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Woman too attractive to work
Laura Fernee, who has a science PhD, says her last job was at a medical research lab where she earned £30,000 a year ($47,000) from 2008 until 2011.But Ms Fernee, 33, says she was left with no choice but to quit when comments from co-workers about her attractive physical appearance became too much."I'm not lazy and I'm no bimbo," Ms Fernee ...
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Jeweller pleads guilty in KPMG case
The owner of a Los Angeles jewelry store has pleaded guilty to his role in an insider-trading case involving a former senior partner at accounting firm ...
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$A rises and US dollar rally stalls
THE Australian dollar has surged past 98 US cents as the American currency takes a breather from its rally ahead of an economically-busy ...
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Fitch Publishes H113 Australian Retail REITs Dashboard
Mon May 20, 2013 6:00pm EDT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Australian Retail REITs Dashboard H113 here SYDNEY, May 20 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has published the H113 Australian retail REITs Dashboard. The publication explores the key themes affecting issuer credit profiles for the sector under the following headings: - Key theme: ...
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Aussie resident arrested for people smuggling
More than 70 people killed and many more wounded by car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Basra and Samarra, police and medical officials ...
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Panel Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews begin rebuilding 2,000 feet of track following a commuter ...
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Giro dItalia dream still alive says Australias Cadel Evans
Italy Australian Cadel Evans said he has not thrown in the towel ahead of his bid to overthrow Italian race leader Vincenzo Nibali and win this year's Giro d'Italia.Evans, the 2011 Tour de France champion, is second overall at 1min 26sec behind Nibali heading into the final week of the race which features key mountain stages including an uphill time trial.Given he was only slated to ...
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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd changes stance on same-sex marriage
Australia Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has declared he has changed his mind on same-sex marriage and thrown his support behind it.In a lengthy post on his website, Mr Rudd explains why he has reversed his opposition to gay marriage.He says he has reflected on the issue for a long period of time and had many conversations with family, friends and colleagues, recounting a recent one with a ...
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Iranian refugee from Melbourne arrested over allegations of people smuggling
Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have arrested an Iranian refugee who lives in Melbourne on allegations of people smuggling.Mohammad Abdi, 36, was arrested along with two other Iranian refugees by anti-smuggling police who raided an apartment in West Jakarta early yesterday morning.Indonesian police say the man, who holds Australian travel documents but is yet to become a citizen, was ...
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$A higher as $US loses ground
The Australian dollar half a US cent higher as the American currency pauses from its week-long rally. At 0630 AEST on Tuesday, the local unit was trading at 98.10 US cents, up from 97.57 cents on ...
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Indonesia lifts arrests of people smugglers
Another people smuggler has been arrested by Indonesian police in the most concerted effort in years to catch and lock up those who transport refugees by boat to Australia. Alleged Iranian smuggling kingpin Mohammad Hadi, also known as Sayed Ali, was arrested with two accomplices at 2am on Monday in an apartment building in West Jakarta. His operation was exposed by a tip-off two weeks earlier ...
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Rudd endorses gay marriage
Kevin Rudd has endorsed gay marriage, changing his position on the issue. "The secular Australian state should be able to recognise same sex marriage," Mr ...
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Hart admits awful blight
Paedophile priests in Melbourne were moved from parish to parish in a culture of secrecy and cover-up in which the Catholic Church was slow to act, Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart said on Thursday. A predecessor, Sir Frank Little, dealt with all complaints secretly, keeping no records. He moved paedophiles such as serial abusers Wilfred Baker and Kevin O'Donnell to "innocent ...
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Distributors threat on drug deliveries
One of Australia's largest drug providers is threatening to slow down delivery times of vital medicines if it doesn't receive more money from the government. Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, which supplies prescription drugs to more than 90 per cent of Australian pharmacies, said it would be forced to make some ''trade-offs'' if federal funding did not ...
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Police arrest Iranian people smuggler
Illustration: Ron Tandberg Indonesian police have arrested another alleged people smuggler as part of the most concerted effort in years to catch and lock up those who transport refugees by boat to Australia. Alleged Iranian smuggling kingpin Mohammad Hadi, also known as Sayed Ali, was arrested with two accomplices at 2am on Monday in an apartment block in Jakarta. His operation was exposed ...
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Morning Express Last dry day for Sydney
last night may have swerved to miss a dead kangaroo on the road when she crashed into a tree. Police said the 19-year-old woman, from Kirawee, was driving west on Guyra Road at Guyra when her vehicle crashed off the road and into a large tree about 7.20pm. Reports from witnesses indicate the woman may have been attempting to avoid a dead kangaroo which was on the ...
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P-platers less able to cope with tiredness
YOUNG P-platers are less able to cope with tiredness than older drivers and even a little sleep deprivation can cause a crash, according to an Australian ...
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Annual minimum wage hearings set to begin in Melbourne
The Fair Work Commission is set to begin its annual minimum wage hearings in Melbourne this morning. The Australian Council of Trade Unions is asking for a $30 per week boost to the minimum wage, saying it is necessary to address a significant gap between the wages of the country's lowest paid and the rest of the workforce. Business groups want a much lower figure. The Australian ...
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Church Admits Slowness in Case of Australian Pedophile Priests
Canberra, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, admitted today the slowness of the Catholic Church of Australia to act against bishops suspected of pedophilia. During a hearing in connection with the investigation of Victoria ...
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X marks the spot Could a new find be about to rewrite Australian history
Australia was first discovered by Dutch explorers in the early 17th century. So how did 1,000-year-old copper coins from a former African sultanate end up on a remote Australian ...
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Sydney girl 12 robbed at gunpoint
A 12-year-old girl has been robbed at gunpoint in Sydney's southwest. The girl left a friend's house to walk home about 8.30pm (AEST) on Monday when she was approached from behind by a man in Bennett Street, Minto, police said. "The man produced a firearm and threatened her and demanded she hand over her wallet, which she did," a statement said. "He then left the area ...
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Man injured in intentional Vic hit-run
The driver of a white VL model Holden Commodore mounted the gutter on Chandler Road at Noble Park just before 3.30am (AEST) on Tuesday and drove at the man, hitting him from behind and carrying him about 50 metres, before he was thrown on to the road, police said.The driver then turned the vehicle around and drove past the man, before circling and making another attempt to hit him as he lay on ...
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Chelsea flower show austere elements and an Australian ray of light
Chelsea flower show seems strangely subdued. Despite the jollity of the unbanned gnomes and the celebrity-spangled glamour of Monday's press day ("there's Helen Mirren in a lily-of-the-valley print skirt! Look, it's Ringo Starr and his wife!"), it's a struggle to find a show garden that raises the hairs on the back of the neck, a real showstopper.Adding to this ...
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African Coins Found in Australia Thought to Be 1000 Years Old
A new inquiry into how several ancient coins came to be found on the continent of Australia could offer new insights into the migrations patterns of early ...
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Australian archbishop admits predecessors covered up abuse
Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne, Australia, has admitted that Church leaders in the past did not respond adequately to sex-abuse complaints. The archbishop told a formal inquiry that "the Church was too keen to look after herself and her good name and not keen enough to address the terrible anguish of the victims." Archbishop Hart said that one of his predecessors, Archbishop ...
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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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