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Teachers at Australian school shocked at no warning over redundancies, can apply before ‘externals’

This article’s primary contributor, Patrick Gillett, is an alumnus of Sunshine Coast Grammar School. Monday, August 30, 2010 A deal between Sunshine Coast Grammar School headmaster Nigel Fairbairn and the Independent Education Union of Australia has ended a week of uncertainty for 22 of the Queensland, Australia school’s staff. Last week Wikinews obtained a listRead More

Teachers at Australian school shocked at no warning over redundancies, can apply before ‘externals’

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U.S. wants to impose its “no-fly” list on most Canadian domestic flights

Sunday, June 5, 2005 The government of Canada is fighting to keep Washington from having access to passenger lists for Canada’s domestic flights. The Canadian transport minister Jean Lapierre said two-thirds of Canada’s domestic flights at some point cross through American air space. The Minister said he may have to re-route them (around U.S. airspace)Read More

U.S. wants to impose its “no-fly” list on most Canadian domestic flights

Ready For Digital Digital Television Aerials

Here’s An Opinion On: Data Centre Infrastructure Submitted by: Leandro Gagnon Singh Whether you have already started watching digital television, or if you are preparing yourself for the very imminent changeover, being prepared to fully go digital may not be quite as simple as you thought. Getting a set-top box to receive Freeview may indeedRead More Ready For Digital Digital Television Aerials

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Race to save Chilean miners trapped underground from spiralling into depression continues

Thursday, September 2, 2010 It has emerged that the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground after the mine they were working in collapsed could be brought to the surface in a shorter time than was initially feared. While officials publicly announced that the men would not be brought to the surface until Christmas, sources inside technicalRead More

Race to save Chilean miners trapped underground from spiralling into depression continues

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Time Warner/Comcast bid to snap up Adelphia cable service

April 9, 2005 A bid topping $17.7 billion was jointly proffered by Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corporation on Thursday to buy beleaguered Adelphia Communications Corporation in an industry consolidation move. Adelphia is the fifth largest cable service provider in the United States with nearly 5 million subscribers. The market-share grabbing bid trumps the previousRead More

Time Warner/Comcast bid to snap up Adelphia cable service

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’Read More

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

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Six-year-olds trigger emergency response with toy nuclear reactor in Germany

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Two six-year-old children caused emergency services to be called out in Oelde, Germany, yesterday. They had taken an old computer case, with a radioactivity symbol and warning notice that they had printed, affixed to the side, to create a “nuclear reactor”. The boys abandoned their plaything in the street to takeRead More

Six-year-olds trigger emergency response with toy nuclear reactor in Germany

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APEC leaders wear Driza-Bones for group photo

Saturday, September 8, 2007 Leaders attending the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia have worn Driza-Bone coats for their traditional group photo in front of the Sydney Opera House. In APEC tradition, leaders wear attire which draws inspiration from the host nation’s national costume. Australia’s choice was made by Prime Minister John Howard and his wifeRead More

APEC leaders wear Driza-Bones for group photo

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Wikinews interviews Australian wheelchair basketball coach Tom Kyle

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Toronto , Canada —What experiences makes a coach of an international sports team? Wikinews interviewed Tom Kyle, the coach of the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders, in Toronto for the 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. ((Wikinews)) Tell us about yourself. First of all, where wereRead More

Wikinews interviews Australian wheelchair basketball coach Tom Kyle