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Dont sell port Farmers
NSW Farmers is formally asking Canberra to require one of the State's two grain export terminals to be excluded from the GrainCorp sale if the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) deal is allowed to proceed. The association's executive council last week called for either GrainCorp's Newcastle or Port Kembla grain elevator sites to be divested from the $3.4 billion takeover, enabling ...
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Moylan re-signs with Panthers
Penrith have re-signed fullback Matt Moylan, one of a handful of youngsters that coach Ivan Cleary says has helped power the NRL side to back-to-back wins amidst their injury crisis. Moylan was named man of the match when he made his NRL debut in the Panthers' 44-12 thumping of Parramatta in round seven. Over the past fortnight, the 21-year-old was influential in a shock win over reigning ...
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WA parents of Saudi detainee meet DFAT
THE parents of a Perth-born man jailed in Saudi Arabia on accusations of terrorist-related offences have met with Australian government officials in a bid to assist their ...
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Wayward croc divides Qld outback town
"Maybe this is the cause, because that's all this creature eats - fish."Mr Rowlands believes a fisher in north Queensland probably caught the croc as a baby and placed it in the river downstream some time ago "for a lark".The one to two metre croc was first spotted about a month ago by a tourist who failed to convince anyone of what he'd seen, Mr Rowlands ...
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Australias politicians look to master social media strategies in time for federal election
Australia As the federal election sweeps closer, the pressure to sell the politicians and their parties is intensifying - and the strategists are turning to digital technologies like never before to give candidates an edge.The huge growth in social media and data analytics over the past three years means this election campaign will be like no other in Australian history. But Australian ...
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Souths icon says Teo should be stood down
indicating whether or not the specified user agent represents a smart phone. * If any of the regular expressions are updated then they should be updated in ...
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$A finishes the day higher
The Australian dollar has finished the day higher, despite falling back from its earlier levels amid uncertainty about the future of the US Federal Reserve's stimulus program. The currency rose as high as 97.50 US cents early on Friday, up sharply from 96.23 US cents on Thursday afternoon. But the currency fell back during the morning and by the end of the local session at 1700 AEST the ...
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NW health worker charged with stealing
A WA public servant who allegedly used a government credit card to buy electrical goods has been charged with 19 stealing ...
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Giddings defends Tas deficit blowout
Lara Giddings, who's also Tasmania's treasurer, says the $426 million deficit for the current year, revealed in Thursday's budget, equates to 4.5 per cent of total expenses.She says that's much less than the 10 per cent the state's last Liberal government presided over in the early 1990s."The reality is that Tasmania's finances are in a far better position than ...
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Harsher terms urged for genital mutilation
A NATIONAL review into female genital mutilation laws has recommended South Australia and NSW more than double their maximum penalties for anyone performing it to at least 15 years in ...
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Borbidge to chair CommGames committee
FORMER Queensland premier Rob Borbidge will chair a new group tasked with getting the most out of the 2018 Commonwealth Games for the Gold ...
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Qld teen charged over fatal crash
A 52-year-old male driver was killed and his female passenger seriously injured in the collision on the Cooroy-Noosa Road at Tinbeerwah in August.The force of the collision was so great one of the vehicles was propelled into a third car and then a tree before it came to rest.An 18-year-old Ipswich man had been charged with manslaughter and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing grievous ...
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Offshore processing threat to gas plants
BOTH major West Australian political parties fear Shell's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will trigger a departure from onshore processing, slashing state royalties and denying local ...
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Qld investor sold shares to himself
Thai Quoc Tang, 57, is accused of manipulating the stock market in an attempt to increase the share value of Brisbane-based biomedical technology company Tissue Therapies Ltd.Tang was the company's sixth-largest shareholder over the 13 months to January 2012 when he allegedly conducted the illegal trades, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission says.He appeared in the Brisbane ...
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Public servant charged with $19000 theft
A WA public servant who allegedly used a Government credit card to buy electrical goods has been charged with 19 stealing offences.The Corruption and Crime Commission alleges Robert James Prasloski was working for the WA Country Health Service as the acting facilities manager in the Kimberley region when he allegedly committed the 19 offences.The 51-year-old was charged with 10 stealing offences ...
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Access to healthy food vital PHAA
AN accessible, healthy food supply is urgently needed to tackle the rising and costly problem of obesity, the Public Health Association of Australia says. The health care system cannot tackle the problem alone and strategies to prevent obesity should include shielding children from promotion of unhealthy foods during their peak television viewing times, the PHAA says. The Council of Australian ...
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Coalition govt would review Medicare Local
THE coalition will conduct a formal review of Medicare Local if it's elected in this year's federal election. Speaking at the Australian Medical Association (AMA) conference in Sydney on Friday, opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton said questions remained over the role of Medicare locals, the 61 organisations set up by Labor to co-ordinate primary care. "Some Medicare locals ...
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Echo sale packed with Crown confidence
James Packer's exit from Echo Entertainment is a signal the Crown boss no longer sees the rival casino company as a threat to his plan for a luxury Sydney gambling resort. Echo shares plunged 11.9 per cent to a record low of $3.03 on Friday after Crown confirmed it had sold its 10 per cent stake. Crown dumped the 82.6 million shares on Thursday night at $3.20 a share, a discount to ...
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Man who stalked AFL player jailed
A man who stalked AFL player Alex Rance and organised a "gay orgy" at Rance's family home because he could not cope with being rejected has been jailed for one year. Scott Thomas, 35, befriended the Richmond defender in 2011 after creating a fake profile on Facebook using photos of a UK-based male sports model, the Melbourne Magistrates Court heard on Friday. Thomas pleaded ...
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Force keen to fend off Super wooden spoon
Western Force coach Michael Foley says his team's best chance to avoid the Super Rugby wooden spoon is simply not to dwell on it. The Force have made important strides this year under Foley, beating the Reds in Queensland and the Crusaders in Perth, while also pushing a host of other teams right to the edge. But their inability to convert good territory into points has seen them slip to ...
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Bombers Hird at AFL club for long haul
Essendon coach James Hird won't be leaving the AFL club any time soon if it's up to him. Thursday's resignation of chief executive Ian Robson over their supplements saga prompted suggestions that football department bosses such as Hird deserve an even greater share of the blame. But the Essendon favourite son has no intention of following Robson out the door. "I'm the ...
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Stocks to watch at close on Friday
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Friday: AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY LTD - down two cents at $1.08 Australia's largest beef cattle producer has blamed the suspension of live exports to Indonesia for a $46.5 million March quarter loss. CWN - CROWN LTD - down 23 cents at ...
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Assaults up break-ins down in NT
Quarterly crime statistics for the three months to the end of March 2013 were released by the NT government on Friday.The number of offences against people - which includes homicides, assaults, cases of neglect, robberies and other crimes - was up 6.3 per cent, compared to the prior corresponding period.Acts intended to cause people injury were up 8.4 per cent.But property crime dropped ...
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Budget focus in next parliament fortnight
While the government's aim will be to pass key budget measures such as axeing the baby bonus, encouraging the early take-up of private health insurance and paying for school and disability reform, the coalition will scrutinise spending and taxes in Senate estimates hearings.Debate on the budget bills will kick off on Monday afternoon, prior to question time.Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is ...
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Scouts Australia open to gay members
OPENLY gay youths have always been welcome to join Scouts Australia, the organisation says, after its American counterpart overturned a decades-old ban. At its annual meeting in Texas on Thursday, the 103-year-old Boy Scouts of America voted to end a ban barring openly homosexual members, but maintained a prohibition on gay adult leaders. Scouts Australia says its door has always been open to ...
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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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