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Australia womens cricketers get major pay boost
Members of the Australia women's cricket team will be among the country's highest-paid female athletes as part of a restructure of the Cricket Australia contract system. The leading players could earn up to $80,000 over the next year as part of the new payment programme, with the top player retainer having increased from $15,000 to $52,000 and the minimum retainer having been boosted ...
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NSW paramedics allowed to form their own union
NSW The NSW Industrial Relations Commission has granted paramedics permission to register their own union.Last year, state parliament passed laws allowing paramedics and junior doctors to choose their own unions, paving the way for them to break away from the Health Services Union.The Emergency Medical Services Protection Association already has several hundred members and had applied to the ...
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Search expanded for Canadian man missing in Snowy Mountains
Jindabyne 2627 Police in the Snowy Mountains say they are expanding their search for a Canadian man who has been missing for over a week.The 25-year-old set off to bushwalk alone to the peak of Mount Kosciuszko from Charlotte Pass Village over a week ago and has not been heard from since. Police say they are concerned for his safety with overnight temperatures in the mountains dropping to as ...
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The secret life of a sociopath like me
If my life were a television show it would start like this: It's a pleasantly warm summer day in a beautiful southern clime. Sunlight glints off ripples in the pool. The sliding door opens with a gentle rumble. A young woman steps out in her flip-flops and a black Speedo swimming suit. Her skin is darkly tan from lifeguarding at the local municipal pool. Today she is giving a private ...
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Now for the $US190m house
A Sydney waterfront property recently sold for $50 million, but in the United States, a house has hit the market with an asking price of $US190 million. Copper Beech Farm in Connecticut is regarded as the last great estate in Greenwich, and comes with an asking price 30 per cent more expensive than its nearest market competitor, Crespi Hicks Estate in Dallas. Set on 17 hectares, the farm is ...
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1.6km-wide monster tornado dead hit
Oklahoma tornado caught on camera RAW VIDEO: The day after tornadoes killed two people in Oklahoma US, a new tornado was spotted on the ground in Newcastle. NO ...
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Paramedics break away from HSU
PARAMEDICS will be able to break away from the scandal-plagued Health Services Union (HSU) after a court ruled they could register their own ...
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Sydney home invader ties up woman 84
Police say the elderly woman was alone in her Eastlakes unit on Monday when she answered a knock at the door.She was confronted by an unknown woman who threatened her, tied her up and covered her mouth.The intruder, who was about 40 and wearing a baseball cap and reading glasses, searched the home and demanded money but fled empty-handed.After untying herself, the woman went to a ...
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Australia launches new April 2025 Treasury bond
SYDNEY | Tue May 21, 2013 12:38am EDT SYDNEY May 21 (Reuters) - Australia is to issue a new Treasury bond due April 21, 2025, the country's debt management office said on Tuesday, and expects the issue to be of benchmark size - typically at least A$1 billion. Initial price guidance for the issue is a spread of 18-20 basis points to the implied yield for the primary 10-year Treasury ...
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Adelaide set for a drenching as rain pours on regional South Australia
THE heavens have finally opened across regional parts of the state and metropolitan Adelaide is set for a good drenching this evening. In the past 24 hours, the state's far North recorded almost 50mm of rain up to 9am this morning. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Paul Bierman said Ernabella recorded 47mm of rain and Mintabie, 45mm. "It's quite a lotover 40mm is 24 hours is ...
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My house is on top of me terror in rubble
Moore, population 55,000, was worst hit. The tornado arrived in the afternoon as children were preparing to leave school. As night descended, rescue workers used floodlights to search for children at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, where seven children reportedly drowned, while others were pulled alive from the rubble and passed hand-to-hand by a human chain of ...
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Tax Office puts e-tax on Apple Macs
Now the Tax Office says it will finally provide functionality for Mac users from July. "We are working to deliver a version of e-tax for Mac users for this tax time, which is currently undergoing development and testing by the [Australian Taxation Office]," a spokeswoman told Fairfax Media, after tech ...
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2Day FM back on top in ratings
2Day FM celebrate their return to the top. 2Day FM have reclaimed their title as the number one FM station in Sydney after only one survey, as usurpers WSFM suffered a hugely disappointing ratings result. In the latest survey, which covers the period from February 24 to May ...
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Hairdressers sex assault claim
Another woman has come forward to report an alleged indecent assault at the hands of a Merrylands hairdresser. The 21-year-old came forward following the arrest of the 31-year-old man last week, when he was charged with indecently and sexually assaulting four female clients. Those women, aged between 29 and 41, allege they were assaulted between February and May this year. Detectives from ...
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Replay Melbourne Storm Manly Sea Eagles draw
After 90 minutes the Storm and Sea Eagles can't be split, and they're forced to share the spoils following a 10-all draw at AAMI Park.The two sides traded field goals in golden point extra-time but no one could split the goal posts and they leave with a point ...
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Stranger offers boys lollies puppy
The friends, both aged 11, were riding their bikes to school along Wollombi Rd, Millfield in the Hunter Valley, when they were approached by the man.The incident occured on Monday 8.30am, but police only released details this morning.Police said the man asked the boys if they wanted a lift to school before offering them lollies and the puppy.They declined and rode off before telling their ...
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Australias trading partner looking better
The outlook for Australia's major trading partners is good, with economic growth for most expected to pick up in 2014, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.The minutes of the RBA's May board meeting gave a positive assessment of the economic outlooks for China, Japan and the US.While growth in China is not expected to return to its stellar levels of recent years, the RBA board said the ...
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Wallabies George Smith and Pat McCabe may still recover in time for Lions Tour matches
Canberra 2600 George Smith and Pat McCabe's hopes of playing for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions series remain alive after scans revealed their knee injuries were not as bad as first feared.Champion openside flanker Smith has been diagnosed with a grade two medial ligament tear suffered in the Brumbies' 28-22 loss to the NSW Waratahs on Saturday night, meaning a ...
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Now for the $US190 million house
A Sydney waterfront property recently sold for $50 million, but in the United States, a house has hit the market with an asking price of $US190 million. Copper Beech Farm in Connecticut is regarded as the last great estate in Greenwich, and comes with an asking price 30 per cent more expensive than its nearest market competitor, Crespi Hicks Estate in Dallas. Set on 17 hectares, the farm is ...
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There were horses and stuff flying
told KFOR about the storm hitting the Orr Family Farm in Moore, which had about 80 horses. "It was just like the movie Twister," he said. "There were horses and stuff flying around ...
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Sex assault claim against hairdresser
Another woman has come forward to report an alleged indecent assault at the hands of a Merrylands hairdresser. The 21-year-old came forward following the arrest of the 31-year-old man last week, when he was charged with indecently and sexually assaulting four female clients. Those women, aged between 29 and 41, allege they were assaulted between February and May this year. Detectives from ...
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Food truck finder is even more app-etising
Finding your favourite food truck and telling your friends about it is easier than ever, after an upgrade to the City of Sydney's popular food truck phone app. With the app's real-time messages, Instagram pics of the day's delicious food, schedules and new sharing options, foodies can track the gourmet fleet's movements, plan culinary adventures and meet friends. Lord Mayor ...
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Australias Discovery says CFC others exploring new takeover
SYDNEY | Mon May 20, 2013 10:00pm EDT SYDNEY May 21 (Reuters) - Australia-listed copper miner Discovery Metals Ltd has opened its books to spurned private equity suitor Cathay Fortune Corp and others in an effort to attract a new takeover offer, potentially valuing it at A$195 million ($190 million), it said on Tuesday. Discovery, which has been ramping up output at its main project in ...
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Wed-locked Fake marriages in Australia
For many Arab Australians being gay is still taboo, and now some are turning to fake marriages to hide the truth about their sexuality, reports The Feed's Patrick ...
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Australia must help break the resource curse
Developing countries need not fall victim to the 'resource curse', writes Andrew Leigh. Australia has a role to play in ensuring these countries use their natural resources to foster democracy and boost living ...
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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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