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Roadmap for food sector
AUSTRALIA'S first National Food Plan, first flagged by Labor ahead of the 2010 election, was launched in Brisbane this morning after almost two years in the pipeline. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Joe Ludwig, launched the Food Plan at the Rocklea markets, announcing new initiatives to "create new opportunities and steer the way for the future of our food from ...
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Kangaroos take heart from AFL near-misses
If North Melbourne had kicked just one goal more in three games this season they'd be in the AFL top four, within percentage of top spot. Instead they sit two wins outside of the eight. But Kangaroos ruckman Todd Goldstein says they won't fall into the trap of pondering what might have been. Instead, as they prepare for a crunch encounter with Adelaide on Sunday, they're using ...
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Pav and Sandilands not Freos saviours
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has warned fans not to expect veterans Matthew Pavlich and Aaron Sandilands to "tear apart" the competition upon their return to AFL ranks. Pavlich (plantaris) could be back in action as early as next week, but Sandilands is still at least five weeks away from resuming after undergoing hamstring surgery earlier this season. The talented duo possess nine ...
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Man stabbed in neck in Sydney
A 25-year-old man was with a group of friends near a pub in Rozelle early on Saturday when they got into an argument with another group before getting into a taxi.The taxi was directed to return to the area and a second altercation occurred between the groups.During this fight, the 25-year-old received a stab wound to his neck.He was treated by ambulance paramedics and taken to Royal Prince ...
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Sydney sword robber flees with cash
The man who had his face concealed went into the shop on Lock Street, Blacktown armed with a sword on Friday night.He approached the counter and demanded money from the male staff member.The man grabbed cash and cigarettes before fleeing on foot.No one was ...
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Police release CCTV of Sydney assault
POLICE have released CCTV of a number of people who they believe witnessed the bashing of a man in Sydney's Kings Cross. The 27-year-old man was assaulted after he left a club on Darlinghurst Road with two other men early on Tuesday. Police said the group was approached by a man, who assaulted the 27-year-old and then assaulted the two other men in the group, before leaving the area. The ...
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Campaign to merge US with Australia fails
THE campaign to force US President Barack Obama to look at merging the US and Australia to create a new super nation called Ameristralia, where inhabitants eat hotdogmeatpies and the coat of arms features a bald eagle with a koala's head, is dead. A petition on the White House's official website calling for the US and Australia merger failed on Friday to receive the 100,000 signatures ...
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How asylum seekers escaped immigration centre went to casino and checked into hostel in Cairns.
AUTHORITIES are investigating how seven Vietnamese asylum seekers escaped an immigration centre on Cape York, flew 810km south, visited the casino and checked into a backpacker hostel in ...
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Respect is the key for cyclists on rides in Cairns
The South Australian-based Ironman competitor and full-time firefighter finished fourth in last year's Cairns Ironman event and will arrive in the Far North this week to race both the Coral Coast and 70.3 Half Ironman events.But he said since the birth of daughter Elodia last year, his priorities have completely changed and with this in mind he has gladly thrown his support ...
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Cairns fans go crazy for Daryl
DARYL Braithwaite is no stranger to the Far North in fact, he'll be missing his son's birthday to perform to hundreds of Carnivale-goers at Port Douglas ...
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Lack of halfway housing for sex offenders in Cairns a public disgrace says judge
A SUPREME Court justice has labelled the lack of halfway housing for sex offenders in Cairns a "public disgrace" that is costing taxpayers money and putting the community at risk as the rehabilitation of criminals becomes increasingly ...
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Charges laid in Cairns ram-raid cases
Cairns detectives have charged an 18-year-old Manoora man with two counts each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driving and four counts of enter premises with intent.Police allege the man, who will face court on June 12, was involved in two break and enters of businesses at Westcourt and Woree where a quantity of alcohol was stolen.It is alleged a black Ford Utility was used to ...
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Billionaire seeks 100 hectares prime land in Far North Queensland
The investor is due in Cairns next week to inspect potential properties.Cairns Re/Max real estate agent Mat Foley said he was looking for properties which fitted the criteria."It has to have mountain or ocean views," he said."I have one property of 97ha at Wongaling Beach north of Cairns but I'd like to find more."Mr Foley said the Guangzhou-based developer, who wanted ...
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Limbless Aussie preaches in Vietnam
THE 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to ...
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CSG laws too little too late
AT A community meeting on coal and gas in the Hunter Valley last weekend, the crowd was dotted with woollen beanies and Akubras alike. I attended the meeting as the Greens' environment and mining spokesperson and I was pleased to see all types of folk there - some were locals, some had come from Sydney or Melbourne, others had driven for hours from properties that provide this nation with ...
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Argio Park measures up
STRUCTURE PAYS: Glennister and Roelf DeKoning, Glencoe, won the supreme exhibit in the Square Meater judging with 11-month-old heifer Argio Park Reanna held by Heidi Cory, Eight Mile Creek. Sashing the heifer is Stock & Land beef journalist Jamie-Lee ...
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Welsh Black stands out
BIG DAY: Supreme interbreed exhibit and senior champion interbreed female went to Buchanan Park Nicole from Buchanan Park Welsh Black stud, Tynong, Victoria. Allan and Jill Furborough are pictured with Stock & Land stud stock representative Struan Pearce (far left) and one of the three interbreed judges Kerri ...
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Price hike for Mt Pleasant
PRICES rose - compared with the previous sale - at the Landmark Anderson & Fawcett Mount Pleasant sheep and cattle market on Wednesday last week, where prime lambs topped at $126. The 17 top-price lambs were from Michael and Teresa Saegenschnitter, Keyneton, who were very pleased with the price for their White Suffolk-Merino, May/June-drop lambs. Landmark Anderson & Fawcett agent Colin ...
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Deregulation vital for dining boom
GRAINCORP chief executive Alison Watkins said farmers have nothing to fear from the pending acquisition of her company by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) as she criticised politicians for inward-looking agricultural policies. In an address to the Committee of Economic Development of Australia in Sydney on Thursday, Ms Watkins said that further deregulation is essential if Australia is to ...
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Flyover to mark Blue Mountains crossing
The flyover on Saturday celebrates the 1823 crossing of the mountains by Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth and will include gyrocopters, warbirds, Cessnas and even an RAAF Hercules.Thousands of spectators are expected to watch the flyover from 11 sites set up for the event along the route.The fleet starts out at Emu Plains at 11.30am (AEST) and is due to fly through the Blue ...
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Northern Tablelands residents go to polls
RESIDENTS in the NSW state seat of Northern Tablelands are going to the polls in a by-election triggered by the resignation of sitting MP Richard ...
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Rugby Lions ready for what Aussies hurl at them
The Lions are ready for widespread rugby battles across Australia and have pledged to continue those tussles with reasoned arguments during their off-field skirmishes too. The tourists leave on Monday and take with them a promise to match the propaganda delivered by the Australian media. "I understand the Australian psyche a fair bit and [assistant coach] Andy Farrell helps me ...
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Gillard to visit Sydneys west
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is visiting Sydney's politically crucial west for the second time in less than a week.Ms Gillard will on Saturday attend an event at Rosehill with western Sydney Labor MPs and ALP candidates for September's federal election, a spokeswoman from the Prime Minister's office says.Ms Gillard plans to fly out of Sydney on Sunday morning.On Wednesday, the ...
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3D-printed gun malfunctions ‘will kill at both ends’ – Australian police
An officer from the NWS Police holding the remnants of a Liberator pistol after it exploded upon testing. Image taken from NSWPolice YouTube ...
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Northrop adds Australian suppliers
Three Australian companies have joined Northrop Grumman's global supply chain network, gaining $7.4 million in contracts. The U.S. company said the companies selected under the Australian Defense and Materiel Organization's Global Supply Chain Program are Electro Optic Systems, CEA Technologies and Insitec. Those companies, with expertise in aerospace hardware and software, will ...
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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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