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Journeys of hope inspire true stories at refugee week
Refugees deserve second chances too After arriving in Australia from Guinea, Yarrie Bangura never thought she would, in a few years, be the star of the Baulkham Hills African Ladies dance troupe and an ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Putting it down to her zeal for life and her love of peace, she launched Australia's International Refugee Week, giving the ...
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From hard luck life to the lucky country
Refugees deserve second chances too Jerome Rugaruza saw his first kangaroo in a biology textbook in his last year of high school. The Congolese teenager was learning about mammals and his teacher explained that ''you will find them just in Australia''. Six years later, after fleeing Fizi, his tribal village in the lawless east of the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo, a ...
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World Cup berth a testament to codes united vision
But while lauding the good management behind the game now known here as football, there was good luck to boot. And we shouldn't kid ourselves: it was a close-run thing. The Socceroos lost away-games to Iraq and Jordan in this qualifying series and needed to win on Tuesday night to secure a spot in Rio. For 82 minutes the 80,000-strong crowd at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney saw no goals ...
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Gay marriage motion passed in SA
The South Australian parliament has backed the idea of same-sex marriage ahead of a move to introduce legislation. Parliament's upper house on Wednesday passed a motion congratulating New Zealand on its marriage equality laws. Introduced by Labor MP Gerry Kandelaars, it passed by just one vote, with the support of two members of the Liberal opposition. The vote came ahead of ...
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Sydney man tasered after assault
IT took four police officers, a blast of capsicum spray and a shot from a Taser to subdue a Sydney man who allegedly assaulted a woman in Sydney's ...
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Qantas attendants sue over explosion
A QANTAS flight crew who endured a near-disastrous engine explosion are leading a class action over the trauma they suffered in the mid-air ...
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Bulk billing boosts number of GP visits
ADULTS in southwestern and western Sydney visit their GP an average of 7.5 times a year, far more often than people in other areas, according to a new ...
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Scientists probe what makes corpses smell
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) forensic experts are using decomposing pig carcasses - which have a similar smell to human corpses - to create a chemical profile of a decomposing body.The scent profile will be able to be used in forensic investigations, scientists say."We've already identified over 800 chemical compounds," Shari Forbes from UTS's School of Chemistry and ...
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New News Corp Stock Drops 21st Century Fox Rises in Australian Pre-Split Debut
SYDNEY – The new News Corp, the publishing company that will be created by the split of Rupert Murdoch's media empire into two entities, dropped 3 percent in its debut on the Australian Stock Exchange Wednesday as so-called when-issued trading of its stock kicked ...
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Robinson learns surfing lesson
Young Australian wildcard Jack Robinson had no answer to the power and experience of 11-time world champion Kelly Slater in the Bali surf on Wednesday.Robinson, 15, was steamrollered by Slater, who scored the day's high 18.17 out of a possible 20 for a masterful display of forehand tube-riding and power turns."There are some really good waves out there when they come," Slater ...
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Lions tour 2013 Australia back Michael Cooper to tame Sam Warburton
The Wallabies flanker will be charged with beating the Lions captain at the breakdown on Saturday and giving the Wallabies the initiative in a key area of the ...
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CA denies Nines selection influence
Having been pushed to the top of the market by a bold Network Ten bid for all cricket in Australia, Nine clearly expect value for money. Their managing director Jeff Browne told a business lunch in Sydney on Wednesday that there would be "a lot more discussion" of team selection and scheduling between CA and the broadcaster from next summer, particularly around the matter of player ...
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Holden pressures Coalition on funding
Holden is stepping up pressure on the federal Coalition to commit to funding for the automotive industry over the next decade - with a warning it could follow Ford out of Australia. The company this week announced it would attempt to slash wages at its Australian manufacturing plants. On Wednesday, managing director Mike Devereux also flagged that the company's future in the country was ...
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Gillards fall is far bigger than Labors
The main change in politics since 2010 is that Australians have turned off Julia Gillard. While the polls show Labor is now facing a landslide defeat, its fall has been minor compared with the collapse of the Prime Minister's support. A comparison ...
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Aussie Cricketers to Play on Thames
Shane Watson and team mates at Edgbaston ealier in June. Cricketers from the Australian Ashes Squad will have a training session with a difference on Thursday 20th June 2013 when they bob down the Thames on a special floating pitch. Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Chris Rogers, James Faulkner and Mitchell Starc will play under the shadow of the Tower Bridge from 4pm at Butler's Wharf Pier. ...
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Final dress rehearsal before Cup for Australia NZ
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Reuters) -- World champion Australia and World Cup favorite New Zealand stages its final dress rehearsal ahead of rugby union's showcase event in the last match of the Tri-nations series Saturday. While the All Blacks have already won the Tri-nations, after three successive victories, much is at stake in Auckland with the Bledisloe Cup still up for grabs while a ...
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Johnson Athens cant measure up to Sydney
LONDON (AP) -- Track great Michael Johnson says Athens is crowded, old and ill-equippped to stage the Olympics. Johnson, a five-time Olympic gold mealist and world record-holder in the 200 and 400 meters, said Athens will never measure up to the success of the 2000 Sydney Games. "I believe that they will be ready to stage the Games, but I don't feel they will be ready or able ...
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Rugby Three Australia forwards in doubt
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -- Australia forwards Toutai Kefu, Patricio Noriega and Glenn Panoho are doubtful for Saturday's Tri-nations test against New Zealand after failing to join in full training Tuesday because of leg injuries. Wallabies vice-captain Kefu, who suffered spinal concussion in Australia's 29-9 Tri-nations win over South Africa in Brisbane on August 2, is struggling to ...
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Australian govt to inject funding for indigenous education
Australian Education Minister Julia Gillard on Monday announced a new multi-million dollar federal government program to improve indigenous education. The government will provide 16.4 million Australian dollars (14 million U.S. dollars) to the Stronger Smarter Learning Communities project, which helps school leaders improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. ...
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Air Canada plane returns safely to Sydney after smoke in cabin
An Air Canada plane landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.The plane landed in Sydney shortly after 12.10 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, an ATSB spokesman said.It had left Sydney Airport at about 10.30 a.m. (local time) for Vancouver and Toronto."Air Canada reported smoke in ...
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Storms hit Western Australias southwest
Wind gusts have torn roofing from houses, uprooted trees, and brought down power-lines as storms hit the southwest region of Western Australia (WA) overnight, local media reported on Thursday.The southwest town of Waroona in WA has been the worst hit with at least two houses losing large parts of their roofs and downed power-lines causing power cuts, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) ...
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Four Japanese tourists seriously injured in Australia crash
Four tourists were seriously injured early on Thursday in a crash involving a minibus and a truck in Bundaberg, 220 miles north of Brisbane in Australia's Queensland, the Department of Community said.About 10 tourists, believed to be from Japan, were on the minibus when the crash happened, the Department of Community said."Four were taken to Bundaberg Hospital with serious head and ...
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Bayley unrepentantly evil Tom Meagher
Adrian Ernest Bayley, the man guilty of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher, will be kept locked behind bars until he's at least 76 years ...
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Telstra contractors untrained in asbestos
Some Telstra contractors have been found to have participated only in basic asbestos awareness and competency training, the telco says. Telstra on Wednesday announced a number of new requirements for its three key National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout contractors in relation to asbestos handling for pit remediation. Telstra's preliminary review uncovered incidents of possible ...
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Accenture stats - ACT Brumbies v British and Irish Lions
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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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