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Australia's seven women's rugby team took a long time to reach gold

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It might be 6am on the Gold Coast, but champagne was already popping up in Levi’s household. Australian seven women’s rugby POOL B: 38th Australia Africa 0 POOL B: Australia 50 Scotland 0 POOL B: Australia 12 Fiji 19 SF: Australia 17 New Zealand 12 GOLD MEDAL GAME: Australia 22 Fiji 12 “It’s never too early to start drinking when your two daughters win Commonwealth Games gold medals,” said Maddi Levi, after she and her sister Teagan helped Australian women win seven rugby gold medals. “I believe [mum will] been there all day celebrating.” The Levis spoke with their family at home after a dominant 22-12 win over Fiji at Coventry Stadium. “They must be crying but a lot of swearing!” said Levi. “We have to stand side by side [on the dais] so a bit sentimental. We’ve achieved a Commonwealth Games medal, not many people can do that in their lives, let alone have their sister next to each other.” [ Maddi Levi had a great tournament for the Australians. ( Getty Images: David Rogers ) Hard

Bigger seats, more reach: Jetstar's new Airbus lands

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Jetstar’s first Airbus A321neo LR arrives at the airline’s hangar in Melbourne. Photo: Chris Hopkins Bigger seats, a larger overhead bin and a quieter cabin are what passengers look forward to when flying on Jetstar’s newest aircraft, the Airbus A320neo. Eleven years after ordering the plane, Jetstar’s first A320neo landed on Sunday at Melbourne Airport, having traveled from Hamburg, Germany, via Mumbai and Perth. The Jet, the A321neo LR (long-range) variation of the A320neo, comes to the crowd of Jetstar employees and their families with INXS’s New Sensation detonation throughout the hangar. The Jetstar Airbus A321neo LR has a complete economy class configuration with 232 seats. Photo: Craig Platt The jet engines are 15 percent more fuel efficient than Jetstar’s current A320 fleet, and 50 percent quieter and can fly up to 1200 kilometers further. Fuel efficiency is a key selling point for Airbus (“neo” means “new engine option”), as the airline seeks to reduce