Unique Qld cassowary centre saved and other top stories.

• Unique Qld cassowary centre saved

  A struggling Queensland cassowary centre has been saved, with the new operators looking to set up an extra facility in the state's far north.The unique Garners Beach Cassowary Rehabilitation Centre, at Mission Beach, had been earmarked for closure last year after previous operator Rainforest Rescue ran out of money.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Wednesday announced not-for-profit Rainforest Reserves Australia had agreed to manage the centre, which is the only of its kind in the world, for the..

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• Melbourne public transport finally appears on Google Maps

  

  It only took a week shy of a year, but Google has finally put Melbourne's public transport on the map.Or Maps, rather. From Wednesday, it is possible to use Google Maps to plan a journey in Melbourne by public transport, a simple, useful travel tool that this city has long been without, even though much of the rest of the world has been doing it for years.Until now, Melbourne was the only Australian capital city where Google Transit did not function.This was so even though the state government ..

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• Governments lack leadership on Great Barrier Reef

  

  In the shallow waters off Cape York Peninsula's east coast, the Great Barrier Reef is in the midst of a severe bleaching event, the worst in 15 years. Meanwhile, Tasmania still reels from fires of unprecedented severity that reduced ancient forests to charcoal. Tragically, we knew both events were highly likely, yet we failed to act. In 2008, the Australian National University's Fenner School of Environment and Society prepared a preliminary assessment on the implications of climate change on A..

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• Xbox Spring Sale Is Now Live, Get Great Deals On Digital Xbox Games, PC Games And More

  

  Starting today for one week, you can get great deals on digital Xbox games, PC games and Movies and TV from the Xbox Store.Save up to 40 to 60 percent off on games, with some at more than 60 percent off. The sale includes deals on top titles such as Fallout 4, Halo 5, Black Ops III, Far Cry Primal, Rainbow 6 Siege and over 150 offers. In addition, there will be deals on several backwards compatibility games such as Fallout 3 and Just Cause 2, now playable on Xbox One.If you have Xbox Live Gold, ..

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• Mazda MX-5 RF retractable hardtop revealed

  

  The Mazda MX-5 RF retractable hardtop has been revealed at the New York Motor Show showing off fastback styling.THE MAZDA MX-5 RF with retractable hardtop has been revealed at the New York Motor Show overnight. With its announcement, Mazda seems to have ignored the fact plenty of other car makers have produced convertibles with a folding metal roof, saying: “Many people who would love to own a convertible end up choosing a car with a fixed hardtop roof instead”. Hmmm.Mazda has issued three relea..

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• Supernova shockwaves from exploding star

  

  This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the scattered remains of an exploded star named Cassiopeia A back in 2006. Picture: AP Photo/NASAFOR the first time scientists have been able to observe and record a shockwave generated by a star’s collapsing core.The explosion of two ageing stars was observed by an international team of astronomers in a project that including researchers from the Australian National University.The discovery, which would published in the Astrophysical journal,..

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• Telstra considers compo for businesses affected by outage

  

  Telstra customers across Australia have been hit by major disruptions to their mobile services. Photo: Glenn Hunt Telstra will not be offering another free data day for its most recent outage, but it has promised to consider requests for compensation from affected business customers.Australia's biggest phone and internet provider on Wednesday suffered a national outage that stopped up to 507,000 customers from making mobile phone calls for around two hours.Te..

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• Nanotechnology self-cleaning clothes are on the way, RMIT University researchers say

  

  Nanotechnology self-cleaning clothes are on the way, RMIT University researchers say Updated March 23, 2016 09:21:49 People could soon be able to replace their washing machines with a little bit of sunshine, thanks to pioneering nanotechnology research being developed by RMIT University researchers. Key points:Nanostructures which self-clean under light being grown into textilesOnly tested on stains and sweat, but tested other difficult organic compounds successfullyCo..

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• Catch a glimpse of the new iPhone SE, launched in California yesterday. Picture: APo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

  

  iPhone SE review1:15Watch the review of the all new iPhone SE. Catch a glimpse of the new iPhone SE, launched in California yesterday. Picture: APo/Marcio Jose SanchezRod ChesterNews Corp Australia NetworkPICKING up the Apple iPhone SE is like meeting an old friend. There is something undeniably familiar given this is the exact form factor of the iPhone you probably carried for several years.The differences externally between this newest iPhone unveiled yesterday and to an iPhone 5s, which came..

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