Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Australian Minister for Vocational Education and Training, Gary Hardgrave has announced the government will provide AU$15.8 million to establish an Australian Technical College in North Adelaide. The minister said the government was entering into a partnership with the Archdiocese of Adelaide and consortium of industrial and manufacturing companies. The North Adelaide […]
Fall ’08 styles at New York Fashion Week: the ’70s are back
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 The fourth day of New York Fashion Week debuted few daring designs even from designers known for such work. With few exceptions, the overwhelming theme was “old is new” and that the ’70s were even more in fashion than the shows on Sunday suggested. Among the designers to unveil their Fall […]
Recycling Your Printer Cartridges
More On This Topic: Skip Bins Delivery Services Sydney Submitted by: Ben Greenwood Printer cartridges create 172 million pounds of landfill waste every year. That s 345 million cartridges. They come from printers, fax machines and copiers all across the US and UK. For perspective, that weight is equivalent to 68,000 Mini Coopers; enough automobiles […]
Category:Health
This is the category for Health. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 6 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Wayne Connop, independent candidate for Daly by-election 5 September 2021: Australia: Mat Morgan, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, talks climate, tourism, and local issues with Wikinews 4 September 2021: South Gippsland, Australia local council candidate […]
Wikinews interviews Frugalware Linux founder
Thursday, April 6, 2006 The Frugalware Development Team describes Frugalware as a general purpose Linux distribution, designed for intermediate users who are not afraid of text mode. Frugalware also plans to offer a live CD with desktop options, to be developed by one of its teams. A live CD enables running the Linux software on […]
Peter Andren, Australian MP dies aged 61
Sunday, November 4, 2007 Australian federal member of Calare, Peter Andren died on Saturday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was aged 61. Mr Andren who had held the seat since being elected in 1996 had previously announced his intention to run for the senate after his electorate was changed for the 2007 […]
Commercial Pecan Tree Orchard Production In The United States
More On This Topic: Financial Advisors Sydney By Pat Malcolm The pecan tree, Carya illinoinesis, is a native American tree that was known as a food item by the ancients as early as 3000 to 6000 BC, according to recent cave excavations unearthed by archaeologists in Texas. The pecan nut was widespread and used by […]
Category:Music
This is the category for Music. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 5 August 2021: DaBaby Levitating remix losing US radio audiences after the rapper’s comments on HIV/AIDS 11 June 2021: Taylor Swift’s Evermore records biggest sales week of the year as it returns to No 1 on album chart 27 May 2021: […]
Ozzy Osbourne’s personal possessions fetch $800,000 for charity
Sunday, December 2, 2007 American heavy metal performer Ozzy Osbourne, who became famous as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath and later as a solo act, has raised more than US$800,000 for The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, founded by his spouse Sharon Osbourne at the Cedars Sinai Hospital, by auctioning off personal items. A […]
Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 26) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 26). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests […]