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Lack of halfway housing for sex offenders in Cairns a public disgrace says judge
A SUPREME Court justice has labelled the lack of halfway housing for sex offenders in Cairns a "public disgrace" that is costing taxpayers money and putting the community at risk as the rehabilitation of criminals becomes increasingly ...
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Charges laid in Cairns ram-raid cases
Cairns detectives have charged an 18-year-old Manoora man with two counts each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driving and four counts of enter premises with intent.Police allege the man, who will face court on June 12, was involved in two break and enters of businesses at Westcourt and Woree where a quantity of alcohol was stolen.It is alleged a black Ford Utility was used to ...
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Billionaire seeks 100 hectares prime land in Far North Queensland
The investor is due in Cairns next week to inspect potential properties.Cairns Re/Max real estate agent Mat Foley said he was looking for properties which fitted the criteria."It has to have mountain or ocean views," he said."I have one property of 97ha at Wongaling Beach north of Cairns but I'd like to find more."Mr Foley said the Guangzhou-based developer, who wanted ...
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Limbless Aussie preaches in Vietnam
THE 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to ...
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CSG laws too little too late
AT A community meeting on coal and gas in the Hunter Valley last weekend, the crowd was dotted with woollen beanies and Akubras alike. I attended the meeting as the Greens' environment and mining spokesperson and I was pleased to see all types of folk there - some were locals, some had come from Sydney or Melbourne, others had driven for hours from properties that provide this nation with ...
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Argio Park measures up
STRUCTURE PAYS: Glennister and Roelf DeKoning, Glencoe, won the supreme exhibit in the Square Meater judging with 11-month-old heifer Argio Park Reanna held by Heidi Cory, Eight Mile Creek. Sashing the heifer is Stock & Land beef journalist Jamie-Lee ...
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Welsh Black stands out
BIG DAY: Supreme interbreed exhibit and senior champion interbreed female went to Buchanan Park Nicole from Buchanan Park Welsh Black stud, Tynong, Victoria. Allan and Jill Furborough are pictured with Stock & Land stud stock representative Struan Pearce (far left) and one of the three interbreed judges Kerri ...
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Price hike for Mt Pleasant
PRICES rose - compared with the previous sale - at the Landmark Anderson & Fawcett Mount Pleasant sheep and cattle market on Wednesday last week, where prime lambs topped at $126. The 17 top-price lambs were from Michael and Teresa Saegenschnitter, Keyneton, who were very pleased with the price for their White Suffolk-Merino, May/June-drop lambs. Landmark Anderson & Fawcett agent Colin ...
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Deregulation vital for dining boom
GRAINCORP chief executive Alison Watkins said farmers have nothing to fear from the pending acquisition of her company by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) as she criticised politicians for inward-looking agricultural policies. In an address to the Committee of Economic Development of Australia in Sydney on Thursday, Ms Watkins said that further deregulation is essential if Australia is to ...
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Flyover to mark Blue Mountains crossing
The flyover on Saturday celebrates the 1823 crossing of the mountains by Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth and will include gyrocopters, warbirds, Cessnas and even an RAAF Hercules.Thousands of spectators are expected to watch the flyover from 11 sites set up for the event along the route.The fleet starts out at Emu Plains at 11.30am (AEST) and is due to fly through the Blue ...
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Northern Tablelands residents go to polls
RESIDENTS in the NSW state seat of Northern Tablelands are going to the polls in a by-election triggered by the resignation of sitting MP Richard ...
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Rugby Lions ready for what Aussies hurl at them
The Lions are ready for widespread rugby battles across Australia and have pledged to continue those tussles with reasoned arguments during their off-field skirmishes too. The tourists leave on Monday and take with them a promise to match the propaganda delivered by the Australian media. "I understand the Australian psyche a fair bit and [assistant coach] Andy Farrell helps me ...
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Gillard to visit Sydneys west
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is visiting Sydney's politically crucial west for the second time in less than a week.Ms Gillard will on Saturday attend an event at Rosehill with western Sydney Labor MPs and ALP candidates for September's federal election, a spokeswoman from the Prime Minister's office says.Ms Gillard plans to fly out of Sydney on Sunday morning.On Wednesday, the ...
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3D-printed gun malfunctions ‘will kill at both ends’ – Australian police
An officer from the NWS Police holding the remnants of a Liberator pistol after it exploded upon testing. Image taken from NSWPolice YouTube ...
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Northrop adds Australian suppliers
Three Australian companies have joined Northrop Grumman's global supply chain network, gaining $7.4 million in contracts. The U.S. company said the companies selected under the Australian Defense and Materiel Organization's Global Supply Chain Program are Electro Optic Systems, CEA Technologies and Insitec. Those companies, with expertise in aerospace hardware and software, will ...
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Hedge funds bet on Aussie dollar slide
By Laurence Fletcher LONDON | Fri May 24, 2013 12:12pm EDT LONDON May 24 (Reuters) - Hedge funds hungry for trade ideas after the success of their bets on Japan's recovery have been turning their attention to the Australian dollar, betting the end of the commodities boom will drive down the currency. Funds have been watching for signs of weakness in the Aussie dollar, which was one ...
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Evans to lead BMC in Le Tour
Cadel Evans will lead BMC Racing at the 2013 Tour de France, team president Jim Ochowicz has announced.The 36-year-old Australian has been chosen ahead of team-mate Tejay van Garderen, despite the fact that the American finished ahead of him in last year's Tour.Evans, who in 2011 became the first Australian to win cycling's most famous event, finished seventh last time out, with the ...
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Canberra to host vital FIBA Oceania Championship matches
May 24 - Canberra will host the decisive 2013 FIBA Oceania Championships between Australia and New Zealand this August - ahead of 17th FIBA Basketball World Cup to be held in Spain and Turkey next year, it has been announced. The double header - to take place in the nation's capital as part of Canberra's centenary - will feature the Australian Boomers and Jayco Australian Opals taking ...
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New clues about location of Ontario hiker missing in Australia
Rescuers searching for a missing Brampton, Ont., man in the mountains of southeastern Australia have clues he may have taken a different route than originally thought. ...
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Sydney beat Collingwood in AFL clash
Sydney's Adam Goodes was visibly distressed after an apparent racial taunt from a fan marred his side's 47-point victory over Collingwood in the AFL round-nine clash at the MCG on Friday night. Sydney won 15.12 (102) to 8.7 (55) with Goodes in tremendous form in the opening match of the AFL's Indigenous Round, kicking three goals and gathering 30 possessions. However the dual ...
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Video refs baffle Cowboys after NRL loss
North Queensland coach Neil Henry was left "bitter and twisted" after a series of overturned video referee decisions cruelled his side in the Wests Tigers' last-gasp 22-20 NRL win on Friday night. The Tigers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 78th minute David Nofoaluma try in horrendous wet weather at Leichhardt Oval. It was a brave victory for an injury-hit Tigers ...
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ASX pointed higher despite soft leads
Bears waking up? The market lost more than $50 billion in two days. Australian shares reversed early gains to post another big sell-off as faltering banks and market volatility around the region hit investor sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 76.5 points, or 1.5 per cent, to 4964.3, ending below 5000 points for the first time since April 22. The broader All Ords slumped ...
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Not appy mobile parking system dials up driver ire
Frustrated city drivers have challenged Melbourne's smartphone car parking application, complaining the system lacks dispute-resolution channels and the city council is stonewalling appeals against fines. Fined motorists say there is a lack of communication between the Parkmobile app providers and city parking officials, and procedures to resolve disputed fines are unclear, time consuming ...
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Man charged over child pornography seizure
A Shepparton man has been charged with possessing child pornography, after police seized computers and hard drives allegedly containing more than 6000 images and videos of illegal material. The 44-year-old man has been charged with using a carriage service to access and make child pornography available to others. The man is expected to face the Shepparton Magistrates Court on Friday. The ...
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Canberra Mornings Live Friday May 24
That was the last Canberra Mornings blog for this week. Hope you have a great weekend. The live blog will be back at 6.30am on Monday, with the fabulous Lucy Rickard in the driver's seat. I'll leave you with a quick wrap of the major headlines. - The soldier killed in the alleged terrorist attack in ...
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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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