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Woman airlifted after Gibb River drama
A 49 year-old woman is to be airlifted to Perth after suffering a heart attack while competing in the gruelling Gibb River Challenge cycling event in northern Western ...
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Pressure grows for GST review
A FEDERAL coalition government will face mounting pressure from Liberal states to increase the GST rate, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury ...
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Super delay sustainable Hockey
THE coalition is denying its proposed rein on superannuation will mean a six-figure retirement sting for workers. The government says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's plan to delay superannuation contributions harks back to the 1990s when then prime minister John Howard's intention to delay a systematic increase to retirement funding morphed into its scrapping. "You would remember ...
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10000 turn out in Adelaide to show their true colours for charity
ABOUT 10,000 people have turned Victoria Park into a rainbow during Adelaide's inaugural Color Run this morning. Participants were peppered with orange, blue, pink and yellow powder as they completed the 5km charity fun run course from 9am. Upon finishing, the runners gathered for the `Finish Festival' where they sang, danced and threw fluoro powder into the air at regular intervals. The ...
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WA police probe sixth suspicious death
WEST Australian detectives are investigating their sixth suspicious death in as many days, the latest a 36-year-old woman found dead in Narrogin. Police found the body after they were called to a home in Ensign St on Saturday to conduct a "welfare check". A 43-year-old man is in custody and assisting with inquiries. The death in the Wheatbelt town follows a week of murder around the ...
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LIVE Carlton v Port Adelaide
Kane Mitchell is his own worst enemy, making an impact each time he comes off the interchange bench as Port Adelaide's specialist substitute. The Port Adelaide mature-aged recruit has played five AFL games, each time starting in the green vest. SuperCoach scores, stats and more Mitchell collected 13 disposals and kicked two goals off the bench last week following on from 15 disposals - eight ...
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Abbott will be pressed to lift GST ALP
A federal coalition government will face mounting pressure from Liberal states to increase the GST rate, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury says. NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell on Sunday said the GST should be "on the table" as part of a tax review proposed by his Canberra colleagues. "Every Liberal state premier has been calling on the government to reopen the question of ...
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Finals talk taboo for NSW Waratahs
The NSW Waratahs are refusing to talk finals football despite continuing on their impressive roll towards the Super Rugby playoffs with a gritty win over the stumbling Brumbies. NSW's 28-22 triumph earned the Waratahs three straight wins for the first time in three years, bumped the Brumbies off the top of the ladder and raised the possibility of three Australian sides qualifying for the ...
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Minichiello hails Pearces big-game play
Sydney Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello says NSW halfback Mitchell Pearce is a proven big-game player who is hitting ominous form ahead of next month's State of Origin opener. Pearce was the architect as Sydney extended their winning streak to five after beating North Queensland Cowboys on Saturday night, laying on the final pass for both tries in a grinding 12-8 win. Minichiello was ...
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Eurovision song winner crowned
Denmark, widely tipped to win the annual music competition, took the honours ahead of the 25 other finalists in a glittering ceremony watched by millions across Europe with their ...
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GST review means hike Bradbury
A FEDERAL coalition government will face mounting pressure from Liberal states to increase the GST rate, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury ...
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Horse centre owner opts for rabies vaccine
AT least four people who came into contact with a horse infected with the bat-borne lyssavirus in Queensland have chosen to undergo preventative ...
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Dockers injury woes part of AFL Lyon
Fremantle's injury woes worsened in Saturday night's AFL draw against Sydney, with Michael Walters unable to finish the game due to an ankle injury. Walters, the Dockers' leading goal-kicker this season with 19, was assisted from the field in the third quarter and played no further part in the match. Scans will confirm the full extent of the damage, but coach Ross Lyon said he ...
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Dugan eyes Origin return
Josh Dugan shapes as a State of Origin wildcard for NSW coach Laurie Daley and the new St George Illawarra fullback says he wants to lend a hand in helping to break Queensland's seven-year stranglehold on the interstate series. Dugan was superb on his Dragons debut in Wollongong on Saturday night in just his second game this year after being axed by Canberra in March for repeated ...
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OFarrell backs GST review
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says increasing the GST should be on the table as part of a tax review promised by federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott has ruled out hiking the GST rate if elected in September, but promised in his budget reply speech to deliver a tax "white paper" within two years of winning government. Any proposed changes would then be put to voters at ...
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Reborn Tahs up for three-way Super fight
Now, it's a ding-dong race in three. The resurgent NSW Waratahs have joined Australian rugby's top dogs - the Brumbies and Queensland Reds - in an intriguing fight for national conference honours and play-off places following a dramatic round 14 in Super Rugby. The Waratahs' 28-22 comeback win over the Brumbies at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Saturday night was followed by the ...
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GST hike should be on the table OFarrell
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NSW cracks down on fine defaulters
NSW fine defaulters have been paying back their debts to the tune of about $700,000 a day after a special debt recovery unit was established to chase them ...
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Man arrested after sex attack on NSW teen
Police say a 23-year-old man will appear in court on Sunday charged with having sexual intercourse with a person aged 14 to 16 years, following the attack in Speed Street, Liverpool.They allege he sexually assaulted the 15-year-old around 1.30 pm (AEST) on ...
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Reds rue costly misses in Super Rugby loss
Queensland's biggest 2013 downfall - a lack of try-scoring polish - returned to haunt them in Bloemfontein as the frustrated Reds fell 27-13 to the Cheetahs on Sunday morning (AEST). Despite enjoying twice as much possession, the Reds failed to capitalise on a string of try-scoring opportunities as the South Africans scrambled brilliantly and clinically took their own points on offer. It ...
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Paragliding pair missing near Vic coast
The two men, a 52-year-old pilot and his 66-year-old passenger, set off from Flaxmans Hill near the Warrnambool coast about 2.30pm (AEST) on Saturday.Their support crew raised the alarm when they had not returned by 6pm.Victoria Police's Air Wing as well as CFA and SES volunteers searched the area without ...
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Roads closed for Sydney half marathon
The Cahill Expressway over Circular Quay and sections of the Western Distributor are among the major roads now closed.The Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Harbour Tunnel will remain open but there is no direct link between the Anzac Bridge and Sydney Harbour Bridge.Other affected roads include Sussex, Phillip, Alfred, Loftus and Macquarie streets in the CBD.George Street, Hickson Road and Kent ...
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NSW bill to ban anti-vax kids
UNVACCINATED children would be banned from NSW preschools and childcare centres under legislation to be introduced into state ...
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Budget fails to deliver Labor a boost
WAYNE Swan's decision to axe the baby bonus has won voters' approval but nearly half of all voters believe the Budget has left them worse ...
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Rolf Harris takes to stage after arrest
ROLF Harris has been seen in public for the first time since his arrest on suspicion for sexual offences, wowing an audience at a concert in Bristol last ...
Perth Focus
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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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