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Crows a multi-headed beast Saints coach
The season-ending knee injury to Adelaide forward Taylor Walker has turned the Crows into a "multi-headed beast", St Kilda coach Scott Watters says.Walker's injury has forced the Crows to find different attacking options, making Watters cautious ahead of St Kilda's AAMI Stadium encounter against Adelaide on Sunday."When you have a natural spearhead there is a little bit ...
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It could take five years Demons coach
Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has warned frustrated supporters it could be up to five years before the Demons are competitive in the AFL. Melbourne sunk to a low point when they were whipped by the Gold Coast Suns last week and face another hammering on Sunday when they meet Richmond at the MCG. Neeld admitted on Saturday that not only was there little that could be done to turn the players' ...
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Rebels hoping win helps coach Hill
Melbourne Rebels players are hoping their break-through Super Rugby win over the Stormers helps coach Damien Hill keep his job. The Rebels edged the highly-rated Stormers 30-21 at AAMI Park, which was their first ever win over a South African opponent. They hit the front with six minutes remaining through a controversial penalty try. It was awarded after Stormers hooker Martin Bezuidenhout ...
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Labor launches super blitz on coalition
Labor has launched a nationwide attack on the coalition's superannuation plans, warning an Abbott government would erode the retirement savings of low-income Australians. Labor MPs across the country on Saturday said the coalition's super plans would not only hurt the national savings pool but eventually stifle economic growth and job creation. In his budget reply speech on Thursday, ...
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Gee says bash tactics backfired
Former Brisbane hard-man Andrew Gee said the Gold Coast's attempts to bash the Broncos out of Friday night's NRL clash with "cheap shots" backfired on the Titans. After a series of penalties, high tackles and late hits, Gold Coast went down 32-6 at Suncorp Stadium. Brisbane were anxiously awaiting medical updates on Saturday on utility David Stagg, who - if scans confirm a ...
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Man critical after Brisbane stabbing
Police found the 30-year-old man with stab wounds at a house in the northern suburb of Windsor about 7.40pm (AEST) on Friday.He is in a critical condition at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.In a separate incident, a man is also in a critical condition after being knocked to the ground during a fight about 15km inland from the Gold Coast.It is believed the 22-year-old hit his head on concrete outside ...
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Toy gun used in Sydney cabbie robbery
The two males, aged 17 and 22, flagged the taxi on Condamine Street in Manly Vale at 1.15am (AEST) on Saturday.While travelling down Innes Road one of the men allegedly demanded the driver's takings while threatening him with what appeared to be a firearm, police said.The driver handed over his money to the men, who then fled.Police were notified and found the two males while searching the ...
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Sydney teenage girl 17 charged with assault for punching bus driver 30 times
Police say the 17-year-old and three friends got on the bus at Minto Station in southwest Sydney about 12.30am (AEST) on Friday. The group refused to pay and instead began to abuse and intimidate the 64-year-old driver. As the group began to alight at Ingleburn Station, the 17-year-old allegedly punched the driver at least 30 times. She has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily ...
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Campese lauds Raiders in-form back line
Canberra skipper Terry Campese has anointed the in-form Raiders backline as the best in the NRL ahead of Sunday's clash with Cronulla at Shark Stadium.Former Sharks star Blake Ferguson has been outstanding in recent weeks scoring five tries in his last two games to put himself in the frame for a potential State of Origin call-up.Winger Sandor Earl scored a hat-trick against Newcastle last ...
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Cavendish wins second stage in a row
Mark Cavendish secured his second stage win in a row after a gruelling stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday.The Omega Pharma - Quick-Step rider built on his 100th professional victory on Thursday to secure his fourth stage win of the race with a time of 6:09:55, thanks, in part, to a well-timed sprint finish.It clearly took a lot out of the British rider, who collapsed with exhaustion ...
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Heavy loss will spur on Knights say Dogs
Canterbury believe the bounce-back-factor will ensure Newcastle are an even more formidable opponent, despite the Knights' humiliating loss to Canberra last week.And the Bulldogs should know, last year's minor premiers have suffered a couple of humbling defeats themselves this year.The Knights' 44-14 loss to the Raiders prompted a silent response from coach Wayne Bennett - who ...
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Coalition planning GST hike Shorten
Labor cabinet member Bill Shorten has warned Tony Abbott would hike the GST rate if elected as prime minister in September. The federal government claims Mr Abbott's plan for a tax "white paper" within two years, announced in his budget reply speech on Thursday, was code for increasing the rate of the GST. Mr Shorten said there was no chance a Labor government under Julia ...
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Teen charged with child snatch attempt
A TEENAGER has been charged with trying to abduct a five-year-old girl while threatening her family with a knife at a shopping centre in northern ...
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Abbott plans to raise GST - Labor
The federal government claims Mr Abbott's plan for a tax "white paper'' within two years, announced in his budget reply speech on Thursday, was code for increasing the rate of the GST.Mr Shorten said there was no chance a Labor government under Julia Gillard would consider altering the GST.The Coalition, meanwhile, would increase the tax rate while giving money back to the ...
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Korda seizes 36 hole lead on LPGA Tour
Jessica Korda turned in a bogey-free 65 Friday that put her one shot in front after 36 holes of the Mobile Bay Classic. Korda, who burst on the scene last year by winning the Australian Women's Open, has had three top five finishes in her last five appearances. She finished two days of play with a 13-under total of 131 at the Crossings Course on the ...
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Warner could be in trouble over tweets
David Warner could face disciplinary action from Cricket Australia after apparently launching a Twitter attack on two of Australia's most senior cricket journalists. Cricket Australia's general manager of team performance, Pat Howard, has attempted to make contact with Warner after the Twitter tirade, which took place in the early hours of Saturday morning Indian time. Warner is ...
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Inglis delighted with his form
Greg Inglis has sounded an ominous warning to NSW by claiming he is in the best form of his life less than a month from the State of Origin opener on June 5. The South Sydney fullback was almost unplayable on Friday as he chalked up four tries in his side's 54-10 demolition of Wests Tigers to help the Rabbitohs maintain their lead at the top of the NRL ladder. It was the first time the ...
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Customs seizes 9kg of drug ingredient
Four packages of ephedrine were detected by Customs officers in Sydney on Wednesday, secreted in parcels sent from Hong Kong and Shanghai.A kilogram of ephedrine had been concealed inside an engine, five kilograms were stashed in packages of hair ties and bracelets, 1.8 kilograms was hidden in a shipment of tea and 1.05 kilograms were found in a parcel of printer accessories, Customs said in a ...
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Gatsby on track for box office triumph
THE Great Gatsby is on track to become the biggest opener of any Baz Luhrmann film, according to early box office figures. On the back of a full-frills Cannes Film Festival gala event, the Australian director's glitzy adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel opened in 27 markets on Thursday including the UK, Germany, Italy, Russia and Korea. Together with the second-day figures ...
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Roos shattered but defiant after loss
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says his team can't afford to cry over spilt milk despite losing yet another close AFL encounter.West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui took a spectacular pack mark and then converted the match-winning goal after the final siren to consign the Kangaroos to a two-point defeat, 12.18 (90) to 13.10 (88).It was the third close loss North Melbourne had suffered this ...
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Warner targets media in Twitter rant
Australian cricketer David Warner is likely to face disciplinary action from Cricket Australia (CA) after he apparently launched a scathing attack on two journalists on social media on Saturday.Warner took to Twitter to launch his expletive-laden tirade directed at News Limited journalists Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn after taking exception to an article published by Craddock which was ...
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Rudd and Swans awkward moment
"Welcome to my electorate," smiled former prime minister Kevin Rudd to Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan - the man who famously accused Mr Rudd of "putting his own self-interest ahead of the interests of the broader Labor movement and the country as a whole" following his unsuccessful February 2012 leadership spill.It was then left to Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese - who ...
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Opposition slams AFP Customs cuts
THE federal opposition has hit out at the government's plans to cut funding and staff for Customs and Australian Federal Police ...
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Dance teacher charged with grooming child
A SYDNEY dance teacher is accused of trying to groom a child for sex and having a large cache of child porn. The 39-year-old man, who runs a dance studio on Bibby Street in Chiswick, was arrested about 6pm (AEST) on Friday, police said in a statement. Police had launched an investigation after a large amount of child porn and evidence of grooming was found on a computer in April. The man was ...
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Carr cancels 457 visa of PNGs most wanted man
Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has used his special powers to cancel the 457 visa issued by the Gillard government to an alleged crime boss wanted in Papua New Guinea over the theft of $30 million. Senator Carr's decision to revoke the visa of Eremas Wartoto comes a week after Fairfax revealed that the powerful PNG businessman - accused of being one of PNG's most corrupt ...
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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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