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Australias Griffin Wins Weather-Hit Event in South Korea
(Reuters) - Australian Matthew Griffin won the SK Telecom Open at South Korea's Jeju Island by one shot after Sunday's final round was called off due to heavy fog. A 40-foot putt from the back of the green on the 18th guaranteed him the third-round lead on Saturday and it turned out to be the winning shot at the 1 billion Korean won ($895,700) OneAsia event at the Pinx Golf Club. ...
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Cooper overlooked for Wallabies
Code-hopping Israel Folau is in but Quade Cooper is the most notable omission from Robbie Deans' initial 25-man squad to take on the touring British and Irish Lions in June and July. James O'Connor, Berrick Barnes and Christian Lealiifano are the preferred five-eighth options for the three-Test series, although Deans will add a further six players on June 11 to complete the squad and ...
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Sharks down comeback kids Canberra
Cronulla surged back into the NRL top eight on Sunday with a tense 30-20 victory over a fast-finishing Canberra. NSW Origin hopeful Todd Carney was again the maestro for the home side, who provisionally moved into the eight for the first time since round five. The victory was not secure until a 70th minute try to barnstorming prop Andrew Fifita, as the Sharks weathered a dangerous Canberra ...
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Bracks offers best of skills Gillard
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended the appointment of former Victorian Labor premier Steve Bracks as Australia's next consul-general in New York. Foreign Minister Bob Carr - himself a former Labor premier - announced Mr Bracks's appointment on Friday, sparking criticism the government is handing plum foreign postings to party affiliates. Ms Gillard said candidates are drawn ...
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Gillard defends plum Bracks appointment
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has defended the appointment of former Victorian Labor premier Steve Bracks as Australia's next consul-general in New ...
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Search for missing snorkler continues
THE search continues for Canberra man Rob Shugg, four days after he disappeared and his wife died while snorkelling in Western ...
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Coins find may rewrite Aus history
five coins were found in the Northern Territory in 1944 that have proven to be 1000 years old, opening up the possibility that seafarers from distant countries might have landed in Australia much earlier than what is currently ...
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Live AFL Richmond v Melbourne
Dustin Martin sent the Tigers inside 50 and Nahas ended up with it in the pocket, looking to turn the Melbourne defence inside out. The Dees took the sving mark in the goal square only to turn it over with the very next kick. But though he intercepted the mark, Riewoldt couldn't convert. Just a behind for the ...
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Parra homer steers Arizona to summit
The Arizona Diamondbacks went clear atop West division in the MLB's National League (NL), after the San Francisco Giants lost on Saturday.The Diamondbacks edged the lowly Miami Marlins 1-0 for their 25th win of the season, on the back of a lead-off homer from Gerardo Parra off the game's first pitch.Arizona moved a game clear of the World Series champions San Francisco, who fell to the ...
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Red Wings draw level Sharks get one back
The Detroit Red Wings squared their NHL Western Conference semi-final series with the Chicago Blackhawks at 1-1 on Saturday.The Red Wings earned a come-from-behind 4-1 triumph on away ice at the United Center, scoring twice in each of the second and third periods.Patrick Kane put Chicago ahead in the final six minutes of the opening stanza, but Damien Brunner had the quick reply in the second ...
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Floating in wonder with Skywhale
View all 31 photos ';Mummy, look at the boob,'; shouts a small child gleefully. The sun is rising on a bone-chilling Canberra morning and Patricia Piccinini’s mammalian artwork lies half-inflated, flopping on the frosty ground. There are 50 to 100 hardy souls who’ve gathered to watch the fantastical Skywhale come to life on the lawns in front of Old Parliament ...
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NSW bill to ban ’anti-vax’ kids
A move to ban unvaccinated kids from NSW preschools and childcare centres isn’t about discriminating against the children of vaccine refusers, the state opposition says. Labor leader John Robertson will introduce amendments to the public health act which would give early childhood centres the right to refuse kids who haven’t had their shots. The move comes amid concern about high ...
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Vic man accidentally shot in face
Police say the man, aged in his 20s, was airlifted from Wendouree, north of Ballarat, to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital with a gunshot wound just after 6.30am (AEST) on Sunday.They are investigating the incident but say it appears the gun went off ...
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Womans body found after NSW house fire
Emergency services were called to the Yamba home around 11.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday night where they found the house well alight.A body found inside the building is yet to be formally identified.Police believe it is a 66-year-old woman who lived at the home.The cause of the fire is not yet known, police ...
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OFarrell backs GST review
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says increasing the GST should be on the table as part of a tax review promised by federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott has ruled out hiking the GST rate if elected in September, but promised in his budget reply speech to deliver a tax "white paper" within two years of winning government. Any proposed changes would then be put to voters at ...
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Ancient discovery set to rewrite Australian history
Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an ‘‘X’’ might lead to a discovery that could rewrite Australia’s history. Australian scientist Ian McIntosh, currently Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in the US, plans an expedition in July that has stirred up the archaeological community. The scientist wants to revisit the location where five ...
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Folau in Cooper out of Wallabies squad
Israel Folau is in but Quade Cooper is the most notable omission from coach Robbie Deans' initial 25-man Wallabies squad to take on the touring British and Irish Lions in June and July. Berrick Barnes, James O'Connor and Christian Lealiifano are the preferred five-eighth options for the three-Test series, although Deans will add a further six players on June 11 to complete the squad. ...
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NRLs Storm fired up for Manly battle
Melbourne are preparing for a Manly side still licking its wounds after its crushing exit from the NRL finals series last year at the hands of the Storm. Melbourne swept aside the Sea Eagles in their preliminary final last season with a 40-12 victory on their way to claim the NRL title. It was the latest meeting in a long history between the fierce rivals, which includes the infamous ...
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Coins could rewrite Aust history
Australian scientist Ian McIntosh, currently Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in the US, plans an expedition in July that has stirred up the archaeological community.The scientist wants to revisit the location where five coins were found in the Northern Territory in 1944 that have proven to be 1000 years old, opening up the possibility that seafarers from distant countries might ...
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Search continues for missing snorkeller
THE search continues for Canberra man Rob Shugg, four days after he disappeared and his wife died while snorkelling in Western ...
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MPs should justify overseas trips Wong
LABOR says there are bigger issues at stake than arguments over whether retiring MPs should be taking taxpayer-funded overseas ...
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Speed limit increase possible NSW premier
THE NSW government is prepared to consider increasing speed limits on freeways if it's deemed safe, Premier Barry O'Farrell ...
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Xenophon supports boost to car tariffs
INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon will support any moves to impose a temporary tariff on car imports triggered by the high Australian ...
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Day of the dog
Big dogs, small dogs and every dog in between trotted down to the South Perth foreshore for the event to raise funds for the animal care organisation.Last year the event attracted 10,000 people from across the city, however, RSPCA spokesman Tim Maine said he thought they had cracked that this year."We’re extremely happy - the weather gods have shined on us and there’s just a ...
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Feds call for East West Link business case
IF the Victorian government wants federal funding for the East West Link road, it needs to deliver its business case, the federal government says. Premier Denis Napthine says the Bolte Bridge crash, which halted Melbourne traffic on Friday and left a truck driver in hospital, highlighted the need for "more choices" for Victorian drivers. But Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony ...
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Australia the energy superpower?
A new boom in the extraction of Australia's natural gas reserves will have immense economic benefits for the country and especially the state of Western Australia, but conservationists warn of an environmental impact.
Australia is a country rich in natural resources, because of this its economy is an export driven one, and coal, iron ore, wool, meat, gold, and wheat are some of its main exports. It was in the 1920’s that Australia’s economic potential was underpinned by the gold rush that saw its population triple in size in just ten years. Read more
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