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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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Share the load Quade Deans tells Wallaby
Adding more fuel to the fire, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says Quade Cooper needs to be less tackle-shy and share playmaking duties because his attacking game has become predictable.Deans launched a staunch defence of his controversial decision to overlook the mercurial five-eighth for his 25-man Test squad and also blamed Cooper's game for the form dip of Wallabies and Queensland centre ...
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Eagles loving Naitanui AFL magic
West Coast midfielder Andrew Gaff hopes the momentum gained from Nic Naitanui's latest heroics will help propel the club towards further success this AFL season.The Eagles' top-four hopes would have been all but dashed had they lost to North Melbourne on Friday night.But Naitanui's spectacular pack mark and goal after the final siren inspired West Coast to a memorable two-point ...
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Rebels confidence up for Waratahs clash
The Melbourne Rebels' drought-breaking Super Rugby win over the Stormers has created confidence they can achieve another breakthrough against the NSW Waratahs on Friday night.Last Friday night's thrilling 30-21 victory by the undermanned Rebels was their first over a South African side and broke a run of four frustratingly close losses.James O'Connor, one of several Rebels stars ...
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Some Australian Arabic youth choose fake marriage
Fake marriage amongst young Arab-Australians who identify as gay or lesbian has gone unreported until now, and there’s good reason. In the Arab World almost all 22 states and territories punish homosexuality with imprisonment - six of those still enforce the death penalty. The Feed's Patrick Abboud gives you un-precendented access into the rapidly growing underground world of ...
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Abuse was covered up Melbourne archbishop
Melbourne's most senior Catholic has admitted child sexual abuse was covered up and the church was slow to act against pedophile priests.Archbishop Denis Hart says a knighted former archbishop kept reports of sexual abuse to himself and that the church was keen to look after itself when addressing complaints, placing its reputation ahead of victims."The question of confidentiality of ...
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New front opens in Australian war on drugs
Crime fighters revealed concerns about synthetic drugs as it emerged 23.8 tonnes of illicit sports and recreational substances were seized last ...
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Aussie cleared of wrongdoing in Dubai
An Australian businessman who has languished in detention in Dubai for more than four years has been cleared of fraud charges.Lawyers for Marcus Lee have confirmed he was acquitted by the Dubai Criminal Court on Monday.But there are reports that fellow Australian businessman Matthew Joyce and his friend Angus Reed have been jailed for ten years. Confirmation on their fate is being sought from ...
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Some Aussie Arabs turn to fake marriage
Fake marriage amongst young Arab-Australians who identify as gay or lesbian has gone unreported until now, and there’s good reason. In the Arab World almost all 22 states and territories punish homosexuality with imprisonment - six of those still enforce the death penalty. The Feed's Patrick Abboud gives you un-precendented access into the rapidly growing underground world of ...
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Warner to learn his fate on Wednesday
his Twitter outburst in the earlier hours of Saturday morning. CA has announced that the hearing will be held via teleconference at 5.45pm on Wednesday and will be presided over by CA's senior Code of Behaviour commissioner, Gordon Lewis. Warner was reported on Sunday under CA's Code of Behaviour and he is alleged to have breached rule 6, regarding "unbecoming behaviour". ...
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South Australia moves to ban live-odds betting
SA The South Australian Government is to ban local advertising of live odds betting on television and during sporting matches played anywhere.Premier Jay Weatherill says audiences for events include thousands of children, and they should not be bombarded with live odds and sports betting material during matches.He says it would be up to betting agencies and broadcasters to work out how to ...
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Suns lose Smith for AFL season with knee
Gold Coast have lost ruckman Zac Smith to an AFL season-ending knee injury.It's a huge blow, with the 23-year-old having been in fine form this season, helping the Suns to their current 4-4 record.Smith needs an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction, after hyperextending his right knee against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night.Suns football manager Marcus Ashcroft said the ...
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Aussie Warners expletives fireworks on Twitter attracts cricket sheriff
Test opener David Warner (pictured) will face a Cricket Australia disciplinary hearing on Wednesday over comments he made on Twitter in often angry exchanges with two journalists. Media reports in Australia said Warner had called Craddock a "p**ck", and said they "talk s***" and branded Conn an "old fart." To Craddock, one tweet said: "Shock me ...
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$A higher but trading in narrow range
The Australian dollar is slightly firmer on Monday, after spending most of the past week in a downward spiral. At 1700 AEST the currency was trading at 97.57 US cents, up from 97.37 cents on Friday. Commonwealth Bank currency strategist Peter Dragicevich said the Australian dollar moved a little higher due to some softness in the US dollar and gains on stock markets. "We have managed to ...
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Waratahs building momentum says Barnes
Playmaker Berrick Barnes says the NSW Waratahs are finally starting to find some consistent form after a slow start to their Super Rugby season under new coach Michael Cheika. The Waratahs have won three successive games and turned around their round-three mauling at the hands of the Brumbies in March with an impressive 28-22 come-from-behind win over the ACT franchise last weekend. ...
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Docker Walters out of AFL for four weeks
Fremantle's injury toll continues to mount, with in-form AFL forward Michael Walters ruled out for the next four weeks due to a bad ankle sprain. Walters suffered a syndesmotic ankle sprain in Saturday night's draw with Sydney at the SCG. The 22-year-old has been Fremantle's best forward this season, booting 19 goals in the first seven rounds before rolling his left ankle ...
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Aussie given 10 years in Dubai jail
Jailed: Matthew Joyce One Australian executive has been sentenced to 10 years' jail in Dubai but his junior colleague acquitted in a spectacular climax to their four-year battle against property fraud charges. In a verdict on Monday, described as a travesty of justice by Matt Joyce's supporters, the Ruler's Court rejected his defence against claims that he received $6 million ...
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Storms Duffie ruled out for NRL season
Melbourne's luckless winger Matt Duffie will miss the rest of the NRL season with a knee injury. In an added blow, Duffie, who missed last year's premiership win with a major shoulder injury, also needs another shoulder reconstruction. Duffie was returning from a shoulder dislocation in the NSW Cup on Saturday. But just minutes into his comeback game, he tore the anterior cruciate ...
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Lotto life for two lucky WA winners
The winning Division 1 tickets in Saturday night’s draw, worth $607,042 each, were bought from outlets in the Goldfields town of Boulder and the Perth suburb of Merriwa.Boulder News and Lotto manager Mandy Kearnes said there was a buzz of excitement in the town. "We were just as excited to sell the winning ticket as we would have been if we had actually won the prize," she ...
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Man on trial for abusing WA hostel girls
AN alleged victim of child molestation told her friends "bad things" were happening to her while she was a student living at a state-run hostel, a Perth court has ...
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Worlds biggest croc turns 110 in Qld
Far north Queensland keepers of the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity sang the old croc Happy Birthday before giving him a 20 kilogram meat cake topped with candles."He destroyed it in about 30 seconds," Marineland Melanesia croc wrangler Billy Craig told AAP."It's one of the biggest meals he's hadwe decided to spoil him."The 5.48 metre giant ...
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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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