Provides the latest RSS feeds for Sydney News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Sydney News.net http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/cat/ae0def0d9b645403/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:00 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:00 -0400 30 A frantic search is on for a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian man who went missing in a national park in Australia. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton in the Canadian province of Ontario was last seen May 13 parking his rental vehicle at village Charlotte Pass and entering the Kosciuszko National Park in the Australian state of New South Wales, according to local media. A law student of Bond University in ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214683575/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:20:02 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214683575/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Cricket Australia (CA) chief James Sutherland has said the governing body might need to consider implementing a social media policy after Australian Test batsman David Warner's recent Twitter controversy. He said there had been no discussions about developing a social media policy for players, but admitted it is something that CA is considering. Sutherland insisted he will continue to encourage ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681674/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:01 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681674/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women players which will result in the Australian female cricketers becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country. CA approved a restructure of the contract system with a move from a three-tier payment system to a squad-ranking system. The top player retainer increases substantially from ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661903/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:20:02 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661903/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY (AFP) - A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land.The Central Land Council said animals -- including horses, donkeys and camels -- were dying in their thousands due to a lack of food and water and a cull was necessary on humanitarian and ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682882/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:48 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682882/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Melbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy plans to nurse his battle-weary players through a light week on the track before their second big game in five days when they tackle the Sydney Roosters on Saturday night. Bellamy said Melbourne's 10-10 draw with fourth-placed Manly at AAMI Park on Monday night in extra time had left his side bruised and battered. "After about 10 or 15 minutes, it was ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682965/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:10 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682965/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEYSIDERS can look forward to a spectacular slice of Americana throughout the Vivid Festival after The Daily Telegraph caught an exclusive sneak peek of the ever-popular Customs House installation early this ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214683318/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:10:13 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214683318/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY (AFP) - Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$7 billion (US$6.8 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains Australia's wealthiest person, an annual rich list showed Wednesday.Rinehart, heiress to an iron ore prospecting empire built in Australia's resources-rich west, led the respected BRW Rich 200 list for a third year in a row with a personal fortune of ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682897/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:03:23 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682897/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A Salvation Army report released today shows that more people are struggling to keep their heads above water as the cost of living ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681886/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:39 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681886/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 New Delhi, May 22 : In a first in India, Tourism Australia has presented India-based members of LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, with a fun opportunity of winning a refreshing week-long holiday in Australia, away from their daily ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681811/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:24:37 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681811/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) on Tuesday announced the establishment of a recommended area for ships to help protect the world heritage- listed Ningaloo Reef from June 1, ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681808/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:16:37 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681808/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 NSW The New South Wales Finance Minister Greg Pearce says the sale of seven state Government-owned buildings has raised more than $405 million.The Government says it is selling off non-essential buildings and leasing back office space where necessary to unlock the capital for infrastructure and housing projects.The buildings sold include Bligh House and the McKell building in Sydney, as well as ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682342/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:14:28 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682342/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Armidale 2350 Allegations that former independent MP Richard Torbay and a senior policeman made an unauthorised visit to a prisoner in Armidale six years ago have been referred to the inspector of the Police Integrity Commission (PIC).A parliamentary committee asked the Police Integrity Commission about the allegations, after media reports detailing them surfaced in the wake of Mr Torbay's ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682343/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:14:28 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682343/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The leading organisation representing Australia's professional photographers has apologised to one of its members after accusing him on Facebook of using actors to set up a wedding photograph entered in a competition. In fact, the newlyweds who featured in the photograph outside Luna Park in Sydney were actors. You may have seen the bride Stephanie Delaney in Underbelly, or the groom ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682344/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:13 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682344/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The Coalition has signalled it may break up the Australian Taxation Office if it wins government, to ensure a "more independent" resolution of tax disputes. In an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey said that the ATO had developed an "insular and inward-looking culture that has put it at odds with taxpayers". He also said the tax ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681961/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:12 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681961/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Gina Rinehart's personal wealth has shed a staggering $7 billion in the past 12 months, but even her losses exceed the total wealth of Australia's next richest person, according to the BRW Rich 200 list released today. The mining magnate easily retained her position as Australia's richest individual with total wealth estimated at $22.02 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682345/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:11 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682345/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Oven fire forces mass evacuation Fire crews are congratulating building managers who evacuated about 1000 people from an office block in Sydney's CBD after a restaurant's pizza oven caught fire at lunchtime on ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682346/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:10 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682346/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 In a stunning decision, 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681966/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:09 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681966/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681967/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:08 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681967/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Moscow has reacted angrily as its neighbour Azerbaijan admitted its vote at the Eurovision Song Contest awarding no points to Russia's song appears to have been falsified. The scandal topped the agenda at a televised briefing between the countries' foreign ministers in Moscow, as Azerbaijan's top diplomat admitted that the votes submitted for Russia via mobile phone had somehow ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682347/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:07 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682347/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 High profile Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies has been charged with six further child abuse offences. Mr Davies was charged on Saturday with four offences relating to producing child abuse material and grooming two underage girls. Burwood Local Court was told on Wednesday that six other charges have been filed against Mr Davies. The charges are believed to be of a serious ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682348/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:05 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214682348/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY | Wed May 22, 2013 1:20am EDT SYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - The end of Australia's resources boom is taking its toll on investment in the sector, with A$150 billion in planned projects delayed or cancelled since April 2012, government data shows. China's economic slowdown has squashed a decade-long mining boom in Australia that drove gold, copper, iron ore and coal to record ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681771/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:30 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681771/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Confidence among Australian consumers declined sharply in May to its lowest level since August 2012, driven largely by negative responses to the Federal Budget, a survey by Westpac and Melbourne Institute showed Wednesday. The index of consumer sentiment fell 7 percent in May to 97.6 from 104.9 in April. This is the lowest reading since August 2012. The survey also revealed that pessimists ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680909/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:18:06 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680909/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 was conducted in the week the Labor government delayed a long-promised return to a budget surplus. The government blamed a stubbornly high Australian dollar and lower commodity prices for a dramatic fall in revenues. It also came after the Reserve Bank of ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680749/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:08:42 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680749/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Jerrys Plains 2330 What has been described as the most significant public corruption inquiry in the history of New South Wales has wrapped up with the findings due in July. Court reporter Jamelle Wells covered the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry for the ABC.Were it not for the seriousness of the allegations raised the six-month corruption inquiry into former New South ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681333/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:05:41 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681333/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 (53 mins ago) A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began today in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land. The Central Land Council said animals – including horses, donkeys and camels – were dying in their thousands because of a lack of food and water and a cull was necessary on ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680917/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:57:48 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680917/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A WOMAN who allegedly had a four-year-old in the car has been charged under Skyes Law after a police pursuit in the states central ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681334/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:11 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214681334/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680911/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:32:40 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680911/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Pyrmont 2009 The New South Wales Government has introduced legislation to impose a levy on Sydney's Star Casino to help cover the costs of monitoring and regulating its operations.Taxpayers currently bear most of the cost for the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority to oversee the casino, but the Minister for Hospitality George Souris says it is appropriate for the Star to pick up the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680311/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:44 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680311/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australia Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and deputy Brad Haddin insist Australia's disastrous series in India is history with the team fired up to win back the Ashes from England.Clarke and his squad head to England in the knowledge they have not won an Ashes series on foreign soil since 2001 when Steve Waugh's men won in convincing fashion 4-1 before triumphing by the same ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679879/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:43 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679879/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 NSW The New South Wales Treasurer has revealed an accounting change will wipe $1 billion off the budget's bottom line this year.Mike Baird will hand down the state's budget on the 18th of June.He says the state has adopted a new standard for calculating the interest on superannuation assets, which will reduce forecast earnings from nearly 9 per cent to just over 3 percent."It ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680312/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:43 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680312/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680313/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:28 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680313/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680315/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:27 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680315/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680314/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:27 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680314/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680316/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:26 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680316/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680317/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:24 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680317/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680318/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:23 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680318/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680320/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:54 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680320/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Holy Innocents Primary School students Carla Coluccio, 7, Scarlett Waters, 10, and Rory Giugni, 11, get ready for Walk to School Day. Picture: Nic ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680319/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:53 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214680319/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679886/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:35:50 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679886/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679707/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:25:55 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679707/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australia should boost its ties with Brazil as the South American nations continues its transformation into a global power, an ANU expert ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678817/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:12 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678817/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679286/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:51 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679286/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679289/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:54 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679289/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679287/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:53 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679287/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678829/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:53 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678829/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679291/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:15 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679291/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679290/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:14 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679290/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679292/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:13 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679292/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679293/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:12 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679293/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679295/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:31 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679295/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679294/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:30 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679294/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679296/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:42 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214679296/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678325/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:52:57 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678325/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678637/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:43:19 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678637/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678326/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:40:56 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678326/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 OTTAWA -- Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677888/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:39:58 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677888/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678327/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:44 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678327/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Former Federal Labor MP Craig Thomson - accused of using a Health Services Union credit card to pay for prostitutes - has appeared in court today to face 19 fresh charges. Mr Thomson, 48, who last week announced he would stand as an independent for his NSW seat of Dobell at the September federal election after being suspended by the Labor Party, appeared briefly in the Melbourne Magistrates ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678329/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:42 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678329/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The scales of justice in Dubai are askew. Consider the case of Alicia Gali, an Australian drugged and raped by three fellow hotel employees in 2008. With four broken ribs, she reported the crime - and was promptly charged with having sex out of wedlock. She was sentenced to 12 months' jail and served the next eight months behind bars. Her attackers, charged with the same offence, were ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678330/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:40 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678330/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Facing internal pressure from Victorian Liberals: Tony Abbott. Tony Abbott is facing internal pressure from Victorian Liberals to privatise the ABC and SBS if he wins the September 14 election amid claims both organisations are struggling to comply with their charters. State Liberals have launched a push ahead of the election to sell the public broadcasters, arguing the funds raised should be ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678331/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:39 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678331/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 As the school day was ending, parents in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore were forced to make an impossible calculation – rush to schools to gather up their children and risk being caught in the open, or trust that the reinforced walls of the school buildings would shelter them. A tornado was coming, one that may be the most destructive to ever strike the United States. There would be ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678332/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:37 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678332/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 HEAR that? It’s the sound of silence, trundling towards a train station near you as CityRail kicks off its long-awaited trial of quiet train ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678333/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:42 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214678333/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks rose Wednesday, with mining issues continuing to recover from recent weakness that stemmed in part from concerns about slowing in China. The S&P/ASX ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677893/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:47 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677893/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY | Tue May 21, 2013 8:32pm EDT SYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - A measure of Australian consumer confidence fell sharply in May as households reacted negatively to the government's budget announcement, even after a cut in interest rates to a record low. The poll of 1,200 people by the Melbourne Institute and Westpac Bank was conducted in the week the Labor government delayed a ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677890/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:55 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677890/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Port Kembla 2505 Steel workers are bitterly disappointed a Government rescue fund designed to ease the blow of job losses in the industry has failed to create hundreds of positions it promised to deliver.The $30 million Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund was set up in late 2011 by the Gillard Government in the wake of mass redundancies at BlueScope Steel's Port Kembla works, ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677297/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:56 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677297/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mascot 2020 Police are appealing for witnesses following a shooting at a sports oval in Sydney's south-east.A 27-year-old was found with gunshot wounds to his hand and thigh at the oval in Mascot at about 7:55pm (AEST) last night.He has been taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital to undergo surgery.Police say his injuries are not life threatening.Anyone with information is urged to call ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677296/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:56 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677296/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The death of a seven-year-old boy whose parents said hit his head after falling off a pogo stick is now being treated as a potential homicide. Homicide squad detectives have joined local detectives to investigate the boy's death at a home in Oatley, in Sydney's south, on Tuesday. Paramedics were called to the home on Mulga Road at 6am on Tuesday after receiving a triple-0 call that ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677298/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:46 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677298/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Improved public access has been touted as key to redeveloping Darling Harbour, where poor pedestrian and public transport links are blamed for cutting off the precinct from the city, Pyrmont and Ultimo. But a submission by Transport for NSW says the proposal fails to include space for public buses, providing only for private bus zones. This is despite planned bus network changes after light rail ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677299/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:45 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677299/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A far-right writer and activist killed himself in front of the altar of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday in an apparent protest against gay marriage, after calling for "spectacular" action to protect France's identity. Dominique Venner, 78, a former right-wing activist known in France for his political essays, posted a note on his blog, attacking a law passed by ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677300/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:44 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677300/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The scales of justice in Dubai are askew. Consider the case of Alicia Gali, an Australian drugged and raped by three fellow hotel employees in 2008. With four broken ribs, she reported the crime - and was promptly charged with having sex out of wedlock. She was sentenced to 12 months' jail and served the next eight months behind bars. Her attackers, charged with the same offence, were ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677301/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:43 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677301/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 As the school day was ending, parents in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore were forced to make an impossible calculation – rush to schools to gather up their children and risk being caught in the open, or trust that the reinforced walls of the school buildings would shelter them. A tornado was coming, one that may be the most destructive to ever strike the United States. There would be ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677302/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:43 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677302/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Whether it's "unliveable" dumps or million-dollar mansions, recent auction results are stunning agents and their vendors but frustrating buyers. Analysts are predicting some sectors of the Sydney market could experience 10 per cent growth this year. Last Saturday's auction clearance rate of 78.7 per cent was the best in three years and included the $800,000 sale of a ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677303/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:42 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677303/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mr Fogarty was getting changed outside his car following rugby league training at Mascot Oval, in Sydney's south, when a white Mercedes pulled up beside him shortly before 8pm.He was shot four times in his right hand and left thigh and there were also at least four bullet holes in the side of his grey Honda.Emergency services were called to the O'Riordan St park following reports of the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677305/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:55 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677305/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The planned changes, which will include six new ferries and inquiries into five new wharves and changes to stops, will see peak-hour passengers heading from Parramatta to the city change at RydalmereThe government will investigate building five new wharves at Rhodes, Glebe Point, Johnstons Bay, Woolloomooloo and Elizabeth Bay, while Birchgrove wharf could be moved to a new location, under the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677304/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:54 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214677304/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australia is still waiting on the US to decide its post-2014 troop commitment to Afghanistan before announcing how many Australian troops will remain, Defence Minister Stephen Smith says.Speaking after meeting US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in Washington, Mr Smith said Australia remained willing to assist with training of Afghan officers.Australia was also ready to contribute special forces to ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214675621/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:33:04 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214675621/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 The New South Wales Government has promised six new ferries, an extra 50 services a week and a new wharf at Barangaroo as part of its 20-year ferry plan.The 50 extra services will be added to the new timetable from October with the government planning to include more frequent stops at Abbotsford, Cabarita, Balmain, Darling Harbour, Cremorne Point, Mosman Bay, Double Bay and Rose Bay ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214676120/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:41 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214676120/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Rain will become heavy this afternoon and the top temperature will be 19 degrees. Some buses through Beverly Hills and Roselands are delayed by 15 minutes due to heavy traffic but trains are running okay. See you back here tomorrow for Morning Express, bright and early at 6am. Have a great ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214676121/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:10:32 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214676121/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY | Tue May 21, 2013 7:07pm EDT SYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - Myer Holdings Ltd, Australia's largest department store chain, posted a small rise in third-quarter sales on Wednesday and said it remained cautious about the outlook for retail trading. Myer, which has consistently traded below its 2009 initial public offer price, said sales in the third quarter rose 0.5 percent to ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214676817/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:22 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214676817/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Manly have renewed calls for a rethink of the NRL's contentious extra-time policy after Monday's 10-10 draw with Melbourne. The golden-point period of Monday's match again degenerated into a series of field goal attempts with neither side coming close to scoring a try in the 10-minute overtime period. Initially promoted as a worthy way to decide a close game, entertaining ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674818/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:41 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674818/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A man had just finished football training when he was shot up to five times at the edge of a sporting oval in Sydney's south-east, police say. The 27-year-old will undergo surgery on Wednesday for gunshot wounds to his right hand and left thigh following the shooting at Mascot Oval at 7.55pm on Tuesday. Inspector Paul Thornton, from Botany Bay local area command, said the man had just ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674820/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:58:29 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674820/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Pope Francis lays his hands on the head of a young man on Sunday, May 19, 2013, after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, convulsed and shook, and then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674819/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:58:28 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674819/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A war of words over gay marriage has broken out between Labor government figures and a powerful Christian lobby group whose support has long been regarded as necessary to winning elections. Finance Minister Penny Wong has accused the ultra-conservative Australian Christian Lobby of ''pedalling prejudice'' and of engaging in ''bigotry that has no place in a modern ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674821/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:58:26 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674821/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A 33-YEAR-OLD Prairiewood resident who allegedly stabbed a Granville man in the neck as he stood in his driveway on Sunday has been charged with attempted ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674822/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:23 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214674822/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 will buy and build six new ferries within three years, and put on an extra 50 ferry services a week within months as part of their 20-year ferry plan. But it will not commit to building any new wharves in Sydney Harbour beyond one at ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214671520/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:00 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214671520/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A war of words over gay marriage has broken out between Labor government figures and a powerful Christian lobby group whose support has long been regarded as necessary to winning elections. Finance Minister Penny Wong has accused the ultra-conservative Australian Christian Lobby of ''pedalling prejudice'' and of engaging in ''bigotry that has no place in a modern ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214672007/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:58 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214672007/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 RAW VIDEO: US man, Ricky Stover, recounts the harrowing experience as the Oklahoma tornado swung the cellar doors open where he sought ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214672008/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:57 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214672008/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 gigatons of carbon dioxide. Unfortunately, fossil fuel companies have reserves of carbon from oil, coal and gas of almost 3000 gigatons --far exceeding the climate's safe limit if it were to all be burned.This "math" has been known for some years before McKibben's ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214671395/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:41 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214671395/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 OTTAWA -- Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Gold Coast region. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214669684/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:23 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214669684/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australians will have to either pay more tax or expect poorer government services, the head of the Treasury has warned. Martin Parkinson told a post-budget function in Sydney the share of the economy devoted to tax had suffered its most dramatic slide since the 1950s. ''From its pre-crisis level of 23.7 per cent the tax-to-GDP ratio fell to 20.1 per cent in 2010-11,'' he ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214670273/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:50 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214670273/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 If my life were a television show it would start like this: It's a pleasantly warm summer day in a beautiful southern clime. Sunlight glints off ripples in the pool. The sliding door opens with a gentle rumble. A young woman steps out in her flip-flops and a black Speedo swimming suit. Her skin is darkly tan from lifeguarding at the local municipal pool. Today she is giving a private ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214670274/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:48 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214670274/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 If resource-rich developing countries can avoid the "resource curse," they could reduce their dependency on aid, said an Australian government ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214669692/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:00 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214669692/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The possibilities if we can make this happen are widespread. Not only would it grow the talent base of the game, but whenever people from different cultures interact it brings society closer together and creates greater understanding. That can only be a positive. The AFL and local football clubs and its volunteers do a great job at Auskick clinics and junior programs but the question remains ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214668704/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:22 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214668704/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Sydney, Australia, returned to Honolulu International Airport Monday afternoon because of a system problem. KHON reports the flight returned to Honolulu after a light in the cockpit came on about an hour into the flight indicating a problem with the system. KHON reports the 246 passengers on the flight were taken to dinner in Waikiki before leaving late Monday ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214667903/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:34 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214667903/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 All is forgiven at Wests Tigers, with coach Mick Potter making an SOS call to star playmaker Benji Marshall to save the club's sinking season.Potter made the bold decision to bench his star five-eighth last week, but the move backfired with the Tigers falling behind 16-0 after 17 minutes before Marshall was injected into the game.That move has been shelved after just one match, ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214666838/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:07 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214666838/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664976/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:03 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664976/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A war of words over gay marriage has broken out between Labor government figures and a powerful Christian lobby group whose support has long been regarded as necessary to winning elections. Finance Minister Penny Wong has accused the ultra-conservative Australian Christian Lobby of ''pedalling prejudice'' and of engaging in ''bigotry that has no place in a modern ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214666839/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:59:21 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214666839/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Facing internal pressure from Victorian Liberals: Tony Abbott. Tony Abbott is facing internal pressure from Victorian Liberals to privatise the ABC and SBS if he wins the September 14 election amid claims both organisations are struggling to comply with their charters. State Liberals have launched a push ahead of the election to sell the public broadcasters, arguing the funds raised should be ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664482/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:21 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664482/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tradies caught out by the collapse of National Buildplan Group have called for a financial ''rescue'' package and an investigation into the failure of the company. The call comes as administrators struggle to sort through the construction company's finances, with unsecured creditors including tradies, subcontractors and suppliers owed at least $18 million when National ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664483/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:20 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664483/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Angry parents who have pulled their children out of a leading Sydney dance school after a director was charged with child-abuse offences have been told they won't receive refunds because the alleged ''threat has been removed''. Police executed a search warrant at the inner-western Sydney studios of RGDance on Monday night as part of their investigations into the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664484/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:19 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664484/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Someone said the reason the political debate in Australia has become so bitter and personally abusive is that, at bottom, there's not a lot of difference between the two sides on policy issues. There are a few issues on which they offer clear alternatives, but not many. You may think, for example, there's a big difference between them on taxation. But, as it has become clearer in the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664485/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:18 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664485/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Communications Minister Stephen Conroy brokered a deal with the television industry to allow betting companies to continue spruiking live odds during sports broadcasts, despite the growing public backlash against the spread of gambling culture. Despite Mr Conroy repeatedly saying that sports fans are having live odds ''pushed down their throats'', Fairfax Media has learnt the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664486/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:17 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664486/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 David Warner will not be scratched as a future captaincy candidate despite his extraordinary social media outburst at journalists, Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland says. The 26-year-old Test opener is scheduled to appear by teleconference on Wednesday afternoon at a CA disciplinary hearing after being reported for an alleged breach of the body’s code of behaviour. He is expected ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664488/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:16 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664488/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 As the school day was ending, parents in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore were forced to make an impossible calculation – rush to schools to gather up their children and risk being caught in the open, or trust that the reinforced walls of the school buildings would shelter them. A tornado was coming, one that may be the most destructive to ever strike the United States. There would be ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664487/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:16 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664487/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 RAW VIDEO: US man, Ricky Stover, recounts the harrowing experience as the Oklahoma tornado swung the cellar doors open where he sought ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664489/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:11 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664489/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Embattled coal tycoon Nathan Tinkler has put his $5.2 million Queensland mansion up for sale. The seven-bedroom, five-bathroom country estate, on four hectares on Brisbane's outskirts, features a home cinema, a gym, a climate-controlled wine cellar that can house 3500 bottles and a nine-car garage. The property, in Pullenvale, west of Brisbane, is listed online as being for sale for ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664490/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:10 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664490/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A NSW police officer who received a payout worth hundreds of thousands because of injuries and stress has applied to get his job back because he is feeling better ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664492/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:07 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664492/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 THE accused Muslim rioter who a female magistrate slammed as "very disrespectful" for refusing to stand for her has defended his actions - saying he wouldn't get on his feet for a male magistrate ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664491/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:05 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664491/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The signs are Premier Barry O'Farrell will try Mr Boland-Rudder out and give him the job permanently if he performs well after Pete McConnell, 35, left the crucial chief of staff role for a $700,000-a-year job at Woolworths on Monday. The man they know simply as "JBR", is a former chief of staff to Roads Minister Duncan Gay and a gun cricketer who played the likes of Australian ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664494/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:01 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664494/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The 28-year-old was shot in the leg and hand at Mascot Oval about 7.55pm last night.He was treated by paramedics as he lay next to a row of parked cars before being rushed to hospital.Five men were taken from the scene by police for questioning.A local sports team were training at Mascot Oval when the incident happened and gathered outside the crime scene as officers investigated.Police were last ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664493/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:01 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664493/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Over-sharing passengers babbling away on their phones have been named as the most annoying people on public transport, an online poll conducted by ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664495/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:56 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214664495/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Papua New Guinea A controversial Papua New Guinean businessman denies he had been hiding in Australia to avoid charges of misappropriating millions of dollars.Eremas Wartoto had been living in Australia since 2011 after being charged with misappropriating $3 million earmarked for a high school.He returned to PNG this month after it was revealed he had been living in Cairns on a 457 visa, which ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214662369/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:28 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214662369/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY - U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co will sell its entire AUS$260 million (US$255 million) stake in Australia’s Seven West Media, ending a seven year partnership in the top rating Australian TV network, Seven West ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661018/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:00 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661018/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Manly have renewed calls for a rethink of the NRL's contentious extra-time policy after Monday's 10-10 draw with Melbourne. The golden-point period of Monday's match again degenerated into a series of field goal attempts with neither side coming close to scoring a try in the 10-minute overtime period. Initially promoted as a worthy way to decide a close game, entertaining ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661532/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:08 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661532/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australian energy company Santos said it expects to produce 15,000 barrels of oil per day from its Fletcher Finucane project offshore Western Australia. Santos said it started oil production from the facility ahead of schedule and on budget. The $490 million development was sanctioned in January 2012. "Fletcher Finucane is projected to have an average gross production rate of 15,000 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661022/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:13 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661022/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SEEING the smiles on childrens faces makes going to work easy for day care centre employee Jessica Bleaney. The Salisbury’s Oasis Community Children’s Centre worker has been named the best young child care centre employee in Australia. The 22 year old was awarded the National Rising Star award at the Australian Family Early Education and Care gala dinner in Sydney this month. Ms ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661016/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214661016/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has suggested the 10-year jail sentence imposed on Australian businessman Matthew Joyce in Dubai is harsh by Australian standards and the government should be doing everything it can to ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214658686/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:13 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214658686/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 - A spate of profit warnings from Australian mining services firms suggests the country's "once-in-a-century" resources spending boom may have peaked sooner than companies, economists and policymakers had ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214658427/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:26:44 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214658427/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Oatley 2223 Police are investigating the death of a seven-year-old boy who was found dead at his home in Sydney's south this morning.Paramedics were called to the home in Oatley around 6:00am after being told the boy was unconcious.On arrival they determined that he was dead.The boy's parents reportedly told police that he had suffered a head injury when he fell off a pogo stick the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214659101/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:25 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214659101/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Manly have renewed calls for a rethink of the NRL's contentious extra-time policy after Monday's 10-10 draw with Melbourne.The golden-point period of Monday's match again degenerated into a series of field goal attempts with neither side coming close to scoring a try in the 10-minute overtime period.Initially promoted as a worthy way to decide a close game, entertaining football ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214659263/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:15:04 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214659263/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 NSW New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has given in-principle support to an Opposition plan to allow childcare centres to ban unvaccinated children.The State Opposition says it will consult the childcare sector and public on the draft bill, which will allow preschools to choose whether to accept children who are not immunised.The change is being proposed to encourage parents to ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214658102/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:09:36 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214658102/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Police arrived at a home on Morrisey way, Rouse Hill about 3.30pm today and discovered the victim of a stabbing attack.He was taken to hospital in a critical condition.A crime scene has been established and police from the Hills Local Area Command are investigating assisted by forensic officers.The brutal attack come on the same day ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214658103/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:58:29 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214658103/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Renewable ocean energy harnesses the power of the oceans to produce electricity. This can be done in several ways, but the resources that have the most immediate potential in terms of energy production for Australia and globally are: waves: using wave energy converters (WEC) to generate electricity tides: using tidal barrages, fences and turbines to generate ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656660/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:15:40 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656660/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Canberra hooker Matt McIlwrick has been dropped in one of just two changes for his side's NRL clash against Manly on Saturday. Veteran utility Shaun Berrigan has been named at hooker as McIlwrick's replacement, although Raiders assistant coach Brett Kimmorley said Glen Buttriss was still an outside chance of recovering from a calf injury for the match. "Berro's got a lot of ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656848/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:32 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656848/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The ';recycling wars'; between Coca-Cola and Greenpeace have spilt into cyberspace, with the beverage giant buying the top advertising slot for searches of the environmental group's name. The battle for internet attention follows claims by Greenpeace that free-to-air television channels 7, 9, 10 and SBS had all declined to broadcast the group's anti-Coca-Cola, pro-recycling ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657138/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:32 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657138/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Opinion: Rudd deserves benefit of doubt on backflip Finance Minister Penny Wong has condemned the Australian Christian Lobby over comments likening children of same-sex couples to the stolen generations, saying the group's "bigotry" has no place in modern Australia. Senator Wong, who is a lesbian, a mother and a Christian, said comments made on Tuesday by the the ACL's ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657137/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:32 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657137/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A door-to-door salesman spruiking AGL's electricity and gas services in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg in late 2011 has cost the energy giant nearly $1.5 million in penalties for lying to consumers. The $1.48 million penalty against AGL Sales and another penalty for $70,000 against AGL South Australia follow legal action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in the Federal ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657139/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:30 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657139/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Coca-Cola opposes Greenpeace's call for a national recycling scheme. To promote its message, the company bought the top advertising slot for online searches including such words as ';Greenpeace';, ';cash for containers'; or ';cash for ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657141/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:29 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657141/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 your government to show leadership on an issue that you feel strongly about – an issue the opposition has already signalled it will fix should it win in September. You'd think, wouldn't you, that you would grab that issue with both hands, FIX it, and then bask in a moment of rare ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657142/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:28 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657142/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 RAW VIDEO: US man, Ricky Stover, recounts the harrowing experience as the Oklahoma tornado swung the cellar doors open where he sought ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657143/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:27 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657143/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Embattled coal tycoon Nathan Tinkler has put his $5.2 million Queensland mansion up for sale. The seven-bedroom, five-bathroom country estate, on four hectares on Brisbane's outskirts, features a home cinema, a gym, a climate-controlled wine cellar that can house 3500 bottles and a nine-car garage. The property, in Pullenvale, west of Brisbane, is listed online as being for sale for ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657144/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:26 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657144/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Moska Najib is hoping to become Melbourne's 'lifestyle photographer' in Tourism Australia's 'best jobs in the world' competition. Life hasn't always been kind to 29-year-old Afghan Moska Najib, but she is now close to landing a dream job in Australia that will pay $100,000 for six months' work. The daughter of former Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah, ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657140/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:25 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214657140/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 (Adds details, comments) SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.6 percent on Tuesday, with banks taking a break from recent sharp gains while a series of profit warnings took a heavy toll on mining services firms. Investors were also cautiously awaiting comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for any hint of a sooner-than-expected reduction in bond-buying stimulus. ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656579/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:55:17 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656579/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Canadian woman Jen O'Shea's video entry to Ellen's Hidden Talent competition has gone viral after she demonstrated her ability to twist her leg to a mind-boggling ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656227/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:50:05 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656227/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 ''They are still in the process of picking through the rubble to try to find survivors,'' Jerry Lojka, a spokesman for Oklahoma Emergency Management, said in an interview. ''We know it was on the ground for 40 minutes. It travelled across the entire city of Moore.'' ''It's like a war zone down there,'' said Moore resident Melissa ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656228/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:50:04 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214656228/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australia have named a 15-player squad for the women's Ashes tour of England, including all 14 players contracted for the 2013-14 season as well as the batsman Sarah Elliott as a Test specialist. Elliott will fly home after the one-off Test and is the only player from outside the contract list to be part of the official touring party, although the 17-year-old Jemma Barsby will join the group ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655060/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:27 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655060/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Dubbo 2830 A New South Wales zoo is celebrating the birth of a white rhino calf.The still unnamed male was born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo in the early hours of last Tuesday.The white rhinos have been closely watched by keepers at the zoo after a mystery illness killed four of the animals last year.One of the female rhinos that survived the illness, Mopani, has given birth to the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655395/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:56:11 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655395/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Concord 2137 The New South Wales Opposition has brought ponies to parliament house in a bid to highlight the plight of horse owners who it says are being pushed off land in Sydney's inner west by the Government.The horses are kept at the historic Yaralla public estate in Concord, which holds some of the last paddocks close to the city.The site is owned by the Sydney Local Health District ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655394/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:56:11 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655394/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 , claiming his comments were "selectively edited" by the show's producers to give a glowing account of his former radio nemesis Ray Hadley. Carlton launched his tirade via his Twitter account, describing the program, which aired on Monday night, as a "travesty", "disgrace" and "garbage". On Tuesday, Carlton tweeted: "Bizarre that last ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655064/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:47:26 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655064/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 ''They are still in the process of picking through the rubble to try to find survivors,'' Jerry Lojka, a spokesman for Oklahoma Emergency Management, said in an interview. ''We know it was on the ground for 40 minutes. It travelled across the entire city of Moore.'' ''It's like a war zone down there,'' said Moore resident Melissa ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655396/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:47:25 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655396/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The car accident that killed a 19-year-old woman from Kirrawee on Monday night was witnessed by her friend, who was driving the car travelling behind her on Guyra Road at Guyra in the state's north. Police say the woman who died had been negotiating a bend in the road when she swerved to avoid a dead kangaroo in the middle of her lane about 7.20pm. She lost control of the car and veered ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655398/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:47:23 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214655398/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Members of the Australia women's cricket team will be among the country's highest-paid female athletes as part of a restructure of the Cricket Australia contract system. The leading players could earn up to $80,000 over the next year as part of the new payment programme, with the top player retainer having increased from $15,000 to $52,000 and the minimum retainer having been boosted ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654213/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:42 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654213/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 NSW The NSW Industrial Relations Commission has granted paramedics permission to register their own union.Last year, state parliament passed laws allowing paramedics and junior doctors to choose their own unions, paving the way for them to break away from the Health Services Union.The Emergency Medical Services Protection Association already has several hundred members and had applied to the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654520/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:37 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654520/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 If my life were a television show it would start like this: It's a pleasantly warm summer day in a beautiful southern clime. Sunlight glints off ripples in the pool. The sliding door opens with a gentle rumble. A young woman steps out in her flip-flops and a black Speedo swimming suit. Her skin is darkly tan from lifeguarding at the local municipal pool. Today she is giving a private ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654521/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:10 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654521/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654522/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:08 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654522/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654523/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:07 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654523/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 PARAMEDICS will be able to break away from the scandal-plagued Health Services Union (HSU) after a court ruled they could register their own ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654524/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:41:29 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654524/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Police say the elderly woman was alone in her Eastlakes unit on Monday when she answered a knock at the door.She was confronted by an unknown woman who threatened her, tied her up and covered her mouth.The intruder, who was about 40 and wearing a baseball cap and reading glasses, searched the home and demanded money but fled empty-handed.After untying herself, the woman went to a neighbour's ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654225/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:41:21 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654225/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY | Tue May 21, 2013 12:38am EDT SYDNEY May 21 (Reuters) - Australia is to issue a new Treasury bond due April 21, 2025, the country's debt management office said on Tuesday, and expects the issue to be of benchmark size - typically at least A$1 billion. Initial price guidance for the issue is a spread of 18-20 basis points to the implied yield for the primary 10-year Treasury ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654873/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:09 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654873/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 THE heavens have finally opened across regional parts of the state and metropolitan Adelaide is set for a good drenching this evening. In the past 24 hours, the state's far North recorded almost 50mm of rain up to 9am this morning. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Paul Bierman said Ernabella recorded 47mm of rain and Mintabie, 45mm. "It's quite a lot... over 40mm is 24 hours is quite ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654148/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:17:34 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214654148/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Now the Tax Office says it will finally provide functionality for Mac users from July. "We are working to deliver a version of e-tax for Mac users for this tax time, which is currently undergoing development and testing by the [Australian Taxation Office]," a spokeswoman told Fairfax Media, after tech ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653617/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:23 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653617/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 2Day FM celebrate their return to the top. 2Day FM have reclaimed their title as the number one FM station in Sydney after only one survey, as usurpers WSFM suffered a hugely disappointing ratings result. In the latest survey, which covers the period from February 24 to May ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653616/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:22 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653616/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653619/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:21 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653619/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 After 90 minutes the Storm and Sea Eagles can't be split, and they're forced to share the spoils following a 10-all draw at AAMI Park.The two sides traded field goals in golden point extra-time but no one could split the goal posts and they leave with a point ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653296/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:57 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653296/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653620/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:49 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214653620/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652320/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:56:37 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652320/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652724/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:43:53 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652724/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 the ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652725/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:34:35 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652725/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652726/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:34:34 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652726/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652727/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:34:33 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652727/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652728/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:29 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652728/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652329/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:00:39 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214652329/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214651387/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:42 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214651387/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214651391/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:38:17 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214651391/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 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 ... http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214651786/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:38:10 -0400 http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/214651786/scat/ae0def0d9b645403