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Watmough sits out NSW Origin training
Impact forward Anthony Watmough sat out NSW's first genuine hitout on Thursday, taking extra caution in his recovery from a corked thigh. Watmough, who suffered the injury in Manly's NRL loss to Canterbury last Friday, ran laps of Coogee Oval while his State of Origin teammates went through ball drills. The 29-year-old Sea Eagles star is the only Blues player who has failed to ...
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Qantas staff sue for trauma
Technicians look at the damaged engine of Qantas Airways A380 passenger plane QF32 after it was forced to make an emergency landing at Changi airport in ...
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Record winter welcome in Melbourne
The perfect recipe for the coldest Melbourne morning in more than a decade.Winter signalled its arrival in the city with the temperature dropping to a chilly 2.3C at 6.55am (AEST) on Thursday.It's the coldest June morning since 2002, when the mercury hit 1.6C, and the equal coldest Melbourne morning since July 7 last year.It was even colder in Melbourne's outer suburbs - it was minus ...
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Aussies lead fight against rare disease
AUSTRALIA is leading the search for a drug to treat the cause of Huntington's disease, a rare genetic disorder that leads to severe brain ...
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Danish royals new Opera House patrons
Crown Princess Mary and husband Crown Prince Frederik will visit Australia in October as patrons of the iconic building.Opera House chief executive Louise Herron said when she met the couple recently in Copenhagen they were "delighted" about their role as patrons and very excited about the festivities, which will take place from October 20-28."The Opera House was born out of a ...
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Search for WA man who fell into lagoon
The man fell into the water at the Fernhook Falls camp grounds, about 30km northwest of Walpole, late on Wednesday night while he and a friend were setting yabbie nets.It took about three hours before the missing man's friend could alert emergency services because of the lack of mobile phone coverage in the area.It's understood he walked to a highway where he flagged down a truck.Water ...
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The Block back on top in TV ratings
House Rules had won on Tuesday over the Nine Network's The Block Sky High for the first time but the glory was short-lived.The Nine series was second overall on Wednesday with 1.233 million viewers while House Rules was fourth with 1.130 million according to OzTAM.Seven has already started searching for contestants for a second series of House Rules, guaranteeing more renovation ratings ...
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Up to CMC to probe bribe claim Newman
QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman is not going to take any action over allegations a sitting MP was offered an inducement to surrender his ...
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Senator seeks same-sex marriage referendum
The senator plans to introduce a bill on Thursday for a referendum on the divisive issue.The move coincides with a Senate vote on Greens legislation that aims to have overseas same-sex unions recognised in Australia.Senator Madigan says the issue should be decided by the public."We're often told that a majority wants same-sex marriage. Well, I'm saying put it to the people," ...
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Syria needs more help governor-general
SYRIA is on the brink of catastrophe unless the international community steps up its aid to refugees from the conflict, says Australia's ...
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Qld driver badly hurt in dramatic assault
Police say the assault began when the man pulled over on the side of Cawdor Drive at Highfields, north of Toowoomba, on Wednesday afternoon.Another man in a four-door white ute is believed to have pulled up behind him, gotten out of his vehicle and bashed him with an object.The injured man then took off in his vehicle and was chased and forced off the road.Both vehicles crashed and the ...
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Taxi driver stabbed in hand
The taxi driver was attacked shortly after he arrived at a car park just off Flinders Street about 8pm.Police say the driver was approached by a dark skinned man, wearing dark clothing wielding a knife who demanded money.The man then lent through the taxi and struck the driver on the hand with the knife.He then fled the scene, jumping into a white Holden Commodore which had several other men and ...
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WA cop charged over computer access
The 49-year-old senior constable will appear in the Rockingham Magistrates Court today charged with six counts of unlawful computer use which is alleged to have occurred between December 2011 and November 2012 at a metropolitan police station.The officer remains in an operational capacity at a Perth ...
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Shares slump after Fed speech
Australian shares have opened lower after the US Federal Reserve indicated it could wind back of its massive stimulus program for the world's largest economy before too ...
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Australia stocks hit as Fed talks slower stimulus
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell early Thursday, declining after Wall Street slid following indication from the U.S. Federal Reserve ...
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Soldiers charged over Facebook pages
AUSTRALIAN soldiers linked to derogatory Facebook pages will be charged under the Australian Defence Force Discipline Act, with Brigadier Shane Caughey saying they deserve to be held to a higher account than the average person due to their position of trust within the ...
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Australian shares slump as Fed comments take toll on global equities
Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:29pm EDT (Updates with movements in early trade) SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares dropped 1.4 percent on Thursday morning, its largest one-day drop in a month, as global equities tumbled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed fears the U.S. central bank could begin to scale back it stimulus measures later this year. Banks led the early selloff, with ...
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Chinese students eye Australia to learn
Educators in Australia can expect a surge of Chinese students over the next decade, a new survey has found.An HSBC survey conducted by Nielson found that although only 10 per cent of Chinese respondents are studying abroad today, this is expected to jump to 68 per cent in the next five to 10 years.The survey of 1000 mainland Chinese respondents showed that of those with overseas education ...
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Adelaide hills bushfire response to be considered by South Australian parliamentary inquiry
Cherryville 5134 A South Australian Parliamentary inquiry will evaluate the response to a bushfire in May that burnt through hundreds of hectares of the Adelaide hills.Opposition frontbencher David Ridgway moved a parliamentary motion recently to extend the terms of reference for the Community Safety and Emergency Services Select Committee to investigate the bushfire in the Cherryville and ...
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Unwanted visitor from west hops into South Australia
Streaky Bay 5680 An unwanted visitor from the west has prompted environmental concern on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.Authorities believe spotted-thighed frogs reached SA by road, in someone's vehicle.They are becoming established in the Streaky Bay area and a recent sighting was reported at Port Lincoln.Ecologist Greg Kerr said there was a danger the frogs might displace other ...
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State of Origin Mal Meninga claims he was not intoxicated when asked to leave Brisbane bar
Brisbane 4000 Queensland coach Mal Meninga maintains he was not intoxicated and was acting responsibly when he was asked to leave a Brisbane bar on Wednesday morning.Meninga was celebrating skipper Cameron Smith and full-back Billy Slater's 30th birthdays when asked by the bar's security staff to leave.Staff intervened after Meninga allegedly stepped behind a service area asking for ...
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Meninga slams media over bar exit story
Queensland State of Origin coach Mal Meninga has described being asked to leave a Brisbane bar as a "storm in a teacup" and criticised media coverage of it. Meninga was asked to leave a Brisbane backpackers bar by security staff early on Wednesday morning after walking behind the bar to ask for a beer. "When national TV uses it as the lead story this morning I find it quite ...
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Aust bonds weaken on US Fed stance
Australian bond futures contract prices are weaker as the US Federal Reserve's statement it could end its stimulus measures in mid-2014 surprised the market. Westpac interest rate strategist Tim Jung said the bond market had expected a neutral statement from US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday morning, Australian time, but instead he forecast lower unemployment than previously ...
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Man bites off anothers nose in Sydney
A group of men were waiting for taxis about 11.40pm (AEST) on May 17 outside a pub in Regents Park, in the city's southwest, when two men in their 40s got into a fight.One of the men allegedly bit part of the other man's nose off during the altercation.The 40-year-old victim was taken to Westmead Hospital for treatment and is expected to undergo reconstructive surgery at a later ...
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Mel Doyle to leave Sevens Sunrise
"I've been offered a great opportunity to front a new, prime time Network News initiative," she announced on her Facebook page on Thursday."I decided it was time to take on a new challenge and so it is with great sadness that I announce I will be leaving Sunrise."She said it had been a privilege to have hosted the breakfast program since 2002, but it was time for a new ...
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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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