Tag: olympics
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Who are the real winners? Olympics by the dollars.
While it is every Olympic athlete’s dream to win gold, attached to that dream is also the paycheck that comes with it. Australia is extremely passionate in showing our support to our athletes however compared to other countries we struggle to convert this pride into dollars for our athletes. Australian gold medal winners receive around…
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Google’s Rio Olympics plans
The Rio Olympics are just around the corner and of course we all can’t wait to support all the Aussie athletes, even if it’s just from our screens. Channel 7 has us covered but now Google also has a plan to steal our eyes throughout the games. In order to broadcast event highlights across 60 countries,…
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Zika Virus Outbreak
The mosquito-borne Zika virus has spread to more than 20 countries after its outbreak in Brazil. The symptoms are flu-like aches, joint pains and rashes although some people don’t have any. Brazil’s Health Ministry said in November that Zika was linked to a fetal deformation known as microcephaly where infants are born with shrunken brains…