Instagram has revealed its latest update to let users post and share videos. Facebook added a video option to the photo sharing service, which it bought for $1 billion in April this year. Instagram’s feature allows you to post clips up to 15 seconds long in direct competition to Twitter’s app Vine where you can only post six…
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It’s time to get active this winter. It doesn’t matter how old you are, all you need to do is move! The benefits of active living range from reducing the risk of preventable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, strokes and obesity to reducing the incidence of some forms of cancer. Active living is defined…
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The Newsroom sent its sports reporters to Circular Quay’s Customs House today to watch Sydney celebrate with the Socceroos, who last night qualified for their third straight World Cup. – Report by Blake Moretti and Callum Birch
It’s official: the Socceroos are on their way to the 2014 World Cup after beating Iraq 1-0 last night. It fell to sub Josh Kennedy to book Australia’s place in Brazil, their third straight World Cup, after 82 minutes without a goal. In his first appearance for the Socceroos in over 19 months after he…
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Facebook has adopted #hashtags as used on other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and Pinterest. Facebook users will click hashtags to take them to feeds of what other people and pages have said about topics, allowing them to join larger conversations. Posts will not be universally visible; all hashtags will still be subject…
DetailsThe Australian Defence Force has come under fire over incidents of sexual misconduct. Lieutenant-General David Morrison, Chief of the Army, took the unusual step of issuing a video message denouncing the acts of Defence Force members. In a video posted on the Defence website, he condemned degrading action against women, warning soldiers, “if that does not…
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Wow! That pretty much sums up how some Sydney women saw the 2013 Sydney Writers’ Festival’s speed mentoring event. WOW – Women of the World – is a global movement designed to empower and inspire woman to succeed in their chosen field. Speed mentoring sessions are organised in cities around the world for women can share their experiences…
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If you want to help end racism in Australia, if you are prepared to stand up and oppose racism, you are not alone. The Federal Government last year launched a national anti-racism strategy, and everyone can play their part. The public awareness campaign Racism. It stops with me is being promoted around the country. It…
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This year, between May 20 and 26, thousands of authors, publishers, journalists and readers descended on Sydney’s suburbs to celebrate the ageless art of story-telling. From writing workshops to dramatic demonstrations, Sydney put on its best colours as thousands of stories were shared, hundreds of networks formed and future novels conceptualised. “That’s Sydney and its…
DetailsRugby League North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland Cowboys player Johnathan Thurston is likely to sit out tonight’s match against the Canterbury Bulldogs. The decision made by Queensland to play him in Wednesday night’s Origin opener, knowing it could aggravate an old groin injury, has left coach Neil Henry and his team in a…
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