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Fatal milk truck crash causes traffic chaos on Sydneys Parramatta Road
Croydon 2132 Sydney's Parramatta Road is closed this morning after a milk truck crashed into a shopfront in the city's inner west late last night, killing the driver.Police say the truck ploughed into the shop in Croydon and burst into flames about 11:30pm.The accident has closed the major arterial in both directions and diversions are in place.Dave Wright from the Transport ...
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Waratahs in obscene Twitter hack
The NSW Waratahs appear to have been subjected to an embarrassing hacking episode on their Twitter account, with an obscene message sent out to more than 14,000 people on Friday morning. The post, containing a single four-letter word and a link to a story about rugby league player Matt Ballin, who plays for Manly in the NRL, was posted on the Waratahs' public Twitter profile at 3.34am ...
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Man killed as car hits pedestrians
An elderly man is dead and another man is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash on Sydney's lower north shore. The two male pedestrians, aged 85 and 59, were attempting to cross Hampden Road in Artarmon when they were struck by a vehicle just before 7.45pm on Thursday. Police said the 85-year-old pedestrian died at the scene of the crash, near the intersection with Cleland ...
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London attack two more arrests
Two more people were arrested overnight by counter-terrorism detectives as police investigate the brutal killing of a soldier in London. A 29-year-old man was arrested, and a 29-year-old woman was arrested in south London, both on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The two men who were shot by police at the scene of the crime on Wednesday were still under arrest in a stable condition in ...
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Transport nightmare for Sydneysiders
The truck that slammed into a shopfront on Parramatta Road this morning was a McColl's Transport vehicle carrying 20,000 litres of milk. A spokesman for McColl's, which is Australia's largest independent milk, chemical and dangerous goods transport carrier, said they couldn't provide any details yet on the driver, who died at the ...
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Tributes flowing for Australias first lady
View all 17 photos One of Australia's most loved figures, Hazel Hawke, has died at the age of 83. Her daughter, Sue Pieters-Hawke, announced on behalf of the family on Thursday night that Mrs Hawke had died peacefully, surrounded by family. The family had been with Mrs Hawke during her last days as she finally succumbed to complications of dementia, Ms Pieters-Hawke said. ''The ...
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Racism row Morrow escapes sack
Veteran ABC broadcaster David Morrow has been spared the sack, but will need to complete training and cultural awareness programs before returning to the airwaves. Morrow was suspended following comments he made before the match between St George Illawarra and Manly on May 6. The voice of the ABC's league coverage claimed he was referencing a 17-year-old conversation he had with an Atlanta ...
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Ford to retire Falcon when Australia plant closes in 2016
Ford Motor Co. will shed 1,200 jobs when it ends auto manufacturing in Australia in 2016, but ...
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RPT-Australias Crown selling entire 10 pct stake in rival Echo-source
Thu May 23, 2013 5:54pm EDT (Repeats story from late Thursday; no change to text) SYDNEY May 23 (Reuters) - Australian casino company Crown Ltd is selling its entire 10 percent stake in rival Echo Entertainment Group, the operator of Sydney's sole casino, a source with knowledge of the sale said. Crown is seeking in a book build through UBS to sell 82.5 million Echo shares at A$3.20 each, or ...
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As Ford quits Australia a challenge for Canada
Ford Motor Co.'s decision to pull the plug on its Australian auto-making operations highlights the struggles of that country's manufacturing sector in the face of a currency bloated to the point of uncompetitiveness by its excessive exposure to commodity ...
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Australia to PH aid totals P5.7B
Australian ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell (right) with former Australian premier John Howard. Tweddel said the Australian government is increasing its aid to the Philippines this year. AFP FILE PHOTO/SAEED KHAN MANILA, Philippines--The Australian government is increasing its aid to the Philippines this year to pour greater funding into basic services, education reform, ...
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Free hamburgers for life for Charles Ramsey
Free burgers: Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in ...
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Brutal end for Riggers
Police arrest two more over London attack British police arrested two more people on Thursday in a hunt for accomplices to brutal attack on ...
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Gambling bosses in live odds U-turn
The online betting industry has caved in to public pressure and will push for a ban on the promotion of live odds in sports broadcasts. Gambling industry bosses will hold a crisis meeting with TV representatives on Friday to present an 11th-hour proposal to stop betting spruikers interrupting football coverage. To succeed, the proposal needs the support of the TV networks and wagering giant ...
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London attack two more arrested
Two more people were arrested overnight by counter-terrorism detectives as police investigate the brutal killing of a soldier in London. A 29-year-old man was arrested, and a 29-year-old woman was arrested in south London, both on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The two men who were shot by police at the scene of the crime on Wednesday were still under arrest in a stable condition in ...
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Soldiers attackers were on file
released the name of the victim of the attack – Drummer Lee Rigby of 2nd Battalion The Royal Rgiment of Fusiliers. Known as ‘Riggers’ to his friends, the 25 year-old was father to a two-year old son. He had seen action in Helmand province in Afghanistan, before moving to regimental headquarters in the Tower of London where he worked in recruitment. Also overnight, one of the ...
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Bookies in live odds U-turn
The online betting industry has caved in to public pressure and will push for a ban on the promotion of live odds in sports broadcasts. Gambling industry bosses will hold a crisis meeting with TV representatives on Friday to present an 11th-hour proposal to stop betting spruikers interrupting football coverage. To succeed, the proposal needs the support of the TV networks and wagering giant ...
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Hazel Hawke dies after battle with dementia
Prime Minister's statement Hazel Hawke has died peacefully after succumbing to complications of dementia, her family announced on Thursday. She died surrounded by family, who had been with her in her last ...
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Youre all gutless euthanasia bill defeated
NSW parliament has voted against a bill giving people with a terminal illness the right to end their own suffering by choosing the manner and timing of their death. "They will be screaming out in frustration," said Greens MP Cate Faehrmann, who introduced the bill to the NSW upper house last week. As if on cue, a man in a wheelchair yelled out from the public gallery: "You ...
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Slaughter of Horses in Australia Described as Inhumane
Canberra, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Animal rights groups described as inhumane and cruel the governmental procedure to slaughter thousands of wild horses in the outback, 300 kilometers southeast of Alice Springs city. The Australian organization of animal defenders said that the killing of 100,000 individuals by shooting them from a helicopter will make those wounded suffer a lingering death, ...
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Australia-India ink MoU for skills training in agri sector
NEW DELHI: India and Australia today signed an agreement for skill development in the agriculture sector. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between ...
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Family takes comfort from final act
When Lisa McKay drove her brother to the Carnival Spirit cruise liner last month, it would be the last time she would see him. Ten days later, Paul Rossington had tumbled into the Tasman Sea from the deck of the ship, moments after his partner, Kristen Schroder, went overboard. Family and friends of Mr Rossington told a memorial service on Thursday of their heartbreak at losing the ...
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$15m sale for Abeles home
Sydney recorded its third-highest auction sale price on Wednesday night when the former home of Sir Peter Abeles sold for $15,501,000. Secrecy surrounded the private auction and agents refused to divulge who attended. But among the last to leave was the chancellor of Bond University, Dr Helen Nugent, who is also president of the Cranbrook School next door, fuelling speculation it was bought on ...
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Micro yarns win $93ooo prize
An author who pens stories the length of a sentence won this year's Man Booker International Prize. American writer Lydia Davis has written some short stories of conventional length but most range from one to three pages, while others are just a paragraph or a sentence long. Davis was picked from a short list of 10 names to win the fifth Man Booker International Prize, which is presented ...
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Our name dragged through the mud
The father of Ben Te'o claims the family name has been unnecessarily ''dragged through the mud'', but is confident the South Sydney star will emerge from investigations with his reputation intact. Brisbane woman Katie Lewis claims Te'o repeatedly struck her and left her with a fractured eye socket during an incident at the home of Brisbane fullback Corey Norman ...
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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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