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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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Father of four dies after fight at Coffs harbour kebab shop
Coffs Harbour 2450 A father of four has died in hospital after a fight on the New South Wales mid north coast on the weekend. Police say there was an altercation between the 34-year-old victim and a 20-year-old man outside a kebab shop in Coffs Harbour. The sapphire Beach man was flown to Newcastle's John Hunter hospital but never regained consciousness and his life support has been ...
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Australia shares down 0.7 pct gold miners firmer
(Adds details, comments, stocks on the move) SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.7 percent in late morning trade on Tuesday, with investors taking profits following the market's run-up to 5-1/2-year highs and ahead of the central bank's May meeting minutes. Banks lost ground from recent rallies, weighing on the benchmark index. Top lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...
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Boy 7 dies after pogo stick fall
A seven-year-old Sydney boy has died a day after he apparently fell from a pogo stick. Paramedics say they were called to a home at Mulga Road, Oatley to treat an unresponsive boy just after 6am (AEST) on Tuesday. He was declared dead at the scene. "It is believed the child had suffered a head injury the previous day after falling off a pogo stick," the NSW Ambulance Service said in ...
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I just froze when Taylah 12 had gun held to her head
A 12-year-old girl says she "froze" when a man held a gun to her head and robbed her of her phone and wallet as she walked back from a friend's house in Sydney's southwest. Taylah Gresham was making the 150-metre walk home from a friend's house in Minto on Monday night when, at 8.30pm, a man came up to her in Bennett Street. The man allegedly pulled out a gun, held it ...
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Sex case woman crying in sand
The barrister for an English tourist charged with sexually assaulting a young woman he met at a trendy Bondi nightspot says the act was consensual and the pair were "interacting in a way that suggested they have an interest in each other" prior to the incident. But the alleged victim told police she was left crying in the sand after Gregory Charles Cox allegedly forced her to give him ...
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51 killed as tornado wreaks havoc
A huge tornado up to three kilometres wide has flattened entire neighbourhoods, set buildings on fire and landed a direct blow on a primary school in Oklahoma City. We'll have the latest developments as they come to ...
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37 killed as tornado hits Oklahoma City
A huge tornado up to three kilometres wide has flattened entire neighbourhoods, set buildings on fire and landed a direct blow on a primary school in Oklahoma City. We'll have the latest developments as they come to ...
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Girl 12 robbed at gunpoint
A 12-year-old girl walking home from a friend’s house has been robbed at gunpoint, police say. The girl told police she was walking home in Minto on Monday night when, at 8.30pm, a man came up to her from behind in Bennett Street. He had a pistol, police allege, and demanded the girl hand over her wallet, which she did. The girl, who was uninjured, told police that the man then left and ...
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Have you seen this man
POLICE have released details and a photo today of man wanted for questioning over the sexual assault of a teenage girl on a Sydney train earlier this ...
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Former Hells Angel arrested
A FORMER Hells Angel has been arrested by Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad detectives after allegedly breaching his bail and threatening a witness in relation to a current court ...
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Australia stocks fall with bank shares in the red
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in Australia fell Tuesday in early trade, as losses in banking issues put the equity benchmark under pressure. The S&P/ASX ...
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NZ exodus to Australia slows
The number of New Zealanders heading for a better life across the Tasman slowed to its lowest monthly pace in almost three years, as local economic prospects start overshadowing Australia's. Seasonally adjusted, almost 2000 more people left New Zealand for Australia than arrived in April, according to Statistics New Zealand. That's the smallest monthly outflow across the Tasman since ...
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Asian celebrities recruited to promote Australia
Tourism Australia has called on popular Hong Kong actor, Ekin Cheng, to showcase Cairns and Sydney to the Asian market in a new television travel series. Joined by fellow celebrities Andy Chai Siu Chun, Jacqueline Wong and Lai Yi, the group will film the travelogue series, ‘Tailor Made Tours’, which were designed to attract more visitors from Greater China. Expected to reach an ...
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Wiped out tornado levels Oklahoma City
A huge tornado up to three kilometres wide has flattened entire neighbourhoods, set buildings on fire and landed a direct blow on a primary school in Oklahoma City. We'll have the latest developments as they come to ...
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Frantic search in tornado rubble
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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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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