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22 of our favorite women’s apparel tops and bottoms for summer golf

Check out our favorite summer tops and bottoms from 11 different golf brands including Nike, Lululemon, Adidas, Puma and more.

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CBI to send judicial requests to U.K., UAE, S. Korea in bribery case against lobbyist Sanjay Bhandari

The CBI has alleged that Bhandari, as the director of UAE-based Santech International, entered into a criminal conspiracy.

The Hindu

Fors' Opal drum synth and sequencer is one of the coolest Max for Live devices we've ever seen

Opal's recent 1.2 update adds a ton of new features, including an upgraded sequencer, modulation locking, output routing, and randomization

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Vivid Sydney outraged many by charging for the botanic garden. But is the show worth it?

The festival has been called ‘obscene’ and ‘mean’ for ticketing a previously free space. We send a family of four to find out if the anger is justified

The Guardian - AU

West Lothian OPAL celebrates 10 years in the community

The charity, run by the Cyrenians brought together volunteers and clients for the event

Daily Record

Australia hasn't figured out low-level nuclear waste storage yet – let alone high-level waste from submarines

Within ten years, Australia could be in possession of three American-made Virginia-class nuclear submarines under the AUKUS agreement with the United States and United Kingdom. The following decade, we plan to build five next-generation nuclear submarines.

The Conversation

New normal? Sydney and Melbourne public transport use still at 80% of pre-Covid levels

The latest data shows an average of two days a week of work from home, fewer cars on the road and less-crowded trains

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Stress, anger and disappointment as Maryvale paper mill workers face an uncertain future

Workers at the Maryvale Mill thought they were set for life when they walked through the gates for the first time, but at least 150 are now facing redundancies.

ABC News

Unions shape up for fight over paper mill job losses

Australian unions have leapt to the defence of workers facing the axe over the closure of Australia's last white paper manufacturing plant.

AAP

Job losses as Australia's last white paper plant closes

Dwindling timber supplies have been blamed for Australia's last white paper manufacturer shutting its eastern Victorian plant.

AAP

What if Opal and Myki became one? It'd help more of us than you'd think

Melburnians know Myki, Sydneysiders know Opal. These two electronic ticketing systems for public transport may be streets ahead of what they replaced, but are now decidedly old-fashioned compared with systems elsewhere in the world.

The Conversation

Nippon Paper Group to make a decision about the future of Australian white paper tomorrow

Australia's sole office paper manufacturing could cease operations if its foreign owners decide to permanently shut its Latrobe Valley white paper mill line. Tomorrow's decision could affect up to 200 workers and comes after a halt in operations in native timber logging in Victoria.

ABC News

Workers fear for jobs as Opal Australian mill produces last ream of white paper for foreseeable future

Opal Australian Paper's Maryvale mill, in Victoria, has halted white paper production indefinitely, as the office supplies industry predicts paper prices will soar across the country.

ABC News

Paper-thin supply sparks school books fear

Paper companies are scrambling to source foreign white paper after a lack of domestic timber supply dented production at Australia's only white paper mill.

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Opal is no gem of a measure for Newcastle public transport patronage

Perhaps Transport NSW needs to install infrared counters on the doors of trains and buses.

Newcastle Herald

Sorry, Premier, but the apology over Nazi uniform just doesn't cut it

Yes, we all do silly things when we are young, but in this case I think it is important to consider the context.

AAP

Court not 'adviser' in Sydney Trains spat

A judge won't be "a mere adviser" in an industrial spat between the rail union and Sydney Trains given that Opal card readers won't be turned off this week.

Daily Record

Energetic OAPs take part in special sports day

The event was run for local old folk by the Cyrenians and Xcite

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ABC News

Rail union halts plan to turn off Opal card readers after NSW government court action

Rail union secretary Alex Claassens says the NSW government's court action to stop a planned switch-off of card readers amounts to a "vicious" attack on workers.

Pedestrian.tv

YIKES: The NSW Government’s Set To Take The Rail Union To Court Over Its Opal Machine Plan

The NSW Government looks set to take the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) to Federal Court over its plan to shut down Opal readers.

ABC News

NSW government to seek damages from rail union over plan to turn off Opal gates

Minister David Elliott claims the NSW government will seek to recoup the millions of dollars it's set to potentially lose in the latest round of industrial action.

AAP

Federal court fight for Opal shut down

The NSW government is suing the rail union after its vow to turn off Opal card readers at train stations, in the next phase of a protracted industrial dispute.

Pedestrian.tv

Syd Folks Could Cop Free Train Rides ‘Cos The Rail Union’s Voted To Turn Off Opal Readers

Is anyone else getting déjà vu?

AAP

Rail union votes to disable Opal readers

NSW commuters will be prevented from paying for trips when the Rail, Tram and Bus Union disables Opal readers, as its dispute with the government continues.

ABC News

Rail union plans to switch off Opal card readers as part of industrial dispute

Commuters could soon ride NSW transport for free after the rail union revives its plan to switch off Opal card readers despite the state government branding the move "illegal".

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