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Distributors threat on drugs delivery
One of Australia's biggest drug providers is threatening to slow down delivery times of vital medicines if it doesn't receive more money from the government. Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, which supplies prescription drugs to more than 90 per cent of Australian pharmacies, said it would be forced to make some ''trade offs'' if federal funding doesn't ...
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Retailers in a world of pain
Illustration: Rocco Fazzari The whole retail recovery story has wandered perilously off script over the past quarter. The start of the year held the promise of green shoots at the discretionary spending end. But as we near the close of the financial year, the fragile recovery appears to have been nipped in the bud. It would not be surprising to see some retailers provide updates over the ...
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Rail promise looking shaky
The state government risks breaking election promises for 135 new and faster express train services for Sydney and surrounding regions and undermining the viability of the state's XPT service if it implements a new train timetable without major changes. Transport advocates and commuters are concerned about a draft train timetable, revealed last week by Fairfax Media and due to be ...
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Jailed for 10 years in Dubai
An Australian executive has been sentenced to 10 years' jail in Dubai but his junior colleague acquitted in a spectacular climax to their four-year battle against property fraud charges. A defiant Matt Joyce declared his innocence after the guilty verdict against him on Monday and said he would appeal because his conviction was based ''on the evidence of a witness who was found ...
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We promise not to screw it up
acquiring blogging service Tumblr for $US1.1 billion in cash , Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer has pledged "not to screw it up". The deal, which will use about a fifth of Yahoo's $US5.4 billion in cash and marketable securities, is the largest by far since Mayer took the reins of the web company in July last year seeking to reverse a multi-year decline in ...
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NRL better off without Waterhouse
Six weeks ago, at the conclusion of the Manly Sea Eagles v Canterbury Bulldogs match at ANZ Stadium, when Tom Waterhouse made his way into the Sea Eagles dressing-room after their win, one Manly official was heard to loudly remark: "What's he doing here? This is a Centrebet shed." Was that an elephant in the room, or a huge boa constrictor in the Zeitgeist zoo? I say both. It ...
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ACCC recalls unsafe helmets
The Australian consumer watchdog has recalled more than 1000 ';potentially dangerous'; motorcycle helmets after testing revealed they did not meet local standards and could increase the risk of death or serious injury to the wearer. Testing conducted on behalf of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed the Kylin XR 205 open face skull cap style helmet and ...
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Bad boy Leos party snub to Sydney
"SCHEDULE change"? Having snubbed tomorrow's Sydney premiere of The Great Gatsby, lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been toasting the local film gala from afar, spotted enjoying himself in the nightclubs of ...
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What led to the fall of a Bishop
THE country's top Anglican, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, personally intervened days before the shock resignation of the Grafton bishop over his mishandling of abuse claims at a notorious children's ...
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Eddie Obeid admits he lied
IT was friendly fire that got him. Eddie Obeid was being cross-examined by Ian Macdonald's counsel last Monday when he blazed away with the statement that Mr Macdonald had "never been in my office in 20 years of me being in ...
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Minister to get tough on vaccines
UNVACCINATED children could be banned from childcare centres under changes to the law planned by Health Minister Jillian ...
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Prison van crashes on way to jail
A PRISON van carrying 12 prisoners - including maximum security inmates - overturned as it approached Lithgow jail yesterday, trapping several people ...
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School security assault lockdown
SECURITY was heightened and parents demanded answers at Haberfield Public School yesterday in the wake of a brazen sex attack involving four ...
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Premiers adviser signed by Woolies
THE Premier's 35-year-old chief of staff, Pete McConnell, has won a $700,000-a-year job at Woolworths as government relations manager - involving giving advice on how to handle the state ...
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Rudd books in election attack
Blame game: Former PM Kevin Rudd with Treasurer Wayne Swan and infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese , at a press conferenceon the proposed Brisbane Cross River Rail crossing at Kangaroo Point , Brisbane. Picture: Mechielsen ...
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1000-year-old African coins found in Australia
In 1944, during World War II, Australian soldier Maurie Isenberg found five copper coins on a beach in the Northern Territory, and marked the spot with an 'X' on a map. In 1979, he rediscovered the coins in a tin and sent them to a museum for identification, where they were proved to be 1000 years ...
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Governments called on to reveal resources revenue
Sydney 2000 Transparency campaigners say governments need to step up and be more open about the income they receive from their resources industries. Mining ministers from Africa and across the Asia Pacific, aid groups, academics and government officials are meeting in Sydney at Australia's Mining for Development Conference.The conference is looking at how developing countries can get a ...
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Manly Storm fail to strike gold
As it happened / Match stats A late Cameron Smith penalty goal spared Melbourne blushes in front the Storm’s new owners in an epic encounter with arch rival Manly on Monday night. Manly looked to have a 10-8 win in the bag until prop Brent Kite was penalised for being offside with two minutes remaining in regulation ...
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Manly hold on for a point after Storm surge
As it happened / Match stats A late Cameron Smith penalty goal spared Melbourne blushes in front the Storm’s new owners in an epic encounter with arch rival Manly on Monday night. Manly looked to have a 10-8 win in the bag until prop Brent Kite was penalised for being offside with two minutes remaining in regulation ...
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Manly Storm draw 10-10 in golden point
Defending NRL champions Melbourne and Manly have played out a 10-10 draw after golden point failed to separate the arch-rivals at AAMI Park.Neither side could get the field goal they desperately sought to claim the win.The Storm had three attempts, as did Manly, but couldn't find the target and were forced to settle for the draw in another absorbing match between the two teams.Manly looked ...
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Intense hard-fought draw in Melbourne
Melbourne look like they're suffering a mid-season GF hangover. No legit NRL premiership winner has made the GF the next year since the Chooks in ...
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UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup
There will be no Triple Crown winner again this year, but Orb's defeat in the Preakness Stakes does tee up an interesting summer of racing. Meanwhile, some other potential stars, including Last Gunfighter and Fiftyshadesofhay, emerged from the weekend of racing at Pimlico. Hong Kong horses ran off with both of Singapore's International Group 1 races, Farhh provided a bright spot for ...
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North Korea fires sixth missile in three days
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un applauds with children uring a visit to the Pyongyang Myohyangsan Children's Camp, situated at the foot of Mt. Myohyang in North Phyongan Province, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 20, 2013. ...
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Warnings over gambling apps targeting youth market
Researchers warn a new wave of simulated gambling applications are aiming to hit the jackpot with a new generation of younger gamers.Gambling researchers say some games are deliberately designed to appeal to kids as young as 12 and they are seeing more young people trying gambling because of the ease of access brought about by the internet.In 1999, research from Southern Cross University found ...
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Australia Post subcontractor launches legal action saying she has been underpaid
Melbourne 3000 There are claims that some workers who deliver parcels for Australia Post are being paid less than the minimum wage, and are not covered by worker's compensation or superannuation.Fiona Lawson claims she is owed almost $16,000 by the contractor who employed her and is planning to launch legal action in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.Ms Lawson took a sub-contractor job ...
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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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