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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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Girl apologises for racial abuse towards heartbroken Goodes
Swans star Adam Goodes said he was 'gutted' by racial abuse from a 13-year-old girl in last night's match against Collingwood, the game which opened the AFL's indigenous ...
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Political knot around gay marriage
Last week, I spied a peculiar photograph accompanying a newspaper story about the legalisation of gay marriage and adoption in France. The caption on it read ''Men in masks: A protest in Paris on Friday against legalising same-sex ...
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The private life of a public couple
Fantauzzo's sketch of Keddie. Whatever the origin of the claim that the eyes are the window to the soul, Fantauzzo invokes the idea when he talks about this interesting woman who, even if she were not so well-known, would shine in his painting. For Fantauzzo and Keddie there have been some tricky fields to negotiate - making their creative work separately and together, so much of it ...
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Final dress rehearsal before Cup for Australia NZ
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Reuters) -- World champion Australia and World Cup favorite New Zealand stages its final dress rehearsal ahead of rugby union's showcase event in the last match of the Tri-nations series Saturday. While the All Blacks have already won the Tri-nations, after three successive victories, much is at stake in Auckland with the Bledisloe Cup still up for grabs while a ...
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Rugby Three Australia forwards in doubt
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -- Australia forwards Toutai Kefu, Patricio Noriega and Glenn Panoho are doubtful for Saturday's Tri-nations test against New Zealand after failing to join in full training Tuesday because of leg injuries. Wallabies vice-captain Kefu, who suffered spinal concussion in Australia's 29-9 Tri-nations win over South Africa in Brisbane on August 2, is struggling to ...
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Storms hit Western Australias southwest
Wind gusts have torn roofing from houses, uprooted trees, and brought down power-lines as storms hit the southwest region of Western Australia (WA) overnight, local media reported on Thursday.The southwest town of Waroona in WA has been the worst hit with at least two houses losing large parts of their roofs and downed power-lines causing power cuts, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) ...
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Four Japanese tourists seriously injured in Australia crash
Four tourists were seriously injured early on Thursday in a crash involving a minibus and a truck in Bundaberg, 220 miles north of Brisbane in Australia's Queensland, the Department of Community said.About 10 tourists, believed to be from Japan, were on the minibus when the crash happened, the Department of Community said."Four were taken to Bundaberg Hospital with serious head and ...
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Chinas investment does not match status as Australias top trade partner
China's investment in Australia does not match her status as the nation's largest trade partner, said Duan Jielong, China's Consul-General in Sydney on Tuesday. In a speech to Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Duan said as more and more Chinese companies come to Australia to invest, there seems to be some concerns about Chinese investment being too much and growing too ...
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17 Children Dead in Pakistan School Bus Accidental Blast
A police officer in the city of Gujrat said the 17 victims burned to death when their bus caught fire in the blast. He said several other children were injured and hospitalized. Gujrat is about 200 kilometers southeast of the capital, ...
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Police investigate NRL agent
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Police investigate superstar agent
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Toddler died in squalid circumstances
In opposing bail, police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Mark Gorton said Kyjesha-Lee died in "squalid circumstances" when her "injuries went unheeded". Senior Sergeant Gorton said Kyjesha-Lee had suffered injuries as a result of trauma, from "falling, being fallen upon". But defence lawyer Jim Coburn, for the accused, said Mr Williamson had co-operated fully with ...
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Girl died in squalid circumstances
In opposing bail, police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Mark Gorton said Kyjesha-Lee died in "squalid circumstances" when her "injuries went unheeded". Senior Sergeant Gorton said Kyjesha-Lee had suffered injuries as a result of trauma, from "falling, being fallen upon". But defence lawyer Jim Coburn, for the accused, said Mr Williamson had co-operated fully with ...
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DIY terror where no one is safe
He approaches a terrified witness and, according to Britain's ITV, tells him that ''it's cool, I just want to talk to you''. He speaks direct to the phone camera: ''The only reason we have killed this man today is because Muslims are dying daily by British soldiers … it's an eye for an eye … By Allah, we swear by almighty Allah, we will ...
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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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