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Birds on the brink 13 of species face extinction
Australia has lost 27 bird species since European settlement, and another 20 are considered at "imminent risk of extinction", according to a global report on the health of the world's birdlife. Compiled by BirdLife International, the report lists habitat loss, agricultural expansion, climate change and pollution as among the main threats. Released on Thursday in Canada, ...
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Scott backs Kangaroos AFL skipper to fire
North Melbourne AFL coach Brad Scott is backing skipper Andrew Swallow to be back to his best for their trip west to face in-form Fremantle. The midfielder was one of a number of stars who delivered a below-par performance in the shock 15-point loss to Gold Coast on June 8. Scott expected Swallow to shine at Patersons Stadium on Sunday where they will try to stop the Dockers' seven-game ...
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Bayley needs protection from Vic crims
Authorities will find a prison where convicted killer Adrian Ernest Bayley can best be protected from other inmates, the head of Corrections Victoria says. Bayley was on Wednesday sentenced to life behind bars, with a non-parole period of 35 years, for the rape and murder of Jill Meagher in Brunswick last year. Corrections Victoria Commissioner Jan Shuard said Bayley was still going through a ...
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Dont rely on sustained dollar fall ACCI
A leading business group has warned firms against relying on a sustained fall in the Australian dollar to lift their competitiveness. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief economist Greg Evans said there is an expectation the dollar will continue to decline to levels around 80 US cents. "I think if that is the case there may well be disappointment from a business point of ...
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Two sex offenders caught in Vic
Two violent sex offenders who escaped from a Victorian residential facility have been caught. Sean Andrew Carmody-Coyle, 27, and David Gregory Byrnes, 26, walked out of Corella Place, near Ararat Prison, late on Wednesday night. After a police search the two men were arrested at nearby Buangor on Thursday afternoon. Victoria Police acting Commander Neil Paterson said both men had extensive ...
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iiNet fined $102000 over Sydney bus advert
has been fined $102,000 by the competition watchdog for failing to prominently state the total minimum price payable for its Naked DSL service on a Sydney bus advertisement. The fine is the first to be paid by a publicly listed company for an alleged breach of the Australian Consumer Law. The advertisement, which the ACCC said was displayed on the rear of a bus in metropolitan Sydney between ...
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Vic Black Saturday buy-back complete
THE Victorian government has bought 116 properties destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires at a cost of $25 million, to protect communities in high fire risk ...
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Premier digs in with Browse gas vision
THE West Australian government is doggedly pressing ahead with land acquisition at James Price Point, setting space aside for future gas developments, despite Woodside axing its onshore Browse project ...
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Carles ends bid to sue Satterley
A BID by former MP Adele Carles to sue millionaire property developer Nigel Satterley over comments he made about her affair with West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has been ...
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Together united we stand for Julia
LABOR powerbroker Paul Howes says his support is firmly behind Julia Gillard and there will be no leadership change before the September ...
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Julia worse than Pauline - Abbott
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has called Julia Gillard worse than Pauline Hanson and used the government's chief spin doctor's foreign worker visa to attack and mock legislation to crackdown on 457 ...
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Overseas gay marriage vote fails
The failed vote in the Senate, in which 28 voted for and 44 against, came as Liberal Senator Sue Boyce broke with colleagues to vote for the Greens Bill, saying gay marriage would not see the world end.Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who introduced the legislation, said it would have undone 2004 laws that prohibited the recognition of overseas marriages here and called on colleagues to follow ...
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Spy training stays undercover
Police Federation of Australia (PFA) claimed the legislation would be "high risk'' for undercover officers, and could even "compromise public safety''.The federation told a Senate inquiry into the bill that the collection and storage of police officers' personal details on a central database could expose their identities to criminals."The risk is further ...
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Complaints flood to sex taskforce
A TASKFORCE examining past abuses within the defence force has been inundated with new complaints but indicates a Royal Commission is ...
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Well stop the boats says Abbott
TONY Abbott has reiterated his commitment to stopping the boats and says he will "make a difference from day one" despite attacks from Julia Gillard that his rhetoric has ...
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Political uncertainty weighs on business
Prime Minister Julia Gillard had hoped to bring certainty when she unexpectedly called the September 14 election date back in January.But a leading business group says it hasn't worked.Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief economist Greg Evans believes it has only added to the uncertainty to an economy that has also been hit by a high Australian dollar and a volatile global ...
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PMs Indonesia visit a cover-up Abbott
Julia Gillard's planned visit to Indonesia is a desperate attempt to cover up the prime minister's failure to stop asylum-seeker boats, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.Ms Gillard will meet Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for bilateral talks early in July.The visit is being seen as part of a last-ditch effort to stem the flow of would-be refugees ahead of the September ...
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PM dividing Australia like Hanson Abbott
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has likened Julia Gillard to Pauline Hanson, the anti-immigrant founder of One Nation.Mr Abbott on Thursday told parliament the prime minister of Australia should be a leader for all Australians.But he said Ms Gillard would use class, gender, and now country of birth, to score political points.Speaking in the increasingly rancorous debate on Labor's plan to ...
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Manufacturing sector sees rare improvement
Manufacturing saw a modest improvement during the June quarter, coinciding with a sharp drop in the Australian dollar in recent months, new research shows.However, economists say this rare improvement in the sector will not stand in the way of further interest rate reductions by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in coming months.The composite index for the Australian Chamber of Commerce and ...
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Second Sydney airport a federal issue NSW
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has refused to confirm speculation that Badgerys Creek will be the site of Sydney's second airport, saying it's a matter for the federal government.The state government has unveiled plans for a new suburb at Wilton, about 80km southwest of Sydney, which is one of two possible airport sites.The other option is Badgerys Creek, only 55km to the city's ...
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Scott to play Aust Open in Sydney
World number four Adam Scott has confirmed he will play in the Australian Open at the Royal Sydney Golf Club later this year.It means the reigning US Masters champion will be in Australia for at least a month, having previously committed to playing two other tournaments on home soil.Scott will play the Australian PGA at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast in November, before flying south to take part ...
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Quickstep Technologies comment on Australian manufacturing
The chairman of high-tech composites manufacturer Quickstep Technologies has spoken of the role of government input in assisting his company, and of the importance of being a part of a global supply chain. Quickstep is ASX listed and opened a facility in Bankstown last year, which ...
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Negative Chinese manufacturing data rattles markets hurts Australian dollar
China A slide in a key Chinese manufacturing index has dented the Australian share market and local currency, by fuelling concerns that Australia's biggest export market is slowing.HSBC's monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for manufacturing fell from 49.2 in May to 48.3 in June, which is a nine-month low.Output also dropped, from 50.7 to 48.8 last month, which is an eight-month ...
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Adelaide southern suburbs Foodland store fined for out-of-date food
Seaford 5169 A Foodland store at Seaford has been fined $200,000 by Adelaide Magistrates Court for selling expired food and failing hygiene standards.Foodland Port Noarlunga South pleaded guilty to 20 counts of breaching the Food Act and its proprietor Supermarket Investments pleaded guilty to 37 breaches. They included displaying food for sale past its use-by date, failing to maintain the ...
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NSW hunting paper not kept from minister
Premier Barry O'Farrell has rejected claims a report into the state's hunting body was kept from the environment minister so her department wouldn't meddle with the interests of the Shooter's Party. The report by public servant Steve Dunn looks into the governance of the NSW Game Council, which will be responsible for rolling out controversial plans to allow hunters into ...
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Major redevelopment plans for Perth eyesoars
The City of Perth has major projects in the works to redevelop the city’s CBD in-line with the aims of broader projects like Green City and Populate Perth, but some residents remain wary of red tape, while others fear for the future of historical sites such as Langley.
Perth is the commercial, transport and cultural backbone of Western Australia. This city of almost 2 million people is the fourth largest in Australia, but has grown consistently faster than many other cities, outstripping the national average and was ranked by The Economist in 2010 as the eighth ‘most livable city’ in the world, which means we have some of the best living conditions on the planet. Read more
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