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14yo boy fronts court accused of Albury cabbie armed hold-up

A 14-year-old boy has faced court over the armed hold-up of an Albury taxi driver. The 47-year-old female cabbie was confronted by three youths when she was called to Baratta Street in North Albury, early on Wednesday morning. One of the group ... >> view original

Historic items found in Albury's art gallery makeover will be displayed in new ...

The gallery, now known as MAMA (Murray Arts Museum Albury), is currently undergoing a $10.5 million makeover. The redevelopment includes an overhaul of the former gallery building and the neighbouring Burrows House. The former gallery was built as ... >> view original

Wodonga Medicare moves to Albury

All staff and services from the Medicare office in Wodonga are moving into the existing Albury Service Centre in New South Wales from next Monday, 15 June, the Federal Department of Human Services (DHS) has announced. General Manager of DHS, Hank ... >> view original

And the most secure phone operating system is…

Apple iPhones have a reputation as the safest mobile gadgets around. But, it turns out that reputation isn't completely deserved. Recently, a top cybersecurity expert put the top smartphones through a head-to-head security test. Now the winner is turning ... >> view original

Elon Musk wants to rebuild the internet in space

Despite a historical past of failed satellite tv for pc ventures, rich people and corporations are pouring recent funds into exploring satellite-based communications. Google and Fidelity lately invested $US1 billion into SpaceX, in half to help the satellite tv for pc ... >> view original

Group says Great Barrier Reef should be listed as in-danger

Pamela Frost Journalist Pam has been at the Daily Mercury since March 2013 and has also worked as a journalist in Batemans Bay and Wellington both in NSW. And yes, that does make her a Blues supporter. Growing up she moved around different places ... >> view original

No wonder we are so fascinated by chimps – they remind us of ourselves

Robert John Young does not work for, consult to, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has no relevant affiliations. The University of Salford Provides funding as a Founding Partner of The ... >> view original

Microsoft and Facebook's Oculus team up on Playstation gaming

Oculus will have a "tight integration with Windows" and players will be able to stream Xbox One games onto the Oculus headsets. Bloomberg. If virtual reality is going to change everything about the world, its impact will be felt first in the video game industry. >> view original

Nissan Juke-R Nismo to Debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015

The upcoming Nissan Juke-R Nismo has just been teased before its world debut at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015. As the name implies, the Juke-R Nismo will be even more insane the original Nissan GT-R powered Juke R. Beneath the ... >> view original

Why are people sharing photos of their bellybutton?

A NEW online craze from China is taking the internet by storm as thousands of people continue to post selfies of themselves doing 'the bellybutton challenge'. Since Wednesday, the topic has received more than 130 million hits and has been the number one ... >> view original