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Police seek man over Narrogin death
Police believe Kevin James Corbett (pictured) is in Perth and may be able to assist in the investigation into the death of a woman in Narrogin on May 18. Picture: ...
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Aussie garden shines at Chelsea
"It's a dream come true," exclaimed Phillip Johnson as his garden beat the best from across the globe at the Chelsea Flower Show this year in its milestone 100th year. For six weeks the garden's designer Johnson, driving force Wes Fleming and a team of 18 volunteers have labored over the largest and most elaborate garden ever attempted, a stunning showcase of an Australian ...
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Lifeguard bashed on Gold Coast beach
A Gold Coast lifeguard has been punched in the face after asking a couple to move their dog from a flagged area.Police are searching for a man they say assaulted the Gold Coast City Council lifeguard at North Burleigh on Tuesday.The attack happened after the lifeguard asked a woman not to walk her dog through the flagged area.He was attacked by a burly, heavily-tattooed man who was with her, ...
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Political stoush threatens Qld rail plan
The Newman government is continuing its fight with the commonwealth over Cross River Rail funding as Tony Abbott refuses to guarantee the project's ...
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Australia should help Dubai fraud man Abbott
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has suggested the 10-year jail sentence imposed on Australian businessman Matthew Joyce in Dubai is harsh by Australian standards and the government should be doing everything it can to ...
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Mining services suffer as Australias mining boom peaks
- A spate of profit warnings from Australian mining services firms suggests the country's "once-in-a-century" resources spending boom may have peaked sooner than companies, economists and policymakers had ...
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A damsel in distress as King Kong arrives in Melbourne
Melbourne 3000 There was a movie star moment high above Melbourne as theatre promoters re-enacted one of cinema's most famous scenes.Melbourne' Eureka Tower took the role of the Empire State building, as part of a stunt to promote the stage show, 'King Kong'.Ann Darrow was the original damsel in distress in the movie version, and on Tuesday it was stunt double, Leigh-Anne ...
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Manly call for NRL extra-time rethink
Manly have renewed calls for a rethink of the NRL's contentious extra-time policy after Monday's 10-10 draw with Melbourne.The golden-point period of Monday's match again degenerated into a series of field goal attempts with neither side coming close to scoring a try in the 10-minute overtime period.Initially promoted as a worthy way to decide a close game, entertaining football ...
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Genia backs Coopers Wallabies chances
With Robbie Deans' critique still ringing in his ears, Quade Cooper has been backed by Queensland Reds halves partner Will Genia to respond by sealing a belated Wallabies squad spot for the British and Irish Lions series. Wallabies halfback Genia admitted he was disappointed by Cooper's omission from Deans' initial 25-man squad for the three-Test series against the Lions. ...
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Richmonds Grimes suffers new AFL setback
Dylan Grimes' horrendous run of injuries continues, with the Richmond defender set to miss up to eight more weeks in the AFL. Grimes was expected to miss only a couple of games after he suffered a foot injury in the round-six loss to Geelong. But the Tigers announced on Tuesday that the backman is sidelined for six to eight weeks. "Unfortunately, Dylan's foot has not responded ...
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Desperate Tigers recall Marshall IN NRL
All is forgiven at Wests Tigers, with coach Mick Potter making an SOS call to star playmaker Benji Marshall to save their sinking season. Potter made the bold decision to bench his star five-eighth last week, but the move backfired with the Tigers falling behind 16-0 after 17 minutes before Marshall was injected into the game. But that move has been shelved after just one match, with Marshall ...
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High-rise bottle thrower a Facebook hit
POLICE are investigating a "foolish" video showing a teenager throwing a bottle at a car from the fourth storey of a Perth car ...
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Sally Ayhans weather update
GET the latest on what the weather's been doing today, plus the forecast for the next 24 hours and week ahead, with Channel 9's weather presenter Sally ...
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Sydney residents warned of conman gardener
NSW Fair Trading is warning against Robert Douglas Pentecost, who trades under the unregistered business names of Ku-Ring-Gai Tree Service and Bob Pentecost Tree Services.The 59-year-old has been cold-canvassing residents in the northern suburbs and northern beaches area.He has enticed elderly and disadvantaged consumers to enter into unsolicited consumer agreements for the trimming or removal ...
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Melb archbishop says remark ill advised
MELBOURNE'S top Catholic has admitted he made an ill advised comment when he said it was "better late than never" that the church petitioned Rome to defrock an abusing priest after 18 ...
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Basis for PEFO same as budget Treasury
Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson says his department does not provide government with a range of forecasts, but its best professional ...
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Aussie garden wins Best in Show at Chelsea
Australia's gardeners have created history at the Chelsea Flower Show by claiming the prestigious event's top prize for the first time.In his ninth and final year entering the competition, Wes Fleming, head of Fleming's Nurseries, bowed out a winner on Tuesday after he and his crew were awarded the Best in Show for their landscape-style design encompassing desert, wildflower and ...
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Chinas growth upsets Australian treasury forecasts
China's surprising growth in recent years has contributed to throwing Australian treasury economic and revenue forecasts out of whack, Secretary to the Treasury Martin Parkinson told economists at a budget briefing in Sydney Tuesday.The briefing was called to explain the context of errors in recent economic and revenue forecasts, which are currently undergoing extensive review.Parkinson ...
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No plans by Cricket Australia to curb player social media use after David Warner Twitter rant
Australia Cricket Australia said on Tuesday it had no immediate plan to curb the use of social media by players after a Twitter rant by David Warner, but suggested it could happen in the future.Opening batsman Warner is due to face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday night into an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated tirade at two top cricket writers.He faces sanctions ranging from a ...
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No more CSG Greens
THE Australian Greens have announced policy to empower landholders to say no to coal seam gas (CSG) on their land. "The Greens are the only party standing up to the big CSG mining companies who are threatening our precious water, valuable farmland and global climate," Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne said yesterday. "CSG is methane which is a potent greenhouse gas and is ...
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Abbott gives irrigators hope
TONY Abbott's budget reply speech has given irrigation farmers hope of some future respite from escalating energy costs, which they say are hurting and threatening their business futures. "All the Coalition's main policies are designed to make it easier for you to get ahead and for businesses to be more productive," Mr Abbott's said in last week's speech. "We ...
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Calls for more protection for Broncos half
Up-and-coming young forward Dave Hala has urged referees to give battered Brisbane halfback Peter Wallace the same protection given to the NRL's big names after he was again targeted heavily by Gold Coast. Wallace was hit late and high several times last weekend as an ill-disciplined Titans racked up an incredulous 10 successive penalties in a wild opening 30 minutes of Brisbane's ...
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Roosters laying platform of success SBW
Sonny Bill Williams has paid tribute to coach Trent Robinson for transforming the Sydney Roosters into the most miserly defensive unit in the NRL and helping him to fine-tune his own game. Last year under former coach Brian Smith, only wooden spooners Parramatta conceded more points than the Roosters. But after 10 rounds this year under NRL rookie Robinson, the tricolours boast the best defence ...
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Storm get new owners as News Ltd sells out
Melbourne Storm's stunning transition from the basket case of Australian sport to rugby league powerhouse has reached another milestone with their sale to a private consortium. Less than three years after the Storm were stripped of two NRL titles for rorting the salary cap, chief executive Ron Gauci officially handed over the reigning premiers on Tuesday to their new owners. New Zealand ...
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NSW vaccine laws to allow for exemptions
Parents who object to vaccinations on religious or medical grounds will be exempt from laws giving NSW preschools the power to refuse children who haven't had their shots. NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner flagged the new legislation in parliament on Tuesday. "We expect to introduce our amending legislation, probably next week," she told the lower house. "Any changes ...
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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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