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Don but not forgotten
James Gandolfini dead at 51 The don has died. But in a double blow, the death of actor James Gandolfini claims not one life but two: he takes with him the peerless, compelling mafia boss Tony ...
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$30b wiped off Aussie market
Australian shares have hit the day's lows, losing nearly $30b in value, after weak Chinese data rattled investors already spooked by the Fed's plans to wind back its ...
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Royals set for Opera House birthday
She attended the opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973, but Queen Elizabeth II will not be at the iconic building's 40th anniversary celebrations. The NSW deputy premier, Andrew Stoner, announced on Thursday that Danish royals, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, will instead visit Sydney in October and attend a number of events being held to celebrate the Opera House's ...
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Apartments go to the dogs
I had to move out of my 'owned' spacious apartment (home) due to my new dog. With the by-law to be amended I am happy to take legal action, so as I can move back in to my apartment. The reason for legal action is because I as know 75% of the Owners will object to pets they object to everything and constantly bullying residents with Notices. The long term owners think they own the ...
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PMs fall bigger than Labors
The main change in politics since 2010 is that Australians have turned off Julia Gillard. While the polls show Labor is now facing a landslide defeat, its fall has been minor compared with the collapse of the Prime Minister's support. A comparison ...
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Collar bomber appeals sentence
HOAX collar bomber Paul Douglas Peters will appeal against the severity of his sentence for strapping a fake device to the neck of Madeleine ...
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From Love City to loving Sydney’s city life
, in which he stars. In a whirlwind 17 days, the 26-year-old has walked the red carpet at the City of Sydney sponsored film festival, shopped for his first pair of board shorts and even met NSW Governor General Her Excellency Marie Bashir. "Arshad was from the poorest of the poor and was illiterate, so we taught him to read and write, and we're doing everything we can for him - ...
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Labor bill in South Australia seeks to legalise gay marriage
SA Labor backbencher Susan Close has introduced a bill to the South Australian Parliament seeking to allow same-sex marriage.Dr Close said the traditional rules of marriage between a man and a woman were too narrow and it was time for change.Her brother is gay and she said it was unfair he was unable to share the same rights as her to marry a partner."I've always found it quite ...
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Collar-bomb hoaxer challenges sentence on psychiatric grounds
Mosman 2088 The man who attached a fake collar bomb to the neck of a Sydney teenager is appealing against his jail sentence on psychiatric grounds. In the NSW Court Of Criminal Appeal, Paul Douglas Peters' lawyer said he was appealing against the severity of his sentence due to the way the judge took his psychiatric state into account. The lawyer said there were seven grounds for appeal. ...
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James Gandolfini dead at 51
, has died in Italy. The 51-year-old is believed to have suffered a heart attack. HBO confirmed that Gandolfini was holidaying in Rome at the time of his ...
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Tabcorp pays $75m for bet monopoly
A SECRET report has been handed to the O'Farrell government assessing whether Tabcorp should lose its exclusive off-course totalisator betting ...
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Asia Markets Australia Korea lead Asian stock fall after Fed
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian stocks fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled it may gradually wind down its bond purchases if the U.S. economy continued to improve, weighing down shares on Wall ...
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Australia shares drop as Fed comments hit global equities
Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:27pm EDT (Adds details, comments, stocks on the move) SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 1.2 percent on Thursday, its largest one-day drop in two-weeks, as global equities tumbled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed fears the U.S. central bank could begin to scale back its stimulus measures later this year. "What caught the market off ...
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Pro-Pac Packaging buys Eco Food Pack Australia
National packaging group, Pro-Pac Packaging, has acquired Eco Food Pack Australia, which develops and sells food packaging trays for fresh meat, seafood and ...
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China beat Australia 69-64 in womens basketball friendly
Chinese women's basketball team resisted the challenge from their Australian counterpart to hold off the latter 69-64 in Game 1 of Sino- Australian Women's International Basketball Challenge here on Wednesday.About 2,000 fans crowded into Wuyang Coal Mine Sports Center to support Chinese girls. After almost-one-month training in Europe, Chinese team coach Tom Maher called 29-year-old ...
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Virgin Australia new route airport agreement
Virgin Australia has announced a new service between Melbourne and Hamilton Island, while partnering with Brisbane Airport to support the development of necessary infrastructure. Virgin Australia will operate its Boeing 737-800 aircraft between Melbourne and Hamilton Island from 15 August 2013; the first airline to offer business class on this route since 2004. "Melbourne to Hamilton ...
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Man charged after biting off part of nose in fight
Regents Park 2143 A man has been charged after biting off part of another man's nose in Sydney's west. Police allege the two became involved in a fight last month while they were waiting for taxis outside a hotel on Amy Street in Regents Park. During the fight a 41-year-old man allegedly bit off part of the 40-year-old victim's nose. The injured man will require reconstructive ...
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Bus stop bashing man on parole for murder
Motorist saves bashed woman A man accused of an attempted rape and stabbing at a Sydney bus stop was out of jail on parole for murder. The 46-year-old man, who is due to face court on Thursday, was jailed for a murder in 1990, but had since been released on ...
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Ludicrous Meninga hits out
Meninga defends bar incident Queensland Maroons coach Mal Meninga says he is 'disappointed' to see his behaviour at a Brisbane bar compared to the Blake Ferguson ...
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Qantas staff sue for trauma
Technicians look at the damaged engine of Qantas Airways A380 passenger plane QF32 after it was forced to make an emergency landing at Changi airport in ...
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$20b wiped off market after Fed call
. NAB's head of currency strategy, Ray Attrill, said the Australian dollar had become a "whipping boy for the broader market turmoil that we are seeing". "It's increasingly clear investors - and not necessarily just investors in the currency markets - have been using the Australian dollar and the liquidity that is available, as it is one of the most largely traded ...
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Liberal to defy Abbott on gay rights
Crossing the floor on gay rights Liberal senator Sue Boyce says crossing the floor is difficult and painful, but that she is prepared to do so twice today on gay rights legislation before the ...
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Serena says sorry ... kind of
"She's 16, why was she that drunk where she doesn't remember? It could have been much worse. She's lucky. Obviously I don't know, maybe she wasn't a virgin, but she shouldn't have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then that's different." On Wednesday, Williams called those remarks "what I supposedly said" in a ...
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School wins fence fight after sex attack
Greens MP Jamie Parker today announced he had secured an assurance from education minister Adrian Piccoli that a fence would be installed at Haberfield Public School, following representations made on behalf of the school community. "We need to ensure that parents, students and teachers feel safe at the school,'' Mr Parker said. "I've been working closely with members of ...
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Australia stocks hit as Fed talks slower stimulus
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell early Thursday, declining after Wall Street slid following indication from the U.S. Federal Reserve ...
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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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