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Meninga cleared of wrong doing
Queensland coach Mal Meninga has been cleared by the NRL integrity unit of any wrongdoing after he was asked to leave a Brisbane hotel on Tuesday night. The newly formed unit reviewed a report from the Queensland Rugby League and conducted their own interviews into the incident and found Meninga had no case to answer. "The inquiries found no suggestion of intoxicated or anti-social ...
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Families to be moved off Manus reports
Refugee advocates say all asylum seeker families held on Australia's Manus Island immigration detention centre will be removed within the next 10 days. GetUp and ChilOut say up to 40 asylum seekers held on the facility's family compound and another 30 vulnerable male asylum seekers are currently being flown to Christmas Island. The immigration department confirmed 70 people, made up ...
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Assange just an attention seeker Howard
But he's not sure if the WikiLeaks founder has committed a crime.Assange has been granted political asylum by Ecuador, but won't leave that country's embassy in London for fear of being arrested and extradited to Sweden over sexual assault allegations.The former hacker is worried he'll then be handed over to the US to face charges over WikiLeaks' release of classified ...
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Soldiers charged over derogatory comments
Defence has told the Townsville Bulletin a small number of serving soldiers based in Townsville will be charged under the Australian Defence Force Discipline Act after associating themselves with two Facebook pages that referred to women as "sluts" and "fat chicks".The soldiers involved could also face further disciplinary action, the Commander of the Townsville-based 3rd ...
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PM accuses Abbott of personal abuse
Responding to a question from the Coalition in parliamentary question time on Labor's plan for the carbon tax, Ms Gillard blasted the Opposition Leader as not being interested in policy and instead resorting to petty political games."You can always tell when the Leader of the Opposition isn't coping with an argument because he goes for the personal abuse," Ms Gillard said.Mr ...
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Austereo tries to gag watchdog
Southern Cross Austereo, parent company of Sydney radio station Today FM, have launched court action to stop the media watchdog from ruling it was in breach of its license by recording the now infamous royal prank ...
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AFL stars return for Eagles against Hawks
Four of West Coast's biggest stars, including captain Darren Glass, will return from injury for Friday night's AFL clash with top-placed Hawthorn.The Eagles also regain fellow experienced backman Beau Waters and forwards Josh Kennedy and Mark LeCras for the Etihad Stadium encounter.West Coast have made six changes in all, with Bradd Dalziell and Patrick McGinnity their other inclusions ...
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Australias Folau in uncapped trio to face Lions
Australia's Israel Folau celebrates after scoring a try against New Zealand during their 2008 Rugby League World Cup match in Sydney in this October 26, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel ...
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12th case of meningococcal disease recorded in South Australia
AN Adelaide toddler is in hospital with invasive meningococcal disease. SA Health says the two-year-old is in a good condition. The department has identified numerous contacts, 38 of which have been directed to receive antibiotics. The boy is the 12th person to be notified with the condition this year and 38 people who have had contact with the boy have been directed to receive antibiotics. No ...
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Classic YouTube | Lions in Australia Thierry Henrys Arsenal assists and mean NBA tweets
the classic 1972 Grand Final between Richmond and Carlton in all its black and white glory.6) When you are done blowing in to your streamers and eating some tasty cake, celebrate the 10th birthday of Twenty20 cricket with ...
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Aussie businesses engage online bring in $219b
Australian businesses cashed in around 237 billion AU dollars ($219 billion) in online orders over the 2011-12 financial year, according to data released Thursday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).The figures represent a 25 percent increase from the year before, and include orders from Australian households, businesses and government as well as from overseas customers.The survey found ...
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Former gang leader Vince Focarelli banned from University of Adelaide after asking to become a student
FORMER gang leader Vince Focarelli has been banned from the grounds of the University of Adelaide after applying to become a student and attending its Islamic prayer room. Adelaidenow has learnt the Parole Board has increased and expanded its restrictions upon Focarelli's movements over fears his presence put university staff and students at risk. The ban coincides with Focarelli's ...
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Academic Howard Nathan says Australias race relations changed immeasurably for the better
University of Melbourne 3010 One of the academic rebels who wrote the first manifesto against the White Australia Policy says the country has changed "immeasurably for the better" in terms of race relations.Former Victorian Supreme Court judge Howard Nathan QC says in the more than 50 years since the manifesto Control Or Colour Bar was written, racism as an entrenched notion in the ...
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Joe White sale gains traction
AT least six parties are expected to lob a final offer for Glencore's Australian malt business by the end of July. Indicative bids were due earlier this month for Joe White Maltings, which Glencore inherited when it bought Viterra last ...
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Canola still a keeper
Geoff Uebergang, Kenyu Pastoral Company, grew canola for the first time last year. It yielded half a tone to the acre (1.2t/ha). This year he has locked in the 162ha he has sown to canola on an area ...
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Milne AFL teammates cancel media call
Stephen Milne has reportedly received an assurance from St Kilda that he will play again in the AFL. St Kilda board members met senior players on Thursday, a day after the club announced an indefinite suspension for Milne. The Saints stood down Milne two days after Victoria Police charged him with four counts of rape. The Age is reporting that in Thursday's meeting, Milne was told his ...
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Maloney wont melt in Origin cauldron NSW
The State of Origin furnace that is Suncorp Stadium has melted the hopes of many NSW five-eighths, but the Blues believe James Maloney is impervious to the pressure. Maloney became the first Blues debutant five-eighth to emerge victorious following their 14-6 game one triumph over Queensland. But with one monkey off his back, Maloney will now have to face a packed house in Brisbane. Club ...
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Tate yet to decide on Qld Origin future
He is yet to decide whether this year's State of Origin series will be his last. But Queensland veteran Brent Tate's fate might be decided for him if NSW seal their first series victory since 2005 with a game two win in Brisbane on Wednesday night. The usually loyal Queensland coach Mal Meninga has already sounded his intentions by hailing a team "mini-transition" and ...
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Vic sex offenders nabbed after escape
A pair of violent sex offenders face a return to prison after a short-lived escape from a residential facility in regional Victoria. Sean Andrew Carmody-Coyle, 27, and David Gregory Byrnes, 26, walked out of Corella Place, near Ararat Prison, late on Wednesday night. They were captured on the Western Highway at nearby Buangor on Thursday afternoon. The pair both served sentences for sexual ...
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Internet provider iiNET fined for bus ads
Internet services provider iiNET has become the first publicly-listed company to be fined for failing to properly display total minimum charges in an advertisement. In February and March, iiNET spruiked a $59.95 monthly charge for its naked DSL service on the back of Sydney buses. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has fined iiNET $102,000 for failing to prominently ...
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Betting scandal case doomed to fail court
The case against three rugby league identities embroiled in an alleged betting scandal was doomed to fail, says the Sydney magistrate who threw out the case. Former rugby league player John Elias, former Parramatta player Brad Murray and Jai Ayoub, the son of Murray's manager Sam Ayoub, had the prosecution against them permanently stayed on Wednesday. "I find that the prosecution ...
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SA supermarket fined over bad food
THE operators of an Adelaide supermarket have been fined more than $200,000 after displaying food for sale past its use-by date, some by as much as 40 ...
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Australias Folau in Uncapped Trio to Face Lions
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Australia Infrastructure Heavyweights Compete for Melbourne Port Project
The $1.6 billion redevelopment of the Port of Melbourne has attracted a high calibre list of civil and maritime construction specialists all competing for two significant work ...
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John Howard to receive honorary doctorate
Former prime minister John Howard will be presented with a honorary doctor of laws degree from a NSW university.The University of NSW will present Mr Howard, the second longest serving prime minister, with the doctorate on Friday for "significant service" and "outstanding achievements" during his 11 years in office."John Howard's accomplishments as prime minister ...
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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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