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Cairns gets big bing of exposure across United Kingdom
MICROSOFT'S bing has given Cairns a boost in the UK. Yesterday the search engine giant used a Getty image of The Great Barrier reef on its homepage, exposing Cairns to millions of searchers across the ...
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Killer strain of mutant drug-resistant tuberculosis claims victim in Cairns
A killer strain of mutant drug-resistant tuberculosis has claimed its latest victim in Queensland as health officials investigate reports of fresh cases of malaria and cholera in the state's far ...
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Tours seek flexibility for bigger slice of the cruise passenger market in Cairns and Port Douglas
That's the message operators will be given at seminars in Cairns and Port Douglas next month as the region revises its shore excursion programs for the dozens of cruise ships which visit the region each year.Tourism Tropical North Queensland sales and marketing director Brian Hennessy said flexibility was critical."Sometimes a ship might be late or have to leave early. Operators need ...
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Budget fails farmers Greens
THE Australian Greens say this week's federal budget produced a disappointing result for farming and rural communities. Greens leader and Tasmanian Senator Christine Milne said the overall budget was "a big disappointment" with Australians anticipating some vision from the government's financials. "Far from being a stronger smarter and fairer Australia, what this budget ...
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Prices drop at Mt Gambier
LACK of rain across southern Australia and its impact on farmer confidence lowered prices at Friday's Mount Gambier monthly store cattle market. The yarding of 2200 head supplied from the South East and Western Districts of Victoria sold - in some cases - $200-$300 less than at last month's sale. But there were glimmers of hope amid the discounted prices, with well-bred cattle carrying ...
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Ball in government court
I DISLIKE governments in general - they pretend they know what is best for the general population, on the recommendation of any number of political agitators, activists or even worse, consultants and lobbyists. The latest effort from the Federal Government to placate an ever-more stressed agriculture sector is so simplistic it defies the imagination. Hell! It must have taken multiple think-tanks ...
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Support for Labor dismal as ever poll
THE 2013 budget has left support for the federal government largely unchanged, although the cuts to the baby bonus received a thumbs-up, a Galaxy poll ...
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Ethical path to artificial stem cell technology
Australian research has created a molecular roadmap that shows how any cell in the human body can be turned into artificial stem cells. The roadmap, produced in collaboration with Harvard University, is a major advance in cellular reprogramming technology, which is already being exploited in pharmaceutical testing and some clinical settings overseas - but until now wasn't ...
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Plea for life-saving drug
A PERTH mother, who was diagnosed with cancer just after she lost her husband to the disease, has made a desperate plea to the Government to subsidise a $50,000 drug which will help to save her ...
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Warning to young drivers
That has prompted the RAC to deliver a warning to P-platers that they will continue to be massively overrepresented in crashes.The WA Government's Safe Driver Reward Scheme aims to encourage P-platers to behave behind the wheel by giving them a year's free licence renewal if they lose no demerit points in their two-year probation period.But the latest figures to March 31 reveal just ...
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Aussies being exploited at bowser according to University of New England research
THE first "convincing evidence'' has emerged that petrol stations manipulate prices to maximise profits. New research by University of New England professor of macroeconomics Abbas Valadkhani has found a quarter of servos put up prices as soon as fuel gets cheap but make "no effort whatsoever'' to bring prices down when it's expensive compared to the long-term ...
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Adelaides African community is thriving
FROM business to sport and beyond - Adelaide's African community is thriving, writes Callie Watson. --------- THEY are a new breed of footballers - a group of teenage girls who escaped from lives ofheartache and despair half aworld away to embrace our indigenous game. Two teams of mostly African refugees made their debut in the North Eastern Metro Junior Football Association's ...
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Injury concerns for Australia
Robbie Deans was left sweating over injuries to Tatafu Polota-Nau, George Smith and Pat McCabe after the Waratahs beat the Brumbies. Polota-Nau's involvement in the Test series against the British and Irish Lions is now majorly in doubt after the Waratahs hooker fractured his forearm in the first-half.Rumoured to be out for somewhere between four to six weeks, the Test series is now just ...
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Erectile issues an early sign of disease
Many men would rather die than talk about their unreliable penises. But if they don't listen to their faulty erections, chances are they'll have a heart attack and die down the track. Men with erectile dysfunction are at the same level of risk of developing heart disease as smokers. It's also a very early indicator of diabetes. ''Erectile dysfunction is the canary ...
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Part-time working mother is the norm
More Australian women are going back to work after having children, but they prefer to work part-time and the age of their children when they rejoin the workforce is getting younger. A new report ...
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Smith and Polota-Nau in Lions series doubt
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans was bracing for the worst on Saturday night after George Smith suffered a knee injury that was likely to keep the champion flanker out of the coming series with the British and Irish Lions. A veteran of Australia's 2001 series triumph over the Lions, a dejected Smith trudged up the tunnel on the hour mark of the Brumbies' 28-22 Super Rugby loss to arch ...
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Dockers Swans in AFL draw at SCG
Sydney and Fremantle battled to the first draw of the AFL season on Saturday night, with Dockers big man Michael Johnson unable to drag his side over the line at the SCG after a thrilling final-quarter fightback. The Dockers trailed by 27 points early in the fourth term, but when Johnson snapped truly with three minutes remaining they had bridged the gap to just one point. The Swans rushed ...
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AFL Magpies upset Cats
Collingwood fought back from 13 points down at three-quarter time to score an upset win over the previously unbeaten Geelong in Saturday night's round-eight AFL blockbuster at the MCG. The Magpies notched their fifth victory of the season with four goals to Geelong's one in the final term to win 15.12 (102) to 14.12 (96). Jamie Elliott, Sam Dwyer and Andrew Krakouer kicked three ...
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Aussie gardeners pick of bunch Harry
With only two days left to finish the garden, Wes Fleming and his team were shocked when Harry requested to see the exhibit on Friday after he'd inspected the entry he's involved with this year.Harry spent time discussing the unique Australian display, which combines several elements of nature and has a strong focus on sustainability."He was very much interested in learning about ...
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San Cisco take the long road to success
EVER since The Easybeats made the long journey to stake their rock 'n' roll claim on Britain more than four decades ago, Australian bands have dreamed of success much further afield than the stage stashed into the corner of the local ...
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Survey WA residents oppose piped water
Supporters want to push ahead with a plan for a recycling plant, which would see recycled sewage added to Perth's water supply within two years. Picture: ...
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Most riders at fault in bike crash deaths
In a startling new analysis that has prompted police to launch a crackdown on bikers, research into fatal motorcycle crashes over the past 12 months found four out of five riders were to blame.And more than half the riders had alcohol or drugs in their system either above the legal limit or high enough to impair their judgment.The research also discovered that nine out of 10 killed riders had ...
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Rebels hope Super Rugby win helps coach
Melbourne Rebels players are hoping their breakthrough Super Rugby win over South African big guns the Stormers helps coach Damien Hill keep his ...
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Barnes leads Waratahs to win over Brumbies
Berrick Barnes has led the NSW Waratahs to a priceless 28-22 victory over Super Rugby frontrunners the Brumbies on a night of carnage for Wallabies hopefuls at ANZ Stadium. Robbie Deans will name a 25-man squad on Sunday to tackle the British and Irish Lions next month, with a further six players to be added on June 11 - but while Barnes dazzled, the Wallabies coach saw six internationals ...
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Roosters hold off Cowboys 12-8 in NRL
NSW halfback Mitchell Pearce kept the Sydney Roosters in touch with NRL leaders South Sydney, engineering a 12-8 win over North Queensland on Saturday in Townsville. Pearce laid on the final pass for both Roosters tries, moving them within two points of the Rabbitohs and consigning the Cowboys to their second consecutive loss. Much was made pre-game about the clash being a NSW State of Origin ...
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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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