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David Sparkes

Sydney

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  • Actor Val Kilmer dies at 65

    3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | David Sparkes

    Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1980s and 90s has died at the age of 65. He was famous for his roles in blockbuster movies like Top Gun, the Doors and Batman Forever...but also won plaudits for some memorable supporting roles. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer more than a decade ago. But his daughter has confirmed he died from pneumonia.

  • Exploring Antibacterial Usage and Pathogen Surveillance over Five Years in a Tertiary Referral Teaching Hospital Adult General Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

    Nov 5, 2024 | mdpi.com | David Young |Cathrine McKenzie |Sanjay Gupta |David Sparkes

    All articles published by MDPI are made immediately available worldwide under an open access license. No special permission is required to reuse all or part of the article published by MDPI, including figures and tables. For articles published under an open access Creative Common CC BY license, any part of the article may be reused without permission provided that the original article is clearly cited. For more information, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/openaccess.

  • NASA to bring spacecraft back without astronauts

    Sep 5, 2024 | abc.net.au | David Sparkes

    NASA is preparing to undock Boeing's beleaguered "Starliner" spacecraft from the International Space Station and bring it back to Earth without any astronauts onboard. When Starliner arrived at the space station in June, problems were detected with the vessel, and now Nasa has decided it can't be completely confident Starliner can bring the crew back safely.

  • Aussie astronaut in the mix for space travel

    Apr 22, 2024 | abc.net.au | David Sparkes

    Not many Australians have made it into space, but there are hopes another will get there soon. Katherine Bennell-Pegg has graduated from the European Space Agency astronaut program. It's hoped her success will generate enthusiasm for space studies in Australia.

  • Cocaine shipment: police arrest alleged mastermind

    Apr 17, 2024 | abc.net.au | David Sparkes

    For five months, blocks of cocaine have been mysteriously washing up on the New South Wales coastline, and now, Federal Police say they've found the man who was trying to mastermind their importation to Australia. He's been arrested in Brisbane and the police allege he's the head of a dangerous organised crime network with operations across the nation.

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David Sparkes
David Sparkes @sparkes_david
23 Nov 21

Vaccine mandates have saved lives, says Jane Halton at ⁦@CEPIvaccines⁩ with Giuseppe Carabetta at ⁦@Sydney_Uni⁩ and Wes Lambert ⁦@restcatceo⁩ - The World Today - ABC Radio https://t.co/nfvTUMiqNX

David Sparkes
David Sparkes @sparkes_david
11 Nov 21

“It makes us feel peace. To enjoy. To forget bad things.” Afghan refugee Ahmad Shaker Momand on why he loves playing soccer. Great game today ⁦@MFoundationAus⁩ Football therapy: Afghan refugees get on the pitch - The World Today - ABC Radio https://t.co/OcbKzNnd8L

David Sparkes
David Sparkes @sparkes_david
4 Nov 21

‘It devalues human life.’ A new study has measured the impact of COVID-19 not by the number of deaths, but by the years of life lost. Is it the best method? ⁦@MStoove⁩ @burnetinstitute and Ruth Hubbard ⁦@UQ_News⁩ - PM - ABC Radio https://t.co/9V8tfDw1YJ