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Big Switch helps families save
One Big Switch (OBS) , sent quotes to registrants five weeks ago. Those who signed-up were then able to compare the offer to others in the market and their existing policy. Many have found the Big Switch quote can't be beaten. Alanna Geary of Nudgee in Brisbane is among the many who, through the Big Health Insurance Switch, will reverse years of soaring charges. "It's saving me ...
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Hidden costs of solar panels revealed
Energy Supply Association of Australia reveals that the one million households with solar panels are avoiding network charges of $340 million a year - and rising. The ESAA analysis has also found that "feed-in-tariff'' (FiT) schemes are adding $680 million a year. In both instances, these costs are predominantly met by households that have not been able to afford to install solar. ...
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150000 families face childcare pain
CHILDCARE Minister Kate Ellis has revealed up to 150,000 families will be stung by the Budget's decision to freeze a $7500 cap on childcare relief for half a ...
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Bali Nine prisoner living in fear
EXCLUSIVE access inside Bali's Kerobokan Prison with Bali 9 members Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, living day-to-day on death row. Adam ...
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MPs on taxpayer-funded travel splurge
RETIRING federal MPs are making the most of their last months in office by taking generous taxpayer-funded trips to countries including South America, Britain and China as part of a pre-election foreign travel ...
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Tylers mum first hug was amazing
www.thetelegraph.com.au today she was overwhelmed when she was finally reunited with her son."The first hug was amazing, it was like he was first born it was the best hug we've had I can't explain it," Ms Kennedy said.Police and volunteers from the State Emergency Service had been forced to call off their search on Friday evening because of poor ...
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US-Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty Comes Into Force
United States of America and Australia have signed defense trade treaty Australian on Thursday. Reports say Defence Minister Stephen Smith and US ambassador Jeffrey Bleich exchanged diplomatic notes in Canberra to formally bring the Australia-US Defence Trade Treaty into force. The Treaty reflects the two countries' commitment to strengthening the alliance in the field of Defence ...
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Aussies and pope-like Putin praised
WHILE you were sleeping Prince Harry had some budding praise for a bunch of Australians and Gerard Depardieu believes Vladimir Putin is ...
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Cheetahs dump Reds 27-13 in Super Rugby
The Queensland Reds have missed a prime chance to jump to the top of the Australian conference with a 27-13 Super Rugby loss to the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.Looking to leapfrog the Brumbies after the ACT side's loss to NSW, as well as keep their unbeaten record intact against overseas opponents, the Reds dominated possession in a high-tempo game but were frustrated throughout.The had almost ...
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Cairns gets big bing of exposure across United Kingdom
MICROSOFT'S bing has given Cairns a boost in the UK. Yesterday the search engine giant used a Getty image of The Great Barrier reef on its homepage, exposing Cairns to millions of searchers across the ...
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Killer strain of mutant drug-resistant tuberculosis claims victim in Cairns
A killer strain of mutant drug-resistant tuberculosis has claimed its latest victim in Queensland as health officials investigate reports of fresh cases of malaria and cholera in the state's far ...
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Tours seek flexibility for bigger slice of the cruise passenger market in Cairns and Port Douglas
That's the message operators will be given at seminars in Cairns and Port Douglas next month as the region revises its shore excursion programs for the dozens of cruise ships which visit the region each year.Tourism Tropical North Queensland sales and marketing director Brian Hennessy said flexibility was critical."Sometimes a ship might be late or have to leave early. Operators need ...
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Budget fails farmers Greens
THE Australian Greens say this week's federal budget produced a disappointing result for farming and rural communities. Greens leader and Tasmanian Senator Christine Milne said the overall budget was "a big disappointment" with Australians anticipating some vision from the government's financials. "Far from being a stronger smarter and fairer Australia, what this budget ...
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Prices drop at Mt Gambier
LACK of rain across southern Australia and its impact on farmer confidence lowered prices at Friday's Mount Gambier monthly store cattle market. The yarding of 2200 head supplied from the South East and Western Districts of Victoria sold - in some cases - $200-$300 less than at last month's sale. But there were glimmers of hope amid the discounted prices, with well-bred cattle carrying ...
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Ball in government court
I DISLIKE governments in general - they pretend they know what is best for the general population, on the recommendation of any number of political agitators, activists or even worse, consultants and lobbyists. The latest effort from the Federal Government to placate an ever-more stressed agriculture sector is so simplistic it defies the imagination. Hell! It must have taken multiple think-tanks ...
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Evans loses time to Giro leader Nibali
Cadel Evans lost more than half a minute to overall leader Vincenzo Nibali on the 14th stage of the Tour of Italy but remains in second ...
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Support for Labor dismal as ever poll
THE 2013 budget has left support for the federal government largely unchanged, although the cuts to the baby bonus received a thumbs-up, a Galaxy poll ...
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Ethical path to artificial stem cell technology
Australian research has created a molecular roadmap that shows how any cell in the human body can be turned into artificial stem cells. The roadmap, produced in collaboration with Harvard University, is a major advance in cellular reprogramming technology, which is already being exploited in pharmaceutical testing and some clinical settings overseas - but until now wasn't ...
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Plea for life-saving drug
A PERTH mother, who was diagnosed with cancer just after she lost her husband to the disease, has made a desperate plea to the Government to subsidise a $50,000 drug which will help to save her ...
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Warning to young drivers
That has prompted the RAC to deliver a warning to P-platers that they will continue to be massively overrepresented in crashes.The WA Government's Safe Driver Reward Scheme aims to encourage P-platers to behave behind the wheel by giving them a year's free licence renewal if they lose no demerit points in their two-year probation period.But the latest figures to March 31 reveal just ...
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Aussies being exploited at bowser according to University of New England research
THE first "convincing evidence'' has emerged that petrol stations manipulate prices to maximise profits. New research by University of New England professor of macroeconomics Abbas Valadkhani has found a quarter of servos put up prices as soon as fuel gets cheap but make "no effort whatsoever'' to bring prices down when it's expensive compared to the long-term ...
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Adelaides African community is thriving
FROM business to sport and beyond - Adelaide's African community is thriving, writes Callie Watson. --------- THEY are a new breed of footballers - a group of teenage girls who escaped from lives ofheartache and despair half aworld away to embrace our indigenous game. Two teams of mostly African refugees made their debut in the North Eastern Metro Junior Football Association's ...
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Injury concerns for Australia
Robbie Deans was left sweating over injuries to Tatafu Polota-Nau, George Smith and Pat McCabe after the Waratahs beat the Brumbies. Polota-Nau's involvement in the Test series against the British and Irish Lions is now majorly in doubt after the Waratahs hooker fractured his forearm in the first-half.Rumoured to be out for somewhere between four to six weeks, the Test series is now just ...
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Erectile issues an early sign of disease
Many men would rather die than talk about their unreliable penises. But if they don't listen to their faulty erections, chances are they'll have a heart attack and die down the track. Men with erectile dysfunction are at the same level of risk of developing heart disease as smokers. It's also a very early indicator of diabetes. ''Erectile dysfunction is the canary ...
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Part-time working mother is the norm
More Australian women are going back to work after having children, but they prefer to work part-time and the age of their children when they rejoin the workforce is getting younger. A new report ...
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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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