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No attitude problem towards women NRL
The NRL is adamant rugby league does not have an attitude problem towards women and that a thorough and transparent investigation of the Ben Te'o incident will go a way to eliminating those perceptions. A Brisbane woman has said she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by Te'o last month. Although no charges have been laid, the woman ...
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The transformation of Hazel Hawke
20-7-1929 — 23-05-2013 THE debilitating haze of Alzheimer's disease began its capricious descent on Hazel Hawke in 2001 and three years later she noted in typically laconic Australian style on her 75th birthday: "It's a bugger. It's just bad luck. It's an illness which is unpredictable, and when it comes you've just got to cope with it. It's like losing ...
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Hazel Hawke passes away
POPULAR and much-loved former first lady Hazel Hawke has been remembered as a wonderful Australian who touched the lives of everyday ...
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iNSW in bits Greiner and Broad quit
INFRASTRUCTURE NSW is in tatters with Paul Broad quitting as its chief executive and Nick Greiner quitting as its chairman just two years after the ...
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Aussie Muslims condemn London attack
THE peak body for Australian Muslims has condemned as "sick and twisted" the slaying of a man on a busy London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The victim, thought to be a soldier, was attacked on Wednesday a few hundred metres from a military barracks in Woolwich, in southeast London. The attackers, wielding knives and a meat cleaver, then delivered an Islamist tirade to ...
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Hazel Hawke dies aged 83
HAZEL Hawke, ex-wife of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died aged 83, following a battle with dementia. Her family issued a statement on Thursday night saying she passed away peacefully after succumbing to complications of the disease. Her family said they appreciate the great affection many have for Hazel, but have asked for privacy. There will be a private funeral for family and close ...
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Accused teachers NSW dance studio shuts
A Sydney dance school is reportedly closing its doors after one of its co-directors faced court on a number of child abuse and child pornography offences.The dance school in Sydney's inner-west announced on Thursday it had "ceased trading" and classes would stop, effective immediately, Fairfax reported.It comes after Grant Davies, who ran the studio along with his sister Rebecca ...
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Cricket Australia considers AFL tribunal model
David Warner's privately convened code of conduct hearing for his recent Twitter indiscretions may be the last of its kind, as Cricket Australia consider adopting a system whereby disciplinary charges against players would be heard in forums open to public scrutiny via the ...
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Chris Lynn apologises for Twitter comments
Chris Lynn, the Queensland batsman, has become the second Australian cricketer in a week to find himself in trouble over remarks made on Twitter. Queensland Cricket has confirmed it will investigate Lynn's use of his Twitter account to comment on the assault allegations made against rugby league player Ben Te'o by a Brisbane ...
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Miners play hard ball with access
AN APPARENT flaw in the Mining Act means mining and exploration companies which want to play "hard ball" during negotiations for access agreements can effectively force landholders into compulsory arbitration. This is the view of landholder Craig Shaw who has this month started compulsory arbitration with Cockatoo Coal, which manages a coal exploration project in the Bylong Valley on ...
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Animal welfare or the environment
A possible solution supported by Northern Queensland graziers, the Queensland branch of the RSPCA, MP Bob Katter and the Federal Opposition, is to allow 25,000 cattle to graze in Queensland national parks. So far Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has rejected that proposal and instead wants feed shipped into northern Queensland, and for the cost to be subsidised by the Queensland ...
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Reds set to unleash veteran Samo
Japan-bound Wallabies veteran Radike Samo is poised to return to the Queensland pack as the Reds aim to break down the strong Stormers defence in Cape Town on Sunday morning (AEST). In his final season of Super Rugby, the 37-year-old has finally returned to fitness following a knee injury and looks set to be included in the Reds back-row at Newlands. Tireless workers Ed Quirk and Jake Schatz ...
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DuluxGroup stops paint supplies to Masters
DuluxGroup has stopped supplying its premium paint and woodcare products from Masters and Danks corporate stores to work more closely with other partners. The decision was in response to US-owned paint competitors becoming more closely aligned with particular resellers in Australia, the company said in a statement on Thursday. "Dulux Australia has determined that, by doing the same with ...
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Robson quits as Bombers CEO
Essendon say more changes will be made when ASADA finishes investigating the AFL club's supplements saga, which has claimed the job of chief executive Ian Robson. Robson resigned on Thursday, admitting his position made him accountable for the Bombers' irregular practices last year, even though he was unaware of them. "We now know that a lot happened at this club in 2012 that ...
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Deficit debt ahead of Tas election
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings will take a massive deficit and net debt to the next state election after delivering what could be her last budget. Ms Giddings, who is also state treasurer, has revealed a deficit which blew out to $426 million in 2012/13, $143 million more than forecast. The 2013/14 deficit is predicted to be $266 million, with a return to a negligible surplus put off from ...
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Govt bid to spread benefits of NT boom
The federal government says it hopes to spread the benefits of the Northern Territory's economic boom with a remote jobs package. Employment Minister Bill Shorten says more than $200 million will be spent on a program in the Northern Territory to help find jobs for people in remote communities. "Various parts of the NT community are not receiving the same opportunities as others to ...
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Red tape overhaul for food supply chain
The Productivity Commission will review red tape across the food supply chain, a move likely to please farmers who have long called for regulation in the sector to be slashed. The review will form part of the federal government's inaugural National Food Plan, which will be handed down on Saturday. Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig said the plan, like the Asian Century White Paper, will ...
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Cleaner in voluntary administration
Some 2,500 cleaners have lost their jobs after the national cleaning company at which they worked did not have enough money to pay their wages. Swan Services stopped trading and appointed Pitcher Partners as voluntary administrators on Wednesday night. Pitcher Partners partner Anthony Elkerton says Swan has debts totalling about $2.8 million when it stopped trading. The administrators will ...
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Accused threatened by murdered mans son
THREE years before Albert Frisoli was stabbed to death in his Sydney home, he allegedly received a number of threatening calls from the son of his accused ...
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Gale kicks off David Jones birthday bash
Flying in from the Cannes Film Festival, Gale hosted a glittering black-tie cocktail party at Sydney's Castlereagh Street store on Thursday night.Joined by David Jones chief executive officer, Paul Zahra, guests were ushered up to the store's exclusive Level Seven, where the store's history is being shown in a commemorative exhibition."I'm very excited to be here ...
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Tasmania needs growth focus Abbott
Mr Abbott says the state's Labor-Green government is too focused on a scare campaign over GST funds while its economy suffers.Labor Premier Lara Giddings claims an Abbott government would rip $700 million a year out of the Tasmania's coffers by changing the GST formula to suit rich states like Western Australia.The coalition has dismissed the claim, guaranteeing the state will be no ...
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Traffic delays after pedestrian hit
The teenage pedestrian was hit by a car on Victoria Road at Rydalmere about 5.30pm (AEST), a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman told AAP.She said paramedics were treating the teenager at the scene.The girl had suffered head injuries but her exact condition was not known, the spokeswoman said.The Seven Network reports the accident is causing traffic delays on the road due to lane ...
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Tas funds Gonski in state budget
TASMANIA will sign up to the federal government's Gonski school reforms, Premier Lara Giddings says after funding the package in her state ...
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UWA Breastmilk fights infant infections
BREASTMILK helps fight infections in babies and their mothers, international research led by the University of Western Australia has ...
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$300000 of pot seized in Broken Hill RBT
Police were conducting the routine operation in Broken Hill on Wednesday when they stopped a 43-year-old man.A further search of his car at the police station allegedly uncovered more than 12kg of cannabis, which had been concealed in the car's doors.Police will allege that the haul had an estimated street value of about $312,000.The man has been charged with multiple drugs offences ...
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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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