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Tears as Ford workers fear for their futures
FORD slammed the door on its Australian manufacturing business - and 1200 jobs - by email, after accepting a total of $1.1 billion in taxpayer cash over the past 12 ...
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Cricket Australia batsman David Warner apologies for Twitter rant
Australia opening batsman, said on Thursday he regretted not keeping a lid on his outrage but maintained he had to defend himself after his image was used in a report condemning ...
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We have lost a wonderful Australian PM
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says we have lost a wonderful Australian with the death of former first lady Hazel Hawke.Mrs Hawke, ex-wife of former prime minister Bob Hawke, has died aged 83, following a battle with dementia.Her family issued a statement on Thursday night saying she passed away peacefully after succumbing to complications of the disease.Ms Gillard said she was so sad to learn of ...
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Ford to halt output in Australia in 2016
Melbourne - Ford announced Thursday it would cease making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, having produced its first car in the country in ...
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Honda Nagatomo back for crunch Australia clash
Keisuke Honda in action for Japan against Oman Knee injuries forced both players to miss the 2-1 defeat to Jordan in March but victory against the Socceroos in Saitama would secure a fifth consecutive World Cup finals appearance for Alberto Zaccheroni's side, who have a six-point advantage in their qualifying group with two games to play."The moment of truth has come for my team," ...
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Family of Ontario man missing in Australia pleads for army help
The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker. The calls came as hopes briefly rose Wednesday of finding Prabhdeep Srawn when "voices" were heard in the search area in the Kosciuszko National Park. But reports from the site in New South Wales say that poor ...
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Tributes flow for courageous Hazel Hawke
Australia has lost a brave, wonderful and community-spirited woman with the death of Hazel Hawke, say tributes to the ex-wife of former prime minister Bob Hawke. Mrs Hawke has died aged 83, following a long battle with dementia. Her family issued a statement on Thursday night saying she passed away peacefully after succumbing to complications of the disease. Governor-General Quentin Bryce ...
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Man charged with $100000 payroll theft
A finance manager at a popular Perth theme park has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the company's payroll account. Detectives with police dogs trained to detect cash executed a search warrant on a home in the Perth suburb of Shelly and seized computers. A police statement said it would be alleged between 2011 and March 2013, the 29-year-old man transferred staff ...
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Clarke back but no Shaw for Magpies
Collingwood have recalled defender Martin Clarke for Friday night's AFL clash with Sydney at the MCG but have been unable to regain Heath Shaw because of a back injury. Premiership player Shaw was due to return from suspension this week but has been ruled out with what the club says is a minor lower-back complaint. The Magpies have dropped midfielder Josh Thomas while premiers Sydney ...
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Infrastructure NSW chairman CEO resign
The chairman and CEO of Infrastructure NSW, the body charged with modernising the state's roads and railways, have resigned less than two years into the job. Former NSW Liberal premier Nick Greiner will quit as iNSW chairman in July. CEO Paul Broad is also leaving. Infrastructure NSW was formed in July 2011 with a brief to identify and prioritise much-needed upgrades to roads, rail and ...
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Abbott pays tribute to courageous Hazel
The former wife of prime minister Bob Hawke died on Thursday aged 83 from complications of dementia.Mr Abbott said Australians everywhere admired Ms Hawke and would be mourning her passing."She was much loved for her courage in facing up to and raising awareness of Alzheimer's disease," Mr Abbott said in a statement on Thursday."She will be greatly missed."A private ...
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The transformation of Hazel Hawke
She had the mixed blessing of being married to Bob Hawke, Labor's most successful prime minister and, for many of their years together, a hard drinker and womaniser who was rarely at home.She survived to become, during nearly nine years at the Lodge, perhaps the best loved of all prime minister's wives.This came from her charm, grace and intelligence. It also came from admiration for ...
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Biggest Loser entrant hospitalised
THE worlds heaviest contestant in the history of The Biggest Loser has been rushed to a Sydney hospital with an irregular heartbeat after being filmed exercising for the Channel 10 programs ...
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Australian Defence Force launch urgent review after soldier was hacked to death in Woolwich
THE Australian Defence Force has launched an urgent security review in the wake of the brutal murder of a soldier in London. The brazen attack in broad daylight on a busy street has also prompted officers to demand an examination of security at Defence Headquarters in Canberra where the public has unrestricted access to top brass and key buildings. It is the only Defence facility in the country ...
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Ford to quit making cars in Australia cites high costs currency
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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Comment Ford announcement adds to debate about Australian costs
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott had different emphases in their reactions to Ford's announcement that it will shut down its Australian production - which started way back in the 1920s, writes Michelle ...
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In Conversation Australias invisible migrant workers
In a recent post for The Conversation which appeared on the SBS World News Australia website, Dr Shanthi Robertson highlighted the long-term but temporary, 'invisible' group of workers made up of backpackers and international students. She groups them together as Australia's 'other migrant workers', and is calling for more political and public recognition of this ...
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Tributes praise for wonderful Australian Hazel Hawke
POPULAR and much-loved former first lady Hazel Hawke has been remembered as a wonderful Australian who touched the lives of everyday people. The former wife of Labor's longest serving prime minister Bob Hawke, has died aged 83. Tributes from across the political spectrum poured in for Mrs Hawke, who shared the highs and lows of the political roller-coaster life with Mr Hawke. Her daughter, ...
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Aussie coach denies report of taking helm of a Chinese club
/enpproperty--> Australian coach Graham Arnold has denied reports in the Chinese media that he is tempted to take charge of Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F. In a media conference after an AFC Champions League match between his side, Central Coast Mariners, and Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday night, Arnold said he has not had any direct contact with Guangzhou R&F. Recent ...
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Maric Newman back in AFL for Tigers
Collingwood have recalled defender Martin Clarke for Friday night's AFL clash with Sydney at the MCG but have been unable to regain Heath Shaw because of a back injury.Premiership player Shaw was due to return from suspension this week but has been ruled out with what the club says is a minor lower-back complaint.The Magpies have dropped midfielder Josh Thomas while premiers Sydney welcome ...
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Ford to shut down Australian production by 2016
Manufacturing The Ford Motor Company has decided to wind down production in Australia after 85 years. The car maker says the closure of two plants and the loss of 1200 jobs is because of production losses and the small market. "Manufacturing is not viable for Ford in Australia for the longer term," said Chief Executive of Ford Australia Bob Graziano. "Our locally-made products ...
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No attitude problem towards women NRL
The NRL is adamant rugby league does not have an attitude problem towards women and that a thorough and transparent investigation of the Ben Te'o incident will go a way to eliminating those perceptions. A Brisbane woman has said she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by Te'o last month. Although no charges have been laid, the woman ...
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Hazel Hawke passes away
POPULAR and much-loved former first lady Hazel Hawke has been remembered as a wonderful Australian who touched the lives of everyday ...
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iNSW in bits Greiner and Broad quit
INFRASTRUCTURE NSW is in tatters with Paul Broad quitting as its chief executive and Nick Greiner quitting as its chairman just two years after the ...
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Aussie Muslims condemn London attack
THE peak body for Australian Muslims has condemned as "sick and twisted" the slaying of a man on a busy London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The victim, thought to be a soldier, was attacked on Wednesday a few hundred metres from a military barracks in Woolwich, in southeast London. The attackers, wielding knives and a meat cleaver, then delivered an Islamist tirade to ...
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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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