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Injury concerns for Australia
Robbie Deans was left sweating over injuries to Tatafu Polota-Nau, George Smith and Pat McCabe after the Waratahs beat the Brumbies. Polota-Nau's involvement in the Test series against the British and Irish Lions is now majorly in doubt after the Waratahs hooker fractured his forearm in the first-half.Rumoured to be out for somewhere between four to six weeks, the Test series is now just ...
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Unis in wacky waste of cash
Among the research is a study into the effects of acupuncture on IVF births being funded to the tune of $613,511, and a $375,000 grant to visit Australian tourist sites. Taxpayers are also forking out $594,489 for a study titled Who Am 'I'?, exploring the concept of "self" using the work of philosophers Hegel and Heidegger. Another, called Loudness Moves, investigates how ...
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NSWs need for speed is limited
Roads Minister Duncan Gay told parliament he was prepared to consider raising the limit on roads that meet certain standards. Mr Gay told parliament: "A conversation should be had in relation to road speed limits. "With the amount of work being done on constructing good roads, perhaps an increase in the speed limit should be looked at by the Centre for Road Safety. "I think that ...
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Community never gave up on Tyler
WHEN police scaled back their search for toddler Tyler Kennedy at nightfall on Friday, nearby residents refused to give up, turning out in droves to scour the thick bushland where he had ...
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Dance teacher in child sex claims
A SYDNEY dance teacher has been refused bail after being charged with online child grooming and possessing child-abuse materials on his ...
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Australia’s Warner in Twitter rant
Australian batsman David Warner is under investigation following comments on his Twitter account directed against two of the country's leading cricket writers. Photo by: Cameron ...
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Dugan doubles in Dragons debut
Wollongong 2500 Josh Dugan made a dream comeback to the NRL, scoring twice on his debut for St George Illawarra in its 32-12 win over Parramatta at ...
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Warners Twitter fight Cricket Australia to launch probe
Cricket Australia says it is attempting to contact test opener David Warner over reported comments he made on Twitter in terse and often angry exchanges with two ...
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Dugan ignites Dragons attack in explosive debut
Forget just rescuing the Dragons' season. If Josh Dugan's form in his St George Illawarra debut is any indication, he may be the man to finally end Queensland's dominance next month. While it is highly unlikely he will play in State of Origin I, Dugan could be called upon should NSW falter after starring for the Dragons in their 32-12 win against Parramatta in Wollongong on ...
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Roosters face the Cowboys in Townsville
Robert Lui cuts his way through some tired Roosters defenders to score his team's first points. The former Tiger threw a dummy to deceive his marker close to the ...
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Afghanistan turns to Australia for mining expertise
Afghanistan Australia could help Afghanistan develop its fledgling mining industry and tap into mineral and energy reserves estimated to be worth trillions of dollars. The country is eager to find a new source of revenue when international aid starts to decline and foreign forces withdraw next year. Afghan mining minister Wahidullah Shahrani, has already met with various Australian Government ...
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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such ...
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Live Dragons v Eels
30th min: A Luke Kelly grubber into the corner forces Jason Nightingale to scramble the ball out of touch after a few nervous fumbles. The Eels regain possession but come up empty after Jarryd Hayne opted to kick early in the tackle count but it was his teammates who were unprepared, not the ...
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Moon explosion No telescope required
The most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever observed has just been announced by NASA. A March 17 strike on the moon caused an explosion equal to five tons of TNT and could have seen with the naked eye, said Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "It exploded in a flash many times as bright as anything we've seen before," said Dr ...
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Up the creek for fabulous paddle in Kangaroo Valley
THE Kangaroo River starts in the gurgle of a little stream, glinting through tumbled boulders before emerging among lush green ...
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Tigers CEO Humphreys resigns
Balmain 2041 Stephen Humphreys has stepped down from his position as Wests Tigers chief executive.The Tigers are languishing at the bottom of the NRL ladder following a 54-10 thumping at the hands of South Sydney on Friday night.Humphreys, who has been under pressure during a season of bad results and injuries to key personnel, is expected to stay on at the club until a replacement is ...
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Missing toddler found alive in dense bushland
Taree 2430 A toddler who went missing yesterday near Taree on the New South Wales mid-north coast has been found safe and well. Police say the two-year-old boy named Tyler was with his mother at an auto-mechanic business in Johns River, about 35 kilometres north-east of Taree, when he disappeared around 10:30am yesterday. A ground and air search failed to locate the boy and was suspended at ...
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Explosion meteor strikes moon
The most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever observed has just been announced by NASA. A March 17 strike on the moon caused an explosion equal to five tons of TNT and could have seen with the naked eye, said Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "It exploded in a flash many times as bright as anything we've seen before," said Dr ...
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Hockeys free kick turns into a battering
All Hockey had to do was go on the Alan Jones show, make some noises about government debt and the carbon tax, and bask in Jones' furious agreement. The interview was bound to be a free kick, right? Wrong. What followed was extraordinary radio, during which Jones harangued Hockey for subsidising wind and solar power, attacked the entire Medicare system as "unaffordable" and ...
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Workers Struggles Asia Australia and the Pacific
Jasper Auto Services workers in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh demonstrated outside the company's premises on May 14 to oppose the sacking of 50 employees and the transfer of four others. Almost all workers had been at the car sales outlet for 25 years. They claimed to have been victimised for demanding a wage rise. The protest was organised by the Stalinist CPI-affiliated All India Trade ...
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Tigers take another blow as chief quits
Rabbitohs crush Tigers After a dominant first half, South Sydney Rabbitohs triumphed with a massive 44-point margin over Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium Friday ...
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Real drama comes to Cannes festival
Emma Watson: I almost quit acting after Harry The cinematic excitements of the Cannes Film Festival were overtaken by real crime on Friday, with a jewellery heist and a fake shooting stealing the limelight from on-screen dramas. Actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil, who are both in Cannes to serve on the festival's competition jury, were being interviewed on stage on the beach ...
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School leaves parents in the dark
Parents with children at Haberfield Public School have been left in an "information black hole", saying they were not given enough details or support after a man attacked four girls in the playground on Friday morning. Police said they were continuing to investigate the sexual assault of one girl, the indecent assault of two others and an attack on another girl as the students were in ...
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Why Angelina Jolie is a role model for the celebrity age
We need to find a new word for celebrity, and quick. Because this week has clearly illustrated that the term is no longer sufficient. It's too broad, applying to the sublime and the ridiculous simultaneously. The word has been stretched to breaking point, expanding to ensnare the frivolous and vulgar along with the talented and relevant. It's so bloated and spent that it's about ...
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Church promises better support after bishops resignation
Map: Grafton 2460 The Anglican Diocese of Grafton says it is developing a new approach to better support victims of abuse following the shock resignation of a local bishop.The Right Reverend Keith Slater resigned as bishop yesterday over his handling of about 50 claims of acts of physical, sexual and psychological abuse at the North Coast Children's Home in Lismore, on the New South Wales ...
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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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