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Places sold out, merchandise is in high demand as Bundaberg will host the first NRL match

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A white picket fence protects the carefully manicured green grass of the Salter Oval, but will fall apart when the city’s biggest sporting event arrives this Sunday. Key points: Record attendance expected for Bundaberg’s first sold-out NRL match Bundaberg shop says team merchandise is in high demand The Bulldogs will have an open training session for fans on Saturday morning Bundaberg is busy counting down the NRL round of 21 clash between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and final challengers North Queensland Cowboys, the first time the city will host a competition points match. Temporary stands have been set up for sold-out spectators, and space has been made for the arrival of a large media crowd to broadcast the match to league fans across the country. “I think it’s going to be an audience record,” said Bundaberg Rugby League chairman Mike Ireland. “The Cowboys are second on the competition ladder and the Bulldogs are starting to collect some wins as well.” Temporary stands have

Albert Namatjira died more than six decades ago but his art is suddenly enjoying demand

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In the 1950s, Albert Namatjira’s iconic watercolor art was often sold on the streets of Alice Springs for just a few shillings. Key points: Demand for Albert Namatjira’s artwork has soared, with one work worth over $120,000 A prominent art owner said people realized how important an Arrente male artist was A member of the Namatjira family said that his legacy has inspired many others to follow in the artist’s footsteps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article may contain images of people who have died. Over the years and after his death in 1959, his paintings of the vast Central Australian landscape became highly sought after, with collectors around the world clamoring to own a work. Now there is renewed interest in the artist Arrernte and the father of the Hermannsburg School with his record-setting work. Glen Helen Gorge in Namatjira on paper sold for more than $120,000 when it went up for auction in Melbourne earlier this year. In July his painting

Traders, investment bankers, law and mining graduates demand six-figure salaries after university

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Graduates demand salaries of up to $350,000 as companies struggle to find the best and brightest workers just weeks after they leave university. Those who finish university as medical practitioners, dentists, software engineers, and stock traders can earn very high six-figure salaries, and can also expect lots of bonuses and extra perks. Australia faces dire skills shortages and a tough labor market as two years of drunkenness from our strict border closures saw many backpackers leave the country and migrants slowly returned. The large number of jobs on the market – with fewer people to fill them – means the balance of power falls in the hands of job seekers. Graduates in medicine, dentistry and technology earn up to $350,000 (Stock Picture) Big recruiters are now expanding their entry-level program by offering high salaries and perks as smaller players also seek to attract title holders, the Australian Financial Review reports. Jeffrey Duncan, co-founder of Prosple, a site that

"Depressed" agents panic as homebuyers demand collapses

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“Australasia’s #1 real estate coach and coach” Tom Panos, is “stressed” after “almost no buyers” at the Sydney auction on Saturday. I am STRESSED We have almost NO buyers. However I still think vendors should sell now, here’s why… Plus, John McGrath told me that 25 economists across Australia agree on this – the #real estate market will get worse before it gets better. https://t.co/fv4Hvrt1K5 — TOM PANOS (@tompanos) 9 July 2022 According to Panos: “I have six auctions today. Of the six I sold one out of six … And the only one that sold was the last. So I’m zero out of five until the auction I did this afternoon at 15.30… The first five auctions were pretty pathetic. Almost the only people there were agents and vendors… I barely had anyone signed up all day”… “People have turned around and thought to themselves, this [interest rate rises] to be really scary out there as a buyer, of which I think there must be some of them”… “This is the deal. If the Reserve Bank wants proof… tak

Flight cancellations, delays expected as school holiday demand peaks

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With all states on school holidays starting tomorrow, people traveling to see relatives or fleeing to warmer climates can expect to see delays at airports. Key points: Adelaide Airport is expected to pass 30,000 people today Travelers are advised to arrive two hours before domestic flights and three hours before international flights Dozens of flights have been canceled due to weather disturbances and staff shortages Today is expected to be the busiest day at some airports since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with school holidays starting in South Australia and Tasmania — and ending in Queensland and Victoria. NSW is in the middle of its school holidays. At Adelaide Airport, 30,000 people are expected to pass through the terminal today, which is busier than before the pandemic and higher than previous peaks over Easter. The airport’s managing director, Brenton Cox, said Monday and Thursday are also expected to be busy, peaking on July 22 – the last Friday of the South Australian s