Brumbies coach Andy Friend yesterday named prop Dan Palmer, No 8 Ita Vaea and winger Henry Speight in his starting XV.
Inside centre Robbie Coleman, who earned one cap in 2010, will make his starting debut as Adam Ashley-Cooper centre partner.
Flyhalf Matt Giteau will lead the team in what will be openside flanker Julian Salvi's 50th match.
The Brumbies team:
1. Ben Alexander, 2. Stephen Moore, 3. Dan Palmer, 4. Ben Hand, 5. Mark Chisholm, 6. Mitch Chapman, 7. Julian Salvi, 8. Ita
Brumbies coach Andy Friend yesterday named prop Dan Palmer, No 8 Ita Vaea and winger Henry Speight in his starting XV.
Inside centre Robbie Coleman, who earned one cap in 2010, will make his starting debut as Adam Ashley-Cooper centre partner.
Flyhalf Matt Giteau will lead the team in what will be openside flanker Julian Salvi's 50th match.
The Brumbies team:
1. Ben Alexander, 2. Stephen Moore, 3. Dan Palmer, 4. Ben Hand, 5. Mark Chisholm, 6. Mitch Chapman, 7. Julian Salvi, 8. Ita
NEARLY 90,000 people have expressed their desire to have an R18+ classification for video games in Australia but a decision is still to be made.
The petition was a team effort of GAME and the PAL Gaming Network and was signed by 89,210 people at GAME’s stores last year.
Of these, 350 signatures came from GAME Castle Hill where store manager Lawrence Roque said many customers are concerned by R18+ games being labelled as MA15+ in Australia.
“We get lots of parents who are always concerned about what’s right for their kids and what is more for young adults,”
His company, Australian Queen Bee Exporters, employs 30 staff and supports at least a dozen rural industries including a beeswax processor, three honey processing factories, a honeycomb exporter and a bee-box manufacturer.
He also provides hands-on work experience for overseas students as part of an international primary industries rural trainee program.
''I had my first beehive when I was four years old,'' he says.
''I
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is facing internal discontent over gambling reforms promised as part of a deal that helped Labor retain power.
A member of her ministry has warned a blanket approach to tackling problem gambling will hurt small clubs in his electorate concerns backed by other regional members.
Limits on withdrawals from ATMs and poker machine technology to limit the losses of problem gamblers are the points of contention.
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie received a string of commitments in exchange for supporting Labor's bid to form minority government and stressed yesterday the agreement was ''non negotiable''.
''Limiting cash
Commonwealth Ombudsman Allan Asher has criticised the Australian Federal Police's handling of complaints in a review of police practices, and used an ACT Policing case as an example of operational problems.
The Ombudsman's review, which examined data relating to 399 complaints closed between 1 August 2009 and 28 February 2010 — plus the 109 excessive use of force complaints made since January 2007, 80 from members of the public — was tabled in Federal Parliament today.
It noted that the AFP cleared themselves over the use of excessive force in all reviewed cases, and also noted failings in police methods.
Bulldogs prop Ryan Tandy has been stood down after allegedly providing false evidence to a police investigation.
THE Bulldogs have stood down prop Ryan Tandy (pictured), who is due in court on March 2 after allegedly providing false evidence to a police investigation.
The investigation centres on a betting plunge on the Cowboys opening scoring with a penalty goal against the Bulldogs in North Queensland last August.
The 29-year-old was arrested on Wednesday, a day after police seized documentation and mobile phones from his Bronte home.
Items were also seized from homes at Punchbowl and Strathfield.
The charge follows
Some of the women who took part in last year's Encore program.
A PROGRAM designed to help women recover from breast cancer surgery will be held at Bankstown in February.
The YWCA Encore program uses floor and hydrotherapy exercises to help relieve discomfort associated with breast cancer surgery and treatment.
The program’s southwest Sydney co-ordinator Kate Guthrey said it was a stepping stone for women to improve their health and general well-being.
Exercise is only one component of the program, with an hour dedicated to relaxation, information sharing and support. She said the eight-week program received positive feedback and
Some of the women who took part in last year's Encore program.
A PROGRAM designed to help women recover from breast cancer surgery will be held at Bankstown in February.
The YWCA Encore program uses floor and hydrotherapy exercises to help relieve discomfort associated with breast cancer surgery and treatment.
The program’s southwest Sydney co-ordinator Kate Guthrey said it was a stepping stone for women to improve their health and general well-being.
Exercise is only one component of the program, with an hour dedicated to relaxation, information sharing and support. She said the eight-week program received positive feedback and
LIVELY: Kelpie cross Maggie had a bark worse than her bite.
THIS is a tale of two black dogs. One is a killer. The other had a bark worse than her bite.
The first black dog was the name war-time British PM Winston Churchill had for his depression. The second black dog was my family’s life-saving hound, Maggie.
The two black dogs are relevant to our flood-hit Ipswich because they prove that the black dog of depression can bite anyone. They prove that with help, the black dog of depression can be tamed.
Many flood-affected Ipswich residents are
The 20-year-old is on trial for the alleged murder of apprentice chef Cameron Anderson in September 2008.
She was 17 at the time of the alleged offence and cannot be named.
The accused's former girlfriend told the ACT Supreme Court today the defendant used to sleep with knives because she had previously been bullied.
"She had two of them that she slept with under her pillow that she would only
YEERONGPILLY: A number of key government developments may be stalled as stakeholders deal with the aftermath of widespread flooding in the city’s inner-south.
The Yeerongpilly transit oriented development (TOD) is one such project which could experience significant delays.
A spokesman from the Department of Infrastructure and Planning told City South News that the project team had not yet decided if development would kick off in mid 2011 as planned.
``With all of the other flood clean up efforts it’s not something we’ve been able to work out yet,’’ the spokesman said.
The Yeerongpilly TOD site is situated on 14
Police investigating the robbery of a mixed business in Hurlstone Park last year have released images of a man they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries.
Just before 4pm on Sunday, June 20, a man contronted the elderly attendant at the Floss St mixed business.
Police were told the man used his body to shove the attendant out of the way and removed cash from the register before escaping.
Ashfield police would like to speak to the man depicted in the images as they think he could have important information about the incident.
The man, or
