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Accused Muslim rioter not sexist
THE accused Muslim rioter who a female magistrate slammed as "very disrespectful" for refusing to stand for her has defended his actions - saying he wouldn't get on his feet for a male magistrate ...
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The right mongrel for the job
The signs are Premier Barry O'Farrell will try Mr Boland-Rudder out and give him the job permanently if he performs well after Pete McConnell, 35, left the crucial chief of staff role for a $700,000-a-year job at Woolworths on Monday. The man they know simply as "JBR", is a former chief of staff to Roads Minister Duncan Gay and a gun cricketer who played the likes of Australian ...
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Man shot in leg near sports oval
The 28-year-old was shot in the leg and hand at Mascot Oval about 7.55pm last night.He was treated by paramedics as he lay next to a row of parked cars before being rushed to hospital.Five men were taken from the scene by police for questioning.A local sports team were training at Mascot Oval when the incident happened and gathered outside the crime scene as officers investigated.Police were ...
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Getting hung-up on public calls
Over-sharing passengers babbling away on their phones have been named as the most annoying people on public transport, an online poll conducted by ...
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Man denies hiding in Australia to avoid PNG fraud charges
Papua New Guinea A controversial Papua New Guinean businessman denies he had been hiding in Australia to avoid charges of misappropriating millions of dollars.Eremas Wartoto had been living in Australia since 2011 after being charged with misappropriating $3 million earmarked for a high school.He returned to PNG this month after it was revealed he had been living in Cairns on a 457 visa, which ...
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KKR Exits Australias Seven West Media Tim Worner Promoted to Seven West CEO
SYDNEY - U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co will sell its entire AUS$260 million (US$255 million) stake in Australia’s Seven West Media, ending a seven year partnership in the top rating Australian TV network, Seven West ...
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Manly call for rethink on golden point rule
Manly have renewed calls for a rethink of the NRL's contentious extra-time policy after Monday's 10-10 draw with Melbourne. The golden-point period of Monday's match again degenerated into a series of field goal attempts with neither side coming close to scoring a try in the 10-minute overtime period. Initially promoted as a worthy way to decide a close game, entertaining ...
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Oil production starts offshore Australia
Australian energy company Santos said it expects to produce 15,000 barrels of oil per day from its Fletcher Finucane project offshore Western Australia. Santos said it started oil production from the facility ahead of schedule and on budget. The $490 million development was sanctioned in January 2012. "Fletcher Finucane is projected to have an average gross production rate of 15,000 ...
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Oasis childcare worker Jessica Bleaney named best young childcare worker in Australia
SEEING the smiles on childrens faces makes going to work easy for day care centre employee Jessica Bleaney. The Salisbury’s Oasis Community Children’s Centre worker has been named the best young child care centre employee in Australia. The 22 year old was awarded the National Rising Star award at the Australian Family Early Education and Care gala dinner in Sydney this month. Ms ...
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Australia should help Dubai fraud man Abbott
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has suggested the 10-year jail sentence imposed on Australian businessman Matthew Joyce in Dubai is harsh by Australian standards and the government should be doing everything it can to ...
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Mining services suffer as Australias mining boom peaks
- A spate of profit warnings from Australian mining services firms suggests the country's "once-in-a-century" resources spending boom may have peaked sooner than companies, economists and policymakers had ...
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7yo boy found dead in Sydney home police investigate
Oatley 2223 Police are investigating the death of a seven-year-old boy who was found dead at his home in Sydney's south this morning.Paramedics were called to the home in Oatley around 6:00am after being told the boy was unconcious.On arrival they determined that he was dead.The boy's parents reportedly told police that he had suffered a head injury when he fell off a pogo stick the ...
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Manly call for NRL extra-time rethink
Manly have renewed calls for a rethink of the NRL's contentious extra-time policy after Monday's 10-10 draw with Melbourne.The golden-point period of Monday's match again degenerated into a series of field goal attempts with neither side coming close to scoring a try in the 10-minute overtime period.Initially promoted as a worthy way to decide a close game, entertaining football ...
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NSW Premier backs childcare centres right to exclude unvaccinated children
NSW New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has given in-principle support to an Opposition plan to allow childcare centres to ban unvaccinated children.The State Opposition says it will consult the childcare sector and public on the draft bill, which will allow preschools to choose whether to accept children who are not immunised.The change is being proposed to encourage parents to ...
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No plans by Cricket Australia to curb player social media use after David Warner Twitter rant
Australia Cricket Australia said on Tuesday it had no immediate plan to curb the use of social media by players after a Twitter rant by David Warner, but suggested it could happen in the future.Opening batsman Warner is due to face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday night into an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated tirade at two top cricket writers.He faces sanctions ranging from a ...
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Man stabbed in home invasion
Police arrived at a home on Morrisey way, Rouse Hill about 3.30pm today and discovered the victim of a stabbing attack.He was taken to hospital in a critical condition.A crime scene has been established and police from the Hills Local Area Command are investigating assisted by forensic officers.The brutal attack come on the same day ...
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Explainer Ocean energy in Australia
Renewable ocean energy harnesses the power of the oceans to produce electricity. This can be done in several ways, but the resources that have the most immediate potential in terms of energy production for Australia and globally are: waves: using wave energy converters (WEC) to generate electricity tides: using tidal barrages, fences and turbines to generate ...
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Raider McIlwrick dumped for Manly clash
Canberra hooker Matt McIlwrick has been dropped in one of just two changes for his side's NRL clash against Manly on Saturday. Veteran utility Shaun Berrigan has been named at hooker as McIlwrick's replacement, although Raiders assistant coach Brett Kimmorley said Glen Buttriss was still an outside chance of recovering from a calf injury for the match. "Berro's got a lot of ...
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Greenpeace Coke war hits Google
The ';recycling wars'; between Coca-Cola and Greenpeace have spilt into cyberspace, with the beverage giant buying the top advertising slot for searches of the environmental group's name. The battle for internet attention follows claims by Greenpeace that free-to-air television channels 7, 9, 10 and SBS had all declined to broadcast the group's anti-Coca-Cola, pro-recycling ...
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Same-sex bigotry Wong hits out
Opinion: Rudd deserves benefit of doubt on backflip Finance Minister Penny Wong has condemned the Australian Christian Lobby over comments likening children of same-sex couples to the stolen generations, saying the group's "bigotry" has no place in modern Australia. Senator Wong, who is a lesbian, a mother and a Christian, said comments made on Tuesday by the the ACL's ...
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AGL fined $1.5 million for lies
A door-to-door salesman spruiking AGL's electricity and gas services in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg in late 2011 has cost the energy giant nearly $1.5 million in penalties for lying to consumers. The $1.48 million penalty against AGL Sales and another penalty for $70,000 against AGL South Australia follow legal action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in the Federal ...
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Recycling war spills into Google
Coca-Cola opposes Greenpeace's call for a national recycling scheme. To promote its message, the company bought the top advertising slot for online searches including such words as ';Greenpeace';, ';cash for containers'; or ';cash for ...
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Please fix it Dear Julia fix it
your government to show leadership on an issue that you feel strongly about – an issue the opposition has already signalled it will fix should it win in September. You'd think, wouldn't you, that you would grab that issue with both hands, FIX it, and then bask in a moment of rare ...
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Hunt for tornado survivors as toll rises
RAW VIDEO: US man, Ricky Stover, recounts the harrowing experience as the Oklahoma tornado swung the cellar doors open where he sought ...
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Tinkler mansion up for sale for millions
Embattled coal tycoon Nathan Tinkler has put his $5.2 million Queensland mansion up for sale. The seven-bedroom, five-bathroom country estate, on four hectares on Brisbane's outskirts, features a home cinema, a gym, a climate-controlled wine cellar that can house 3500 bottles and a nine-car garage. The property, in Pullenvale, west of Brisbane, is listed online as being for sale for ...
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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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