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Deficit debt ahead of Tas election
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings will take a massive deficit and net debt to the next state election after delivering what could be her last budget. Ms Giddings, who is also state treasurer, has revealed a deficit which blew out to $426 million in 2012/13, $143 million more than forecast. The 2013/14 deficit is predicted to be $266 million, with a return to a negligible surplus put off from ...
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Govt bid to spread benefits of NT boom
The federal government says it hopes to spread the benefits of the Northern Territory's economic boom with a remote jobs package. Employment Minister Bill Shorten says more than $200 million will be spent on a program in the Northern Territory to help find jobs for people in remote communities. "Various parts of the NT community are not receiving the same opportunities as others to ...
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Red tape overhaul for food supply chain
The Productivity Commission will review red tape across the food supply chain, a move likely to please farmers who have long called for regulation in the sector to be slashed. The review will form part of the federal government's inaugural National Food Plan, which will be handed down on Saturday. Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig said the plan, like the Asian Century White Paper, will ...
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Cleaner in voluntary administration
Some 2,500 cleaners have lost their jobs after the national cleaning company at which they worked did not have enough money to pay their wages. Swan Services stopped trading and appointed Pitcher Partners as voluntary administrators on Wednesday night. Pitcher Partners partner Anthony Elkerton says Swan has debts totalling about $2.8 million when it stopped trading. The administrators will ...
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Accused threatened by murdered mans son
THREE years before Albert Frisoli was stabbed to death in his Sydney home, he allegedly received a number of threatening calls from the son of his accused ...
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Gale kicks off David Jones birthday bash
Flying in from the Cannes Film Festival, Gale hosted a glittering black-tie cocktail party at Sydney's Castlereagh Street store on Thursday night.Joined by David Jones chief executive officer, Paul Zahra, guests were ushered up to the store's exclusive Level Seven, where the store's history is being shown in a commemorative exhibition."I'm very excited to be here ...
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Tasmania needs growth focus Abbott
Mr Abbott says the state's Labor-Green government is too focused on a scare campaign over GST funds while its economy suffers.Labor Premier Lara Giddings claims an Abbott government would rip $700 million a year out of the Tasmania's coffers by changing the GST formula to suit rich states like Western Australia.The coalition has dismissed the claim, guaranteeing the state will be no ...
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Traffic delays after pedestrian hit
The teenage pedestrian was hit by a car on Victoria Road at Rydalmere about 5.30pm (AEST), a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman told AAP.She said paramedics were treating the teenager at the scene.The girl had suffered head injuries but her exact condition was not known, the spokeswoman said.The Seven Network reports the accident is causing traffic delays on the road due to lane ...
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Tas funds Gonski in state budget
TASMANIA will sign up to the federal government's Gonski school reforms, Premier Lara Giddings says after funding the package in her state ...
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UWA Breastmilk fights infant infections
BREASTMILK helps fight infections in babies and their mothers, international research led by the University of Western Australia has ...
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$300000 of pot seized in Broken Hill RBT
Police were conducting the routine operation in Broken Hill on Wednesday when they stopped a 43-year-old man.A further search of his car at the police station allegedly uncovered more than 12kg of cannabis, which had been concealed in the car's doors.Police will allege that the haul had an estimated street value of about $312,000.The man has been charged with multiple drugs offences ...
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Barnett disappointed by protestors snub
WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett says he is "disappointed'' Kimberley gas hub protesters have cancelled a meeting with him despite pushing the idea during the recent election ...
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Breakthrough in cancer research in WA
The study focussed on the immune system's ability in older people to deal with cancers.It tracked certain cells within the immune system of young and geriatric mice, finding that deterioration caused by mimicked conditions of lung cancers could be reduced by activating other cell types.Dr Connie Jackaman from the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) said the immune system in ...
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Alleged killer passed note to co-accused
A MAN who allegedly disguised himself as a woman and then stabbed two Sydney brothers has been caught passing a note to his co-accused during their murder ...
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Perth could be Asias oil gas tech hub
Perth has an opportunity to become the best oil and gas technology centre in Asia by modelling itself on major hubs in Scotland and Norway.Some of the world's biggest oil and gas companies continue to attract bright professionals to Western Australia and salaries in the local energy sector are now among the highest in the world.Woodside Petroleum chief executive Peter Coleman says Perth has ...
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Ford cites high costs currency for decision to quit making cars in Australia
Ford Motor Co. will shut its two Australian auto plants in October 2016, blaming a strong currency and costs that are hitting manufacturers just as the country looks for other sectors of its economy to cushion the end of a mining boom.Ford Australia will close its engine plant in Geelong and its vehicle assembly plant in Broadmeadows, both in Victoria state, with the loss of 1,200 jobs, Ford ...
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Rookie Gattis gives Braves winning thrust
The Atlanta Braves' 8-3 interleague victory over the Minnesota Twins in MLB on Wednesday preserved the sides' contrasting streaks.The Braves - leaders of National League (NL) East division by 4.5 games - made it six straight wins, while the Twins lost their eighth in a row to sit seven games behind the lead in their American League (AL) Central division.Atlanta rookie Evan Gattis ...
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Falcon death of an Aussie icon
Ford's decision to stop making cars in Australia spells the end for the Falcon, the iconic family sedan for millions of Australians across half a ...
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Australian commodity investment boom peak a good thing – Russell
Clyde Russell argues the tapering off in investment sooner than previously forecast lessens the chances of a major boom-bust outcome, similar to that which has plagued previous commodity ...
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Lost Australian cruise ship passenger remembered
SYDNEY -- One of two Australians who plunged from a cruise ship in mysterious circumstances two weeks ago was remembered on Thursday as a hero who died attempting to rescue his girlfriend.Officials have been tight-lipped about why Paul Rossington, 30, and his 26-year-old girlfriend Kristen Schroder plummeted more than 20 meters (65 feet) from their cabin balcony of a Carnival Corp. ship off ...
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Taylor calls for Watson to be Ashes opener
Shane Watson to the opening position and shifting David Warner down to No.5 or 6 could be the formula Australia need to post challenging totals on the upcoming Ashes tour. The Australians are preparing to depart for England this weekend ahead of the Champions Trophy and Ashes campaign and after their disastrous series in India in February and March, there remain plenty of questions about the ...
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NBL breaks away from Basketball Australia
Australia Basketball Australia (BA) and the NBL have agreed to split, with the 2013/14 season to be run by the newly-formed National Basketball Competition (NBC).The NBL will operate separately from BA, with a newly-formed leadership group to take control of the league.The NBC, which represents all NBL clubs, on Thursday signed a heads of agreement with BA to proceed with a de-merger ahead of ...
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Sydney dance school closes after founder charged with child sex offences
Chiswick 2046 A dance school in Sydney's inner-west has made the decision to close down after its founder was charged with multiple child sexual assault offences. Grant Davies, the 39-year-old founder of RG Dance Studio in Chiswick, was arrested last week. He is facing four counts of aggravated sexual assault, and two counts of aggravated indecent assault of a person under 16. The former ...
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Australian sports firm refutes charges of financial irregularities
Australian sports management firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which finds itself in the midst of controversy regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has refuted allegations of any financial ...
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Aust stocks lower as $32b wiped off market
Australian stocks suffered their biggest one-day fall in two months as more than $32 billion was wiped from the value of the bourse. The four major banks and Telstra were the biggest losers as early falls extended throughout the day. Local investors initially took their cues from Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank may soon ease its stimulatory ...
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Sydney's scandalous toxic waste plan by government
A controversial waste relocation project in Sydney has created anger in a community with a lower income than the Sydney suburb from which the waste is being removed, with many suggesting a class-bias in the city government.
Hunter’s Hill is a predominantly wealthy suburb of Sydney with average house prices of around AUD $1.3 million and a harbour-side community made up predominantly of professionals, managers and other traditionally middle to high-income workers. Penrith, on the other hand, located just over 50 kilometres from Sydney’s CBD, is not as affluent, with average property values of around AUD $280,000. Read more
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