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Two sex offenders on the run in Vic
A pair of sex offenders has escaped from a residential facility in regional Victoria. The two men broke their curfew and escaped from Corella Place, near Ararat, on Wednesday night, a Department of Justice spokesman told AAP on Thursday. Corella Place is a transitional facility for sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences. Police are searching for the two men and are expected ...
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League betting scandal case thrown out
Three NRL figures charged with taking part in an alleged betting scandal have had their case thrown out of court. Former rugby league player John Elias, former Parramatta player Brad Murray and Jai Ayoub, the son of Murray's manager Sam Ayoub, will also seek the prosecution to pay their legal costs. Magistrate Greg Grogin permanently stayed the case against the trio in Downing Centre ...
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Market opens lower after US stimulus news
Australian shares have opened lower after the US Federal Reserve indicated it could wind back its massive stimulus program for the world's largest economy before too long. Shortly after the beginning of trade on Thursday, the A&P/ASX200 had dumped 1.5 per cent, with a similar result from the broader All Ordinaries index. The falls follow comments from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke that ...
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NSW govt defends rushing port sell-off
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has defended rushing through legislation to privatise the Port of Newcastle, saying investors are ready and waiting to ...
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Private hospitals not as open Qld nurses
THE Wesley Hospital's failure to inform the public about a 2011 legionnaires' death is an example of a lack of accountability in the private health sector, Queensland's nurses union ...
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Inquiry calls for WA Irish child victims
NUMEROUS Irish child abuse victims are thought to be living in Western Australia, and a major inquiry into historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland is appealing for them to come ...
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Dont have sex at work - when youre the boss
A Brisbane manager, who was fired for having sex with one of his staff members while at work, this week had his application for unfair dismissal rejected by the Fair Work Commission.This comes as workplace experts warn bosses who have consensual relationships with their staff members are more liable for inappropriate conduct than their partners.The Brisbane man, whose name has been suppressed, ...
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Asia Markets Australia Korea lead Asian stock fall after Fed
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian stocks fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled it may gradually wind down its bond purchases if the U.S. economy continued to improve, weighing down shares on Wall ...
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Opera House anniversary strengthens Danish-Australian ties
Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his Australian wife, Crown Princess Mary, are to be the patrons of the Sydney Opera House's 40th anniversary celebrations in October.The Opera House's chief executive, Louise Herron, said the couple embodied Danish-Australian collaboration, which had also been behind the landmark building, designed by Danish architect Jrn Utzon."The ...
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Australia shares drop as Fed comments hit global equities
Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:27pm EDT (Adds details, comments, stocks on the move) SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 1.2 percent on Thursday, its largest one-day drop in two-weeks, as global equities tumbled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed fears the U.S. central bank could begin to scale back its stimulus measures later this year. "What caught the market off ...
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Womens crew with Oarsome Foursome goals
A crew of youngblood rowers are boldly aiming to emulate the efforts of the Oarsome Foursome in the 1990s and dominate their event heading to Rio ...
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Pro-Pac Packaging buys Eco Food Pack Australia
National packaging group, Pro-Pac Packaging, has acquired Eco Food Pack Australia, which develops and sells food packaging trays for fresh meat, seafood and ...
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China beat Australia 69-64 in womens basketball friendly
Chinese women's basketball team resisted the challenge from their Australian counterpart to hold off the latter 69-64 in Game 1 of Sino- Australian Women's International Basketball Challenge here on Wednesday.About 2,000 fans crowded into Wuyang Coal Mine Sports Center to support Chinese girls. After almost-one-month training in Europe, Chinese team coach Tom Maher called 29-year-old ...
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Emirates Qantas named top world airlines
While Emirates was honoured as the world’s best airline, new alliance partner Qantas has made a return to the top ten in the annual World Airline Awards 2013. Qantas jumped five spots from ...
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No money no travel Aussies most fiscally responsible
Australian travellers are amongst the most fiscally responsible travellers in the world, according to a new study. STA Travel research found Aussies are amongst the least likely travellers to go into debt for a holiday, with travellers in the US and UK twice as willing to go into debt to book overseas trips than Australians. In addition, only 55 percent of Aussie trips booked with STA were ...
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Virgin Australia new route airport agreement
Virgin Australia has announced a new service between Melbourne and Hamilton Island, while partnering with Brisbane Airport to support the development of necessary infrastructure. Virgin Australia will operate its Boeing 737-800 aircraft between Melbourne and Hamilton Island from 15 August 2013; the first airline to offer business class on this route since 2004. "Melbourne to Hamilton ...
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Qantas crew sue Rolls Royce over trauma
engine explosion mid-flight in 2010 , are suing the aircraft’s engine markers over trauma suffered during the incident. In November 2010, the A380 was flying from Singapore to Sydney when its Rolls Royce engine malfunctioned as it flew over Batam Island, Indonesia, News.com.au reported. Now, 17 crew members from NSW on board flight QF32 have lodged a class action against engine ...
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Skywhale lifts off in Hobart
Hobart 7000 The Skywhale hot air balloon created to celebrate Canberra's centenary has finally been launched in Hobart.The balloon is in Hobart as part of the Dark MOFO winter festival but its launch was delayed for several days because of rain.It was inflated near Hobart's cenotaph, watched by about 50 people and creating a spectacle for peak hour traffic.Skywhale artisit Patricia ...
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2Day FM tries to block ACMA investigation
Radio station 2Day FM is trying to block further investigation of its infamous royal prank call, Australia's communications watchdog says. The Sydney broadcaster has applied to the Federal Court for an order restraining the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) from continuing an investigation into the December 2012 phone call. British nurse and mother-of-two Jacintha ...
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Watmough sits out NSW Origin training
Impact forward Anthony Watmough sat out NSW's first genuine hitout on Thursday, taking extra caution in his recovery from a corked thigh. Watmough, who suffered the injury in Manly's NRL loss to Canterbury last Friday, ran laps of Coogee Oval while his State of Origin teammates went through ball drills. The 29-year-old Sea Eagles star is the only Blues player who has failed to ...
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Qantas staff sue for trauma
Technicians look at the damaged engine of Qantas Airways A380 passenger plane QF32 after it was forced to make an emergency landing at Changi airport in ...
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Record winter welcome in Melbourne
The perfect recipe for the coldest Melbourne morning in more than a decade.Winter signalled its arrival in the city with the temperature dropping to a chilly 2.3C at 6.55am (AEST) on Thursday.It's the coldest June morning since 2002, when the mercury hit 1.6C, and the equal coldest Melbourne morning since July 7 last year.It was even colder in Melbourne's outer suburbs - it was minus ...
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Aussies lead fight against rare disease
AUSTRALIA is leading the search for a drug to treat the cause of Huntington's disease, a rare genetic disorder that leads to severe brain ...
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Danish royals new Opera House patrons
Crown Princess Mary and husband Crown Prince Frederik will visit Australia in October as patrons of the iconic building.Opera House chief executive Louise Herron said when she met the couple recently in Copenhagen they were "delighted" about their role as patrons and very excited about the festivities, which will take place from October 20-28."The Opera House was born out of a ...
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Search for WA man who fell into lagoon
The man fell into the water at the Fernhook Falls camp grounds, about 30km northwest of Walpole, late on Wednesday night while he and a friend were setting yabbie nets.It took about three hours before the missing man's friend could alert emergency services because of the lack of mobile phone coverage in the area.It's understood he walked to a highway where he flagged down a truck.Water ...
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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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