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Search continues for missing snorkeller
THE search continues for Canberra man Rob Shugg, four days after he disappeared and his wife died while snorkelling in Western ...
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MPs should justify overseas trips Wong
LABOR says there are bigger issues at stake than arguments over whether retiring MPs should be taking taxpayer-funded overseas ...
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Speed limit increase possible NSW premier
THE NSW government is prepared to consider increasing speed limits on freeways if it's deemed safe, Premier Barry O'Farrell ...
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Xenophon supports boost to car tariffs
INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon will support any moves to impose a temporary tariff on car imports triggered by the high Australian ...
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Day of the dog
Big dogs, small dogs and every dog in between trotted down to the South Perth foreshore for the event to raise funds for the animal care organisation.Last year the event attracted 10,000 people from across the city, however, RSPCA spokesman Tim Maine said he thought they had cracked that this year."We’re extremely happy - the weather gods have shined on us and there’s just a ...
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Feds call for East West Link business case
IF the Victorian government wants federal funding for the East West Link road, it needs to deliver its business case, the federal government says. Premier Denis Napthine says the Bolte Bridge crash, which halted Melbourne traffic on Friday and left a truck driver in hospital, highlighted the need for "more choices" for Victorian drivers. But Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony ...
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Meteor strike with moon causes massive explosion
The most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever observed has just been announced by NASA. A March 17 strike on the moon caused an explosion equal to five tons of TNT and could have seen with the naked eye, said Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "It exploded in a flash many times as bright as anything we've seen before," said Dr ...
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Management revamp lets Sharks players get on with the job
A revised management structure is allowing Sharks players to focus on football even while the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation hangs over their heads, says veteran hooker John Morris. In a rare interview with one of the players who was at the club in the period in 2011 that ASADA has highlighted, Morris said the players had learnt to live with the investigations as the club ...
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Aust market tipped to open higher
The Australian market is expected to start strongly this week after Wall Street reached record highs. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver says he expects the Australian market to bounce higher on Monday after it underperformed last week in comparison to the US. "I think we'll open fairly solidly," he said. "Given the positive lead from Wall Street and the fact that we ...
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Jolly clash to revive AFL bump debate
The controversy over whether the bump is being wiped out of the AFL will flare again on Monday as the match review panel assesses a clash involving Collingwood ruckman Darren Jolly. The Magpies big man dished out what was pretty much a textbook bump on Geelong's Mathew Stokes at the MCG on Saturday night. But the 25cm height difference between the pair meant he caught Stokes in the head, ...
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AFL Cats fall short against Magpies
Geelong AFL coach Chris Scott knew his side were in for a tough match when Jimmy Bartel's wayward handball led to a Collingwood goal in the first minute of Saturday night's MCG clash. The Cats were beaten for the first time this season, 15.12 (102) to 14.12 (96), as Collingwood booted four goals to Geelong's one in the final term in front of more than 66,000 fans. Norm Smith ...
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Magpies celebrate upset AFL win
Collingwood's best-afield defender Harry O'Brien has been forced to deny using a homophobic slur against Geelong's Tom Hawkins in the Magpies' upset AFL win on Saturday night. Geelong suffered their first loss of the season, 15.12 (102) to 14.12 (96), after Collingwood (5-3) surged home with four goals to the Cats' one in the final term in front of more than 66,000 fans ...
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Drugs found in NSW mans underwear police
Highway patrol officers stopped the 28-year-old in Moorong on Saturday night after he was allegedly caught speeding.The provisional driver had no P-plates displayed on his ute and had two passengers in the car, exceeding the one-passenger restriction, police say.Officers then found 9.25 grams of methylamphetamine or ice, a glass pipe, and a number of resealable plastic bags in the man's ...
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Cyclist collapses at Gibb River event
A WOMAN is to be airlifted to Perth after suffering a heart attack while competing in the gruelling Gibb River Challenge cycling event in northern Western ...
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Police arrest 12 after large group converges on Gold Coast
Eleven juveniles and one adult were arrested this evening after a large group converged near the Gold Coast and were blocking traffic, police said. The people were arrested and charges were pending, said Chicago Police News Affairs Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti. The youths were part of a group that had caused a "minor disturbance" in the area, Ursitti said. She said the group members were ...
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Vic nurses want action to stop violence
ONCE a week, Jackie sees a violent outburst in her workplace. Like many Victorian nurses, she fears being assaulted, threatened or abused by patients and their relatives at her hospital workplace, and says it's time something was done. Jackie - who only wanted to be identified by her first name - says she has had death threats made against her and her family on two separate ...
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Swans out to prove top four AFL status
Sydney midfielder Josh Kennedy believes a scalp like Collingwood is required to prove the reigning premiers belong in the AFL's top four.The Swans were clinging to fourth spot on Sunday morning after a draw with fifth-placed Fremantle at the SCG.After losses to pace-setters Geelong and Hawthorn this year, Kennedy said his team need to shine against the Magpies to show they're still a ...
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Green leading Aussie at Byron Nelson
Keegan Bradley continues to lead the Byron Nelson Championship, one shot clear of Sang-Moon Bae with one round remaining in Texas.American Bradley has topped the leaderboard for all three days of the PGA Tour event, having opened with a course-record 10-under-par 60.Nathan Green (ninth) remains the best placed Australian after shooting a third-round 68.He posted a two-under 70 for his third ...
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Return of Bronze treasures inspires Australian Arts
Preparing for his 19th visit to China as a government minister, Australia's energetic journeyman, Tony Burke, concurrently minister for the arts, and minister for sustainability, environment, water, population and communities, has lauded China's growing cultural international engagement while expressing satisfaction at the looming return of two of two iconic bronze heads looted from ...
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Johnsons most embarrassing NRL moment
Getting hooked with half an hour to play in Saturday night's record thrashing at the hands of Penrith is the most embarrassing moment in Shaun Johnson's NRL career. The 22-year-old halfback made the frank admission after being pulled from the field by coach Matt Elliott in the 49th minute of the 62-6 belting - the biggest defeat in Warriors' history. It is the first time Johnson ...
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Shooting prompts hunt safety doubts in NSW
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell remains committed to plans to allow hunting in national parks despite a ban on a similar program in South Australia. South Australia's pest eradication program was shut down earlier this month after a hunter was shot in the ankle by another shooter during a supervised cull of feral goats at Onkaparinga River National Park. Mr O'Farrell says the ...
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Abbotts leave plan nonsense Group
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox says the federal opposition's paid parental scheme does not make any sense. Opposition leader Tony Abbott has said if his party wins the September election it will introduce a paid parental scheme which offers 26 weeks' paid leave for women earning up to $150,000. But Mr Willox says it will be a burden on business and will not ...
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Qld learner drivers face tougher tests
There will be less emphasis on reverse parking and more placed on risky manoeuvres, such as merging at high speeds and turning across oncoming traffic.The pilot for the new tests will be introduced mid-2014 and are part of the Queensland government's reform package targeting young and older drivers.Transport Minister Scott Emerson says younger drivers are over represented in ...
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Woman airlifted after Gibb River drama
A 49 year-old woman is to be airlifted to Perth after suffering a heart attack while competing in the gruelling Gibb River Challenge cycling event in northern Western ...
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Pressure grows for GST review
A FEDERAL coalition government will face mounting pressure from Liberal states to increase the GST rate, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury ...
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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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