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Its a matter of standing up to a bully
program on Ray Hadley that the ABC put to air last Monday evening. It's a matter of standing up to a bully. I know several of the young men who were tormented by this man. I know about Hadley's rages, the torrents of foul-mouthed abuse. I know he savaged these kids at their most vulnerable, when they were barely out of university and finding their way in the daily hustle of a radio ...
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Sydney school fails to report doping
Pumped: School boys are hitting the gym and supplements in the quest to be fitter and stronger. Serial steroid abuse by a Cranbrook School student was investigated by the police and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority after the boy admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs while representing the private school in rowing and rugby. But Cranbrook failed to inform sports authorities of ...
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5 things the Blues must do to win State of Origin
AN impromptu team dinner two weeks ago underlined the camaraderie and commitment NSW players will bring into camp when the team for Origin I is named on Sunday. Organised by skipper Paul Gallen, hooker Robbie Farah, back-rower Luke Lewis and centre Josh Morris, the dinner was attended by players who were in the Blues team last year or hope to be selected this season. Trent Merrin drove 90 ...
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Pakistani plane in UK diverted
British police say two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a civilian plane flying from Pakistan to England. A jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers to Britain's Stansted Airport on Friday. It was originally supposed to have landed in Manchester. Essex Police said that two men ...
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Homicide squad looks into pogo-stick death
Homicide detectives have officially taken over the investigation into the pogo-stick death of a seven-year-old Sydney boy. Paramedics were called to a Mulga Road address after receiving a triple-0 call to a boy who was unconscious and not breathing just before 6.30am on Tuesday. The boy's mother, Kayla James, told police her seven-year-old son lost consciousness after falling off a pogo ...
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Stood down over fake reviews
THE self-proclaimed "director of propaganda" for a major hotel group has been ordered on a leave of absence after he was discovered posting negative reviews online for rival companies under a fake ...
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Carrs new passengers parachute ride
A spokesman for Mr Carr, who is currently in the Middle East, referred to Mr Carr's previous statement in which he said he intended to be "very old" before he left the Senate. Mr Dastyari is the fourth general secretary of the NSW branch in 10 years, in a job which many in the party believe has become a revolving door. Senior Labor sources claimed an agreement had been struck. If ...
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Fat of the land is no good thing
Dietitian Duncan Hunter said the figures showed those most at risk of being overweight lived outside capital cities. "These people are isolated from healthcare, cheap good food and physical activity," he said. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute's Professor Paul Zimmet said the solution was to make cheap, healthy food more available, make the fight against obesity part of urban ...
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Blood money a powerful incentive
Donor Ben Cebuliak giving blood at the Red Cross, George St, city. Researchers have found that people are more likely to give blood and return to donate again if there is an incentive. Picture: Barker ...
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Australia gives $11.5 million for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Bob Carr said Friday following a meeting with Prime Minister designate Tammam Salam.Carr said Australia supports Lebanon's disassociation policy from the Syrian crisis and his country is committed to ...
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AFL Adam Goodes leads Sydney Swans to imerious win over Collingwood Magpies
Collingwood 3066 Sydney's 47-point win over Collingwood has been marred by a spectator being evicted from the MCG following an incident involving Adam ...
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Barba makes late charge for Maroons
Ben Barba's magic generally rests with ball in hand. But you truly get a sense as to whether the Canterbury fullback is "on" or not by what he does off the ball. And boy was he back to his best on Friday night in the Bulldogs' 24-14 win against Brisbane at ANZ Stadium. He scored a try and saved two others in a first-half performance that was easily his best since being ...
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Tahs lose momentum with Rebels loss
What a game. The diehard Rebels fans were absolutely roaring in that half as their men had their backs to the wall, and they were rewarded witha heroic performance. Folau and Betham almost broke through in the last dozen phases after the siren. Unlucky for the Tahs who might kiss their finals hopes goodbye but really the damage was done earlier in the season. Would have liked to see more ...
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Chinese military woos big business
Some of Australia's most high flying business leaders were feted in China by an ''influence'' platform of the People's Liberation Army, a Fairfax investigation has revealed. Andrew Forrest, who touted his talks with Chinese business leaders last month as a lesson on how to do friendship with China, was joined by the heads of four of the five big banks, Qantas, the ...
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Homicide takes lead on pogo death
Homicide detectives have officially taken over the investigation into the pogo-stick death of a seven-year-old Sydney boy. Paramedics were called to a Mulga Road address after receiving a triple-0 call to a boy who was unconscious and not breathing just before 6.30am on Tuesday. The boy's mother, Kayla James, told police her seven-year-old son lost consciousness after falling off a pogo ...
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Matt Moylan rewarded for form with new Penrith Panthers deal
Penrith 2750 Penrith has re-signed full-back Matt Moylan, one of a handful of youngsters that coach Ivan Cleary says has helped power the club to back-to-back wins amid its injury crisis.Moylan was named man-of-the-match when he made his NRL debut in the Panthers' 44-12 thumping of Parramatta in round seven.Over the past fortnight, the 21-year-old was influential in a shock win over ...
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Waratahs look to continue late finals push
Shane Brady here in the neutral corner for our live coverage of the derby between the resurgent Tahs, wo are knocking on the door of a finals berth that looked all but out of sight just a few weeks ago, and the Rebels, all fired up after finally cracking it for a win last week after a string of heartbreaking narrow defeats. ...
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Driver killed tanker crashes into cafe
Traffic chaos: as it happened A truck driver is dead after his tanker crashed into the front of a cafe and burst into flames in Sydney's inner west, forcing the closure of Parramatta Road for more than seven hours. A witness claimed the driver may have braked to avoid hitting a car ahead on the wet road when the tanker veered across the median strip, onto the wrong side of Parramatta Road ...
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Ford Australia announces shut down of car production
Ford Motor Company's Australian subsidiary announced yesterday it is shutting down all manufacturing operations by 2016. The closures will mean sacking about 1,200 workers at Ford's two plants at Broadmeadows and Geelong in Victoria. These two working-class areas, already afflicted by widespread unemployment, will be devastated.Thousands more jobs will be destroyed in the auto ...
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AIME visit helps to build Australias future leaders
Former NSW Young Australian of the Year, Jack Manning Bancroft, visited the University of Sydney on Wednesday to kick off the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), a program which has proven to dramatically improve the chances of Indigenous children finishing ...
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Adult obesity rates on the rise in Australia
Governments are being urged to tackle the growing problem of obesity, as a new report finds increased number of Australian adults suffering from the condition. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council will on Friday release its fourth report on the National Healthcare Agreement, showing an improvement in some areas such as smoking rates, but other areas deteriorating. Adult ...
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Holden and Toyota dismiss speculation that they will exit Australia
Holden and Toyota have recommitted to manufacturing cars in Australia, with Holden suggesting that more government support could be necessary. Holden ...
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Search for missing Canadian bushwalker halted
Charlottes Pass 2624 Rescue teams have found no trace of a missing Canadian bushwalker after searching the Mount Kosciusko and Charlotte Pass area in New South Wales.Prabhdeep Srawn, 25, set out on a mountain walk on Monday last week but has not been seen since.A rescue helicopter took off just before 7am and used a thermal camera to search areas around Perisher and Kosciuszko.The search has ...
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Australias politicians look to master social media strategies in time for federal election
Australia As the federal election sweeps closer, the pressure to sell the politicians and their parties is intensifying - and the strategists are turning to digital technologies like never before to give candidates an edge.The huge growth in social media and data analytics over the past three years means this election campaign will be like no other in Australian history. But Australian ...
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101 ways to make sure the beat goes on
The City of Sydney is making it easier to stage live music in the city with a how-to seminar for small bar operators, restaurant owners and anyone else interested in putting on a show. The free Live Music 101 will give prospective venue operators practical information on how to organise and promote live performances, as well as which approvals are needed and how to avoid noise complaints. Hear ...
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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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