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With fleeting reference to God Australian evangelical draws big audience in Communist Vietnam
In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo, a Vietnamese girl sells headbands printed the name of Nick Vujicic, a Serbian Australian evangelist outside My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. Amid childhood bullying, he once tried to drown himself. (AP Photo/Na Son ...
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PM orders auto industry crisis meeting
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has ordered a crisis meeting to examine the future of the nation's automotive industry in the wake of the shock decision by Ford to quit manufacturing in Australia. In Sydney for a National Panel for Economic Reform meeting, the Prime Minister said she had agreed to union requests for a meeting "for strategic discussion" on the future of the ...
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Food plan forgets small growers alliance
The federal government's vision for the future of the food industry focuses too much on big business and not the smaller players who employ the most people, an alliance of community farm groups say. The first-ever National Food Plan will be released on Saturday, outlining the government's long-term strategy for securing a sustainable and globally competitive food supply. The ...
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Pell should concede failings Vic priest
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Homicide squad looks into boys death
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 had fallen off a pogo stick the previous day and hit his head in the fall.Police have been treating the boy's death as suspicious.The Seven Network has reported that the family is known to the NSW Department of Family and Community Services.On Friday ...
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Damaging winds forecast for Gold Coast
The weather bureau has issued a severe weather warning for southerly winds of up to 90km/h about the southern border ranges and Gold Coast hinterland.The wild weather is likely to affect places including Springbrook, Lamington National Park and Mount Tambourine into the early hours of Saturday morning before easing.For emergency assistance, call the State Emergency Service on 132 ...
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Hope Pell will reveal truth at Vic inquiry
ANTHONY Foster hopes an uncomfortable and unfamiliar environment will open cracks in the armour of Australia's most senior Catholic, bringing out the truth about the decades-long child sexual abuse ...
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Australian preacher takes on Vietnam
THE 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver. "Do you know why I love God?" Nick Vujicic asked a young girl on stage who, like him, was born without arms and legs. "Because heaven is real. And one day when we get to ...
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Govts want generous Ford contribution
Ford is under pressure to cough up significant cash to help employees set to lose their jobs in Geelong and Melbourne retrain for other work.Ford has pledged to contribute to the government fund to help the 1200 workers at its Broadmeadows and Geelong plants, which will close in 2016.Ford president and chief executive Bob Graziano hasn't said how much cash will be coming, but Prime Minister ...
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Ford Australia announces shut down of car production
Ford Motor Company's Australian subsidiary announced yesterday it is shutting down all manufacturing operations by 2016. The closures will mean sacking about 1,200 workers at Ford's two plants at Broadmeadows and Geelong in Victoria. These two working-class areas, already afflicted by widespread unemployment, will be devastated.Thousands more jobs will be destroyed in the auto ...
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Rangers stay alive in NHL playoffs
The New York Rangers arrested two deficits to edge the Boston Bruins in overtime to prolong their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final series.The Rangers trailed 2-0 and 3-2 in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden, but showed plenty of grit to force a Game 5 back at Boston's TD Garden.Two penalty goals had Boston on the brink of a series sweep, as Nathan Horton and Torey Krug made the most of the ...
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Indians thrash Red Sox
The Cleveland Indians began their four-game series against Boston with a thumping 12-3 win at Fenway Park on Thursday.The game was the first time ex-Red Sox manager Terry Francona had returned to Fenway Park with an opposing team, and the Indians showed his former side no mercy in a dominant display.Cleveland led 6-3 after five innings, but a six-run sixth blew the game open.Mark Reynolds and ...
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Indigenous Australians facing psychological distress
A new report by the Council of Australian Governments Reform Council has found over nearly one-third of Indigenous Australians are experiencing high psychological ...
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Brisbane man charged over girls death
A man has been charged in a major breakthrough in a two-month-old investigation into the death of a three-year-old Brisbane girl.The 28-year-old man, who has been charged with manslaughter and cruelty to children under 16, will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday.Kyhesha-Lee Joughin's body was found at the home she shared with her father in suburban Petrie on March 30, over the ...
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Gillard to convene summit on car industry
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has agreed to a summit on the future of car making, as she resists pressure from unions and Labor MPs to raise tariffs after Ford's decision to stop manufacturing in Australia.Ford says about 1200 workers will lose their jobs at its two plants in Victoria by October 2016.The company's profits have been squeezed by the high Australian dollar, making exports ...
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Adult obesity rates on the rise in Australia
Governments are being urged to tackle the growing problem of obesity, as a new report finds increased number of Australian adults suffering from the condition. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council will on Friday release its fourth report on the National Healthcare Agreement, showing an improvement in some areas such as smoking rates, but other areas deteriorating. Adult ...
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Australian coal firms steel themselves for lean years closures and job cuts
- Australian coal miners are steeling themselves for years of production cuts, job reductions and asset sales as swelling shipments from international rivals lower hopes of a recovery in prices for coal. Prices have slumped around 30 percent since their peak two years ago as coal flooded global markets, especially from the United States where cheap gas has cut domestic demand and led to a ...
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Holden and Toyota dismiss speculation that they will exit Australia
Holden and Toyota have recommitted to manufacturing cars in Australia, with Holden suggesting that more government support could be necessary. Holden ...
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Smith to tackle NRLs illicit drug policy
After introducing blood passports to bolster the NRL's anti-doping measures, chief executive Dave Smith says he will now consider a more transparent approach to stamping out illicit drug use.Smith wouldn't go so far as to say the NRL will mirror the AFL's policy, in which they publicly reveal the number of failed tests.However he promised to continue to take steps towards ...
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Landcare grants bolster ag projects
AGRICULTURAL and community groups will share in more than $10.7 million in Landcare Grants as part of the Sustainable Agriculture stream of Caring for our Country. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig launched the grants with Labor Candidate for Wright Sharon Murakami in Kalbar yesterday. Senator Ludwig said the program provides support for agricultural innovation ...
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EU quota boosts market options
IF YOU run a closed cattle herd, why aren't you European Union (EU) accredited? That's the question that has been posed by a number of industry heavyweights speaking at breed conferences in the past month. With domestic cattle prices remaining at depressed levels - a fortnight ago, heifers in Longreach, Queensland, sold for as little as $18.50 a head - the global outlook is for beef ...
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AACo cops $46.5m hit
Cattle sales and wholesale beef revenues up Profit adversely affected by non-cash $43.2 million mark-to-market herd revaluation due to low domestic prices Darwin abattoir a priority for capturing higher global cattle prices AUSTRALIA's largest beef cattle producer, the Australian Agricultural Company Limited (AACo), has announced a net loss after tax of $46.5 million for the three months to ...
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Dont sell port Farmers
NSW Farmers is formally asking Canberra to require one of the State's two grain export terminals to be excluded from the GrainCorp sale if the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) deal is allowed to proceed. The association's executive council last week called for either GrainCorp's Newcastle or Port Kembla grain elevator sites to be divested from the $3.4 billion takeover, enabling ...
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Moylan re-signs with Panthers
Penrith have re-signed fullback Matt Moylan, one of a handful of youngsters that coach Ivan Cleary says has helped power the NRL side to back-to-back wins amidst their injury crisis. Moylan was named man of the match when he made his NRL debut in the Panthers' 44-12 thumping of Parramatta in round seven. Over the past fortnight, the 21-year-old was influential in a shock win over reigning ...
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WA parents of Saudi detainee meet DFAT
THE parents of a Perth-born man jailed in Saudi Arabia on accusations of terrorist-related offences have met with Australian government officials in a bid to assist their ...
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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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