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Restaurant fire shuts down CBD
A WALL of thick smoke shut down central Sydney yesterday. More than 1000 office workers and lunchtime diners were evacuated after a fire broke out in a restaurant ...
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Fines case no trivial pursuit
Mrs Allan wrote to ANCP seeking a waiver. Her request was rejected. So she contacted NSW Fair Trading. It contacted ANCP. The fine was dropped. But last month Mrs Allan got in touch to say ANCP was after her again - over the same fine. Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts said: "I am concerned by reports of consumers being harassed by carpark operators and this will not be tolerated by NSW ...
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Elderly man killed in crash
The 84-year-old man was driving with an 80-year-old woman when their car ran off the road at Marcus Clarke Crescent in Glenmore Park about 4.50pm today.NSW Ambulance said the pair were trapped for some time before being released.Paramedics attempted to revive the man but he died at the scene.The woman was treated at the scene before being rushed to Westmead Hospital. Police were still ...
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Minister speaks against Hunter mines
NSW Planning Minister Brad Hazzard has told mining giant Anglo American it has failed to fully consider how its new open-cut coal mine proposed in the Hunter Valley will affect two world-class horse ...
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States in scramble to attract Prince Harry when he visits Australia for Navy Fleet Review
A FIERCE tug-of-war has erupted between the army and the governments of NSW, ACT and the Northern Territory for a piece of royal action when Prince Harry visits Australia in October. The four-way tussle to lure the playboy prince is centered around the third in line to the British throne visiting Sydney on October 3 as a guest of the Navy to take the Royal Salute during the Royal Australian ...
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Search for Canadian missing in Australia enters 3rd day
By Reuters The search for a Canadian man, 25, missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains for more than a week went into a third day on Wednesday. Prabhdeep Srawn, of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. The car was found on May 13 on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, and police believe he ...
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Australias Warner Fined for Twitter Outburst
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David Warner fined for breaching Cricket Australias code of behaviour
Australia Australia batsmen David Warner has been fined after being found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's (CA) code of behaviour.Warner was handed the maximum fine of $5,570 at a teleconference hearing in Melbourne Wednesday evening, having been found guilty of breaching CA's rules regarding unbecoming behaviour following comments he made on Twitter at the ...
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Cricket Australia fines Warner over tweets
David Warner's twitter tirade at journalists has cost him a $5750 fine, the maximum financial penalty under Cricket Australia's behavioural code. The opening batsman on Wednesday night pleaded guilty to the charge that resulted from his social media outburst at leading cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. The 26-year-old also apologised for his offensive language but ...
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Australia eye England swing with interest
Michael Clarke knows his men will enter the Ashes as underdogs but they have taken some heart from the way England's batsmen struggled against New Zealand's swing bowlers in last week's Lord's Test. A group of Australia's Ashes and Champions Trophy squad members gathered in Sydney on Wednesday for a farewell event ahead of their departure for the one-day tournament and ...
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Baz Luhrmann hails Great Gatsby at Sydney premiere
Sydney 2000 Australian director Baz Luhrmann says the Sydney premiere of his new film The Great Gatsby was like a homecoming.Several directors have attempted to bring the F Scott Fitzgerald classic American novel to life on the silver screen.None have had lasting success but the gamble seems to be paying off for Luhrmann, who braved the rain to walk down the red carpet in Sydney on Wednesday ...
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84yo dead after crashing into Sydney house 80yo passenger in serious condition
Glenmore Park 2745 An 84-year-old man has died after his car crashed through the front of a house in Sydney's west.Emergency services authorities responded to reports the car had gone through the house on Marcus Clarke Crescent in Glenmore Park around 5:00pm this afternoon.Paramedics treated the driver at the scene, but he died a short time later.An 80-year-old passenger in the car was ...
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Bail denied new charges for Davies
An investigation into allegations of child abuse by a high profile dance teacher is only in its "early stages" with the possibility of more charges and victims coming forward, a court has been told. Six additional charges were laid against RG Dance co-director Grant Davies, 39, on Wednesday when he appeared via video at Burwood Local Court. Mr Davies, who operated the popular dance ...
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Man dead after car crashes into house in Sydneys west
Glenmore Park 2745 An 84-year-old man has died after his car crashed through the front of a house in Sydney's west.Emergency services authorities responded to reports the car had gone through the house on Marcus Clarke Crescent in Glenmore Park around 5:00pm. Paramedics treated the 84-year-old driver at the scene, but he died a short time later.An 80-year-old passenger in the car was ...
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Scientists warn against risking cerebral palsy stem cell treatment overseas
Sydney 2000 An expert panel of scientists and clinicians is warning people against going overseas for costly and unproven stem cell treatment for cerebral palsy.A forum held in Sydney last night heard from leading researchers in the field and a parent who sought treatment in the United States for his young son.The Cerebral Palsy Alliance estimates as many as 500 Australians have sought stem ...
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NSW asked to reconsider exploration licence granted to goldminer Newcrest near Orange
Orange 2800 A decision of the Land and Environment Court has placed some of Newcrest's mining activities in the Cadia Valley near Orange in doubt.In 2009 Newcrest sought to renew an exploration licence for an area of 128 square kilometres near its existing Cadia goldmine. The application was granted two years later prompting a challenge by rival operator Gold and Copper Resources. In a ...
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David Warner could still captain Australia despite Twitter rant says Michael Clarke
Australia Australia captain Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying he could still lead the team despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant.Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later today (Wednesday) over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers.He ...
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Joe Hockey lays into the ATO
The Coalition has signalled it may break up the Australian Taxation Office if it wins government, to ensure a "more independent" resolution of tax disputes. In an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey said that the ATO had developed an "insular and inward-looking culture that has put it at odds with taxpayers". He also said the tax ...
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Peek inside Former Mrs Packer Jodhi Meares to sell pad
Jodhi Meares, well known as the former Mrs Packer, swimsuit model and founder of the Tigerlily beachwear label, is selling her Point Piper apartment for about $2 million. The apartment, in the converted Edwardian mansion Danmark, was purchased in 2004 for $1.23 million. It was part of the multimillion-dollar property package that formed part of Meares’ payout after the two-year marriage ...
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CBD pizza oven fire 1200 people evacuated
Oven fire forces mass evacuation Fire crews are congratulating building managers who evacuated about 1000 people from an office block in Sydney's CBD after a restaurant's pizza oven caught fire at lunchtime on ...
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Raise your brollies as rain sets in
Expect a dump of rain across all parts of Sydney from this afternoon until Friday thanks to storm clouds from the west heading to the coast.``There's a potential for the showers to be heavy across Sydney along the coastline and places like Turramurra and Parramatta,'' the Bureau of Meteorology's, Jane Golding, said.``It could be heavy enough to cause some local road ...
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Man stabbed in home invasion
Police arrived at a home on Morrisey way, Rouse Hill about 3.30pm today and discovered the victim of a stabbing attack. He was taken to hospital in a critical condition. A crime scene has been established and police from the Hills Local Area Command are investigating assisted by forensic officers. The man was stabbed inside his two-storey suburban home and rushed to hospital in a critical ...
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Australia set to cull 10000 wild horses
SYDNEY (AFP) - A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land.The Central Land Council said animals -- including horses, donkeys and camels -- were dying in their thousands due to a lack of food and water and a cull was necessary on humanitarian and ...
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China mining services firm plans Australia IPO
Wed May 22, 2013 3:34am EDT * Australia courting Chinese firms for listings * Sino Australia planning to raise A$20 mln in July IPO By Maggie Lu Yueyang SYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese mining services company Sino Australia Oil and Gas Ltd is planning an initial public offering in Australia in July, tapping international investors while domestic markets remain frozen, and braving an uncertain ...
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Storm sore after Manly NRL clash
Melbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy plans to nurse his battle-weary players through a light week on the track before their second big game in five days when they tackle the Sydney Roosters on Saturday night. Bellamy said Melbourne's 10-10 draw with fourth-placed Manly at AAMI Park on Monday night in extra time had left his side bruised and battered. "After about 10 or 15 minutes, it ...
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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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