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• Central Coast Mariners snatch late equaliser to draw with Newcastle Jets

  

  Newcastle Jets 1 Central Coast Mariners 1Delight: The Mariners celebrate a goal during the round-six A-League match against the Newcastle Jets.Photo: Ashley FederAnother F3 derby, another gut-wrenching result for the Newcastle Jets.This time a 10-man Mariners came back from the dead to snatch a one-all draw at Hunter Stadium on Saturday night.Milos Trifunovic looked like he had sealed the Jets' first win over their arch-rivals since October 2012 when he glanced a header into the right corner wit..

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• When snakes bite: Newcastle to host venom and antivenom research centre

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.When venom gets into bloodBilly Collett, head of reptiles and venom program supervisor at the Australian Reptile Park demonstrates what happens to human blood when venom is introduced.PT1M56S620349Monday is milking day at the Australian Reptile Park. Each week the park's head of reptiles, Billy Collett, collects venom from 100 snakes to be used in life-saving antivenoms.Surrounded by boxes housing his deadly charges – taipans, tiger snakes, king browns – Mr Collett de..

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• Watch EVERY Big Blue goal

  

  A-League: Melbourne Victory defeats Sydney FC; Newcastle Jets, Central Coast Mariners all squareHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.MELBOURNE Victory came out on top but simply looking at the result couldn’t do this Big Blue justice.There were two goals in the first ten minutes and four be half time as Sydney FC and Victory went to the break all square at 2-2.Victory asserted its dominance in the second half as Kosta Barbarouses came off t..

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• W-League: Canberra United keeps clean sheet in scoreless draw...

  

  Ashleigh Sykes of Canberra contests the ball with Gema Simon of the Jets.Photo: Tony FederOne point is better than none for Canberra United as the defending W-League champions secured something for their efforts in soggy Newcastle.Playing on a pitch showing the effects of torrential rain over the previous 48 hours, neither side could find the back of the net in a scoreless draw at Magic Park on Saturday.Canberra improves to sixth on the table to close within two points of fourth-placed Sydney FC..

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• Re-live: Victory takes out epic Big Blue

  

  A-League: Melbourne Victory defeats Sydney FC; Newcastle Jets, Central Coast Mariners all squareHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.MELBOURNE Victory came out on top but simply looking at the result couldn’t do this Big Blue justice.There were two goals in the first ten minutes and four be half time as Sydney FC and Victory went to the break all square at 2-2.Victory asserted its dominance in the second half as Kosta Barbarouses came off t..

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• “Froth-mouthed, racist halfwits” in Newcastle | Green Left Weekly

  

  Sunday, November 15, 2015The Reclaim Australia group, last attempted to rally in Newcastle in July.Newcastle anti-racists are counter-mobilising again against Reclaim Australia, the anti-Muslim group, who are again attempting to establish a support base in the Hunter Region.The far-right racists are using a proposal by Newcastle's Muslim Association to build a mosque and small funeral parlour in Buchanan, in the Hunter Valley, as a pretext to attack the Muslim Community.Buchanan is a rural area ..

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• Sunday Best: The Daily Telegraph’s Nic Ashman previews the meeting at Newcastle (Beaumont) | DailyTelegraph

  

  ZIPPING CLASSIC 20150:51Leading jockey James McDonald has pulled off a masterful mid-race move to pilot Who Shot Thebarman to a powerhouse win in the $300,000 Group 2 Zipping Classic at Sandown.JOYFUL Passion gave Tim Clark the feel of a horse that was ready for a decent first-up assault when he trialled the three-year-old last month.The Gary Moore-trained galloper is set to resume on Sunday in the Les Gallimore Maiden Handicap (1150m) at Newcastle’s Beaumont track.“I trialled him at Rosehill ov..

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• Sunday Best: The Daily Telegraph's Nic Ashman previews the...

  

  ZIPPING CLASSIC 20150:51Leading jockey James McDonald has pulled off a masterful mid-race move to pilot Who Shot Thebarman to a powerhouse win in the $300,000 Group 2 Zipping Classic at Sandown.JOYFUL Passion gave Tim Clark the feel of a horse that was ready for a decent first-up assault when he trialled the three-year-old last month.The Gary Moore-trained galloper is set to resume on Sunday in the Les Gallimore Maiden Handicap (1150m) at Newcastle’s Beaumont track.“I trialled him at Rosehill ov..

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• Paris attacks: IS claims responsibility as the world mourns

  

  Paris attacks: IS claims responsibility as the world mourns | photos, videoNov. 14, 2015, 10:26 p.m.The Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the deadly attacks in the French capital, ParisParis attacks: IS claims responsibility as the world mournsA candle burns during a vigil in Aotea Square to remember victims of the Paris attacks on November 14, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. According to reports, over 150 people were killed in a series of bombings and shootings across Paris, including at a s..

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• Paris attacks: the world unites in blue, white and red

  

  The Sydney Opera House and the Arts Centre in Melbourne will also be lit up in the colours of the French flag on Saturday night.Sydney Opera House lit up by French tricolour.â–şWorld leaders reactâ–şDeath toll rises after shootings, explosionsThe Sydney Opera House and the Arts Centre in Melbourne will also be lit up in the colours of the French flag on Saturday night, as prominent buildings around the world changed colour in remembrance of the estimated 150 people killed in the French capital.T..

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