Boy stabbed at Caves Beach and other top stories.

• Boy stabbed at Caves Beach

  

  The 15-year-old has undergone emergency surgery. A teenage boy is in a serious condition in hospital after he was stabbed in the abdomen at a party near Caves Beach on Saturday night. A group of teenagers were gathered at Spoon Rocks beach at about 9.45pm when an argument broke out between the victim, 15, and another male. It’s alleged the altercation turned violent and the 15-year-old boy was stabbed once in the lower left abdomen. Following the fight the unknown assailant and se..

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• Second string Melbourne City crash in pre-season friendly to ...

  Coaches and professionals always urge fans not to take too much notice of pre-season matches  - either when they go well, or badly.Melbourne City will be hoping that their last two friendlies are certainly not a harbinger of what is likely to come when they face Western Sydney on Wednesday. Anticipation builds: Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip aims to have his squad ready and firing for season's start. Photo: Getty Images On Sunday afternoon in Ballarat a much weakened City side - ..

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• Newcastle slip up as Huddersfield stay top

  

  AAP on September 18, 2016, 4:18 am Huddersfield extended their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship courtesy of a 2-1 victory over QPR at the John Smith's Stadium.Goals from Kasey Palmer and Elias Kachunga, in the 14th and 62nd minutes respectively, ensured Town bounced back from their midweek defeat at Brighton and ended the day two points clear of second-placed Norwich.Substitute Idrissa Sylla pulled a goal back 14 minutes from time but it was not enough to prevent Jimmy Floyd Ha..

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• Manager-less Newcastle defeat Melbourne City 4-0

  

  Manager-less Newcastle defeat Melbourne City 4-0 A double to Danish striker Morten Nordstrand has guided the manager-less Newcastle Jets to a 4-0 pre-season friendly victory over Melbourne City at Morshead Park in Ballarat. Andrew Nabbout and Kristian Brymora also got on the scoresheet for the visitors against arguably a second or third string Melbourne City outfit. The Jets picked a strong starting line-up to tackle City, with skipper Nigel Boogaard supported by seasoned A-League players l..

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• Clinical trials are showing promising results for melanoma patients ...

  

  When Dr Rhys Thomas was diagnosed with melanoma he knew his life expectancy, even with treatment, was a few months. Then a new class of cancer drugs became available. Positive results: Dr Rhys Thomas of New Lambton is participating in a clinical trial which is showing positive results for melanoma patients and could prove beneficial for other cancer treatments. Picture: Marina Neil.RHYS Thomas was given three months to live, but almost three years on he is alive and recovering wel..

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• Wayne Bennett's blonde bombshell

  

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• Activities and things to do in the water at Manly, Sydney

  

  Surfing, swimming, whale watching, kayaking, paddleboarding - even yoga paddleboarding: Manly offers the best of life on the water. Activities and things to do in the water at Manly, Sydney exitMy 12-year-old son and I are on a rocky Sydney sandstone escarpment on a winter's afternoon looking out over Manly Cove, past both North and South Heads, and to what lies beyond.All we see is the Pacific Ocean. Next stop Fiji or New Zealand's Bay of Islands."This is ..

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• The 1000 trees being assessed for potential removal by energy ...

  

  As many as 1000 trees along the Cooks River have been tagged for potential removal by aborists hired by energy companies, which manage an underground network of ageing pipelines running beneath kilometres of parklands in Sydney's west. The 1000 trees being assessed for potential removal by energy companies exitAs many as 1000 trees along the Cooks River are being assessed for potential removal by energy companies, which operate an underground network of pipe..

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• Liberal identity Jeff Egan wins $1m contract for graffiti awareness

  

  Graffiti board meets at Liberal's consulting firm office. Liberal identity Jeff Egan wins $1m contract for graffiti awareness exitThe former Liberal powerbroker caught up in the Lindsay Islamic leaflet scandal that contributed to John Howard's election defeat has won a $1 million contract with the Baird government to raise awareness about graffiti.The contract, which is a significant boost in spending, has been signed with a new entity called Graffiti Remova..

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• Benitez urges Big Sam to scout Newcastle ace Sh...

  

  Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez says England coach Sam Allardyce should be scouting his players. Benitez believes that Big Sam should take a trip to his former club to run the rule over in-form Jonjo Shelvey. He said: “If Jonjo can keep his consistency, if he can keep working as hard as he is and playing at the level he has been playing, why not? “And not just him. Any player. “The Championship is a very good level now. There are a lot of very good English players in this league. “You d..

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