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Prince Harry visits Aussie gardeners
AUSTRALIA'S gardeners preparing for the Chelsea Flow Shower received a timely boost as Prince Harry dropped by and gave their entry a ringing endorsement. With only two days left to finish the garden, Wes Fleming and his team were shocked when Harry requested to see the exhibit on Friday after he'd inspected the entry he's involved with this year. Harry spent time discussing the ...
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Crosby blasts Penguins to NHL win
Sidney Crosby starred as the Pittsburgh Penguins took a 2-0 lead in their Stanley Cup playoff series against the Ottawa Senators on Friday.The Pittsburgh captain scored a hat-trick at the Consol Energy Center, guiding the Penguins to a 4-3 win in game two of the Eastern Conference semi-final series.Crosby's hat-trick was his second in the Stanley Cup playoffs, while Brenden Morrow scored ...
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Steel too good for Magic
The Southen Steel have entered the top four of the ANZ Championship after defeating the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 65-58 at the Stadium Southland Velodrome in Invercargill on Saturday.The Magic started the contest in better fashion and led 18-16 at quarter-time, but a huge second term from the visitors saw them turn the tables and enjoy a 38-29 advantage at half-time.And the Steel were rarely ...
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Australian dollar drops below parity with US dollar mainly due to US positive gains
The Australian dollar fell below parity with the US dollar and stayed down during the whole week, which is widely attributed to positive indicators in the US economy.On Friday, the Australian dollar took another step lower, falling as low as 97.33 US cents, a level not seen since June 2012.The Australian dollar tumbled to 98.3 cents late on Thursday, breaking through its 11-month low of 98.5 ...
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Afghanistan turns to Australia for mining expertise
Afghanistan Australia could help Afghanistan develop its fledgling mining industry and tap into mineral and energy reserves estimated to be worth trillions of dollars. The country is eager to find a new source of revenue when international aid starts to decline and foreign forces withdraw next year. Afghan mining minister Wahidullah Shahrani, has already met with various Australian Government ...
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Farah calls for unity at Wests Tigers
Captain Robbie Farah has called for unity at the Wests Tigers in the wake of chief executive Stephen Humphreys standing down from his post at the NRL club. Behind-the-scenes machinations at the club continue to be dogged by in-fighting between the Balmain and Western Suburbs partners in the joint venture and the Tigers' disastrous onfield results and massive injury toll so far in 2013 ...
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Labor and coalition rule out GST hike
For all their bickering, Labor and the coalition appear to be unified on one policy front. Both have adamantly ruled out hiking the GST rate if elected in September, with Labor claiming it would hurt poorer Australians and the coalition passing it off as an issue for the states. In his budget reply speech on Thursday, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott promised to deliver a tax "white ...
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Claims high risk Qld prison overcrowded
HALF of the prison staff at a private high security prison in Queensland are going on strike over a pay dispute and claims of overcrowding at the ...
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Staker back to seal Lions win over Bombers
Brisbane's Brent Staker kicked the winning goal in his first AFL match for more than a year to seal an upset victory over Essendon on Saturday at Etihad Stadium.The fired-up Lions kicked the last two goals to win 14.12 (96) to 12.14 (86), just their third win of the season and by far their most impressive.It was the Bombers' second straight defeat after starting the season with six ...
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Yankees Kuroda blank Blue Jays
Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda has led the New York Yankees to a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball.The Yankees ended Toronto's run of four consecutive victories with a dominant performance as Kuroda gave up just two hits in his eight innings on the mound, while New York third-baseman David Adams scored twice for the hosts.New York came into Friday's game ...
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Bunnies focus on flaws to ward off complacency
South Sydney produced the most emphatic first half of the season on Friday night but such is the desire to continue their dominance, it is the 10 points they conceded that has them talking. South Sydney prop Roy Asotasi concedes his side slackened off defensively in the second half after racing out to a 38-0 half-time lead. While the 54-10 shellacking of the Tigers allayed any concerns the ...
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Jewellery heist and gun shots bring real drama to Cannes
Full movies coverage here The cinematic excitements of the Cannes Film Festival were overtaken by real crime on Friday, with a jewellery heist and a fake shooting stealing the limelight from on-screen dramas. Actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil, who are both in Cannes to serve on the festival's competition jury, were being interviewed on stage on the beach opposite the five-star ...
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Hawks down plucky GWS by 83 points in AFL
There was no re-writing of the record books as Hawthorn saw off a plucky Greater Western Sydney by 83 points in Saturday's AFL clash at Aurora Stadium. The result might have never been in doubt but predictions the in-form Hawks would smash all kinds of records proved wide of the mark in a 21.14 (140) to 9.3 (57) victory. The enthusiastic young Giants - $17 with the bookies - battled hard ...
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Staker seals Lions win in AFL comeback
Brisbane's Brent Staker kicked the winning goal in his first AFL match for more than a year to seal an upset victory over Essendon on Saturday at Etihad Stadium. The fired-up Lions kicked the last two goals to win 14.12 (96) to 12.14 (86), just their third win of the season and by far their most impressive. It was the Bombers' second straight defeat after starting the season with six ...
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We have to close gaps Blues AFL coach
Carlton must tighten their game plan to challenge the pacesetting AFL sides, according to coach Mick Malthouse. Malthouse said the Blues were allowing the opposition to remain unchecked for too long and were being hurt on the scoreboard. Carlton went down in an upset last week to St Kilda and Malthouse said the side needed to capitalise on areas where they were clearly out-performing the ...
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Labor mounting fear over super coalition
The coalition has accused the federal government of running a "hysterical scare campaign" over superannuation, as Labor MPs across the country rally to warn that Tony Abbott would cut retirement savings to the bone. Treasurer Wayne Swan, Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten and other senior Labor members on Saturday launched a nationwide warning to voters about the coalition's ...
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Performance centre opens in west Sydney
WEST Sydney students dreaming of a future career in the performing arts have been given a boost with the opening of a centre designed for their ...
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Dugan can help Dragons get their fire back says Young
St George Illawarra have struggled to score points since Darius Boyd's defection to Newcastle but former Dragons lock Dean Young believes Josh Dugan can solve their attacking woes. Young has urged Dragons fans not to expect too much from Dugan too soon, but is adamant the former Raiders No.1 will return to his best at St George Illawarra and will have a similar impact to what Boyd did when ...
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Man found not guilty of assault three years after trial
A man has been found not guilty of punching a drunken man nearly three years after his trial and five years after the alleged assault. Joseph Michael Shevlin, 25, was accused of punching the man during a drunken night at the Holy Grail in Kingston in August 2008. The matter went to trial before Justice Richard Refshauge in 2010, two years after the altercation. Justice Refshauge ...
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Humphreys steps down as NRL Tigers boss
Wests Tigers' disastrous NRL season has claimed another victim, with chief executive Stephen Humphreys stepping down. Humphreys told the team of his decision to resign after their miserable 54-10 thrashing on Friday night at the hands of South Sydney. Humphreys, the son of former rugby league administrator Kevin Humphreys, took on the role in 2009. Speaking on Triple M NRL, Tigers ...
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Dehydration kills cows at Qld govt station
AN inquiry has been launched into how 46 cows were left to die without water at a research station run by a government department that oversees animal welfare. The heifers were left without water in a holding paddock at a Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) run agri-science research station in Ayr, south of Townsville. A department spokeswoman says the cows died earlier this ...
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Workers Struggles Asia Australia and the Pacific
Jasper Auto Services workers in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh demonstrated outside the company's premises on May 14 to oppose the sacking of 50 employees and the transfer of four others. Almost all workers had been at the car sales outlet for 25 years. They claimed to have been victimised for demanding a wage rise. The protest was organised by the Stalinist CPI-affiliated All India Trade ...
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Aussie Kerr turns it on in Rio
Josh Kerr impressed at the Billabong Rio Pro on Friday, producing the day's highest score as he advanced to round three.The Australian, 29, was the pick of the surfers in three-to-five foot waves in Barra Da Tijuca, beating wildcard Messias Felix 17.94 to 5.07 - including scoring a 9.77 out of 10 on one wave."It feels good to get that heat win after all of those days off," Kerr ...
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Australian sports firm refutes charges of financial irregularities
Australian sports management firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which finds itself in the midst of controversy regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has refuted allegations of any financial ...
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Woman appears in court over stabbing
A WOMAN appeared at East Perth Magistrate's Court today charged in relation to the fatal stabbing of her defacto partner in St ...
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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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