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Map: Australia Australia's east coast is shivering through a cold snap this weekend, with cooler temperatures set to remain in some cities into next week. The cool weather has stretched from Queensland to Canberra, and also hit parts of the Northern Territory and Tasmania. Brisbane woke up to its coolest morning of the year so far at a frosty 5 degrees Celsius, while in Canberra temperatures got as low as -4.8 degrees Celsius overnight. Here are just some of the photos from our ABC Weather Obsessed Facebook group to show how cold it has been. Cows were covered in frost in NSW ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() First posted July 15, 2018 12:57:33 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-15/cold-weather-photos-there-are-cows-in-nsw-covered-in-frost/9995716 This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.
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Map: New Zealand The Tigers upset the Dragons 20-16 and the Warriors celebrate a 26-6 triumph over the Broncos, as the Roosters move into the top four with a 20-12 victory away to the Titans. Quick navigation Farah, Marshall star in Tigers' defeat of Dragons ![]() Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall have turned back the clock to deliver the Wests Tigers' a 20-16 upset win in a cliffhanger against St George Illawarra. Playing their first game together in 1,772 days, Farah set up all three of his team's tries while Marshall pulled off a number of key plays in both attack and defence at Jubilee Oval. The win ensures the Tigers remain in 10th spot, four points adrift of eighth-placed Brisbane, with seven games remaining in the season. The Tigers were leading by six when Farah sold Tim Lafai a dummy and then grubber kicked astutely for winger David Nofaoluma in the 59th minute. External Link:Dragons v Wests Tigers summary The Dragons then looked buried when Gareth Widdop's line dropout sailed out on the full to gift the visitors an extra two points with 14 minutes remaining. But a Widdop try off a Ben Hunt chip kick spurred the home crowd to life, and a comeback loomed when Matt Dufty zoomed over from a Luciano Leilua pass in the 75th minute. The visitors, however, held on to send the Dragons, who had all five of their State of Origin stars backing up, to back-to-back defeats for the first time this year. External Link:Dragons v Wests Tigers chalkboard They have also dropped to a season-low third spot on the ladder. The Tigers looked likely early, and cashed in on field position when Farah feigned a kick only to send Luke Brooks through for first points in his 100th match. The Dragons replied through the neat stepping of Hunt, however that was how the score remained in a tightly contested first half where they lost Nene Macdonald to a foot injury. External Link:Dragons v Wests Tigers stats Marshall, in his first game back from a calf injury, was also denied a highlight by a dubious forward pass ruling in the opening 40 minutes. Instead it was the 33-year-old Farah who produced all the magic plays, including a well-timed inside ball for Moses Mbye to put Corey Thompson over soon after the break. The win may have come at a cost, however, with co-captain Chris Lawrence failing to finish the match due to a hamstring injury. Warriors hammer hapless Broncos ![]() For the first time in five years the Warriors have defeated Brisbane at Lang Park, keeping their top four hopes alive with a 26-6 victory on Sunday. A week after the Broncos looked to have locked up a finals spot, they are now precariously placed at eighth with a -26 point deficit after the Warriors snapped the hosts' three-game winning run. The Warriors ended their own worrying two game losing slide with the five-tries-to-one rout in front of 37,493 largely shell-shocked fans that looks set to move them to seventh. Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett seemed poised to savour career victory number 500 on Sunday after the Broncos won five of their last six matches and with the top four seemingly in their sights. And the Warriors looked vulnerable at a venue where they had not won since 2013 after a 36-4 last round thumping from Penrith. External Link:Broncos v Warrors summary Yet Brisbane had no answer for the powerful Warriors with hulking prop Agnatius Paasi leading the way. Half-back Shaun Johnson and hooker Issac Luke ran amok as centre Solomone Kata crossed for a double in a nightmare afternoon for Brisbane winger Jamayne Isaako. Remarkably the Warriors now have the best away record in the competition, winning seven from nine. Brisbane was behind the pace from the outset, losing New South Wales centre James Roberts (Achilles) and forward Tevita Pangai (hamstring). External Link:Broncos v Warriors chalkboard But nothing could quite prepare Brisbane for the Warriors assault to come. Johnson had a hand in tries to Kata (seventh minute) and winger Gerard Beale (26th) before Luke did it all himself with a solo dummy half effort in the 36th as the visitors grabbed a 16-0 half-time buffer. Kata bagged his second by the 50th before Paasi bulldozed his way over five minutes later to put the result beyond doubt. External Link:Broncos v Warriors stats Brisbane was denied tries to Corey Oates (fifth) and captain Darius Boyd (46th) before hooker Andrew McCullough finally got the hosts on the board in the final five minutes. Both McCullough and the Warriors' Chris Satae were binned in the 33rd minute. Satae raised his arm while he was being tackled, hitting McCullough in the throat and prompting punches from the hooker. In another concern for Bennett, back rower Jaydn Su'A limped off in the 44th minute with a suspected knee injury. Rookies star for Roosters in victory over Titans ![]() The Sydney Roosters have improved to fourth on the ladder thanks to a scrappy win on the Gold Coast that featured four first-time NRL try scorers and one of the most head-scratching decisions of the season. Despite missing seven of their stars, the Roosters prevailed 20-12 against the Titans on Sunday night in a game that will be remembered for a controversial try to debutant half-back Sean O'Sullivan. The Roosters took a 14-6 lead when the 19-year-old was awarded a try despite the teenager thinking he had blown it with at least one knock-on. Crossing the line, the half-back had the ball stripped by Jarrod Wallace before he twice slapped the ball into the post as he fell. External Link:Titans v Roosters summary O'Sullivan's second touch rolled the ball down the post and onto the ground, before he forlornly put his hand on it and indicated he had knocked on. But the try was surprisingly upheld on review, lighting a fire on social media and leaving the 10,074 spectators perplexed. Rubbing salt into the wounds, the Roosters were next to score after the break - Poasa Faamausili joining the list of debutant try scorers - from what appeared to be a forward pass. Luke Keary was put in the sin-bin for tackling Ashley Taylor without the ball and Jarrod Wallace subsequently scored to give the hosts a sniff with 19 minutes remaining. External Link:Titans v Roosters chalkboard The Queensland State of Origin forward looked to have his second soon after - a try that would have reduced the margin to two - only to have it knocked back due to an obstruction. That was their last roll of the dice as the officials were booed from the ground at full-time. Earlier, fellow Roosters debutant Paul Momirovoski opened the scoring when he cut back inside Brenko Lee, before Titan Moeaki Fotuaika joined the club with his first NRL try. External Link:Titans v Roosters stats The Roosters' State of Origin representatives James Tedesco, Dylan Napa, Boyd Cordner and Latrell Mitchell were all left out. Cooper Cronk stayed in Sydney awaiting the birth of his first child, Victor Radley served a suspension and Mitchell Aubusson (hamstring) was also a late scratching. The Titans were missing Dale Copley (knee) and Keegan Hipgrave (concussion) from last week's squad, while Origin forward Jai Arrow (corked knee) ensured the casualty ward was at capacity. 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![]() Diabetics across Australia are struggling to source an essential piece of equipment used to monitor their health, as urine-testing strips that measure the level of ketones in the body are being purchased in bulk by followers of the ketogenic diet. Keto diet devotees keep track of their weight loss by monitoring the level of ketones in their body, which are a by-product of fat breakdown created when glucose is restricted. They measure their ketones by using urine or blood-testing strips available in most pharmacies. However the testing strips are also used by diabetics like Craig Johnson who can slip into a life-threatening condition called ketoacidosis when their ketone levels are too high. "In eight years, I've had five onsets of it [ketoacidosis]," Mr Johnson said. "Fundamentally it's attacking your fat, but it's harmful to your organs, it's harmful to your body. What is ketoacidosis?Without enough insulin, the body's cells cannot use glucose for energy. To make up for this, the body begins to burn fat for energy instead. This leads to accumulation of dangerous chemical substances in the blood called ketones, which also appear in the urine.Ketoacidosis is related to hyperglycaemia. It is a serious condition associated with illness or very high blood glucose levels in Type 1 Diabetes.Ketoacidosis is a serious medical emergency that is life-threatening if not treated properly.Source: Diabetes Australia "I've had a few cracks at it and it's not fun at all." Mr Johnson was recently hospitalised with ketoacidosis, which he believes he could have detected earlier with keto strips. However, there were no strips available at his local pharmacist in the northern New South Wales town of Byron Bay. "The chemist informed me that the day before some bloke came in and bought 10 boxes and I said 'Why the hell would you let him buy 10?'," Mr Johnson said. "I ended up in Tweed Hospital for a few days because I was quite sick and even they had a shortage. "One of the nurses said point blank it was due to the new, hip keto diet people were on. I found that a bit frustrating and weird." Fad dieters put diabetics at risk South Grafton pharmacist, Michael Troy, who is also a member of the Pharmaceutical Society and Pharmacy Guild of Australia, said the shortage of ketone-testing strips had become widespread since the keto diet returned to popularity. Mr Troy said he had been unable to buy keto strips in bulk for almost six months. ![]() "It's a supply issue. We just cannot physically get our hands on the stock from any of our wholesalers, so we've not been able to get the products to keep them in stock on the shelves," Mr Troy said. He is urging other pharmacists to follow his lead and keep keto strips aside only for diabetics. "Don't get me wrong, weight loss is a great thing, but weight loss compared to a life-threatening diabetic condition? I know which side of the fence I'd rather the products [be] directed towards," he said. The keto diet promotes the consumption of high levels of fat and aims to push the body into a state known as ketosis, which involves the burning of fat instead of carbohydrates. Dieticians Association of Australia spokesman, Alan Barclay, said the keto diet was first popular in the 1920s, made a comeback in the 1970s, and was now back in fashion. "There's almost a 50-year cycle and if we think about it, there are three major nutrients in food; carbohydrates, fat and protein, and about every 10 years the fad diet of the day focuses on one of those nutrients by setting it out to be the bad guy or the good guy," Dr Barclay said. "I don't think the ketogenic diet is a good diet because it's extremely restrictive. "The average person on it has less than 50 grams of carbohydrate in their food a day, which is very little. It's equivalent to a slice of bread, half a cup of rice and a piece of fruit for an average adult." Diabetics urged to stock up Diabetes New South Wales and ACT has also struggled to source keto strips in the past, but has now stockpiled the product to sell in their online store. Educator Angela Blair advised all diabetics to keep a constant supply of strips in their medical kits. "Rather than waiting until they're sick, it's really a good idea to have that product on hand and just keep checking the expiry date and replenish when you need to," Ms Blair said. Dr Barclay said he expected the problem to be solved when the next fad diet came along. "We had about 1520 years of demonising fat, now we're well into the demonisation of carbohydrates, so there are two choices left: protein and there's a lot of junk protein around these days like protein bars [and] the other possibility which I wish would happen is a focus on alcohol," he said. "Alcohol is the fourth macronutrient and it's the number one source of discretionary kilojoules in the diet of Australians. "I don't know whether I Quit Booze would be a number one bestseller, but I wish it would." Topics:diabetes,health,exercise-and-fitness,chemicals-and-pharmaceuticals,medical-research,doctors-and-medical-professionals,diet-and-nutrition,pharmaceuticals,byron-bay-2481,sydney-2000,grafton-2460,south-grafton-2460,canberra-2600,tweed-heads-2485 First posted July 02, 2018 20:55:37 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-02/ketogenic-dieters-robbing-diabetics-of-life-saving-tests/9927608 Posted July 07, 2018 07:00:02
![]() Teenagers typically won't grow much more than five centimetres in a year, but when Taylor Mole was 14 she shot up a remarkable 17 centimetres. With an unmistakable talent for basketball and a dream to play for Australia, the growth spurt was welcome but too sudden. "Because I'd grown so quickly, I had major back problems and had to take time out from the game with bone stress reactions through my spine," Mole said. Aged 19, the Hobart-born player was invited to relocate to Canberra to live and train at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) as part of Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence. "I just immediately said 'yes' because it's been a dream of mine for a few years. "Coming from Tasmania it was a big achievement as well because there hadn't been anyone from Tassie in the past 10 years." ![]() While the AIS has been described as "deserted" and "a ghost town" in recent years, Basketball Australia's national development program has kept its roots firmly on campus. The program has been developing world-class athletes since 1981. NBA stars Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, Mathew Dellavedova, as well as WNBA and international stars Lauren Jackson, Liz Cambage and Penny Taylor, are all graduates of the Centre of Excellence. For Mole, following in the footsteps of Australian heroes of the game has kept her focused on her dream to play for the Opals. "Cayla George played with me in Tasmania, now she's in the WNBA, has been an Opal, and went through the AIS as well," she said. "I know her personally so it's nice to have her as a bit of an idol." Mole will move to the US later this year where she begins a four-year scholarship at Colorado State College. "It's exciting and I'm ready for the next chapter." ![]() For scholar Callum Dalton, basketball genes run in the family. He is the son of former Boomer Mark Dalton, who played for Australia at the 1984 Olympics and the 1986 World Championships. "Pretty much as soon as I was born I was around basketball." Dalton's also the nephew of Opals player Karen Dalton, who played for Australia at four world championships and the Olympics in 1984 and 1988. "I started playing formal games when I was about four or five years old, but before that I always had a ball in my hands," he said. "I think everyone expected me to because when my dad retired, he was the president of the basketball association. "Dad was here [at the AIS] the second year it opened." At just 14, Dalton was identified by a Basketball Australia scout who offered him a place at the Centre of Excellence. ![]() A typical week for the players includes five training sessions, up to four weights sessions and a game at the weekend. "Most of us go to school together, train together and we all live here at the AIS," Mole said. "We're friends who have become more like family." And while the AIS is no longer the sporting utopia it once was, Basketball Australia's development program is showing no signs of slowing down. Topics:basketball,sports-organisations,sport,community-and-society,human-interest,people,youth,canberra-2600,surfers-paradise-4217,hobart-7000 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-07/young-aussie-basketballers-on-a-path-to-the-big-league/9924726 Posted July 01, 2018 05:07:13
Six women who have suffered from body dysmorphia are tackling their fears head-on by posing nude in a room full of artists. Supplied: Sketch Marks Gold Coast Topics:adolescent-health,mental-health,sexual-health,womens-health,art-history,contemporary-art,art-and-creativity,performance-art,art-and-design,womens-status,women,burleigh-heads-4220,west-burleigh-4219 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/a-charcoal-sketch-of-the-group/9918946 The AFL's Gold Coast Suns and Tasmania problems could have been avoided by looking south first7/5/2018 Posted July 02, 2018 05:38:37
![]() For winter sun seekers the Gold Coast is holiday heaven. For the AFL it has become football purgatory. The Gold Coast Suns' routinely soulless 39-point defeat to Collingwood at Carrara on Saturday night was symbolic of a club stuck somewhere between its promised destination and utter irrelevance. Before a crowd of 13,637, dominated by vacationing Victorians, the well-organised, sometimes lively but underequipped Suns struggled away, while the Magpies used to playing before vast and energised audiences went about the grim business of getting the four points and getting home. Suns captain Tom Lynch, whose season was cut short by knee surgery, sat in the coach's box. Given his contractual status, you could not help wonder whether the powerful forward was there to assess his Victorian suitors or contribute to the Suns' cause. However it was a contest-within-the-contest between the Suns' best defender Steven May and Collingwood's young gun Jaidyn Stephenson that encapsulated the Suns' plight. May is considered the most likely replacement captain if Lynch leaves. Yet the Pies are already targeting him as a possible replacement should their restless young key position player Darcy Moore go elsewhere. So what was on Saturday night an entertaining battle between May and Stephenson might next season be a training drill. ![]() As ABC analyst Michael Malthouse noted, clubs are picking over the Suns' talent like vultures picking over a carcass. No doubt this will prompt the club's pugnacious chairman Tony Cochrane to mount another passionate defence of his club. Cochrane made his name in motor racing where he had a significant advantage. His voice is so loud it can be heard over a revving V8 engine. The Suns will also be backed by the AFL, which desperately needs a return on its nine-figure Gold Coast investment. The cynical will suggest any continued spending is out of pride, the optimists will tell you this was always a 25-year plan. As it stands, continued faith in the Suns is based on the numbers of youngsters playing the game in a region that has, contrary to reputation, a large and growing community. Like all sports, the AFL knows active participants including players and volunteers are more likely to be long-term consumers attendees, TV viewers and buyers of merchandise. But the notional transition from junior participant to Suns fans could take a footballing lifetime. Meanwhile, the AFL somehow has to find a way to nurture a rebuild so enough locals are attracted to watch an attractive, winning team to make the franchise viable. More draft concessions are possible. But unfortunately for the AFL, the establishment of the Suns, and to a slightly lesser degree the Giants, exposed the inconvenient truth of the AFL draft a system calibrated for 21-year-old American college graduates is far less reliable when imposed on callow 18-year-old high school boys. ![]() For even the best recruiting officer, measuring the long-term ability of 18-year-olds is an inexact science. Just ask the American talent scouts who watch brilliant high school quarterbacks gradually slip down the rankings after three or four years playing against bigger and more talented opposition in college. Ideally, the AFL would not draft players until they were at least 20 and find their own version of the college system where outstanding juniors could properly develop before they were drafted. This would make draft picks gold chip investments instead of Bitcoin. The AFL draft, however, is not merely a mechanism to fairly distribute players but a means to retain top athletes or tempt them from other sports by guaranteeing impressive entry level wages (the AFL's average wage rose to $371,000 this season). So the supposition of terrified Victorian clubs, particularly, that the supposedly lavish draft concessions granted both the Suns and Giants would result in two unbeatable super clubs has proven ill-founded. ![]() Instead, the Suns particularly have become a quasi-college system for rival clubs who can see which draftees prosper before picking them off. The Giants have at least developed a heartbeat in Sydney's increasingly prosperous west. Meanwhile, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan will be in Tasmania trying to assuage the growing discontent of locals who rightly believe the game has been neglected in a state that has contributed mightily to the game. The olive branch offered Tasmanians is a second-tier VFL team within three years an insulting gesture given that, with the fly-in fly-out presence of Hawthorn and North Melbourne, it entrenches the notion of the Apple Isle as a Victorian province. Malthouse and others have suggested the AFL's solution is simple send the Gold Coast to Tasmania. Two problems solved for the price of one. But again, the AFL is no more likely to give up on its Gold Coast investment as it is to grant Tasmania the team it deserves in the short term. Besides, a Tasmanian team must be organic and fully represent the history and aspirations of the locals to be successful. So the Gold Coast and Tassie remain separate dilemmas ones that could have been avoided if the AFL had looked south before it looked north. Topics:australian-football-league,sport,victorian-football-league-vfl,tas,carrara-4211 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-02/afl-dilemmas-on-the-gold-coast-and-tasmania-could-be-avoided/9929334 Email Posted July 03, 2018 16:30:39
A member of the Teabags swimming club assesses the cold water before taking a dip. ABC Gold Coast: Cathy Border Topics:older-people,health,clubs-and-associations,offbeat,cudgen-2487,tweed-heads-2485 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-03/teabags-swimming-club-alf-enters-water/9935654 |
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