Case study: the newstarter
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 10:31:04 -0700 | sports-news
We have been given the short end of the stick.' Ece Cicek, 38, Roxburgh Park...She is a single parent and supports herself and three children, aged 18 and under, with the Newstart and carer payments. Income Fortnightly Newstart payment of...
Case study: family with disabled children
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 10:30:55 -0700 | sports-news
It does give the security my kids need.' Photo: Janie Barrett Heike Fabig, 45, and husband Richard Boele, 47...Kai and Billie have cerebral palsy and Heike estimates she has spent $300,000 on equipment and therapy for them. Income Annual household...
Good news for super savers
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 10:30:36 -0700 | sports-news
The government has resisted any temptation it might have had to use the budget to put some backbone into its timid superannuation ''reforms'' announced early last month. After a concerted campaign by sections of the industry, superannuation has been left...
Cancer programs given boost
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 10:30:27 -0700 | health-news
A $226 million package to improve cancer prevention, detection, treatment and research is one of the few new spending measures in a tight health budget. Wayne Swan, a survivor of prostate cancer, has found $18.5 million for research on the...
Reaction to the budget from community leaders
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 10:30:27 -0700 | sports-news
Chris Richardson Director, Deloitte Access Economics Score: 7.5/10 ''There are genuinely good savings measures here, stuff that should have been done years ago, and that's very welcome...The budget now depends on forecasts of the Australian dollar, of the carbon price,...
Ballet gets to grips with its inner sole
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 09:06:50 -0700 | sports-news
Dr Gordon Waddington with 16-year-old ballet student Emily Clout. Photo: Melissa Adams An Australian researcher is undertaking the first major redesign of ballet slippers since the 1600s. The University of Canberra's professor of physiotherapy Gordon Waddington and Assistant Professor Jeremy...
Cancer patients face long wait
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 08:40:33 -0700 | sports-news
The patients generally include people with life-threatening problems such as aggressive cancers. Photo: Glen Hunt Victorians needing urgent surgery have been waiting more than three months for treatment they should be getting within 30 days, an explosive audit of hospital...
Winmar, AFL resolve dispute
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 07:16:05 -0700 | sports-news
Nicky Winmar points to his skin in response to a racist taunt from the crowd. Photo: Wayne Ludbey Nicky Winmar will return to Victoria Park, the scene of his simple, symbolic protest against racism 20 years ago, after agreeing to...
RV calls for help on cheats
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 07:16:05 -0700 | sports-news
Sebastian Costanzo Racing's rulers have denied suggestions they are losing control following a series of damaging claims about drug use, race fixing and criminal involvement in the industry...Racing authorities said on Tuesday they wanted to take tougher, swifter action to...
Dead for 40 Minutes, Man Revived by CPR Machine
Source: Epoch Times
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 07:09:37 -0700 | health-news
Colin Fielder, 39, was saved by the new CPR machine, AutoPulse, which has had mixed reviews in medical studies. Fielder, of Melbourne, Australia, was brought back to life after dying due to a heart attack last June. "I'm so grateful,...
Will it be MCG or formal for Alex?
Source: Adelaide Now
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 06:59:56 -0700 | sports-news
Alex Price the choice and she'd rather spend her Year 12 formal night in footy boots, caked in sweat and mud, than glammed up in high heels and an evening gown. The Sacred Heart College student, 17, is among South...
Social media campaign countering Somali extremism
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 06:54:43 -0700 | political-news
Commission to send a positive message to young people who are struggling with a sense of belonging. Malik Osman, 24, who came to Australia when he was three, is leading the podcast project. "What we try to do with the...
Budget puts pressure on SA: Weatherill
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 06:29:12 -0700 | sports-news
Mr Weatherill, who is also the state's treasurer, will hand down his first budget in June. Advertisement He said the state government will match the federal government's $448 million to upgrade Adelaide's South Road. But he did not comment on...
Want to laugh at Chinese satire? Join the club
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 06:28:52 -0700 | sports-news
When Guo Degang, a famous Chinese comedian, performed in Sydney and Melbourne last year, he drew crowds of tens of thousands of people, mainly from Australia's burgeoning Chinese community. Guo is foul-mouthed, controversial and likes to poke fun at powerful...
Post 'turning blind eye' to 457 workers
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 06:28:48 -0700 | sports-news
Until now, Orlando Sirgiovanni was paid $1.36 per parcel he delivered, but says on Monday he was told he would now be paid $1.21 per delivery. Photo: Justin McManus Increasing numbers of 457 visa holders are delivering letters and parcels...
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