

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Ensuite with Separate Shower & Toilet. Lounge & Dining areas. Split System Heating & Cooling. Kitchen with Gas & Electric cooking facilities. Gas HWS. Lots of cupboard space. Plenty of room to sleep 8 if required (Bunks would be needed).

Large Entertaining & Outside area. Car parking.

Great Established garden.

Lawn & Paved courtyard.

Located in Quiet Holiday park at Rye on Mornington Peninsula. For enquiries call now, $190,000, Phone 0419365777, RYE

HOME 2 BEDROOM

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GAZELLE LADIES BIKE

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Silver and Black colours.

Very little use. Kept inside.

Looks new. Has lights, water bottle, front bag, rear basket, wheel lock, skirt protectors, mud guards, carrier straps, battery charger, Schwabe tyres & Instruction manual, $1,350, Phone 0458071934, CARLTON NORTH

WANTED TRICYCLE

Wanting to buy either 50cm Tricycle, 20in Electric Tricycle or 20in Electric wheel conversion kit, Phone 98344111, CAMBERWELL

KNEE BOARD

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Water-skis- 2 sets (one Junior) - wooden.GC. $60 each set or $100 for both sets, Phone 0417891915, CRANBOURNE WEST

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over 100 magazines and papers, people picture born to ride, wheels auto, family tree and more, selling fraction of worth, $100, Phone 0402414582, CARRUM

Single Seater.

New Batteries & Charger. Good condition, $1,050, Phone 0408377493, HASTINGS

Small wheeled ‘Go Go’ Red Mobility Scooter with rechargeable batteries.

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Suitable for travelling around the shopping centre. EC Call after 5pm, $500, Phone 0412571094, LANGWARRIN

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FRANKSTON SOUTH BRAND NEW. Still in Original packaging. Lose Weight & GOLF CLUBS Good RH full set, Hogan Tone up. Photo online www. bag & Putter. Best offer over, tradertag.com.au. Unwanted $150, Phone 0421156823, gift. Great Christmas Present.

Worth approx $700. Sell only, FRANKSTON SOUTH $400, Phone 95704342, GOLF CLUBS NEW BENTLEIGH EAST Various irons/gal wedge from $10 each. Graphite drivers WHEELCHAIR $39, Phone 0421156823, Sunrise Medical Brand. Only used 6mths, VGC, push type.

FRANKSTON SOUTH Folds up to 260mm Width.

GOLF CLUBS Bargain, $175, Phone 0478 HICKORY SHAFTS 226 260, SOMERVILLE Very old collectors items, $20 each, Phone 0421156823, BABY FRANKSTON SOUTH

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ADVENTURE & CAMPING EQUIPMENT TENT 4 MAN

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ASSORTED BABY

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POOL TABLE

Harry Evans & Sons Melbourne. 3 piece slate.

9ft 5in (2870mm) x 5ft (1525mm).

If required all accessories included, $1,500 ono, Phone 0427968467, NARRE WARREN EAST

POOLS SPAS & SAUNAS

BABY CAN READ SYSTEM

Help your baby to learn quickly!

Easy system.

Your baby can read Early Language Development System Word cards from 1-5, Books from 1-5, DVDs from 1-5, 82 word cards,

By Robert Titzer Ph.D. Please sms any queries.

Sell only, $120 ono, Phone 0410442139, CARRUM DOWNS

BABY PRAMS x3, various ea, Phone MULGRAVE

colours, $30 0417359430,

BEAUTIFUL CHICKEN CUSHION

ENGLAND & AUST TRACKSUITS

Quicksilver Hurricane water-ski knee board. EC, $70, Phone 0417891915, CRANBOURNE WEST

Large Amount Exceeding approx 300 in Total. Includes Perm rods. Hair rollers etc.

Ideal to increase stock or start up home hairdressing business, $40 the lot, Phone 0417107462, BITTERN

GASON GOLF BUGGY

SAUNA 2 PERSON

Quality NEW tracksuits.

England & Australia (Soccer real Football). Will separate.

Cost 95 pounds each, $50 each, Phone 0421156823, FRANKSTON SOUTH

MOBILITY SCOOTER

In Very Good condition.

Plus mobility walker slightly scratched. Also scooter weather - prof cover, $1,000 for all three, Phone 03 97853063, SEAFORD

FITNESS & SPORT EQUIPMENT

CLASSIC CAR LIGHTS

most 1950’s eg customline, great for swap meet worth over $200 selling, $100, Phone 0402414582, CARRUM

GOLF

Red Cedar. Carbon fibre technology. Inbuilt CD/ FM stereo player, 1.9mH x 1.2mW x 1mD. Great for arthritis sufferers, weight loss management (Burns up to 1000kgs in 30mins) & overall health & well being.

Boost immune system. removes toxins naturally.

Strengthens cardiovascular system. Near new. Plugs into standard power point.

Very economical. Call for more information, $1,250, Phone 0400018278, BANGHOLME

HEALTH & WELLBEING CIRCULATION BOOSTER

Revitive Circulation Booster.

Never used, $120, Phone 0417891915, CRANBOURNE WEST

Beautiful Chicken cushion Most is Light green with yellow and pink For a chair cot or bed, $20, Phone 0359734449, AH 0359734449, MORNINGTON

CAR SEATS PRAMS STROLLER

All in As new condition. Car seats selling from $30each.

Prams & Strollers are Grey and Black colours. All Single seats. Prices range from, $10 to $40, Phone 0417359430, MULGRAVE

TOYS BEAUTIFUL CLOWN DOLL

Beautifully Coloured Clown Doll.18 inches tall very soft Lovely on a childs Bed ,New Cond, $20, Phone 0359734449, AH 0359734449, MORNINGTON

CHILDS PINE TABLE

and 2 chairs, very solid perfect cond, Phone 041904767, CRANBOURNE

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SOFT YOUNG CHILDRENS TOYS

Lovely Assorted Soft Toys (9) Teddy Bears Rabbits and more $10 each, $10, Phone 0359734449, AH 0359734449, MORNINGTON

PETS BIRDS BIRD CAGE

1050H x 710W x 610D, White colour. As new. Opens up on top. Movable. Can hold up to 6 small birds or 2 parrots, $150, Phone 97862527, SEAFORD

OTHER PETS RABBIT

FASHION JEWELLERY A OPAL BUYER

Looking to Purchase Cut Stones or Set in Jewellery, Rough & Specimens. Will pay cash & Travel, Phone 0425749849, LYNDHURST

BRIDAL & FORMAL WEAR WEDDING DRESS

never worn, size 12-14, VGC, white, $200 ono, Phone 0400854572, CRANBOURNE

COMMUNICATION & COMPUTERS COMPUTER SERVICES

English breed, Male & Female.

Mixed colours, Phone 0409935248, REFURBISHED DANDENONG

COMPUTERS

PET ACCESSORIES AVIARY XL 180 X 75CM

On wheels - Easily moved around. Ideal feature on your deck. Photo online www.tradertag.com.au, $75 ono, Phone 0421001456, FRANKSTON

BIRDCAGE ANTIQUE

Large White antique birdcage on stand, 150cm High. Very beautiful piece, $70, Phone 03 59867734, ROSEBUD WEST

FISH TANK

Approx 1m Long. Some accessories, VGC, $250, Phone 0402483707, NARRE WARREN

HOBBIES, ARTS & CRAFT SEWING

PIANOS, ORGANS & KEYBOARDS HAMMOND ORGAN

Beautiful Brown Hammond Organ and stool. Excellent condition. Call After 5pm, $200, Phone 0412571094, LANGWARRIN

KAWAI X120 KEYBOARD

In excellent condition.

Comes with stand and manual, $80, Phone 0417891915, CRANBOURNE WEST

BOOKCASES X2

Timber veneer with shelving, 2.4mH x 1.4mW x 39cmD. Excellent condition, $100 each, Phone 0418366626, MOUNT ELIZA

LOUNGE CHAIRS

Tapestry Material Lounge chairs.Two beautiful tapestry material covered lounge chairs, VGC. Call after 5pm, $50 each, Phone 0412571094, LANGWARRIN

OUTDOOR WINDOW BLIND

Filagree. Charcoal. Size 210x210cm. In box, $70, Phone 0417891915, CRANBOURNE WEST

AUDIO & VISUAL

VIDEOS, RECORDS & TAPES DVD’S NEW

Approx 1000. Most still in plastic. Some in sets.

Includes TV series. Variety of movies. Drama. Thriller.

Comedy etc.

Selling complete. Ideal to set up business or onsell. Selling the lot only, $0.50c each, Phone 0411408475, MELBOURNE

TVS, DVD & VCR PLAYERS

COUCH 3 SEATER

Very Large. Dark Brown Leather look. Both end seats recline. 1 damaged head rest.

Otherwise Good Condition.

Selling only, $60, Phone 03 97872749, MOUNT ELIZA

CREAM VINYL SETTING

Lounge setting. Beautiful large couch and two large chairs, VGC. Call After 5pm, $200, Phone 0412571094, LANGWARRIN

COLLECTABLES

SOFT CUDDLY TOYS

9 Assorted Soft Cuddly Toys, New Cond Bears, Rabbits and more Will Separate, $90, Phone 0359734449, AH 0359734449, MORNINGTON

Purchased from Freedom Marrakech 2.5 & 3 seater.

Beautiful Rich Paprika fabric. Exellent Condition & Very Comfy, $400 ONO for both, Phone 0417137279, CARRUM

DINING SETTINGS

SOFA BED

2 seater couch converts to Double bed. Very clean.

Made in Australia. As New condition. No Marks, Tears or Rips. More photos online www.tradertag.com.au.

Paid $2500. Sell only, $800 neg, Phone 0413106738, PRESTON

BENCH SAW

in VGC, $90, Phone 0 4 0 0 8 5 4 5 7 2 ,

ELECTRICAL & WHITEGOODS FRIDGE & FREEZER

DAWN VICE

Heavy Steel duty, 150 straight jaws, EC, $100, Phone 97862527, SEAFORD

HITACHI ELECTRIC PLANE

very good cond, $100, Phone 0400854572, CRANBOURNE

LG White, 1730H x 690W x 650D, GC, $90, Phone KARCHER PRESSURE 0439775491, MOUNT ELIZA CLEANER Karcher pressure cleaner, WASHING MACHINE $40, Phone 0400854572, SIMPSON Heavy duty 5kgs top loader. CRANBOURNE

Can Deliver locally, $140 PLANER neg, Phone 0417556296, Hitachi electric planer, VGC, dining chairs X4 made FRANKSTON NORTH $100, Phone 0400854572,

by Melchair Melb, need CRANBOURNE recovering, otherwise solid, GARDEN & PLANER, SAW & $60 lot, Phone 0402414582, OUTDOOR GRINDER CARRUM Black and Decker Electric CANVAS SUN BLIND Planer, $50. Ryobi Craftline DINING SETTING 9PC 4.5m Long x 1.8m Drop. Saw Model 660x 18.4mm, Beautiful solid wood Green colour. Ready to $50. XU1 Angle Grinder 500 Rectangle table with rounded Install. Excellent condition, W, $40, Phone 5977 2920, edges & 8 matching chairs, $95, Phone 03 59811829, MORNINGTON Padded seats with small MCCRAE stripes in Lime Green/Dark TYRE MACHINE Green. EC, $250, Phone 24in turntable USA with CRUSHED ROCKS 59778240, SOMERVILLE 30 cubic air compressor & SOIL plus electronic balancer, Made from Bricks & QUEEN ANNE DINING 3PH, see working. Will Concrete, From 20mm to SETTING separate, $2,500, Phone dust. Ideal for Foundation Mahogany Dinning Setting.

0422284827, GEELONG & Cross over. Great price, Highly polished beautiful $25 per metre. Screened dining table and 6 chairs soil, $20 per metre. Free WOOD TURNING (seats are cream material), Delivery on 10m loads LATHE EC. Call After 5pm, $300, subject to distance. Call Hyco Industrial wood Phone 0412571094, now!, Phone 03 5978 8846, turning lathe, Cast iron LANGWARRIN MOOROODUC frame. Motorized, 90cm between centres, $600 OUTDOOR SETTING ono, Phone 98426097, Glass top table 4 armchair BEDROOM DONCASTER EAST style seats with fitted cushions, slightly faded, $70, Phone 03 97853063, CHEST OF SEAFORD

AUSSIE CHAIRS

RURAL & FARM

DRAWERS

1200H x 900W 6 drawers, Solid Vic ash timber, beautiful piece of furntiture.

Cost over $900 new.

No longer using. Sell for only, $250 ono, Phone 03 59811829, MCCRAE

DRESSING TABLE

COLLECTION MILITARY BOOKS

Mercedes Benz staff cars erc, pictorial history of Hitler’s rise to power, Mein Kamph, Hitler, a Illustrated history of the Nazis, 20 books in all. Call Richard, Phone 0413508726, CLAYTON S

54cm x 64cm. Comes from Originally Early Settlers.

Good condition, $50, Phone 03 59867734, ROSEBUD WEST

white on 4 legs, 2 drawers & mirror, glass top VGC, $95, Phone 03 59811829, MCCRAE

Aqua Blue color Cord material. 5 seater, Recliner at each end. EC. Very comfortable & Clean. Paid approx $4,000. Only selling due to new couch, $800, Phone 0418597609, AH 03 59814540, SAFETY BEACH

HOMEWARES

FRIEZE WALL MIRROR CRANBOURNE

L-SHAPED LOUNGE

DVD PLAYER SONIQ

ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES

SOFA’S MATCHING

FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS GENERAL

Desktops & Laptops. Also avaible Parts, Repairs, LOUNGE SUITES Keyboards, Mice & Monitors.

Call for more information, COUCH 3 SEATER Phone 9786 7915 - Peter, Brownish Tan, very AH 9775 8207 - Graham, comfortable, highback seats.

LANGWARRIN Selling as no longer using.

VGC. Can deliver locally for additional price. Photo online at www.tradertag.com.au, $50, Phone 0419006112, CDS, DVDS, CRANBOURNE

8in, Dolby digital, PAL system, New in box (Unwanted gift). rechargabl SEWING MACHINE battery.

Cost $100.

Sell, $90 ELNA new, never used ono, Phone 0421156823, cost $200 sell, $150, FRANKSTON SOUTH Phone 0419004767, TV 16IN CRANBOURNE Teac TV with DVD included.

As new, $100 ono, Phone 97899917, LANGWARRIN

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

HOME & GARDEN

QS, DB & SB MATTRESSES

Brand new. Never used.

Still in package. Approx 20cm thick. White colour.

Paid $400. Sell only $220.

Plus Single bed mattress $20. Plus DB Mattress with base, GC, $40, Phone 0417359430, MULGRAVE

QUEEN ANNE BEDROOM

Mahogany Double size bed (springs) bed head and base, one bed side table, dressing table with draws and mirror. EC. Call After 5pm, $250, Phone 0412571094, LANGWARRIN

WATER FEATURE

Stainless Steel Height 900MM, Base is Pyramid Style see the Sun shine on it. Pond is Oblong. A square base in the Middle has a Chrome Ball resting on it $350. I have 2 square Water Features Free Standing totally different $90 and $150.00. Please ring for a Better Description.

Better still have a look no obligation to Buy, Phone 59734449, MORNINGTON

RENOVATION BESSER BLOCKS

random colours, 390x190x90, large quantity available call for more information, 60c each, Phone 0418176523, CRANBOURNE SOUTH

BESSER BLOCKS

Golden Stone, approx 3000, 390x190x90 split face, $4,500 lot, Phone 0418176523, CRANBOURNE SOUTH

LIVESTOCK CANARIES & BUDGIES

Young birds. Various colours.

Great Christmas present.

Selling Canaries $15 each.

Budgies $20 each, Phone 0425848958, SOMERS

CHICKENS

Isa Browns. Point of lay. Fully vaccinated. Wormed. Plenty available, $20 each, Phone 0427624665, SKYE

FERTILE EGGS

Chicken & Bantam eggs to put under your broody hen or in your incubator.

Many breeds to choose from, $25 per dozen, Phone 0414766577, SOMERVILLE

ISA BROWN PULLETS

TRADE & INDUSTRY TOOLS & WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT BAILEYS EXTENSION LADDER

2.4M-4.0M VGC, $100, Phone 0400854572, CRANBOURNE

16-20 weeks old Point of lay. (Not De Beaked) Triple vaccinated & wormed. Best breed for egg production.

Available all year round.

We supply a box to take them home in free, $25 each, Phone 0414766577, SOMERVILLE

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STX26 Professional Grade, 26hp Kawasaki Engine, Excellent visibility, Grinds to 317mm, 841mm wide, Fits through Garden Gates.

TRX26 26HP Kawasaki Engine, Professional Grade, 600mm, 900mm, 1200mm depth, Fits through standard Gate.

320D Full Power 56.4lpm combined, Kubota Diesel, 152mm Ground clearance, 2 speed. 475kg tip capacity.

TX525 Kubota Diesel, 52.2lpm Auxiliary, 4 pump system, 717kg tip capacity.

SGR13 13hp Honda engine, Heavy Duty Clutch,4 lift handles, 75cm width, Grinds to 279mm, 109kg weight.

STX38 High drive Track, Professional Grade, Fits through standard Gate, EFI Kohler engine.

Grinds to 457mm, 846mm wide.

323 WHEEL MACHINE Full Power 56.4lpm combined, 23hp Kohler engine, 152mm Ground clearance, 2 speed.

467kg tip capacity.

TX427 27hp Kohler Petrol, 42.4 lpm Auxiliary, 4 pump system, 671kg tip capacity.

TX1000 CLASS LEADING Kubota D1305, Vertical Lift 206cm to pin, 57.5lpm Auxiliary, 4pump system, Fast ground speed, 152mm clearance, 1393kg tip capacity.

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Beach Street Car Sales 9783 1949 or 140 Beach St, LMCT 624 0418 318 551 FRANKSTON www.beachstreetcarsales.com.au NISSAN URVAN AUTO CAMPERVAN POPTOP

$12,888 DRIVEAWAY

$4,990 DRIVEAWAY

Air conditioning, power steering, electric windows, cd player with bluetooth. RWC included, all on road costs incl. XHL752

2004 FORD FALCON XR8 SEDAN DUAL FUEL AUTO BOSS 260

2000 TOYOTA HILUX CAB CHASSIS EXTRA CAB 4WD

$10,888

$11,888

DRIVEAWAY

CARS $1,001 $5,000 BMW 3 4D SEDAN 1992 RUNS WELL! Engine 100%. 4 cylinder Man. One Good owner. All Original fittings. Has always been reliable. Exterior rusty.

Blue Interior. Very clean.

No reg/RWCert. Selling as is. Good restoration project or farm use. Great Price.

More photos online www. tradertag.com.au, $350, Phone 0408781823, REGO BLL-955, SEAFORD

FALCON BA 2004 SEDAN

210,000kms.

Duel fuel.

Right hand side damage.

Drives. TVH-884. Complete or can wreck, $800, Phone 0412930344, CLAYTON

FORD FALCON 1995

Boss 260 kw v8, injected gas system with dual fuel, x force exhaust, sports sequential auto shift. RWC SN100

2.7 litre engine, 5 speed manual, alloy tool and material box, roof rack and pipe holder, RWC. QDB304

2004 FORD FALCON UTE CAB CHASSIS

2006 MINI COOPER HATCHBACK CHECKMATE

$7,980

$9,888

DRIVEAWAY

sedan, auto, d/fuel, h/duty t/bar, elec brakes, 12mths old battery, no rego or RWD drives attention needed, $350 ono, Phone 0488293000, SPRINGVALE

Alloy tray in excellent condition, sequential auto, alloy wheels, tow bar, RWC & rego included. SN100

1985 NISSAN URVAN CAMPERVAN DIESEL

1998 HOLDEN COMMODORE VT WAGON 5 SPEED MANUAL

$14,880 DRIVEAWAY

Seats 5 double bed plus kids bed ,fridge, cooker, sink, side awning, annexe, great condition SN101

$6,888

DRIVEAWAY

Rare VT 5 speed manual wagon, outstanding condition inside and out, HSV alloy wheels, sports suspension, tinted windows, tow bar. VIN 6H8VTK35HXL407781

Auto.

150,000kms.

Air Conditioning. CD. Radio.

Eng Z18XE20702821. Needs headgasket, otherwise in good condition. Photo online w w w. t r a d e r t a g . c o m . a u , $450, Phone 0422583758, FERNTREE GULLY

HOLDEN COMMODORE VL SEDAN 1991

White. Auto. Oil cooler.

Towbar.

No scratches or dents. Selling as is. .

Good condition, $500, Phone 0407407012, VIN 6H8VNK19HNL529631, FOREST HILL

JAGUAR SOVEREIGN SIII

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bmw 318i e36 up for sale in good working condition. negotiable. Leather interior sport exhaust, $2,000 ONO, Phone 0416201518, REGO Xof026, CRANBOURNE SOUTH

BMW CABRIOLET 1986

great project, lots spares, no reg or RWC, classic, good wheels/interior, good 3way roof, spare motor/gearbox, green, wbaak120301665161, $1,500 ono, Phone 0425760260, BOX HILL SOUTH blue YTN308, sunroof towbar, 1mths reg, sold as is, $5,000, Phone 0408549193, PAKENHAM

FORD FALCON SEDAN 1996

VERY LOW AND GENUINE 90,000KMS!!

5spd 1.6ltr 4cyl Manual.

Fully optioned. A/C. CD/ Radio. Remote Keyless C/locking. Twin Airbags.

Driving Lights. Alloys. New Tyres & Brakes. Regularly Serviced. Drives LIKE NEW. Excellent Condition Inside & Outside. Reliable & Economical. RWCert on sale. No reg. Ideal First car.

First to see will buy, $3,950, Phone 03 97542694, VIN - KMHBT31BR64132378, BELGRAVE

HYUNDAI TRAJET 7 SEATER HATCHBACK 2003

Top of the range 2.7lt Auto, Power Steering/ Windows/Mirrors.

Brand new Tyres. CD/Radio. C/ locking. Tinted Windows.

Very good interior. RWCert provided on sale. Usual wear and tear on body, some scuffs and scratches but Otherwise in Good condition. No reg. Reduced for Quick Sale, $3,490 ono, Phone 97542694, VIN KMHMG81CR3U144359, BELGRAVE

MAZDA 2 WAGON 2003

0439846120, PAKENHAM

HOLDEN BARINA 5D HATCHBACK 1998

1.4ltr Auto. A/C. P/S. Sports mode. Very Reliable. Moving overseas. Selling With reg/ RWCert at $3000 or without Reg/RWCert, $2,400, Phone 0473735062, REGO XYK 224, ELWOOD

HOLDEN COMMODORE 4D SEDAN 1990

5spd manual. A/C. P/S. CD player. C/locking. Factory tinted windows.

Mag wheels. Reg 06/2018. Very Clean body. Mechanically Very Good. RWCert. Full service history & books.

Well maintained.

Very Reliable. Will impress when seen. Must sell as Moving overseas, $3,950, Phone 0425700454, REGO TBA, MORNINGTON

Great car for the hobbyist.

Auto. A/C. P/S. Sports suspension. Runs. Needs some TLC. Nice car to collect for the future, $3,500 ONO, Phone 03 97643464, VIN 6H8VNK19HLL423266, MERCEDES-BENZ 220 ROWVILLE

HOLDEN STATESMAN VS

5Ltr V8, clean tidy car, worked motor, rego due,no RWC, STATOH, $4,800, Phone 59983062, TOORADIN 1985-1986 model.

Complete car.

Suits restoration/parts.

No reg/RWCert. Not going.

Vin:SAJJ CALR 3CC4 25770. Selling as is, $990, Phone 0417031412, WANGARATTA

HYUNDAI GETZ SPORTS HATCHBACK 2006

FORD BA XR8

ROADWORTHY INCLUDED Good tyres, battery, brakes, steam cleaned engine, clean interior, dents/scratches commensurate with age, FORD FESTIVA GLXI serviced regularly. $2,900, 1999 White sedan.

Manual. Phone 0407100661, REGO CARRUM 188,000kms, no reg. Very NXG-516, Good order. Vin number DOWNS K N A D B 1 2 2 5 X 6 3 7 8 0 7 6 . FORD MONDEO Selling as is, $600, Phone 5spd, manual, cent/lock, reg 98704674, RINGWOOD April 17, good cond, blue EAST NWN837, $1,250, Phone

HOLDEN ASTRA 2002 HATCH Sequential auto with paddle shift, glass sunroof electric, leather interior, air conditioning, power steering, electric windows, 17 inch alloy wheels, 6 air bags, traction control, 12 months rego, rwc included. WMWRC32090TJ27452

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1983, good running order, no dents, too good to scrap, CARS UP TO $1,000 always serviced, brakes need attention, no RWC/ DAEWOO TUCOMA rego en:11098922033254, 2000 $900, Phone (03) 9791 1075, 165000kms, manual needs HALLAM tyres for RWC, with full service history no reg or TOYOTA CAMRY 1988 RW, YLQ476, $900, Phone 5spd man. Good condition.

No reg or RWCert.

0402125776, PAKENHAM Blue colour. Runs well.

DATSUN BLUEBIRD Vin:9045842, $550, Phone SEDAN 1980 57802140, FLOWERDALE

2009 HYUNDAI GETZ AUTOMATIC

Long wheelbase camper, pop top roof in good condition with flyscreens, automatic, air con, 3 way fridge, 2 burner gas cooker, microwave oven, electric water tap, tow bar & double bed in rear. SN100

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AUTOMOTIVE

HYUNDAI ELANTRA 5D HATCHBACK 2005

Automatic. Purchased March 2017 with RWC. Reversing camera installed. Reg April 2018.

TRQ794.

Going overseas. Price Neg, $4,600 ONO, Phone 0412090250, REGO TRQ794, RINGWOOD

SEDAN 1994

4cyl Auto. Red colour.

Reasonable condition. A/C. P/S. C/locking. Reg serviced.

Registered.

Personalised plates not including. Selling as is, $3,500 ono, Phone 97956795, REGO ZE1944, DANDENONG NORTH

NISSAN MAXIMA 1995

V6 3.0 engine drives, new gearbox, no rust, elec winds, no damage, no reg, needs water pump thermostat jn1ccua32a0002082, $3,000, Phone 0405218176, CRAIGIEBURN

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SUZUKI BALENO 4D WAGON 1998

5sp manual. VGC. Rebuilt Gearbox/Starter motor.

New Battery. New right front axle & clutch. Good tyres. Towbar, $2,000 ONO, Phone 0402452955, REGO PBC432, BANGHOLME

HONDA JAZZ 5D HATCHBACK 2012

Honda Jazz Sports RWC One owner Blue tooth hands free Complete service history, $9,000 ONO, Phone 0414605574, REGO ZKL791 , CRANBOURNE

KIA RIO 2010

SUZUKI LIANA 4D SEDAN 2005

Manual, 12 months re, RWCert. Silver. Excellent condition. Drives Great. Call for more information, $5,000, Phone 0459639236, REGO 1lj1zj, ROSEBUD WEST

24,000kms, 5 door hatch, 1.6 5spd manual, 1 owner, like new, Red, YHN-839, $8,000 ono, Phone 97834632, FRANKSTON

CARS $10,001 $15,000

TOYOTA COROLLA 4D SEDAN 1994

imported DIESEL auto rust free starts drives good rw cond as is unregd, $2,800, Phone 0415567770, VIN 0191mpriopyjpl029, ROSEBUD

CARS $5,001 $10,000 FORD TERRITORY 4D WAGON 2004

Automatic, Airconditioning, CD Player, Central locking, Cruise control, Airbag, Electric windows, MP3 capability, Power steering, Roofrails, $5,399, Phone 0429665529, AH 0429665529, REGO XXH563, MORNINGTON

FORD FALCON FG XR6 SEDAN 2010

Auto. Red duco. Black interior. Full Elecs, 12 mths reg. RWC, 4 new Yokaha tyres, T/windows.

Reg serviced. Excellent condition, $12,000 ono, Phone 0417576933, REGO 1KI5HL, DROUIN

HOLDEN BARINA 2010

auto, sedan, appealing White. only driven locally, immac cond, worth consideration and negotiation in price, $10,000 to $15000, Phone 0403202840, REGO XKS-262, PAKENHAM

HONDA CRV 4D WAGON 2000

HYUNDAI GETZ 3D Full service history, like new, HATCHBACK 2011 welcome to any test, factory alloy wheels, sunroof, will nor disappoint, $5,499 ONO, Phone 0481210017, REGO 1JN7SH, CHELTENHAM

Estate car RWC no REG low Klm great condition, $6,500, Phone 0425743438, VIN - Kmhbt31dmau217978, ASPENDALE GARDENS

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4D WAGON 2006

TOYOTA CELICA ZR 2000

Included extras is a tow bar with electric brake system fitted, $12,300 ONO, Phone 0359832992, AH 0359832992, REGO YEH678, HASTINGS

KIA PICANTO 2017 SI

auto, hatch, 1.3 eng, reg 3/18, silver, 2,200kms, rev camera/sensors, ESC, EBD, 6 airbags, 1ID8GU paid $15,500. Must sell now, $13,500 driveaway w/RWC, Phone 95511598, CLAYTON SOUTH

KIA PICANTO SI HATCHBACK 2017

1.3ltr Engine Auto. Reg 03/2018.

Silver.

Only 2,200kms. Reverse camera with sensors. ESC. 6 Airbags. Trip computer.

Blind spot mirror. All Electrics. CD, USB port, 4 speakers, Bluetooth handsfree phone. Royal Auto mag 03/2017 tested the Picanto as the Best small car. Ideal first car buyer or Downsizing. Very good to own, run. Paid new $15,500. Sell now, $13,500, Phone 95511598, REGO I1D-8GU, CLAYTON SOUTH

MAZDA CX-7 LUXURY 4WD WAGON 2007

Turbo Auto. Black. A/C. P/S. Reversing/sensor. Heaps of extras. Reg 06/2017. RWCert negotiable at price. Full Serv/ history. Immaculate. $10,200, Phone 0424005781, REGO UTU-370, SOUTH YARRA

KIA SPORTAGE SLI WAGON 2011

NISSAN MAXIMA 350TI SEDAN 2012 Great Christmas present for your loved one. P Plate friendly, 3 door Sports Coupe.

Auto Tiptronic transmission.

Cruise control.

P/S. Electric Sunroof, Windows & Mirrors. C/locking. A/C. Premium quality sound system. 5 As new tyres.

Original IMMACULATE condition. Reg June 2018.

RWCert issued by Toyota.

Very Good Service history.

ONLY One owner done 85,300kms.

Call Bill. $8,500 ono, Phone 0411 033 332, FRANKSTON

CARS $15,001 $20,000 HOLDEN CAPTIVA 5CG SRII

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Black.

88600kms.

Reg 07/17. Leather seats.

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CARS $20,001 $30,000

2.4L AWD Auto. 98,500kms.

One Owner.

Excellent Condition. Reg September 2018. Always Serviced & Garaged. Has all the top SLI features. Never been off road. Full service history, $16,000 ono, Phone 0408412187, REGO ZYC-214, CRANBOURNE

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4WDS JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4D HARDTOP 2008

Very tidy, in good condition, 121,242kms, 2in lift kit.

Extra fuel tank. Manual.

MAZDA 3 SEDAN 2013 Reg 11/2018. Good engine.

Always garaged. $21,990 Auto. Red. Black cloth ONO, Phone 0435070076, interior. ONLY 47,000kms.

REGO 1LN8EG, PAKENHAM Long reg. RWCert. VGC, $13,500 ono, Phone 97545516, REGO ZXX-885, BELGRAVE

Discovery TD5 2004 Turbo Diesel, 5spd Manual. Many options.

Log Books. 170,000kms.

Beautiful condition through out.

Senior Owner.

Registered SOC-620, RWCert. $16,990, Phone 0431267041, YARRA VALLEY

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 4D WAGON 2009

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Next-generation Commodore pricing begins at just $33,690 (RRP) for the entry level LT 2.0-litre turbo, which is $1,800 less than its base model predecessor, Commodore VFII Evoke. The news for customers gets even better with a driveaway offer at launch of just $35,990 – that’s $3,935 less than its predecessor.

“THE NEXTGENERATION COMMODORE IS A STUNNING VEHICLE” the range from just $35,990 on-the-road, customers are given peace of mind to test the car in their own time and see how well it fits in their daily lives with our Take Your Time test Drive.”

While Holden has rested the famous SS badge, for the time “The next-generation being, there is still a familiar Commodore is a stunning vehicle name sitting within the range – that’s already getting rave reviews the much-loved, Calais. in Europe in Opel Insignia guise,” Synonymous with comfort and said Holden’s Executive Director luxury, the Calais and Calais V – Marketing, Mark Harland. nameplates are retained and “It looks sleek and sporty on the promise a raft of sophisticated, outside, while inside it’s refined premium additions like heated and sophisticated with intelligent and cooled massage seats, use of premium materials leather steering wheel and and a long list of user-friendly wireless phone charging. What’s high-tech features like Adaptive more, they’re great to drive Cruise Control, Apple CarPlay/ with all V6 models coming with Android Auto and wireless phone Commodore’s Adaptive AWD system as standard charging.

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All Toyota accessories fitted.

Registered 05/2018. RWCert.

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SSANG YONG MUSSO 4WD V8 Auto and 4WD trans.

Luxury type. 7 seater Leather interior. Very Good Condition. Electric heated seats.

Twin sunroofs.

Personal Air Conditioning Drivers/Passengers. ACE. Cruise control. Airbags, etc.

Low Kms but overheats blown gasket? Reason for low price. Reg. No RWCert.

Selling as is, $1,499, Phone 0408781823, REGO TUF-668, SEAFORD

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2dr hatch, petrol motor, 5spd man, 143,000kms, lady owner, rego, near RWCond, 1CM54C, 3mths reg, $2,500 ono, Phone 0420278872, AH 95872512, REGO 1CM-5LC, MORDIALLOC

MITSUBISHI PAJERO 4D WAGON 2003

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auto in top cond, 1 owner, many extras, RWC, years reg 1ED47V, grey, $5,950, Phone 0467020099, ST KILDA

TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 2D HARDTOP 1990

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TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 1991

5D Wagon. D/Fuel. V6 manual.

310,000kms.

A/C. P/S. Alloys. Bullbar.

Towbar. Close to RWorthy.

Eng:3VZE0329606. Selling as is, $2,000, Phone 0412930344, CLAYTON

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2000 landcruiser GXL. 5 months rego and RWC. Inspections are welcomed.

284000kms 4.5 petrol auto, $8,000, Phone 0405266435, REGO 1ju7ny, LYNBROOK

Adding to the great driving dynamics is the priceless amount of work local Holden engineers have undertaken - on the V6 AWD models in particular. The local testing kilometre count is fast approaching 150,000km – enough to circle the world almost four times – focusing on a unique local suspension and steering tune to fine-tuning radio and satellite navigation reception.

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“We’ve hosted over 400 customers at the Lang Lang proving ground in the last few months to show them the next-generation Commodore in development and get their feedback on how it drives,” said Holden’s Vehicle Development Manager, Jeremy Tassone.

“We’ve had a few skeptical people come for a drive but once they’ve been in the car and experienced the work the team has put in, they’ve left with huge smiles on their faces. It’s been great to see and be able to involve them.”

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FORD XD 351 UTE

auto, Pedders, in storage 11+ years, RWC, new things VGC blue jg41xk61744c, $10,000, Phone 0438477906, SPRINGVALE

HOLDEN CREWMAN UTE

Dual cab 2004, V6 Auto.

Red. VGC, 234000kms.

Very reliable. Drives great, RWCert, SYK-063, $6,500, Phone 0432101376, SOMERVILLE

HOLDEN CREWMAN VY V6 Red. Straight Body. Great Restoration Project. 4.9ltr Auto. No Rego. Drivable with Permit. Interior Needs work. All Original, $10,000 ono, Phone 03 59872068, VIN - V82259P, SAFETY BEACH

TOYOTA HILUX C/ CHAS 2000

vk sl 6 Straight body needs paint,runs and drives,duel fuel,has small amout of rust under rear screen, $3,500, Phone 0403674176, VIN 1234t6u9o, ROSEBUD

UTES & PANEL VANS Great Project. Rolling body in primer, comes with lots of spares including panels & Regency Red paint. Call for more information, $3,000, Phone 0400220298, MOORABBIN

2005 Wagon, V6 4L Auto. 7 Seater. Approx 300,000kms. A/C. P/S. Electric Windows/Mirrors.

C/locking.

Towbar.

Reliable. Reg TGY-903.

RWCert. Engine needs attention otherwise in Good Condition. $8,900, Phone 0416371616, VERMONT SOUTH

Commodore lovers for their feedback as the evolution of an icon nears completion.

The all-new Holden But, local testing isn’t just about Commodore will be available engineers shutting themselves off from Holden dealers nationwide from the world, Holden has asked from late February 2018.

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2002 Auto Eco V6, 4-Door.

All books, 2 owners, ECond.

Metalic Blue/Silver. Nothing to spend, 175,000kms, M0416021359, $6,500, Phone 95801809, AH 0404743927, PARKDALE

the range is the 3.6-litre V6 AWD, Commodore VXR that delivers performance in a new way for Commodore, with Continuous Damping Control suspension, front Brembo brakes and Adaptive AWD – the first time AWD has featured across the Commodore range.

auto, S model, reg & RWC, drives great, 230,000kms, red, SZK152, $5,000, Phone 0435082851, SOMERVILLE

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308, on gas (in date), Statesman dash bucket seats, Globe mags, white, t-bar auto, near RWCond, vin:100218-A, $9,300 ono, Phone 0402506379, AH 0403903428, RINGWOOD EAST

2.7 litre engine, 5 speed manual, alloy tool and material box, side and rear opening, roof rack and pipe holder, 4WD wit hi and low ratio, air conditioning, power steering, seats 4 people, very versatile and expensive tray, suit any tradie. RWC, $10,888, Beach Street Car Sales LMCT0624, Phone 03 9783 1949, REGO QDB304, FRANKSTON

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$

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$ 8,999

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1999 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER PRADO Automatic, dvd player. 1LT2EY

2002 JAGUAR XSE Fantastic condition, lots of style. AAL618

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JAYCO FREEDOM 2004 POPTOP

2 single beds, rev cycle heating/cooling, fridge/ freezer gas cooktop, microwave, TV connection, awning, porta toilet, 2xgas bottles, suspension raised, $14,000 neg, Phone 0417030342, MOUNT MARTHA

Tandem Poptop Caravan.

Immaculate condition.

Modern interior. Reverse cycle air-conditioning.

Skylight.

Double bed, Provision for further bedding. Ample storage through-out. En-suite with Shower/Toilet. HWS. Front club lounge, 19 inch TV/ DVD. Fully Appointed Kitchen - Stove/Full oven/ Grill. Large 3-Way fridge.

Roll-out Awning with Full annex/Flys/Floor mat, 2 Solar Panels/Inverter.

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JAYCO WESTPORT 17FT 2001

Top of the range poptop caravan at Affordable price.

ONLY USED on 3 Short trips. Rollout Awning. Heaps of extras. $15,000 neg, Phone 03 97957345, AH 0409389357, MULGRAVE

JURGENS TOORADIN 2016

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Selling due to downsizing.

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MILLARD 16FT CARAVAN 1983

Good for Onsite van or as Spare bedroom. Has working 2-Way Fridge. 4 Burner Gas Stove/Oven.

Rear Double bed. Front club lounge that converts to make second bed. Lots of cupboards throughout.

1x 9kgs gas bottle. Call for more information. $2,300 ono, Phone 03 9750 7363, AH 0419 591 771, LANGWARRIN

Award winner. 4 berth in Excellent condition.

Full As New Annex. Gas stove. Gas/electric fridge.

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NEWAGE COMMANDO 2012

At the top of its game with bolted furniture full under body armor and satellite tv to make you feel at home watching the game. Extras include diesel heating, cruise master independent suspension, grey water tank, jerry can holders, esc, RV Wi-Fi, queen size bed, under slung tool boxes, leather upholstery, separate shower/toilet, $72,990 Drive Away, Our Van RV, Phone 1300 068 700, ROSEBUD WEST

Must see to Appreciate as this is a VERY Unique Camper Trailer. As featured in Caravan World issue 547 Jan 2016. Sleep 1800 (6ft) off the ground out of the mud! Full Internal Kitchen, 80Ltr Engel Fridge. Sink and 2 Burner Hotplates.

1200 High Wardrobe.

Double bed is made up all the time. Suger Glider suspension as used by Ultimate Kimberley and Bush Tracker. Dust proof system keeps inside clean. Great to tow. Call for more information.

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POPTOP CARAVAN 16FT

Good honest off road 4x4 camper with Electric/ brakes. Tows Beautifully.

Plenty of storage including Underbed and large front boot. Full annex. QS bed.

Gas cooking. Deep-cycle 12V battery. 240V Power, 60ltr watertank, 2 gas bottle/2 jerry can holders, 2 near new tyres, spare OK. Room to stow table/ chairs etc. on top. New Weather/travel cover. Must see. Will impress. $4,900 ono, Phone 0408558389, SOMERVILLE

POPTOP ROYAL FLAIR

2000, 17ft, rear double island bed, front kitchen, microwave, elec cooktop/ grill, gas/elec fridge, rollout awning, electric brakes, EC, $11,500 ono, Phone 59775862, FRANKSTON AREA

1998 Gazel Champion.

Sleeps 2. Double bed, spring mattress, cooktop/ grill microwave 3way fridge, rollout awning. Full annexe. $15,000, Phone REGAL 15FT POPTOP 0429914466, SKYE S/beds, 3-Way fridge. RollVISCOUNT AEROLITE out awning. TV/DVD combo.

15ft, Spare wheels. DB, 12V Portable A/Con. Heaps of , gas, Electric fridge. A/C (Not extras. Just hook up and go. installed). Good condition, Call for more information. $3,300, Phone 0479027179, $8,500, Phone 0417684455 , AH 0433342821, COWES HAMPTON PARK

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17ft 1998 model. Tare weight 1170kgs. 2 single beds. Plenty of Storage.

VGC. Full Windproof & Waterproof Annex. Rollout awning.

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Sam Kerr named in world team of the year O

utstanding Matildas striker Samantha Kerr has gained further international recognition with selection in a prestigious women’s world team of the year.

The International Federation of Football History (IFFHS) has announced its 2017 rankings in Zurich with Kerr winning approval from voters in 91 countries.

She has already claimed awards as the Australian Sports Woman of the Year, the ABC Sports Personality of the Year, the MVP of the USA National League, the Julie Dolan Medal for Australia’s W-League and Asian Women’s Footballer of the Year.

Kerr has been a prolific scorer for the Matildas and her W-League team Perth Glory and was the first Australian woman to

AFL SCRAPS MATCH REVIEW PANEL IN OVERHAUL T

he AFL has binned its match review panel (MRP), appointing Collingwood premiership player and media personality Michael Christian as a sole match review officer.

Beefed-up fines and quicker turnaround times will feature in the new system, with Christian answering to the AFL rather than sitting as an independent body.

Announcing the changes - as part of a long-awaited review AFL football boss Steve Hocking said on Thursday his goal was to create a “streamlined and consistent” system more easily understood by fans and clubs.

The changes will allow for judgments on incidents that occur during games on Thursday and Friday nights to be handed down the next day rather than Monday as has been the case in the past.

Saturday and Sunday matches will still be reviewed on Monday and the tribunal will continue to sit on Tuesday evening if required.

While players will be slugged with higher fines under the extensive overhaul, they should miss fewer games under the new system.

The application of a bad-record penalty has been discarded and the automatic one-match suspension for a third fine in a season has also been scrapped.

There are also likely to be more cases heard by the tribunal with clubs incurring a $10,000 fee for an unsuccessful challenge, instead of their player being slapped with an increased penalty.

Players will still get an early guilty plea discount on fines which have been doubled with a first offence to incur a $3000 penalty, $5000 for a second and $8000 for a third - but the discount for suspensions has been scrapped.

The changes come after a frustrating year for players and fans confused by some of the penalties handed down by the MRP. “Alongside consistency of decision making and the rationale for decisions, the fine quantum for some offences, the disincentive to challenge any charge at the tribunal and the application of a bad record have been consistently the major areas of club, player and media discussion,” Hocking said.

“The focus of this review has been to retain the strong parts of the system that allow players to accept a penalty for pleading guilty to an offence, but ensuring too that players will face increased sanctions for continued low-level offences that are not deserving of missing matches.”

be named as a contender for the FIFA Player of the Year, but failed to make the final three.

She scored 17 goals during her American season with the Sky Blues FC as well as being the first to score four goals in a game in beating Seattle Reign last August.

She also notched four goals for Australia when the Matildas won the Tournament of Champions earlier this year.

On Saturday, Kerr scored a hat-trick in seven second-half minutes for the Glory and celebrated the feat with her trademark back somersault.

“I think I can still get better and have a lot of learning and growing up to do,” the 24-year-old Kerr said.

“Hopefully I can become even better in the next three or four years.”

The IFFHS also named the men’s team of 2017 which was headed by strikers Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and the year’s outstanding club coach Zinadine Zidane.

WOMEN’S TEAM: Goalkeeper: Sarah Bouhaddi (France, Lyon). Defenders:

Lucy Bronze (England, Lyon), Wendi Renard (France, Lyon), Stephanie Houghton (England, Manchester City), Anouk Dekker (Netherlands, Montpellier).

Midfield: Dzsenifer (Marozsan (Germany, Lyon), Pernilla Harder (Denmark, Wolfsburg), Carli Lloyd (USA, Manchester City).

Forwards: SAMANTHA KERR (Australia, Sky Blue FC), Lieke Martens (Holland, Barcelona), Alex Morgan (USA, Orlando Pride).

Coach: Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands).

MEN’S TEAM: Goalkeeper : Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus).Defenders: Dani Alves (Brazil, PSG), Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy, Milan), Marcelo Da Silva Jnr (Italy, Milan). Midfield: Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid), Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City). Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), Neymar Jnr (Brazil, PSG).

Coach: Zinedine Zidane (France, Real Madrid).

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There is not much Cameron Smith didn’t achieve in 2017.

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Horn promoter seeks bigger Crawford payday A

fight with Terence Crawford would be worth much more to Jeff Horn if the unbeaten American wasn’t the “world’s worst interview,” says Duco Events boss Dean Lonergan.

Horn is in talks to face Crawford, the mandatory challenger to his WBO welterweight championship, in late April, in Las Vegas.

It shapes as one of the biggest fights involving an Australian boxer in recent memory.

But the 29-year-old admits he is tempted by the lure of a reported $2 million payday if he takes on veteran Anthony Mundine instead.

Horn stands to make only half of that amount against Crawford, a former undisputed champion in the light-welterweight division and one of the best boxers in the world.

Lonergan is set to drive a hard bargain in negotiations with Top Rank’s Bob Arum over Horn’s next bout but said it would be a much easier deal to close if Crawford was as good with his words as he is his fists.

“Fighting’s only half the game. The other half is media,” Lonergan told AAP. “Without it you don’t get paid.

“Terence Crawford is pound-

for-pound the world’s toughest fighter but he is the worst of all worlds, a really tough fight but not a big money fight.

“The reason is he’s absolutely poor in the media, he’s not a great communicator. As a result he doesn’t have a great following, doesn’t sell a lot of tickets, and doesn’t do a lot of pay-per-views.

“I’ve watched his interviews, he needs a lot of help to get right, because Conor McGregor he ain’t.

“So start talking it up, Terence.

Say something interesting.”

Crawford (32-0, 23 knockouts) would be strongly favoured to beat Horn and most US observers give the Australian upstart zero chance.

However, even Arum has doubts whether the 30-year-old could cope with Horn’s size and strength given Crawford was fighting at the 135-pound lightweight limit only a few years ago.

“There are holes in everybody’s game,” Crawford said in a statement issued after Horn’s win over Gary Corcoran.

“There’s a lot of holes in Jeff Horn’s game, and everyone will see that when he gets in the ring with me.

“When he [Horn] steps into the ring with me, it’s going to be a very different story.”

UNCOMMON SMITH’S PECULIAR HABITS << cont. from front page...

“(I) went in and had to have some sugar and a banana and something to eat. I don’t like to eat too much when I bat.”

The banana came at the behest of Australia’s physical performance coach Aaron Kellett. “(He) basically forced it down my throat and said ‘You need something to eat’,” said Smith, who once refused to eat duck the night before a match in fear of a

bad omen.

His duck aversion changed when he unwittingly ate some before the 2015 Lord’s Test - and then he made his other Test double-century.

Another of Smith’s idiosyncrasies surfaced during his Perth masterclass.

At the drink’s break in the last session, support staff brought a chair onto the WACA so Smith

JEFF HORN CONSIDERS MUNDINE MATCH-UP

Jeff Horn refuses to rule out a showdown with Anthony Mundine if it presents a more financially attractive option than Terence Crawford.

Horn is set for a massive 2018 after successfully defending his WBO welterweight championship with a late

stoppage against Gary Corcoran on Wednesday night.

But despite Top Rank promoter Bob Arum’s plan for an April clash with mandatory challenger Crawford in Las Vegas, no deal has been done and Horn’s next opponent is far from settled.

could sit down - not just to rest, but redress.

Smith has a peculiarity where he is distracted by the sight of his shoelaces, so he gets them taped to his socks.

As he sat on the chair, he had the laces re-taped to avoid seeing them.

“I have always had an issue with looking at my shoelaces when I’m batting,” Smith has told a Cricket Australia video earlier this year.

He said the sight of laces “would sort of do my head in a bit”.

“So I ended up getting a physio to tape my shoelaces to my socks,” he said on the video.

The first time he did it, he made a century in the Indian Premier League so has since stuck with the sticky habit.

“I just like just seeing my shoes and everything to look sort of clean ... just no shoelaces,” he said.

Another of Smith’s oddities is batting gloves, which he changes every 20 to 30 minutes during an innings.

Smith has up to 15 pairs of gloves in his kit.

And he numbers each pair, because he refuses to wear gloves that were not manufactured as a set.

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A snapshot of the eight BBL07 teams HOW THE TEAMS SHAPE UP FOR BBL07

MELBOURNE RENEGADES Coach: Andrew McDonald Captain: Aaron Finch Last season: Fifth (4-4) ADELAIDE STRIKERS In short: The Strikers’ loss Coach: Jason Gillespie is the Renegades’ gain with Captain: Travis Head Hodge, Ludeman and quick Last season: Sixth (3-5) Kane Richardson all making the In short: The departure of Brad move to join a stacked side that Hodge, Tim Ludeman and Ben includes experienced quartet Dunk from the Strikers’ top-order Cameron White, Brad Hogg, Tom leaves plenty for locals Travis Cooper and Aaron Finch. Add Head, Jake Lehmann and Alex in T20 cricket’s all-time leading Carey to do. Don’t discount South wicket taker and class batsman in African import Colin Ingram West Indian allrounder Dwayne though, who is regarded as one Bravo and you’ve got a decent of the cleanest hitters in world team. cricket.

Surprise packet: Damaging Surprise packet: A allrounder Jack Wildermuth nasty toe infection has been impressive in fourhas kept beanpole day cricket this season and quick Billy Stanlake could make a name on the sidelines all for himself if summer. But the given a chance.

23-year-old should be good to go now and is capable of pushing towards the magical 150km/h mark.

BRISBANE HEAT Coach: Daniel Vettori Captain: Brendon McCullum

Last season: Third (5-3) In short: While Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum will again be key with the bat, the performances of their spinners may determine the Heat’s fate. McCullum will lean heavily on leg-spinners Mitch Swepson and Pakistan 19-yearold Shadab Khan in an effort to stem the flow of runs that has often hurt the high-scoring Heat.

Surprise packet: Wicketkeeper James Peirson has shown glimpses of his batting potential in previous BBL seasons and after scoring runs as captain of the Queensland Bulls during the Sheffield Shield season may be able to take his T20 game to the next level.

MELBOURNE STARS Coach: Stephen Fleming Captain: John Hastings Last season: Fourth (4-4) In short: Could the addition of Ben Dunk be the missing ingredient at the Stars? The free-flowing left-hander scores runs wherever he goes and could prove devastating at the top of the order alongside English import Luke Wright. Always in the mix but never able to win it, the Stars should again be strong contenders with Glenn Maxwell heading a mostly-unchanged side.

Surprise packet: Everyone knows who he is now but Pete Handscomb first announced himself with a brilliant BBL hundred two years ago and could surprisingly be in the thick of it again if Mitch Marsh is retained in the Test squad.

HOBART HURRICANES Coach: Gary Kirsten Captain: George Bailey Last season: Seventh (3-5) In short: Success may hinge on the fortunes of fast bowling imports Tymal Mills (England) and Jofra Archer (West Indies), while the batting has been boosted with the arrival of journeyman Nathan Reardon and ex-Test glovesman Matthew Wade. Captain George Bailey will enjoy working with new coach Gary Kirsten, while Dan Christian and Cameron Boyce are proven T20 performers.

Surprise packet: Ben McDermott struck a stunning hundred after replacing an outof-form Kumar Sangakkara last season and has only progressed as a batsman since then.

SYDNEY SIXERS Coach: Greg Shipperd Captain: Moises Henriques Last season: Third and runners-up (5-3) In short: English fans might have something to applaud on Australian shores if dynamic pair Jason Roy and Sam Billings get going. The imports join Nic Maddinson and Daniel Hughes in a top order full of potential, while

the skipper Moises Henriques is always a solid contributor at this time of year.

Surprise packet: Fan favourite while fielding for Australia in the last Sydney Test, the long-haired Mickey Edwards already has a cult following of sorts. But since debuting for NSW, he has shown he is a pretty handy bowler too.

SYDNEY THUNDER Coach: Paddy Upton Captain: Shane Watson Last season: Last (3-5) In short: Shane Watson is getting long in the tooth but insists he is still good enough to terrorise bowling attacks this summer.

He and Jos Buttler, another entertaining English batsman, will be key but look for the steady head of Callum Ferguson and one of the game’s biggest hitters in Aiden Blizzard to chime in too.

Surprise packet: Teenage off-spinner Arjun Nair may struggle to jump ahead of regular tweakers Chris Green and Fawad Ahmed but the Thunder are light on quicks and may play three spinners, especially on a slow home track. If so, watch for the 19-year-old’s carrom ball that comes out the front of the hand and goes the other way.

PERTH SCORCHERS Coach: Justin Langer Captain: Adam Voges Last season: First and champions (5-3) In short: England allrounder David Willey is the team’s only import, which could pose problems if Shaun Marsh, Mitch Marsh and Cameron Bancroft are all on national duty this season. It’s a different story in their bowling stocks though, with Mitchell Johnson and Jhye Richardson representing the old and the new of the country’s fast bowling talent.

Surprise packet: Ashton Agar is back in the fray after a broken finger spoiled his return to the Test and ODI arena earlier this year. A highly-rated spinner, Agar’s effective batting may be the surprise here.

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MOTLOP DOESN’T NEED TO VOL 3 | EDITION № 26

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teven Motlop doesn’t feel like he needs to don a superhero’s cape to justify his part in Port Adelaide’s heralded AFL off-season recruiting spree.

The arrivals of Motlop, Tom Rockliff and Jack Watts at the Power headlined a busy period of acquisitions that also included Trent Mackenzie, Jack Trengove and Lindsay Thomas.

But while Port’s recruiting splash might have raised fan expectations, Motlop doesn’t feel any extra pressure to perform.

“I think we’ve just got to come in and learn how to be a Port Adelaide player,” Motlop told reporters on Monday.

“Just bond with everyone and try to play our roles.

“We don’t need one big hero coming in

to take the whole game over.

“We just want everyone to play their roles and we’ll win as a team and lose as a team as well.”

Motlop, who kicked 175 goals in 135 games for Geelong, plans to split his time between forward and midfield roles in Ken Hinkley’s retooled line-up.

The mercurial 26-year-old was unsuccessfully shopped around by the Cats during the 2016 trade period, but did enough last season to make himself a sought-after free agent.

Adelaide and Gold Coast were the other main suitors for his services,

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