| Ponting turns to plasma TV to overcome form slump
Australian News.Net
Melbourne, : To overcome his form slump, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has turned to high-tech plasma screen technology before the tour to the West Indies.
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| Australia to deport 11 Indian workers
Australian News.Net
Eleven Indians working illegally in Australia will be deported after they were caught in the New South Wales Riverina by Department of Immigration and Citizenship officials, who have also found evidence of possible exploitation by employers.
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| Divergent views on challenging umpire
Australian News.Net
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has welcomed the International Cricket Council's plan to allow the players to challenge umpiring decisions in Test cricket.
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| Oz teacher gets the boot for posing nude!
Australian News.Net
Melbourne, : A Sydney school teacher has been sacked for appearing in a sealed nude photo shoot in a magazine with her hubby.
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| Clarke withdraws from West Indies tour
Cricinfo
Michael Clarke has forced a change in Australia's West Indies tour plans after pulling out of the start of the trip due to the serious condition of his fianc's father. Clarke was due to make his...
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| One in five Oz kids
Australian News.Net
Melbourne, : According to a survey, cyber bullying is affecting more than one in five young Aussies.
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| Eva Mendes goes topless for Vogue
Australian News.Net
Melbourne, : Eva Mendes has gone topless for a provocative picture shoot in Italy's Vogue magazine.
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| Walking stick may help cut knee osteoarthritis progression risk
Australian News.Net
Washington, : A new study by researchers at the University of Melbourne has revealed that using a cane might reduce the risk of knee osteoarthritis progression, a common, incurable joint disease, and the leading cause of disability in elderly people.
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| Indian environmentalist says Nargis cyclone is a "sign of things to come"
Australian News.Net
Canberra, : An Indian environmentalist has warned that the Nargis cyclone that devastated Burma is a &sign of things to come&, as climate change caused extreme weather to increase in intensity.
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| Colin Firth planning year-long acting hiatus
Australian News.Net
Melbourne, : British actor Colin Firth is planning to take a hiatus from acting.
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| PCB suffered Rs 84 cr loss due to postponement of Oz tour
Australian News.Net
... crore due to the postponement of the Aussies tour which was to take place in March this year.
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| Silver lining for storm-damaged concert hall
ABC News
The Australian National University's Llewellyn Hall will reopen tonight more than a year after it was severely damaged by a hail storm. The concert venue has undergone a $10 million refurbishment to...
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| Ombudsman urged to release report into Qld disability home
ABC News
The father of a whistleblower says the Queensland Ombudsman should publicly release a report into allegations of maladministration at a State Government-run disability home, south of Brisbane. The...
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| Centenary Test underway in Sydney
ABC News
Play has commenced in the rugby league Centenary Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground this evening. Stephen Kearney, assisted by former Australian coach Wayne Bennett...
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| Real estate fraudster jailed
perthnow
A FRAUDSTER used bogus real estate licences to advertise non-existent luxury beachfront properties, ripping off renters and a media company, a West Australian judge says.
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| Prosecutor urges tough sentences to counter rising armed robbery rate
ABC News
The prosecutor in the Hobart Criminal Court trial of two men found guilty of attempted armed robbery, has called for severe sentences to deter others from violent crimes. Derek Michael Crosswell of...
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| Environment Department looks for Canning Vale polluters
ABC News
The Department of Environment is using drainage maps and forensic techniques to track down people who are dumping waste into drains in the Canning Vale area. Oily sludges and detergents have been...
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| Car jacking victim tells of her ordeal
ABC News
A woman has told how she feared for her life during a car jacking in a Cannington shopping centre car park. 23-year-old Shannon White was sitting in her car at the Carousel shopping centre about...
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| RBA expects govt to deliver on cuts
The Examiner
The Reserve Bank of Australia expects a slowing economy will eventually rein in inflation, but is banking on the Rudd government to deliver its promised spending cuts.In Friday's quarterly...
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| Australian Buddhist Relief appeal for Burma Cyclone Victims Relief
Buddhist Channel
Established in 1985 by Sakyamuni Buddhist Centre, a national peak, socially-engaged Dhamma group, AUSTRALIAN BUDDHIST has in the past 24 years been raising over one million dollars...
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| Waratahs get set for red-hot Stormers
The Examiner
The Super 14 semi-finals come early for the NSW Waratahs when they take on the red-hot Stormers before a 50,000 sellout crowd in a make-or-break showdown in Cape Town early Sunday AEST.While a...
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| Tiny krill could help unlock global climate change secrets
ABC News
Scientists in Hobart are starting small in their bid to discover the answers to one of the world's biggest problems: they are researching krill in the hope of finding out what impact climate change...
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| AFL Dream Team duo miss training
The Examiner
Sydney defender Tadhg Kennelly and Fremantle's Luke McPharlin failed to train with the Dream Team squad ahead of Saturday's AFL Hall of Fame match against Victoria.The other 28 members of the squad...
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| Court hears Marist brother was sexually assaulted
ABC News
The ACT Supreme Court has heard a former brother at Canberra's Marist College, who's pleaded guilty to molesting young boys, was sexually assaulted himself as a child. John William Chute, whose...
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| WA builder to help in indigenous housing crisis
The West Australian
Wa home builder Dale Alcock and former ALP national president Warren Mundine are among those asked to join a federal working group to tackle the Aboriginal housing crisis. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd...
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