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Auastralian Referendum - Christmas Benefits - Indian Cyclone - Act On Art - Rugby and Yachting
AUSTRALIAN REFERENDUM: Monarchists have voted to keep the Queen in Australia. Overall 55% voted against republicanism. City voters opted for republicanism.
CHRISTMAS BENEFITS: WINZ is planning on paying Christmas and New Year’s benefits early to avoid problems with Y2k.
INDIAN CYCLONE: Disease spreading in the wake of last week’s cyclone in India, but it is not yet an epidemic say officials.
ACT ON ART: ACT says it has no arts policy following a dispute between Richard Prebble and Donna Awatere Huata.
WINE PRIZE: For the first time in ten years a boutique winery has won the Air New Zealand champion of champions prize with a pinot noir.
RUGBY AND YACHTING: Young Australia are pleased the Australians won the World Cup final 35 12 this morning, they are also racing the French today.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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