Screenshot of the emergency alert the Kassas family received. Photo courtesy of Kassas family. The Newsroom spoke with Australian expats living in New York city who faced Superstorm Sandy yesterday. The Kassas family from Castle Hill in Sydney are currently living “right in the centre of New York – just a few blocks down from where…
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The battle for the number one test spot is on. The Newsroom breaks down the Australian and South African sides ahead of the first test in Brisbane next week. The Aussies Batting Line Up The Australian middle order will have a familiar feel. Former captain Ricky Ponting has hit his straps early in domestic cricket for Tasmania…
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Communities are cleaning up and down the east coast of the United States in the aftermath of “Superstorm” Sandy’s crossing onto land yesterday. There have been 18 storm-related deaths reported so far in New York with 43 recorded across the whole of the United States so far. On Tuesday night, a weaker (though still large)…
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Sydney’s Hyde Park was awash with fake blood and torn plastic flesh as 1500 zombies invaded Elizabeth Street to raise money for the Brain Foundation. Event coordinator and zombie leader Michael Berman has been running the Sydney Zombie walk for the past five years. “The Brain Foundation is a wonderful, but often overlooked charity. I…
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Twenty year old actress Samara Weaving has stepped on to the big screen at this year’s Cockatoo Island Film Festival in the feature film Jury. Best known for her role as “Indi Walker” in Seven’s Home and Away, she has also joined the likes of Miranda Kerr and Sarah Murdoch as summer’s 2012/13 youth ambassador for Bonds. Venus…
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Music mark: 7/10 Standout tracks: Dream Song, A Hard One to Know and Teardrop Windows After nearly two decades at the helm of indie icons Death Cab for Cutie – the wait for Seattle wordsmith Benjamin Gibbard’s debut album is finally over. With the 2011 release of the band’s seventh studio album, Codes and Keys,…
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