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Souths Teo denies assaulting woman
Girl accuses NRL star of bashing A woman tells Nine News she was "laying in the hallway" and "could have been dead for all they know", accusing NRL star Ben Te'o of punching ...
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CBD fire sparks building evacuation
More than 1000 people have been evacuated from a multi-storey building in Sydney's CBD with dark smoke seen billowing from the building. Fire and Rescue NSW crews are at the scene of the fire on the corner of Liverpool and Pitt streets, but the source of the fire is yet to be ...
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Killer did the right thing NSW judge declares
When he saw a man holding a knife to a woman's throat, 72-year-old Keith Harold Allen made a judgment call and shot him. It was almost certainly the right thing to do, a NSW Supreme Court judge says. The actions of Allen, who spent two and a half years in custody and is now terminally ill with lung cancer, were vindicated in court on Wednesday, when Justice Michael Adams handed down his ...
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Save $610 on fuel surcharges
Savvy frequent flyers are avoiding as much as $610 in fuel surcharges on Qantas international flights by exploiting a loophole in the alliance with Emirates. Almost two months after the airlines launched their tie up, executives from the two airlines will meet within the next week to talk about resolving a major difference between their fuel surcharges. Travellers wanting to fly economy from ...
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Apple irrelevant within 5 years
Apple has again been rated as the world's top brand this week, but a leading social researcher warns the omnipresent technology giant is losing touch with its Generation Y heartland. Michael McQueen tracks the changing tastes of Gen-Y and believes the inventor of genre-defining devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod could be largely irrelevant to people under 30 within five years. The ...
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Tornado brings out good in neighbours
It's 'shocking how few people have been killed' Listen to US correspondent Nick O'Malley as he walks through the tornado devastated suburb of Moore, Oklahoma ...
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Thomson now facing 173 fraud charges
EMBATTLED MP Craig Thomson is facing 19 fresh charges in relation to allegations he misused thousands of dollars in union funds to pay for porn and ...
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Put best foot forward on way to school
Holy Innocents Primary School students Carla Coluccio, 7, Scarlett Waters, 10, and Rory Giugni, 11, get ready for Walk to School Day. Picture: Nic ...
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Kewell unhappy with Australia omission
Club-less Australian Harry Kewell insists he is fit for his country's upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite playing just three games this year.Socceroos coach Holger Osieck is set to announce his squad for June's crucial matches against Japan, Jordan and Iraq on Thursday. Kewell, 34, has played three matches for Al Gharafa in Qatar since leaving the Melbourne Victory in June, 2012. But ...
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Tycoon says Australia treating mining firms as ATMs
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is pictured in Perth on June 9, 2010 Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart on Friday accused the government of using the mining industry as an ATM, warning of an unhealthy reliance on the sector and unsustainable debt levels. In a speech to the Australian Mines and Metals Association conference, the outspoken tycoon, chairman of Hancock ...
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Brazil is Australias perfect match ANU
Australia should boost its ties with Brazil as the South American nations continues its transformation into a global power, an ANU expert ...
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Manly coach slams NRL rule changes
Angry Manly coach Geoff Toovey savaged the NRL over "ridiculous, knee-jerk" decision-making on Wednesday, following mid-season rule changes intended to speed up games.The NRL's Competition Committee announced on Tuesday that from round 15 this season they were introducing a 30-second time limit for scrums to be packed, while also reducing the time limit for line drop-outs from 40 ...
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Renewed hope in search for missing Canadian bushwalker
Charlottes Pass 2624 Yelling has reportedly been heard from a hut in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains where rescuers are searching for a Canadian bushwalker. Prabhdeep Srawn began walking from Charlotte Pass Village to Mount Kosciusko more than a week ago and has not been seen since.An air search for the 25-year-old is now focussed on a specific location within the Kosciuszko National Park ...
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Sydneys train station escalators a hazard for guide dogs
Sydney 2000 Vision Australia has backed calls for Railcorp to upgrade its escalators in New South Wales train stations so they can be safely used by guide dogs.Liberal MP Bart Bassett has urged Railcorp to spend $12 million to upgrade its escalators after learning a guide dog caught its paw in one at Sydney's Town Hall station.Simone Cottom's seeing eye dog Gidgit got her paw trapped ...
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Bernard Tomic will play at the French Open according to Tennis Australias Todd Woodbridge
France Australian Tennis officials have been told Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open despite a ban imposed on his father and coach John.John Tomic is excluded from all men's tour events while he fights an assault charge after he headbutted his son's training partner in Spain.Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge says his relationship with Bernard Tomic is still strong and ...
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Court quashes Newcrest licence
In a stunning decision this morning, a NSW court has quashed an exploration licence held by Australia's largest goldminer Newcrest. The licence application in question was made during the stewardship of disgraced mining minister Ian Macdonald in 2008 and renewal was granted in 2011. Amid the staggering revelations of mates-deals by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, this ...
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Carlton offensive and hurtful
ABC betrayed its audience: Carlton Fairfax columnist Mike Carlton says the ABC's Australian Story program 'sugar-coated' their segment about Ray Hadley and left out criticisms about the radio ...
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Is Apple rotting at its core
Apple has again been rated as the world's top brand this week, but a leading social researcher warns the omnipresent technology giant is losing touch with its Generation Y heartland. Michael McQueen tracks the changing tastes of Gen-Y and believes the inventor of genre-defining devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod could be largely irrelevant to people under 30 within five years. The ...
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Leumeah is not Lakemba
Campbelltown is a part of south-western Sydney - but it no longer wants to be. As far as TV and radio news coverage is concerned, that is. Residents of Campbelltown, Camden and the Picton-based Wollondilly Shire are fed up with being thrown into the same geographic area as Lakemba, Punchbowl and Campsie in a distant, unconnected part of Sydney. So that's why the local Fairfax newspaper ...
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Big business smarter greener and millions richer
Big business can save millions of dollars in operating costs, avoid wasting millions of litres of water and prevent thousands of tonnes of waste just by adopting some simple green habits and actions. Thanks to a new Sydney Water grant and matching funding from the City of Sydney, the Smart Green Business program will target 200 businesses – including hotels, restaurants, clubs, large ...
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Library books and more delivered to your door
Bookworms stuck at home or in hospital are being encouraged to take advantage of the City of Sydney's Home Library service, which delivers books direct to residents' doors. The Home Library service team already visits 35 homes, seven aged-care hostels and 13 childcare centres across Sydney each week, making sure no one misses out on the joy of reading. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said ...
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The budget airline of hotels set to open in Australia
The Tune hotel low-cost model is based on a similar concept to cheap airlines. The low-cost Tune hotel chain is on schedule to open its first Australian property in November and is likely to start online selling in July in a pre-opening sale with some of the lowest room-rates in years. Tune's Kuala Lumpur-based chief executive Mark Lankester was in Melbourne this week looking over the ...
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Sea of Hands carries Australia to a brighter future
Sydney College of the Arts student Claire Munro has been announced as the winner of the design competition for her design 'Carrying Australia to a Brighter Future'. Her design will form a major focal point ...
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Australia shares inch higher on Wall St banks weak
Tue May 21, 2013 9:43pm EDT (Adds details, comments, stocks on the move) SYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - Australian shares inched 0.1 percent higher on Wednesday, led by blue-chip miners after comments from two voting U.S. Federal Reserve presidents eased fears the Fed was contemplating an imminent cut in its stimulus programme, helping Wall Street close at all-time highs. Bellwether miners BHP ...
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Australia number one for Brits
A new poll among British travellers found Australia to be their top pick for ‘Best Country in the World’. According to a survey conducted by the UK’s Ultratravel magazine, Australia was voted best country, outranking other popular destinations including; Italy, New Zealand, Thailand and the US. Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said although economic ...
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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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