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• JETS CAPTAIN SET TO TAKE OFF AFTER NO HOME DEAL

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  Newcastle captain Matt Thompson is set to sign with the new Melbourne based A-League franchise by the end of the week. It follows a stunning revelation from the Jets foundation player, that he hasn’t been offered a contract to remain in Newcastle.
  15 hours ago

• BOY HOPES TO SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  A 10-year-old Lake Macquarie boy could be a step closer to seeing the world with fresh eyes. Connor Wink will head to China next year, for a controversial stem cell treatment that doctors hope will cure his blindness.
  15 hours ago

• HONEYMOON WITH A DIFFERENCE

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  A documentary about a couple’s unconventional honeymoon will be screened in Newcastle this week. Honeymoon in Kabul follows Maggie and John Paul, as they deliver much-needed medical equipment, along with a dose of humour, to the people of Afghanistan.
  16 hours ago

• PRIVATE MEETING OVER AGED CARE

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  Minister for the Hunter, Jodi McKay, has not been able to give any guarantees regarding the future of the Wallsend Aged Care facility. She’s met with families affected by its proposed privatisation, and promised to look at whether the criteria for a new operator can be made public.
  16 hours ago

• Essential Report – Equal lowest ever for the ALP

  
  Pollytics — Authority: 538
  The equal worst Essential Report for the ALP comes in with the primaries running 45 (down 3) /39 ( up 4) to Labor, washing out into a two party preferred of 55/45 the same way – a 4 point gain to the Coalition. The Greens are on 9 (steady) while the broad “Others” are on 7 (down 1) . This ...
  17 hours ago

• Blue ribbon report on NBN-ZTE scam not yet final: Pimentel

  
  PinoyPress — Authority: 127
  Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said that although he and other senators signed the investigation report submitted by Sen. Richard Gordon, they do not agree with certain portions and will move to amend them when the report is taken up during the plenary session of the chamber.
  22 hours ago

• 99-YEAR-OLD JUMPS OUT OF PLANE

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  A great grandfather from Forster has marked his 99th birthday, by jumping out of a plane in the Hunter Valley. Reg Jones took the plunge for charity, and plans to do it all again to get a world record.
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• BARGAINS GALORE

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  Fashionistas were in a frenzy at Wickam today as five tonnes of clothing, shoes and accessories went under the hammer. The items ranged from brand new to pre loved, and were uncovered at a deceased estate.
  2 days ago

• The perils of exposing anomalies

  
  ellen tordesillas — Authority: 134
  It’s very difficult for me to accept the recommendation of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee chaired by Sen. Richard Gordon to include Jose “Joey” de Venecia III and Rodolfo Lozada, Jr. among those who should be charged in connection with anomalous $329 million contract to build a national broadband network ...
  3 days ago

• TWO SURVIVE SHOCKING CRASH

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  Emergency crews have been left stunned by the survival of a pair whose car was torn in two, in a shocking crash on the New England Highway at Lochinvar. Debris was scattered for 50 metres across a paddock, after the male driver somehow lost control of the sedan, and veered into the path of a truck carrying scrap ...
  4 days ago

• JAMES NITTIES TALKS ABOUT HIS MASTERS OPENING ROUND

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  Following his opening round, James Nitties admitted most spectators who saw his performance were probably just passing between Tiger Woods and Geoff Ogilvy. Having played just one tournament in five weeks, Nitties was more than happy with his result, after labelling his game “rusty”.
  4 days ago

• Dish Network Filipino Packages

  
  Satellite TV — Authority: 107
  One of the best things about satellite TV is that you can subscribe to foreign language programming. No matter where in the world you come from, Dish Network and DIRECTV offer terrific packages that bring programming to you in your native tongue. This hold true with the Dish Network Filipino package, which ...
  4 days ago

• ZTE-NBN deal–no saints, only demons in barong

  
  Pinoy Observer — Authority: 130
  I read the voluminous Senate report on the ZTE-NBN deal and I must agree with Ramon Tulfo—it exposed the conspiracy of ALL ZTE-NBN actors, most notably the losing bidders and the deal cookers. I must agree with Senator Richard Gordon that the actors in this deal are all demons in barong. It was a collusion meant to ...
  4 days ago

• Preview sa mangyayari kina Arroyo at mga alagad

  
  ellen tordesillas — Authority: 134
  Hindi daw maintindihan ni dating Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos kung bakit siya isinama sa pinakakasuhan ng Senado kaugnay sa ma-anomalyang kontrata para sa pagpatayo ng telecommunication network sa Pilipinas (national Broadband Network) na gagawin sana ng ZTE, isang kumpanya sa China. “Bakit? Nakasuhan na kami. ...
  5 days ago

• DAM KNOCKBACK GIVES HOPE TO TILLEGRA OPPONENTS

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  A decision by federal environment minister Peter Garrett to reject a proposed dam near Brisbane, has given hope to those fighting the Hunter’s planned Tillegra Dam. Mr Garrett axed the $1.8-billion Traveston Dam, on environmental grounds. The No Tillegra Group says a new dam in the Hunter Valley would be ...
  5 days ago

• TODDLER SURVIVES FIVE-METRE FALL FROM KITCHEN WINDOW

  
  NBN — Authority: 159
  A two-year-old boy is recovering in hospital, after falling out of a second storey window. Cahill Parrish-Wood was trying to look at some goldfish, when he plummeted five metres onto concrete.
  5 days ago

• Blue Ribbon seeks probe vs Arroyo, raps vs FG for NBN-ZTE deal

  
  Pinoyweb — Authority: 140
  MANILA – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday recommended to the Ombudsman that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo be investigated for possible violation of the Constitution in connection with the anomalous US$329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with Chinese telecommunications firm, ZTE Corp.. ...
  5 days ago

• Senate releases ZTE-NBN deal report: calls for filing case against PGMA

  
  Pinoy Observer — Authority: 130
  Senator Richard Gordon has released the final Senate Blue ribbon report on the ZTE-NBN deal. Gordon has recommended the filing of graft charges against Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, her husband, First Gentleman Mike Arroyo and all actors who took part in the deal. Among those accused of graft and ...
  5 days ago

• Senate ZTE-NBN report---a review

  
  New Philippine Revolution — Authority: 134
  Finally, after thirteen gruelling Senate sessions, the Blue Ribbon Committee chaired by Senator Richard Gordon released its report on the ZTE-NBN deal. The deal, if you remember, was rescinded by the Arroyo administration due to some "anomalous" issues. The deal involves transforming the entire government system into ...
  5 days ago

• Turning Whistleblowers Into Fall Guys; GMA Impeachment Hopeless (Retitled, Updated)

  
  At Midfield — Authority: 130
  Sen. Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (and long-known presidential wannabee) must be feeling upbeat the morning. This after his quite belated release of the panel’s findings on the $329-M deal to set up a national broadband communication network (NBN-ZTE) that has become emblematic of ...
  5 days ago

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