Provides the latest RSS feeds for Australia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Perth News.net http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/cat/88f7d0d02bea1b33/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 05:49:23 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:49:23 -0400 30 A frantic search is on for a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian man who went missing in a national park in Australia. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton in the Canadian province of Ontario was last seen May 13 parking his rental vehicle at village Charlotte Pass and entering the Kosciuszko National Park in the Australian state of New South Wales, according to local media. A law student of Bond University in ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683575/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:20:02 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683575/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Cricket Australia (CA) chief James Sutherland has said the governing body might need to consider implementing a social media policy after Australian Test batsman David Warner's recent Twitter controversy. He said there had been no discussions about developing a social media policy for players, but admitted it is something that CA is considering. Sutherland insisted he will continue to encourage ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681674/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:01 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681674/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women players which will result in the Australian female cricketers becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country. CA approved a restructure of the contract system with a move from a three-tier payment system to a squad-ranking system. The top player retainer increases substantially from ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214661903/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:20:02 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214661903/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 An immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed, has been identified by Melbourne researchers. The discovery has wider repercussions, as the protein is responsible for protecting the body against excessive immune responses, and could be used to treat, or even prevent, other ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214657397/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:40:05 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214657397/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE secret Adelaide night life that rivals Sydney's; Chinatown's hidden treasures; chef Simon Bryant joining the new food-truck culture - these windows into Adelaide life are part of a South Australian Tourism Commission campaign using films made by independent film-makers. The SATC commissioned 10 filmmakers to shoot a short feature showing why they love the state - and the results went ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214665407/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214665407/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ Bank and Woolworths all made the Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list, compiled by global market research firm Millward Brown and commissioned by marketing giant WPP. The rankings are based on the views of potential and current buyers of a brand as well as financial data to calculate the brand's overall ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683949/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:44:18 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683949/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 People injured in road accidents will be cut off from treatment after five years under NSW government changes to CTP, the state opposition ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683760/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:29 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683760/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Michael Clarke doesn't want his team losing focus and getting too engaged in England's series with New Zealand, but it seems the swing and seam at Lord's was too obvious to ignore.Stuart Broad's ominous second-innings spell in the first Test against the Black Caps might have left a few of Clarke's top order allies shaking in their boots.But at least Australia's ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683924/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:14 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683924/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Supreme Court of Western Australia on Tuesday ruled in favour of Clive Palmer's interpretation that a royalty is due when the iron ore is ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683857/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:37:07 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683857/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia Australia captain Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying he could still lead the team despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant.Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later today (Wednesday) over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers.He ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:28:25 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Essendon's Nathan Lovett-Murray is fortunate to have escaped serious injury when stabbed in what the AFL club says was an unprovoked attack. Lovett-Murray had surgery on Wednesday to repair the bicep muscle in his right arm after Tuesday night's domestic altercation. AFL talent manager Chris Johnson fears the stabbing of the 30-year-old will cast a negative slant on this ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683950/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:26 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683950/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 West Coast coach John Worsfold says there's zero chance of a rival AFL side poaching Nic Naitanui while the star ruckman is still contracted to the Eagles. Outgoing Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy rocked the boat earlier this week when he claimed he would trade an entire year of draft picks to snare Naitanui. Sheedy won't have the chance to test the waters on that front ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683951/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:25 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683951/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A major Brisbane rail project has divided conservative politics, with Queensland's Liberal National premier expressing disappointment at the federal coalition's reluctance to back it. Queensland has rebuffed the federal Labor government's offer of $715 million for the $4.4 billion Cross River Rail project, made in last week's budget. It wants the commonwealth to fund half of ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683952/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:25 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683952/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 An increase in the national minimum wage would help the struggling farming industry to attract entry level workers, Australia's peak farmers group says. In annual consultations with Fair Work Australia on Wednesday, the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) called for a $9 increase in the weekly minimum wage, which is currently $606.40 for full-time employees. This increase would attract ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683953/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:24 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683953/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The former head of stockbroking firm Lonsec has been fined $30,000 for insider trading. Norman John Graham of Barwon Heads in Victoria was convicted of two counts of insider trading in the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday. Graham, 53, sold 200,000 shares in listed company Clean Seas Tuna on behalf of two clients when he knew the company was going to announce a loss of more that $10 million ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683954/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:23 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683954/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Shares in explorer Chinalco Yunnan Copper (CYU) have jumped after the company announced positive drilling results from a project in Queensland. Shares in the copper explorer closed at 7.0 cents, up more than 16 per cent or one cent, following positive results from its Blue Caesar prospect in north-west Queensland. Meanwhile, new managing director Paul Williams says the company is looking to ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683955/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:22 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683955/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A collision between two armoured vehicles during a training exercise at a Victorian army base has left 10 soldiers injured. Three soldiers were seriously injured when one of the Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs)collided with the rear of another at the Puckapunyal Army Base in central Victoria. The crash occurred on a dirt training track during a training exercise at about 10.30am ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683956/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:22 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683956/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Job advertisements on the internet fell by 3.6 per cent in April, federal government figures show. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations internet vacancy index fell to a seasonally adjusted 61.6 points in the month, and was 24.1 per cent lower than a year earlier. All eight occupational groups monitored by the department rose in March. The biggest monthly fall was ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683957/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:21 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683957/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian dollar has dropped back below 98 US cents following disappointing consumer sentiment figures. At 1700 AEST on Wednesday, the currency was trading at 97.82 US cents, down from 98.17 cents on Tuesday. The Australian dollar fell following the release of the Westpac/Melbourne Institute May consumer sentiment survey, which showed pessimists among respondents outweighing the number of ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:20 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The focus might be on Brisbane coach Michael Voss but Lions co-captain Jed Adcock said senior players had felt the pressure, prompting an honesty session that might yet turn their AFL season around. Players did their best to end speculation that off-contract Voss had until round 15 to secure his job by upsetting Essendon last round. However, Adcock credited a player heart-to-heart weeks earlier ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:19 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Phil Hughes says the English county mentor who reinvented him as a Test batsman will play a key role in his Ashes preparation. Hughes credits Worcestershire coach Steve Rhodes with breathing new life into his career in 2012 after he was dumped from the Test side midway through the 2011/12 summer. The 24-year-old says Rhodes helped him believe in himself again after three years of slipping in ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) looks set for a major shake-up should the coalition win power in September, with its policeman functions to be split from its tax administration. Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey, in his budget reply speech before the September 14 election, said a parliamentary committee would also be set up to conduct regular public hearings of the tax commissioner, similar to ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683960/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683960/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The federal coalition has committed to bringing in its own version of "Gonski" school funding reform should it win office in September. Opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne made the pledge in letters sent to state and territory leaders outlining the coalition's approach to school funding. However, Mr Pyne's stance has been seized on by unions and Labor as a ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683962/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:11 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683962/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 63-YEAR-OLD man who crashed into and killed a 74-year-old man in Perth has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683963/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:32 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683963/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 WESTERN Australia's post-election austerity mode will include a review of the public sector, with Premier Colin Barnett refusing to rule out job ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683964/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:31 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683964/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 PEOPLE too afraid to tell police who's been shooting at them or their homes should call Crime Stoppers and anonymously dob in troublemakers, the federal government ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683966/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:30 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683966/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The hospital where five-year-old Patrick O'Sullivan has remained in a coma since the accident on Sunday revealed the news in a brief statement late on Wednesday."Patrick O'Sullivan ... is in a stable condition waking from a coma at Mater Children's Hospital," the Mater statement read.Patrick's school principal told ABC Radio she'd heard on Wednesday afternoon ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683965/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:30 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683965/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AS the prime minister moves her post-budget focus to sealing a deal on school funding, both sides of politics are claiming the other is fiddling the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683967/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:28 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683967/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MEN who kill their wives in fits of jealousy won't be able to get off the hook using the partial defence of provocation but it will remain open to battered ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683968/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:28 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683968/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 HOUSEHOLD rubbish will be converted into electricity after the final environmental approvals were made for the State's first large scale waste-to-energy ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683969/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:27 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683969/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUTHORITIES have taken less than two hours to make safe an area impacted by a gas main rupture in Western Australia's South West ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683970/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:27 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683970/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Now a judge has ruled an Australian fitness company can not register the trademark "Superman Workout" for its services.Last July, a delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks allowed Cheqout Pty to register the Superman Workout trademark for its fitness classes, despite DC Comics' opposition.The registrar ruled the Superman trademark wasn't likely to deceive or confuse ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683971/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:25 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683971/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A SHOOTING incident at a rural NSW property has raised more doubts about how the state government can safely roll out hunting in national parks, conservationists ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683973/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:24 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683973/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 UP to 10,000 wild horses in central Australia will be culled in what officials say is a humane response to an environmental ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683974/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:22 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683974/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SERIOUS questions have been raised by a police watchdog decision not to investigate claims a top officer and former NSW MP Richard Torbay secretly visited a prisoner, a parliamentary committee ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683975/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:19 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683975/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A levy will be imposed on Sydney's Star casino to help cover the cost of monitoring and regulating its operations.Taxpayers currently bear much of the cost of maintaining the casino regulatory regime in NSW, Hospitality Minister George Souris says.He has introduced legislation to amend the Casino Control Act 1992 to allow a casino supervisory levy to be imposed on the casino operator to help ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683976/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:22 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683976/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A TASMANIAN police officer used reasonable force when he shot dead a man in the state's north in 2010, a coroner has found. Constable Ian Fraser Blake shot 21-year-old Nicholas Martin Whiteley at Westbury after a violent struggle, Coroner Robert Pearce said in handing down his findings. Whiteley had attacked Const Blake, who attended the dead man's home to help a former partner remove ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683676/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:18 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683676/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY (AFP) - A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land.The Central Land Council said animals -- including horses, donkeys and camels -- were dying in their thousands due to a lack of food and water and a cull was necessary on humanitarian and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682882/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682882/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Nathan Tinkler faces having his assets and those of his wife and family frozen after liquidators applied for a court injunction.Liquidators Ferrier Hodgson, acting on behalf of creditors of the one-time billionaire and embattled businessman's failed company Mulsanne Resources, have applied for a Mareva Injunction (freezing of assets) in the NSW Supreme Court.Among the creditors is junior ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683391/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:44 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683391/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wallabies great Andrew Slack believes Robbie Deans should be honest and explain that Quade Cooper's controversial omission from his Test squad is due to last year's "toxic" outburst.And Slack warned the under-pressure Wallabies coach that he quickly needed to forgive and forget if he wanted to beat the British and Irish Lions - and hold onto his job.Australia's 1984 Grand ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683457/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:29 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683457/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed May 22, 2013 3:34am EDT * Australia courting Chinese firms for listings * Sino Australia planning to raise A$20 mln in July IPO By Maggie Lu Yueyang SYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese mining services company Sino Australia Oil and Gas Ltd is planning an initial public offering in Australia in July, tapping international investors while domestic markets remain frozen, and braving an uncertain ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683626/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:45 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683626/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Mike Trout hit the first cycle of 2013 in MLB as Baltimore snapped a six-game losing streak by edging the New York Yankees.The Seattle Mariners tasted defeat for the fifth straight game, thumped 12-0 by Trout's Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.Trout hit the cycle as he managed a single in the third inning, a triple in the fourth, a double in the sixth and a home run in the eighth.Trout, 21, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:28 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A Melbourne CBD bar is putting philanthropy ahead of profit in donating all of its earnings to not-for-profit organisations in the developing ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:12 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has returned to Sydney's west, mingling with school children ahead of a community cabinet meeting. Ms Gillard met students and teachers at Auburn West Primary School on Wednesday morning, ahead of the cabinet meeting at Regents Park Christian School in the safe Labor seat of Blaxland at 6pm (AEST). It comes two months after her week-long sleepout in Rooty Hill ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682960/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:07 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682960/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 At least 10 Australian soldiers were wounded Wednesday in a crash between military vehicles at an army base in Australia's southeastern Victoria state, local media reported.Two Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAV) collided during a training exercise in the morning and four men were sent to the Melbourne hospitals, the report quoted an Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman as saying.The ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682887/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26:42 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682887/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sydney 2000 Office workers at a Sydney high-rise have been allowed back into the building after a fire broke out in a ground floor pizza restaurant.More than 1,000 workers were moved to safety after smoke from the blaze spread through an air conditioning duct.A large, black cloud also billowed out of the State Street Centre building on the corner of Liverpool and Pitt streets around 12:30pm ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682735/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:21:02 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682735/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 This weekend will be the last roll of the dice for several players hoping to make the Queensland State of Origin side for game one in Sydney next ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683455/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:19:47 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214683455/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Time supposedly heals all wounds, but one month on from the A-League grand final and Western Sydney captain Michael Beauchamp is still hurting. The Wanderers enjoyed a 10-game winning streak in their inaugural campaign en route to the premiers' plate, but fell 2-0 to Central Coast in the 2012/13 decider. "Obviously, it's still painful to think about the grand final and seeing the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:14 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 , 1809, by George William Evans. A new exhibition in the AMAZE Gallery at the State Library of NSW features 36 artifacts relating to the history of European exploration of the Blue Mountains. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the first officially recognised crossing of the mountains by Europeans: the expedition led by Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth. One artifact, never before displayed ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682962/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:13 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682962/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Wednesday: ABC - ADELAIDE BRIGHTON LTD - up one cent at $3.46 Cement and lime manufacturer Adelaide Brighton expects net profit in 2013 to be flat or slightly below 2012 levels due to the effects of weak demand and the carbon tax. BHP - BHP BILLITON LTD - up 44 cents at ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682963/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:12 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682963/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 South Sydney won't stand down back-rower Ben Te'o despite allegations he assaulted a woman in Brisbane last month. The woman made an initial approach to police, who attended the scene of the alleged assault, but those allegations have since been withdrawn. Te'o strongly rejected the assault allegations, claiming he did not act improperly and made it clear that he'd not been ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682964/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:11 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682964/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Melbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy plans to nurse his battle-weary players through a light week on the track before their second big game in five days when they tackle the Sydney Roosters on Saturday night. Bellamy said Melbourne's 10-10 draw with fourth-placed Manly at AAMI Park on Monday night in extra time had left his side bruised and battered. "After about 10 or 15 minutes, it was ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682965/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:10 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682965/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo is confident of an improved performance at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, saying his team has a better understanding of his Torro Rosso. The team has been plagued by inconsistency this season but Ricciardo says the outfit is back on track. He thought Torro Rosso had solved its problems when he scored an impressive seventh in the Chinese ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682966/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:09 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682966/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tanking issues, fears of illegal supplement use and salary cap breaches. The AFL has had plenty to deal with in recent times, but chief executive Andrew Demetriou says the league is desperate to win back the trust of any disillusioned fans. The supplements saga that has rocked Essendon to its core is the biggest headache for the AFL. But there have been plenty of side issues for Demetriou and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682967/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:03 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682967/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MYER boss Bernie Brookes says he's a fan of the falling Australian dollar as it will have more benefits for the department store than ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682969/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:10:17 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682969/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 RIO Tinto's cost cutting measures have continued with its iron ore business getting a major restructure with president Greg Lilleyman taking on a new ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682970/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:10:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682970/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 CCTV footage of the "surrounding circumstances" of an alleged hit-and-run accident in Melbourne will be part of an attempted murder case against the driver, a court has heard.Shannon Marchant, 21, is accused of driving his car into Amandeep Singh as he walked along the footpath of a Noble Park street on Tuesday.Mr Singh, 27, was allegedly dragged 50 metres by Marchant's vehicle ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682971/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:03:42 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682971/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY (AFP) - Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$7 billion (US$6.8 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains Australia's wealthiest person, an annual rich list showed Wednesday.Rinehart, heiress to an iron ore prospecting empire built in Australia's resources-rich west, led the respected BRW Rich 200 list for a third year in a row with a personal fortune of ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682897/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:03:23 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682897/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Daniel Paille and Shawn Thornton have inspired a third-period comeback for the Boston Bruins in their 2-1 win over the New York Rangers.Boston took a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series against the Rangers with Thornton helping create Paille's decisive goal at New York's Madison Square Garden with three minutes and 31 seconds remaining.Paille and Thornton both notched ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681947/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:47 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681947/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has returned to Sydney's west, mingling with school children ahead of a community cabinet meeting. Ms Gillard met students and teachers at Auburn West Primary School on Wednesday morning, ahead of the cabinet meeting at Regents Park Christian School in the safe Labor seat of Blaxland at 6pm (AEST). It comes two months after her week-long sleepout in Rooty Hill ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:44 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Billowing smoke from a pizza restaurant fire shut down parts of central Sydney, and about 1200 people evacuated from nearby offices.People were evacuated from a 20-storey building opposite World Square at 12.30pm (AEST) on Wednesday after a blaze in Macchiato Pizza Bar and Grill, firefighters say.No one was injured.It prompted the closure of the areas around Pitt St and Liverpool St, leading to ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:40 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A Salvation Army report released today shows that more people are struggling to keep their heads above water as the cost of living ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681886/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:39 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681886/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 New Delhi, May 22 : In a first in India, Tourism Australia has presented India-based members of LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, with a fun opportunity of winning a refreshing week-long holiday in Australia, away from their daily ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681811/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:24:37 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681811/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed May 22, 2013 2:21am EDT (Updates to close) SYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - Australian shares reversed early gains to slip 0.3 percent, weighed down by the financial sector, and as investors await a speech from the Federal Reserve chairman before Congress later on Wednesday. Ben Bernanke's testimony will be the focus for markets waiting for the first sign of a shift in attitude towards ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682968/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:21:00 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214682968/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) on Tuesday announced the establishment of a recommended area for ships to help protect the world heritage- listed Ningaloo Reef from June 1, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681808/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:16:37 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681808/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Having conquered the season of summer, Football Federation Australia (FFA) has expanded its borders well into autumn in the battle with winter codes AFL and NRL. The 2013/14 A-League season will start on October 11 and run until May 4 - its latest finish in nine years. Allianz Stadium, home of Sydney FC and a slew of NRL teams, will host A-League matches in four of the final six rounds before ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681960/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:13 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681960/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The PGA of Australia won't rush to ban anchored clubs despite the Royal & Ancient and US Golf Association opting to outlaw Adam Scott-style broomstick putters. Almost six months since proposing the rule change, golf's governing bodies confirmed a new rule 14-1b will be adopted - effective on January 1, 2016. It will prohibit players from anchoring a club directly, or by use of an ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681962/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:12 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681962/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Coalition has signalled it may break up the Australian Taxation Office if it wins government, to ensure a "more independent" resolution of tax disputes. In an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey said that the ATO had developed an "insular and inward-looking culture that has put it at odds with taxpayers". He also said the tax ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:12 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Iluka Resources says lower prices for its mineral sands will cause a fall in earnings in 2013. But prices have stabilised and demand is increasing, the company's managing director, David Robb, told its annual general meeting. Iluka is a major producer of zircon, used mainly in ceramics, and rutile and synthetic rutile, which are used in paints and plastics. Its key markets are China and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681963/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:12 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681963/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brumbies lock Sam Carter says his side will unbottle lingering resentment for the Blues on Saturday night to exact payback for ending their 2012 Super Rugby campaign. The Brumbies were all but assured a finals berth last season until they were comprehensively beaten by a surprise-packet Blues outfit in the final round, and the Queensland Reds claimed a bonus-point victory to pip them for the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681964/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:11 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681964/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 It takes a special kind of wealth to lose more than $7 billion in a year and still top a list of the nation's richest people. Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has topped the BRW rich list for the third year in a row, with an estimated wealth of $22.02 billion. However the richest Australian of all time also lost more money than anyone else on the magazine's list, giving up a quarter of ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681965/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:10 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681965/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 In a stunning decision, a NSW court has quashed an exploration licence held by Australia's largest goldminer Newcrest. The licence application in question was made during the stewardship of disgraced mining minister Ian Macdonald in 2008 and renewal was granted in ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681966/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:09 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681966/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Savvy frequent flyers are avoiding as much as $610 in fuel surcharges on Qantas international flights by exploiting a loophole in the alliance with Emirates. Almost two months after the airlines launched their tie up, executives from the two airlines will meet within the next week to talk about resolving a major difference between their fuel surcharges. Travellers wanting to fly economy from ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681967/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:08 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681967/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE RAC Rescue helicopter has been sent to the scene of car accident near Harvey where a motorist is injured after their car crashed into a ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681968/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:20 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681968/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The pedestrian was killed early today when she was struck by a car near the corner of Tonkin and Great Eastern Highway, Ascot, just east of the city just before 10am. A man was found dead after his vehicle veered off a road and into a metre of water near Denmark on the south coast about 9am. Emergency services were called to Young's Siding, about 35km west of Albany on WA's south coast, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681969/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681969/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SENIOR Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne says a Labor source has told him Kevin Rudd will again challenge for the leadership in ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681970/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:09 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681970/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW Finance Minister Greg Pearce has defended the sale of seven government-owned buildings, saying it's freed up millions of dollars for new ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681974/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:08 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681974/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Former Liberal National Party MP, turned independent, turned United Australia Party (UAP) parliamentary leader Alex Douglas says it's a realistic probability."Yes I do," he said."I think the reality is, the current overwhelming majority of LNP members will not be re-elected at the next election."The public aren't happy with their performance. They went to an election ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681971/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:08 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681971/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AN Indonesian crewman found guilty of a people smuggling offence has had his conviction quashed in the NSW Court of Criminal ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681972/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:08 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681972/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Queensland government is about to start automatically docking the pay of health workers to recoup overpayments arising from the Queensland Health payroll ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681976/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:07 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681976/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 FORMER union boss Dean Mighell has taken on a new role at the head of Australia's peak shooting lobby group, the 150,000 member Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681973/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:07 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681973/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MINER and wannabe prime minister Clive Palmer says he would buy back any asset sold by the Queensland government if his party won power in the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681975/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:06 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681975/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 YELLS have been heard high up in NSW's Snowy Mountains, offering fresh hope that a Canadian man missing for more than a week may still be ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681977/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:06 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681977/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The state's wealthiest individual, Mineralogy chairman Clive Palmer, has secured a major Supreme Court victory in his battle with the Chinese company CITIC Pacific, the managers of his WA iron ore ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681978/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:06 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681978/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Mr Hockey repeated Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's comment that men are able to get full replacement pay while on holidays while women could not get replacement pay when they left to have babies."I think that's really unfair," Mr Hockey told the National Press Club on Wednesday.Asked to justify the analogy by a female journalist, who pointed out that women receive replacement ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681979/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:05 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681979/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MYER boss Bernie Brookes says he's a fan of the falling Australian dollar as it will have more benefits for the department store than ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681980/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:56 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681980/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 CEMENT and lime manufacturer Adelaide Brighton expects net profit in 2013 to be flat or slightly below 2012 levels due to the effects of weak demand and the carbon ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681981/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:55 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681981/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Cement and lime manufacturer Adelaide Brighton expects net profit in 2013 to be flat or slightly below 2012 levels because of the effects of weak demand and the carbon tax."2013 full-year net profit after tax is expected to be similar to or less than 2012," chief executive Mark Chellew told shareholders at Adelaide Brighton's annual general meeting in Adelaide.Also, Mr Chellew said ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681984/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:55:47 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681984/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 QANTAS is underpaying flight staff and importing human rights violations, the Transport Workers' Union (TWU) says. Shouting slogans that included "What's outrageous? Unsafe wages" and "Human rights on every flight", about 60 TWU members converged on Darwin International Airport on Wednesday. The union is holding its annual council meeting in Darwin this week and the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681739/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:47:19 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681739/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 EMPTY windows and disused buildings will be transformed into works of art as arts company Illuminart takes up residency in Port Adelaide. Earlier this month the team of multimedia and illuminous art artists set up base in the former state government-owned Whale and Dolphin Museum on North Pde, owned by the State Government, for a six-month residency. Director Cindi Drennan said the group's ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681809/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:26:00 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681809/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian Education Union (AEU) in Victoria yesterday announced that delegates' meetings had voted by a 78-percent margin to ratify its sell out industrial agreement with the state Liberal government. The substantial 22 percent "no" vote gave some indication of the growing hostility among teachers to the union's betrayals. AEU officials secured the majority vote, despite ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680980/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:49 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680980/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Daniel Stani-Reginald, 21, had shown no capacity for empathy and no remorse for the "extremely cruel" murder of his neighbour, Tosha Thakkar, in March 2011, Justice Derek Price said, setting a maximum 45 year jail term. Stani-Reginald had planned to sexually assault and murder a woman well before he selected Ms Thakkar as his victim, overpowered her in her Croydon unit, raped and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680981/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:39 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680981/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY | Wed May 22, 2013 1:20am EDT SYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - The end of Australia's resources boom is taking its toll on investment in the sector, with A$150 billion in planned projects delayed or cancelled since April 2012, government data shows. China's economic slowdown has squashed a decade-long mining boom in Australia that drove gold, copper, iron ore and coal to record ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681771/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:30 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681771/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Private ferry operators will gain and passengers will lose from a government plan to modernise Sydney's ferries, the maritime union says.The NSW government says its 20-year Sydney Ferry Future plan, released on Wednesday, will deliver new vessels, more wharves and a better timetable for Sydney commuters.It has pledged to add six new vessels to the fleet by 2016, upgrade wharves across the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680819/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:18:49 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680819/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Confidence among Australian consumers declined sharply in May to its lowest level since August 2012, driven largely by negative responses to the Federal Budget, a survey by Westpac and Melbourne Institute showed Wednesday. The index of consumer sentiment fell 7 percent in May to 97.6 from 104.9 in April. This is the lowest reading since August 2012. The survey also revealed that pessimists ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680909/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:18:06 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680909/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 was conducted in the week the Labor government delayed a long-promised return to a budget surplus. The government blamed a stubbornly high Australian dollar and lower commodity prices for a dramatic fall in revenues. It also came after the Reserve Bank of ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680749/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:08:42 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680749/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Western Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney predicts wins will start coming for his AFL club quicker than outside observers or possibly even his own players expect.McCartney says the Dogs, who have won just one of their past 19 games - against Brisbane in round one - and lost to Gold Coast on Saturday, are frustrated and disappointed.But he says some injuries to key players and a relatively tough ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681530/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:04:10 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214681530/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 (53 mins ago) A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began today in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land. The Central Land Council said animals – including horses, donkeys and camels – were dying in their thousands because of a lack of food and water and a cull was necessary on ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680917/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:57:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680917/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Senior Liberal Joe Hockey expects his party room to re-examine a conscience vote on the difficult question of gay marriage after the September election. But he says he would not personally back a change to the laws. Mr Hockey described the issue of same-sex marriage as "very, very difficult" when asked if he would back a push to allow Liberal MPs a conscience vote in parliament. ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680985/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:26 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680985/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wallabies winger Digby Ioane is in doubt for the start of the British and Irish Lions Test series after undergoing a knee operation on Wednesday morning. Ioane had arthroscopic surgery in Brisbane to clean up articular cartilage on his troublesome left knee after flying back from the Queensland Reds' two-match tour of South Africa. The Reds believed the operation would only rule the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680984/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:25 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680984/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 South Sydney representative forward Ben Te'o has rejected claims he allegedly assaulted a woman in Brisbane. Details of the woman's assault claims are set be aired on the Nine Network on Wednesday night. Two other NRL footballers are expected to be named in the TV report, but it is believed they were not directly involved in the incident. The NRL's integrity unit will ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680983/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:24 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680983/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Resources billionaire Clive Palmer has won a multimillion dollar court battle over a single word in a contract which defined the timing of royalty payments due from an $8 billion iron ore mine. In a West Australian Supreme Court ruling, Justice James Edelman found in favour of Mr Palmer's Mineralogy. It was battling with contractors Sino Iron and Korean Steel over when royalties from iron ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680986/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:23 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680986/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Queensland Origin flyer Brent Tate has re-signed with North Queensland for another season, adding to speculation about fellow veteran Matt Bowen's future at the NRL club. The 31-year-old Tate - who has played 42 games since linking with the club at the end of 2010 - joins a long list of recent Cowboys re-signings. Among them are co-captains Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, Test and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680987/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:22 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680987/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The fire broke out in the exhaust system of Macchiato Pizza Bar and Grill on the corner of Pitt St and Liverpool St in the CBD about 12.30pm.About 50 Fire and Rescue units responded to the blaze that was extinguished less than 30 minutes later.There were reports of injuries with staff and patrons safely self-evacuating, road closures around the area caused traffic chaos."It looks like it ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680988/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:41 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680988/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The main burst on Flinders Street near Morley Drive, about 11.30am.The burst water main is yet another drama for Main Roads and the Water Corporation after repeated burst mains in Wellington Street in recent ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680989/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:30 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680989/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Cane toads have infiltrated the north of WA and can't be eradicated but the state government hopes the free app for mobile phones will help monitor the alarming situation.Environment Minister Albert Jacob says the app, developed by his department and the University of WA, is designed to identify hitchhiker toads across the state and help minimise the number of native frogs that are mistaken ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680990/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:17 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680990/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680993/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:39:57 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680993/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680911/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:32:40 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680911/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIA'S most advanced commercial satellite developer has put South Australia at the heart of its ambitions outlining visions of engineers based at Mawson Lakes flying its constellation of satellites. Under a $4 million expansion plan announced today, Victorian company NewSat has bought land adjacent to its existing premises at Mawson Lakes to double its presence, hoping to create up to 50 ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680991/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:19:09 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680991/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in Ascot on Wednesday morning. The incident happened just before 10am near the corner of Tonkin Highway and Great Eastern Highway. It is understood the deceased is a woman and the vehicle involved may have been a truck. The section of the road where the incident happened is expected to be closed for some ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679929/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:13:31 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679929/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Around 1200 people have been evacuated in Sydney's CBD due to a fire in a multi-story building.The area around World Square is engulfed with smoke from the blaze, which firefighters believe may have started in an oven in a pizza shop on the ground floor.About 50 firefighters are on the scene at 338 Pitt St.Workers and residents on the 14th floor and above remain inside the building following ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679752/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:15 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679752/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled batsman David Warner, saying the opener can still captain Australia despite his recent Twitter ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679776/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:30 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679776/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Bernard Tomic will be able to ignore the controversy surrounding his father when he plays next week's French Open, according to Todd ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679980/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:28 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679980/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and deputy Brad Haddin insist Australia's disastrous series in India is history with the team fired up to win back the Ashes from England.Clarke and his squad head to England in the knowledge they have not won an Ashes series on foreign soil since 2001 when Steve Waugh's men won in convincing fashion 4-1 before triumphing by the same ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679879/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:43 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679879/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MINING entrepreneur Nathan Tinkler has begun selling the bulk of his Australian property assets, including prime land on Newcastle's waterfront and a Queensland mansion. Mr Tinkler, who owns property estimated to be worth around $48 million, has listed his country estate in the wealthy suburb of Pullenvale, on the outskirts of Brisbane, for between $4 million and $5 million. Agent Benjamin ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679931/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:55:04 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679931/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NUMBERS increased marginally last week at the Emerald store and prime sale held on May 16 with just over 1900 penned. There was clearly a better quality line-up at the sale which reflected an improvement in most categories, only the slaughter descriptions lost a little ground on the last sale. Females dominated the yarding with a much lower percentage of store steers on offer. Bullocks over 550kg ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679932/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:55:02 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679932/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The last time Liam Miller spoke passionately about the Brisbane Roar he was ruing Perth Glory's controversial 2011-12 A-League grand final loss. But the ex-Ireland international could only heap praise on his former fierce rival on Wednesday, claiming he had always been a closet Roar fan after being unveiled as the two-time champions' newest signing. How times have changed. One of the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679933/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:31 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679933/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The major party leaders admit single parents and the unemployed are struggling on the Newstart Allowance, but are united on a tough love approach aimed at getting them into the workforce. The Salvation Army released the results of its economic and social impact survey on Wednesday which showed a 12 per cent rise in people on the Newstart Allowance seeking the charity's help. It attributed ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679934/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:31 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679934/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A coalition government will consider breaking up the tax office to separate its policeman functions from its tax administration role. Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey used his budget reply speech on Wednesday to outline reforms a coalition government would pursue to make the tax system fairer. He repeated his "deep reservations" about the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) being both an ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679935/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:30 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679935/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Prominent NRL players are believed to be at the centre of assault allegations by a young woman. Details of the story are set be aired on the Nine Network news on Wednesday night. A third footballer is also expected to be named in the report, though is thought not to be involved. The incident is understood to have happened in Brisbane on April 20, the night after the Australia-New Zealand rugby ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679937/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:28 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679937/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Gold Coast's young defenders must put the lessons learnt this year into practice in an AFL examination against Hawthorn this weekend, according to coach Guy McKenna. The Suns are buzzing after last weekend's fourth win of the season against the Western Bulldogs, with McKenna admitting there is plenty of noise coming from his charges in training this week. But for all the enthusiasm ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679938/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:27 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679938/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 An Indonesian construction worker who helped sail a leaky fishing boat packed with 97 asylum seekers to Christmas Island has had his conviction for people smuggling quashed after a court found he had no idea where the boat was going. In a judgment that could have significant implications for future people smuggling cases, Ardi Zam Zamudin was on Wednesday acquitted of all charges and is now ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679939/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:23 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679939/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A prominent Sydney dance teacher accused of grooming children for sex and possessing child pornography is facing six new charges of aggravated sexual assault. Grant Davies, 39, who ran a dance studio in Sydney's inner west, was arrested on Friday after police allegedly uncovered a large amount of child porn and evidence of grooming on a computer. At Burwood Local Court on Wednesday, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679940/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:20 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679940/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THERE will be "winners and losers" under the federal government's disability insurance scheme, West Australian Premier Colin Barnett ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679941/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:28 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679941/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Health Quality and Complaints Commission chief executive Cheryl Herbert fronted a public hearing in parliament on Wednesday.She says the organisation is making good progress on minor "early resolution" complaints, with 93 per cent handled in 30 days, up from only 53 per cent in January.Another 37 cases are awaiting assessment.Ms Herbert believes the spike is partly due to a rise in ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679943/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:27 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679943/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 It is understood the pedestrian was run over by a car near the corner of Tonkin and Great Eastern Highway just before 10am.Tonkin Highway northbound is closed just before Great Eastern Highway.Road users will need to exit Tonkin Highway northbound at the Great Eastern Highway off ramp and get back onto Tonkin Highway via the Great Eastern Highway on ramp.Emergency services remain on site.Traffic ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679945/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:11 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679945/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THERE will be "winners and losers'' under the federal government's disability insurance scheme, West Australian Premier Colin Barnett ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679944/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:08 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679944/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 TWO months after the West Australian election is too soon to start claiming the state government is breaking election promises, Premier Colin Barnett ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679946/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:54 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679946/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIA needs 83,000 more aged care beds to care for the growing elderly population which is set to rise by three million, former defence chief general Peter Cosgrove ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679948/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:53 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679948/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 She loved their spread and spruiked it online. They didn't like it and shut her down. But the reaction from fans has led to a resurrection for World Nutella ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679947/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:47 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679947/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 JULIA Gillard says a deal is yet to be inked on live betting odds being spruiked during television broadcasts, despite reports today the issue had been ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679950/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:42:07 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679950/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 About 1200 people have been evacuated in Sydney's CBD due to a fire in a multi-story building.The area around World Square is engulfed with smoke from the blaze, which firefighters believe may have started in an oven in a pizza shop on the ground floor.About 50 firefighters are on the scene at 338 Pitt St.Workers and residents on the 14th floor and above remain inside the building following ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679951/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:37:52 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679951/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Club-less Australian Harry Kewell insists he is fit for his country's upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite playing just three games this year.Socceroos coach Holger Osieck is set to announce his squad for June's crucial matches against Japan, Jordan and Iraq on Thursday. Kewell, 34, has played three matches for Al Gharafa in Qatar since leaving the Melbourne Victory in June, 2012. But ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679886/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:35:50 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679886/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is pictured in Perth on June 9, 2010 Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart on Friday accused the government of using the mining industry as an ATM, warning of an unhealthy reliance on the sector and unsustainable debt levels. In a speech to the Australian Mines and Metals Association conference, the outspoken tycoon, chairman of Hancock ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679707/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:25:55 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679707/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A BRISBANE woman has contacted Queensland police alleging she was physically assaulted by Queensland Origin forward Ben Te'o in the presence of fellow NRL players Corey Norman and Darius Boyd. News Limited can reveal Norman, the Broncos fullback, made a 000 emergency call after the alleged incident, which left the woman with a black eye and facial injuries. The woman, who cannot be named for ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679949/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:21:00 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679949/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian dollar is lower after the release of weak consumer sentiment figures.At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit was trading at 97.90 US cents, down from 98.17 cents on Tuesday.The Westpac/Melbourne Institute May consumer sentiment survey, conducted in the week the budget was released, showed there were more people pessimists about the economy than optimistic.Westpac chief economist ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679410/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:56 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679410/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian stocks are weaker after a gloomy consumer sentiment reading knocked the major banks.The big four banks were trading in positive territory for most of the morning but that changed after the Westpac/Melbourne Institute's May survey showed 44 per cent of Australians feel worse off because of the federal budget.IG market strategist Chris Weston said concerns about an anxious consumer ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679412/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679412/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.Prabhdeep Srawn, of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student at Bond ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678857/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678857/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia should boost its ties with Brazil as the South American nations continues its transformation into a global power, an ANU expert ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678817/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:12 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678817/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he respects the professionalism of the Treasury department and instead takes issue with the federal government.Mr Abbott was responding to Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson's comments that the government had no influence on his department's forecasts.The opposition leader said he admired the department's professionalism."I've never had ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678696/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:07 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678696/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Angry Manly coach Geoff Toovey savaged the NRL over "ridiculous, knee-jerk" decision-making on Wednesday, following mid-season rule changes intended to speed up games.The NRL's Competition Committee announced on Tuesday that from round 15 this season they were introducing a 30-second time limit for scrums to be packed, while also reducing the time limit for line drop-outs from 40 ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679286/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:51 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214679286/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian stock market is trading marginally higher amid selective buying on Wednesday. Though Wall Street ended higher overnight, gains were just modest amid a lack of fresh triggers.In the Australian market, mining stocks are mostly trading notably higher. Healthcare, energy, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678888/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:34 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678888/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brisbane 4000 Brisbane midfielder Ben Halloran is heading to Europe after gaining a release from his A-League club to transfer to a German Bundesliga 2 club.Brisbane did not reveal the club he would link with but it is believed to be Fortuna Dusseldorf.Brisbane followed up news of Halloran's departure on Wednesday by announcing the club's first signing for next season, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678889/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:54 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678889/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia The A-League has released its fixtures for the 2013-14 season, pitting the Central Coast Mariners against the Western Sydney Wanderers in a first-round grand-final repeat.The A-League season will conclude after 135 regular season fixtures over 27 rounds with a May 4 grand-final in a later calendar finish, in line with the the world's major football leagues in a World Cup year.It ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678890/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:53 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678890/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Football Federation Australia has pushed the end of the A-League season back even further, with the 2013/14 grand final to be contested on May 4 - the latest finish ever. FFA chief David Gallop announced the draw on Wednesday in Sydney, with the biggest change being an end date that further incurs on the AFL and NRL's respective fixture lists. The grand final was held in February as ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678891/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:24 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678891/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Opposition Leader Tony Abbott admits people on the dole are doing it tough but if he wins power there won't be an increase to unemployment benefits. The Salvation Army released the results of its economic and social impact survey on Wednesday which showed a 12 per cent rise in people on the Newstart Allowance seeking the charity's help. It attributed this to changes to payments to ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678892/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:22 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678892/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Craig Thomson is facing 19 new charges over allegations he misused thousands of dollars of union funds. The controversial MP is now facing a total of 173 charges of fraud and theft-related offences allegedly committed while he was national secretary of the Health Services Union. Thomson appeared for a brief hearing in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he was granted more time to ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678894/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:21 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678894/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Rallies are being planned around Australia to pressure state governments to sign up to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's school improvement plan. The "community rallies for Gonski" will be held on Saturday in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin and Perth. Sydney's rally has been badged a "celebration", following NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell's ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678893/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:20 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678893/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Canberra props Brett White and Dane Tilse say they have no idea why the Raiders can't convert their hot NRL home game winning streak into success on the road. The side has won eight games at Canberra Stadium in a row - including all four in 2013 - yet have been victorious in just the one game from six on the road in 2013. "If you know, let us know," White told reporters. He ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678896/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:18 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678896/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says a coalition government has no plans to change the GST but a review would give the community the opportunity to raise what they think is the best way ahead for the taxation system. Mr Abbott and his shadow treasurer Joe Hockey have said the GST will be included in a tax review if the coalition wins power at the September 14 election, unlike the Labor ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678897/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:17 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678897/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Queensland's government has announced 10 new schools for the state despite concerns other schools face the axe. Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek says the schools will be built across southeast Queensland in partnership with private firms in an effort to spread costs over a longer period. The schools are planned to cater for more than 10,000 students and the contracts to build and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678898/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678898/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 At any one time in Australia about 16,500 devices are infected with malware, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority, which ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678899/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:15 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678899/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The underlying position of the federal budget has been in a deteriorating trend since the early 2000s and is only now showing signs of improvement, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) says in a new report. The PBO's first report on the so-called structural budget balance (SBB) provides estimates from 2001/02 to 2016/17. The SBB is a measure that looks at the sustainability of the budget ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678895/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:14 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678895/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Essendon expect AFL utility Nathan Lovett-Murray to make a quick and full recovery after being stabbed. The 30-year-old 143-game player was in Royal Melbourne Hospital on Wednesday receiving treatment to a right arm injury after Tuesday night's incident. Bombers chief executive Ian Robson said the club's understanding was that the stabbing happened at the home of Lovett-Murray's ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678900/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:11 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678900/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment in May fell below 100 points indicating that most of the people surveyed were pessimistic about the economy.The survey was conducted between May 13 and 18, the week of the May 14 Federal Budget.Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said evidence suggested this had been partly due to renewed concerns over the state of the economy, fuelled ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678901/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:35:07 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678901/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) announced earlier this year that 1000 fly-in, fly-out workers from Cairns and Brisbane would be recruited for the Bowen Basin mines.More than 30,000 jobseekers applied for the jobs being offered in Cairns.Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union president Tony Maher says BMA is undermining regional communities by excluding local workers."They are ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678905/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:58 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678905/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Victorian state Liberals will debate a motion at a conference this weekend urging a federal coalition government to review the operations of the two public broadcasters and "look at the feasibility of partial or full privatisation of both".Mr Abbott told reporters in Brisbane on Wednesday the coalition would not support such a move."Everyone understands that in the coalition ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678903/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:57 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678903/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Knight has been trying to get a computer at Melbourne's Port Phillip Prison since 2006 and is now arguing he wants one for legal and educational reasons.But because he's been declared a vexatious litigant, Knight must first seek court permission to start a proceeding and prove to the court that his application would not be doomed to fail.In a brief hearing in the Victorian Supreme Court ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678904/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:57 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678904/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW Treasurer Mike Baird says he'll be delivering a responsible state budget that's capable of absorbing any future economic ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678902/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:56 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678902/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Minister for the Arts George Souris on Wednesday announced the new lease and committed $5 million over 10 years to support the STC's Hickson Road and Wharf 4/5 theatres.The arrangements will also benefit other organisations at Walsh Bay, including venue users such as Sydney Dance Company, Sydney Writers' Festival and the Sydney Festival."The Sydney Theatre Company is a foundation ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678906/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:55 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678906/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SOUTH Australian businesses lost 1500 years of productivity last year at a cost of $208 million for only one year of claims, WorkCoverSA ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678907/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:54 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678907/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 CHICAGO (STMW) — A man jumped to his death early Tuesday from the Gold Coast high-rise building where he lived, authorities said. Police responded about 1 a.m. to the 0 to 100 block of East Chestnut Street and found that a man had jumped from the 32nd Floor, police News Affairs Officer Joshua Purkiss ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678705/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:44 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678705/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A widely watched index has found that consumer confidence took a hit from the federal budget. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell 7 per cent in May to 97.6 - below the critical 100-point and showing pessimists outnumber optimists. It is the first time since October that pessimists have outnumbered optimists and the reading is the lowest in nine months. Westpac ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678698/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:13 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678698/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australians Matt Ebden and James Duckworth have progressed to the second round of the French Open qualifiers after winning at Roland Garros on Tuesday.Ebden endured a tough three-set match against Russian Konstantin Kravchuk that eventually saw him claim a 7-6 (7-2) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 victory.The match lasted two hours and 39 minutes and proved to be a challenging encounter for the 25-year-old, who ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678908/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:17:55 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678908/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AN amateur rugby league player shot multiple times at close range after training on Tuesday night was known to police, Sydney detectives say. The 27-year-old man had just come off Mascot Oval and was getting changed in the car park when a white BMW pulled alongside and a gunman fired four nine millimetre bullets, hitting his left upper thigh and right forefinger. Stunned A-grade teammates could ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678721/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:17:15 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678721/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ADELAIDE Arcade's historic underground tearooms could be revived with a modern twist. It's just a matter of finding the right tenant, leasing manager Andrew Jonats says. Once accessed from a now tiled-over stairway in the middle of the 1885 arcade, the original tearoom space has languished for decades and is used as a storage and maintenance workshop. Mr Jonats said the 166sq m space, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680992/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:03:00 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214680992/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Spaniard Benat Intxausti timed a late sprint to perfection to take victory in stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia.The Movistar rider fought off the challenges of Poland's Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) and Estonia's Tanel Kangert (Astana) in a dramatic late finish at the end of a mammoth 238km route to seal consecutive victories for his team after Giovanni Visconti won stage 15 on ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677792/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677792/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The pogo-stick death of a seven-year-old Sydney boy is being treated as suspicious and homicide detectives are investigating.The boy was found dead inside his Oatley home, in the city's south, about 6.30am (AEST) on Tuesday.Members of his family told police he fell off a pogo stick the previous day and hit his head in the fall.Police say homicide squad detectives are investigating the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677748/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:02 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677748/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue May 21, 2013 9:43pm EDT (Adds details, comments, stocks on the move) SYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - Australian shares inched 0.1 percent higher on Wednesday, led by blue-chip miners after comments from two voting U.S. Federal Reserve presidents eased fears the Fed was contemplating an imminent cut in its stimulus programme, helping Wall Street close at all-time highs. Bellwether miners BHP ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678637/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:43:19 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214678637/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A new poll among British travellers found Australia to be their top pick for ‘Best Country in the World’. According to a survey conducted by the UK’s Ultratravel magazine, Australia was voted best country, outranking other popular destinations including; Italy, New Zealand, Thailand and the US. Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said although economic ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677954/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:40:56 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677954/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has issued a range of determinations allowing and re-allocating capacity on a variety of routes. Qantas has been allocated 35 tonnes of freight capacity on the Papua New Guinea route and was re-allocated one dedicated cargo service per week on the Vietnam route. Qantas was also permitted a re-allocation of 2,301 seats on the China route. ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677713/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:40:56 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677713/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 OTTAWA -- Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677888/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:39:58 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677888/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Nathan Tinkler and his wife and family's assets could be frozen after liquidators applied for a court injunction. Liquidators acting on behalf of creditors of the embattled businessman's failed company Mulsanne Resources have started the process of freezing his assets through an application for a Mareva Injunction in the NSW Supreme Court. The parties involved include its largest ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677955/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:45 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677955/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 An arrest in connection to the shooting of Bandidos enforcer Toby Mitchell is a significant breakthrough, Victoria's police chief says. Chief Commissioner Ken Lay says charges will likely be laid against the man arrested overnight. Mr Lay says police have been working to dampen tensions between the Bandidos and the Hells Angels, with a police task force established to investigate the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677956/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:44 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677956/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wallabies utility back Berrick Barnes has been picked at inside centre for his first run-on Super Rugby start in 10 weeks for the NSW Waratahs clash with the Melbourne Rebels on Friday night. Barnes has played just 77 minutes this season but made two influential cameos off the bench in the Waratahs' comeback victories over the Stormers and Brumbies to play his way into the 25-man Wallabies ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677957/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:43 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677957/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 More Australians were feeling bad about the economy in the week the federal budget was released. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment in May fell below 100 points indicating that most of the people surveyed were pessimistic about the economy. The survey was conducted between May 13 and 18, the week of the May 14 federal budget. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:42 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 After being shown the door by Brisbane last year, Newcastle's Dane Gagai is now looking to emulate Justin Hodges as the world's premier centre after parlaying his good form into a two-year NRL contract extension. The Mackay-born 22-year-old was acknowledged as the best young player at the Broncos with seasoned observers rating him as the most exciting talent to emerge at the club since ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:42 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The WikiLeaks political party is a step closer to being registered in Australia. The Australian Electoral Commission on Wednesday published the constitution of the WikiLeaks Party and opened up the party's official registration for public comment until June 24. WikiLeaks website founder Julian Assange plans to run for the Senate in Victoria at the September 14 election. However, he is ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677960/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:41 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677960/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Lawyers for Craig Thomson have requested more time to fight allegations he misused union funds to pay for prostitutes and pornography. The independent federal MP appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court for a brief hearing on more than 100 charges of fraud allegedly committed while he was national secretary of the Health Services Union. A filing hearing in February heard Thomson was facing 154 ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:39 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Officers were called to the house on Leichhardt St, Logan Central, about 7am (AEST) on Wednesday.The partially-clothed body of a woman was found in the front yard and police are treating her death as suspicious.Police would not say how she died but said the woman, believed to be in her 20s, was wearing parts of a McDonald's uniform and other parts were strewn over the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677964/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:56 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677964/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 "Sometimes I'll flick on the TV, do a little bit of knitting," Ms Gillard told radio presenters Kyle Sandilands and Jackie "O" Henderson on Southern Cross Austereo on Wednesday."I'm just doing a cardigan at the moment."But an invitation to play "rolls of cash", in which contestants are encouraged to strip down, cover themselves in honey, roll ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677963/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:55 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677963/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Celebrity Apprentice was fired from the ratings Top 10 on Tuesday after losing a timeslot challenge to Packed to The Rafters and House ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677962/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:53 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214677962/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33