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Gardens not for raising cash Keating
Paul Keating has labelled Sydney a ''whore to stimulus'' and called for the preservation of the Royal Botanic Gardens as a green open space as the state government pushes to generate more revenue from the site. Angered by the increasing use of the gardens to stage opera and film events with bars and food stalls, Mr Keating accused the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust ...
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Siren sounded on racism in footy
Two images from 20 years apart - both of an indigenous man, a footballer, pointing in the face of racism - suggest that nothing has changed; that we have gone nowhere, as a code, as a sport, as a society. In fact, what they show is there has been a fundamental change, though it is far from complete. Perhaps we in the AFL community did become a little too smug, thinking that gestures and ...
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Travellers taking trips to forget
Behind bars: Number of Australians imprisoned overseas. Four Australian travellers a day are arrested for crimes around the world and statistics show a jump of almost 50 per cent from previous years. Figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade revealed that 1507 Australians were arrested or jailed for various crimes in the 2011-2012 financial year, up from 1067 in 2010-2011. ...
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Charities left at the altar after Edelsten wedding
It was billed as the ultimate wedding with a conscience. When Geoffrey Edelsten married Brynne Gordon, no expense was spared. A star-studded guest list, a video invitation made by the director ...
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National treasures in Canberra
CANBERRA is more than roundabouts and school camps, Scott Podmore finds, as he visits national treasures, a tasty tourist trail and a cycling tour with a famous ...
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MI5 tried to recruit terror suspect
An alleged friend of Michael Adebolajo, the man accused of murdering a soldier in London, has been arrested at the BBC after telling the broadcaster British security services had tried to recruit Mr Adebolajo. Abu Nusaybah told BBC television on Friday Mr Adebolajo was asked by the MI5 intelligence agency if he wanted to work for them. He said Mr Adebolajo had snubbed their approach. The BBC ...
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Nationals regain Tablelands seat
Replaced: Richard Torbay. The Nationals have claimed the Northern Tablelands seat vacated by the scandal-plagued independent Richard Torbay, with victory going to their 28-year-old candidate, Adam Marshall. Mr Marshall moved to Armidale to study at the University of New England after a decade in local government, including four years as the mayor of Gunnedah. He said the major issues for ...
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Nationals regain NSW heartland seat
Replaced: Richard Torbay. The Nationals have claimed the Northern Tablelands seat vacated by the scandal-plagued independent Richard Torbay, with victory going to their 28-year-old candidate, Adam Marshall. Mr Marshall moved to Armidale to study at the University of New England after a decade in local government, including four years as the mayor of Gunnedah. He said the major issues for ...
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How surfers became Australian heroes
Really free: A classic John Witzig photo of the surfing lifestyle. Something quite wonderful happened on the northern NSW coast and Queensland's Sunshine Coast in early 1965: Australia got a new national character. Much of the country was beginning to leave the bush and live near a beach. The old pastoral ideals were fading and lifesavers ruled. As Australian as a slouch hat, they were ...
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Heres hoping theyre ones Grease wants
Sunday Telegraph readers (from left) Tyler Hoggard and CJ Polder brush up on their stage skills with Grease stars Stephen Mahy and Lucy Maunder. Picture: Nic ...
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Alan Jones settles Chamberlain case
HE'S the top Sydney silk whose skills and abilities in the court room initially saw Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton jailed for life, but Ian Barker QC has spent the three decades since defending his role in the case - most recently against 2GB broadcaster Alan ...
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Teen survivor Liam smiles goodbye to rehab
HE is known as the miracle boy who wasn't expected to survive: yet just four months on, Liam Knight returned to a hero's welcome at ...
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Claims cruises cover up crimes
Federal Labor MP Graham Perrett, who is chairing a parliamentary inquiry into crimes at sea, said evidence from cruise industry sources suggested a lack of transparency with reporting serious incidents. "When you get on a cruise ship, people think that the long arm of the law covers them, but the reality is they are covered by a contract with the cruise company rather than the Crown and the ...
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NRMA wants rats to run free
BACKSTREETS and "rat-runs" would be upgraded as part of a raft of congestion-busting measures the NRMA wants implemented to ease Sydney's peak-hour and weekend ...
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Sydney plot to kill US Consul General
A SYDNEY retiree sparked an international investigation when he claimed his wife's ex-husband was planning to kidnap and kill the US Consul ...
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NRL Melbourne breaks winless streak with victory over Roosters Penrith and Manly both win
Sydney 2000 Cooper Cronk's State of Origin hopes are in the balance after the Queensland half-back was reported for a lifting tackle in Melbourne's 26-18 win over the Roosters at the Sydney Football Stadium.In other ...
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Search crews in Australia finding signs of missing Hamilton man
A Hamilton man who is lost in a mountainous region of Australia may be leaving behind clues for search crews to find, his family says. Australian officials are still searching for Prabhdeep Srawn, 25, who went missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains eleven days ago. According to his cousin Ruby Singh-Sahota, crews have found a water bottle that might be his. The bottle was found half full ...
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Manly run over Raiders in NRL
Manly have shown tremendous character and an enormous engine to beat Canberra 16-10 in their NRL clash at Brookvale Oval on Saturday night. Coming off a gruelling golden-point draw against Melbourne last Monday, Manly were under pressure for most of the first 55 minutes. For all their dominance Canberra never led by more than four points despite two tries to exciting winger Edrick Lee. Tries ...
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High drama as Storm kick on
Maurice Blair of the Storm scores a try. An innocuous strike out threatens Maloney's debut after the Roosters five-eighth attempted to kick Melbourne prop Junior Moors before feeding a scrum. The incident went unpenalised but a grade one charge carries 200 demerit points, which would end his State of Origin ...
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Battered Manly survive test of endurance against Raiders
Just five days after their bruising 90-minute draw against the champions, Manly fought through fatigue to defeat Canberra Raiders in fiery clash at Brookvale Oval. It was not the prettiest of their seven wins this season but it was perhaps their most satisfying. The battered, bruised and bleeding Sea Eagles won a second-half arm-wrestle to seal a hard-earned comeback. The hosts quashed any ...
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NRL Penrith continue winning form with 19-0 triumph over St George Illawarra
Wollongong 2500 Penrith built on last weekend's thrashing of the Warriors with a 19-0 defeat of St George Illawarra in Wollongong on Saturday ...
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Mother model was much more than Olivias older sister
Rona Newton-John, left, with her younger sister Olivia. Olivia Newton-John's sister Rona - mother of singer Tottie Goldsmith and first wife of Melbourne nightclub king Brian Goldmsith - has died in the US. Rona, 70, a model and actress from Melbourne who left the city in the 1960s to find fame and fortune - only to live for decades in the shadow of her younger sister's global fame - ...
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Rainbow crossing returns to Oxford Street
Sydney's rainbow crossing on Oxford Street is back - at least in chalk form. Over 500 people grabbed a multi-coloured piece of chalk and marched from Town Hall to Taylor Square in a mass rally to voice their opposition against homophobia in all its forms. The rally is a part of nationwide protests organised by the Community Action Against Homophobia group, during the month of ...
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Live Dragons v Panthers
. He covered a lot of ground in attack, delivering a faultless display.Panthers deserved winners though in what must be a very satisfying result for the Panthers fans, coach and players alike. That's it from this one, join me and League HQ for the call of the Roosters v Storm clash at Allianz ...
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Man stabbed in the eye with syringe
A man was stabbed in the eye with a syringe during a pub brawl at a hotel in Randwick in the early hours of this morning. Police arrested Christopher Charles, 26, of Hillside, over the attack and he faced Parramatta Bail Court today. Police allege Mr Charles attacked a fellow patron, aged 43, outside the Coach and Horses Hotel in Randwick about 3.40am and scratched his eye and punctured his ...
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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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