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ICAC to probe Ryde mayor
Controversial Ryde Mayor Ivan Petch will be the subject of a public inquiry by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. The public hearing will investigate allegations that Councillor Petch, a former Liberal turned independent, failed to disclose financial relationships and potential conflicts of interest while serving on the City of Ryde Council. Also under investigation are claims that ...
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Controversial mayor faces ICAC inquiry
Controversial Ryde Mayor Ivan Petch will be the subject of a public inquiry by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. The public hearing will investigate allegations that Councillor Petch, a former Liberal turned independent, failed to disclose financial relationships and potential conflicts of interest while serving on the City of Ryde Council. Also under investigation are claims that ...
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The most racist piece of legislation Liberal MP
Don Randall MP, Member for Canning, pictured in 2007 at his Brumbys Bakery with Vietnamese baker, Hao Van Pham, who Mr Randall employed on a 457 visa. Mr Randall says new 457 laws are ...
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The cut-and-paste extortion boom
A still from the video of party official Lei Zhengfu with an 18-year-old woman. A recent spate of Chinese officials have found themselves ensnared by extortion schemes that leverage the public's mounting disgust for wayward behaviour. But even those who have resisted the siren song of malfeasance are not immune. Aided by computer software, blackmailers sometimes copy and paste their ...
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Lions pride wounded ahead of first Australia test
British and Irish Lions leave the field after losing their trial match against the ACT Brumbies at Canberra stadium June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew ...
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Australia’s Business Confidence Drops to 9-Month Low
Australian business confidence slid to the lowest in nine months in May, despite the central bank’s interest rates cut to the lowest in three years, amid global uncertainties, especially as Europe’s debt crisis continues to deepen while Greece may leave the euro ...
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Will the All Blacks fall to Australia at the next World Cup
the milestone of their 500th Test match . Two of the three NZ tries were instant classics. In fact, there probably won't be a better score this year than Beauden Barrett's late try under the sticks following a dazzling length-of-the-field breakout. But a performance "close to perfection" and other misty-eyed exaltations? Hardly. In fact, come to think of it, there's a ...
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Ashes Fawad Ahmed still in the frame to face England despite being named in Australia A squad
Australia Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is being sent to Africa on an Australia A tour at the same time as the Ashes series.But Ahmed remains in contention for the Ashes should his Australian citizenship be approved in time.Ahmed and fellow tweaker Ashton Agar were on Wednesday named in a 15-man Australia A squad for an African tour next month.Ahmed's citizenship is expected to be ...
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Calls for review of plea deal in Thomas Kelly case
There are questions about a decision by the DPP to strike a plea deal with the killer of Sydney teenager Thomas Kelly, above, who died in Kings Cross last ...
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Socceroos captain Lucas Neill looking forward to World Cup 2014 swan song
Sydney 2000 Socceroos captain Lucas Neill says appearing at a third consecutive World Cup in Brazil would be a perfect way to end a long international career.The Socceroos qualified with ...
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Australian Lehman Brothers creditors may face long wait for cash
Australia Australian councils, charities and churches that lost hundreds of millions of dollars through products marketed by the failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers may have to wait several more years to get their money back.The groups have formed a class action against Lehman Brothers, and expected the repayments on the investments be finalised at a creditors meeting in Sydney ...
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Dangerous prank disrupts pilots radio frequency at Broken Hill Airport
Broken Hill 2880 Pilots say radio hooligans are jeopardising aircraft safety around Broken Hill airport.Pilots were alarmed on Sunday afternoon when ground-based radio operators hijacked the UHF frequency used by traffic in and out of Broken Hill. The interference began with gibberish and bizarre whispers, then things became dangerous, the pranksters mimicking calls from aircraft, confusing ...
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Charges pending against Afghans accused of prison abuse Australia
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Afghan authorities will lay charges against officials at a prison run by the country's internal security service, Australia said on Wednesday, just weeks after Canberra blocked prisoner transfers over fears of detainee ...
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Camera captured police shooting scene court told
Tamworth 2340 A court has heard that the shooting murder of a New South Wales police officer by a man he pulled over for a random breath test was captured on a patrol car video camera.Michael Jacobs is accused of shooting Senior Constable David Rixon after being pulled over for a random breath test in Tamworth in March last year.The 40-year-old has pleaded not guilty and the defence case is ...
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Green slip reform on shelf
Controversial changes to the green slip insurance scheme have been shelved after the NSW government admitted it does not have the support it needs to pass the legislation. Acting Finance Minister Andrew Constance said the government will hold further discussions with stakeholders and community representatives to try to resolve concerns about its proposed changes to the compulsory third-party ...
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The worlds best airline named
Emirates has been named the best airline in the world for 2013, while Qantas has soared back into the top 10 in this years annual World Airline Awards. Qantas fell out of the World Airline Awards' top 10 for the first time last year, dropping to number 15 from number eight in 2011. The airline's ranking had sunk every year since 2008, when it peaked at number three. This year it has ...
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Abominable PM under attack over Crossin
Senator Cameron chose especially sharp words, describing the Prime Minister's treatment of Senator Crossin as ''abominable'' and lacking in common decency and ...
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Tinkler sells out of Whitehaven
Nathan Tinkler will be out of Whitehaven by the end of today, after selling his stake to other investors. Mr Tinkler sold about half his stake in Whitehaven Coal to US investment firm Farallon Funds for about $300 million, Whitehaven said in a statement to the ASX this morning. A spokesman for the Tinkler Group said other investors, including hedge fund Noonday, had picked up or were picking ...
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News Corp. print assets start trading in Australia
0.00% fell 15 Australian cents to 14.85 Australian dollars ($14.04) Wednesday as they began trading in Sydney. The company holds the publishing assets that were spun off by media conglomerate News Corp. More than 4.6 million New Newscorp shares were traded in the first 15 minutes of their debut, according to FactSet data. News ...
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German coach claims credit as Australia go to Rio
Australia's captain Lucas Neill (L) celebrates victory with teammate Mark Bresciano after defeating Iraq in the World Cup qualifier in Sydney, on June 18, 2013. Coach Holger Osieck claimed vindication for his methods after Australia qualified for the Cup with a last-gasp ...
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Australias World Cup history – in pictures
After two unsuccessful campaigns, Australia finally qualified for their first World Cup. Australia were dealt a tough group. Games against East and West Germany (pictured above), ended in defeat. They gained a point against Chile but it wasn't enough to save them from group-stage elimination. Photograph: ...
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NSW CTP Green Slip scheme reform legislation delayed
NSW The New South Wales Government is delaying reforms to the Compulsory Third Party scheme because it does not have the numbers to get the legislation through the Upper House.Earlier this year, insurance companies said third party premiums would rise about 10 per cent after a steep rise in claims.The government then announced it would introduce a no-fault third party scheme aimed at reducing ...
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Australias Wilful Blindness On Sri Lanka
A Sri Lankan woman and her son were released from detention after their ASIO assessment was reviewed. Lawyer Elizabeth O'Shea acted for the family - and says it is not a victory for the ...
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Teen rape victim lucky
Tennis champion Serena Williams is facing an angry backlash after suggesting that a teenage rape victim ‘‘shouldn’t have put herself in that position’’ and was ‘‘lucky’’ not to have been further injured in a crime that transfixed the US. The world's top-ranked women’s player questioned why the 16-year-old victim, who ...
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Savage and degrading Bayley sentenced to life
Adrian Ernest Bayley, the man guilty of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher, will be kept locked behind bars until he's at least 76 years ...
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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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