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Genia backs Coopers Wallabies chances
With Robbie Deans' critique still ringing in his ears, Quade Cooper has been backed by Queensland Reds halves partner Will Genia to respond by sealing a belated Wallabies squad spot for the British and Irish Lions series. Wallabies halfback Genia admitted he was disappointed by Cooper's omission from Deans' initial 25-man squad for the three-Test series against the Lions. ...
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Richmonds Grimes suffers new AFL setback
Dylan Grimes' horrendous run of injuries continues, with the Richmond defender set to miss up to eight more weeks in the AFL. Grimes was expected to miss only a couple of games after he suffered a foot injury in the round-six loss to Geelong. But the Tigers announced on Tuesday that the backman is sidelined for six to eight weeks. "Unfortunately, Dylan's foot has not responded ...
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Desperate Tigers recall Marshall IN NRL
All is forgiven at Wests Tigers, with coach Mick Potter making an SOS call to star playmaker Benji Marshall to save their sinking season. Potter made the bold decision to bench his star five-eighth last week, but the move backfired with the Tigers falling behind 16-0 after 17 minutes before Marshall was injected into the game. But that move has been shelved after just one match, with Marshall ...
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High-rise bottle thrower a Facebook hit
POLICE are investigating a "foolish" video showing a teenager throwing a bottle at a car from the fourth storey of a Perth car ...
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Sally Ayhans weather update
GET the latest on what the weather's been doing today, plus the forecast for the next 24 hours and week ahead, with Channel 9's weather presenter Sally ...
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Sydney residents warned of conman gardener
NSW Fair Trading is warning against Robert Douglas Pentecost, who trades under the unregistered business names of Ku-Ring-Gai Tree Service and Bob Pentecost Tree Services.The 59-year-old has been cold-canvassing residents in the northern suburbs and northern beaches area.He has enticed elderly and disadvantaged consumers to enter into unsolicited consumer agreements for the trimming or removal ...
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Melb archbishop says remark ill advised
MELBOURNE'S top Catholic has admitted he made an ill advised comment when he said it was "better late than never" that the church petitioned Rome to defrock an abusing priest after 18 ...
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Basis for PEFO same as budget Treasury
Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson says his department does not provide government with a range of forecasts, but its best professional ...
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Aussie garden wins Best in Show at Chelsea
Australia's gardeners have created history at the Chelsea Flower Show by claiming the prestigious event's top prize for the first time.In his ninth and final year entering the competition, Wes Fleming, head of Fleming's Nurseries, bowed out a winner on Tuesday after he and his crew were awarded the Best in Show for their landscape-style design encompassing desert, wildflower and ...
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Chinas growth upsets Australian treasury forecasts
China's surprising growth in recent years has contributed to throwing Australian treasury economic and revenue forecasts out of whack, Secretary to the Treasury Martin Parkinson told economists at a budget briefing in Sydney Tuesday.The briefing was called to explain the context of errors in recent economic and revenue forecasts, which are currently undergoing extensive review.Parkinson ...
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No plans by Cricket Australia to curb player social media use after David Warner Twitter rant
Australia Cricket Australia said on Tuesday it had no immediate plan to curb the use of social media by players after a Twitter rant by David Warner, but suggested it could happen in the future.Opening batsman Warner is due to face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday night into an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated tirade at two top cricket writers.He faces sanctions ranging from a ...
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No more CSG Greens
THE Australian Greens have announced policy to empower landholders to say no to coal seam gas (CSG) on their land. "The Greens are the only party standing up to the big CSG mining companies who are threatening our precious water, valuable farmland and global climate," Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne said yesterday. "CSG is methane which is a potent greenhouse gas and is ...
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Abbott gives irrigators hope
TONY Abbott's budget reply speech has given irrigation farmers hope of some future respite from escalating energy costs, which they say are hurting and threatening their business futures. "All the Coalition's main policies are designed to make it easier for you to get ahead and for businesses to be more productive," Mr Abbott's said in last week's speech. "We ...
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Calls for more protection for Broncos half
Up-and-coming young forward Dave Hala has urged referees to give battered Brisbane halfback Peter Wallace the same protection given to the NRL's big names after he was again targeted heavily by Gold Coast. Wallace was hit late and high several times last weekend as an ill-disciplined Titans racked up an incredulous 10 successive penalties in a wild opening 30 minutes of Brisbane's ...
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Roosters laying platform of success SBW
Sonny Bill Williams has paid tribute to coach Trent Robinson for transforming the Sydney Roosters into the most miserly defensive unit in the NRL and helping him to fine-tune his own game. Last year under former coach Brian Smith, only wooden spooners Parramatta conceded more points than the Roosters. But after 10 rounds this year under NRL rookie Robinson, the tricolours boast the best defence ...
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Storm get new owners as News Ltd sells out
Melbourne Storm's stunning transition from the basket case of Australian sport to rugby league powerhouse has reached another milestone with their sale to a private consortium. Less than three years after the Storm were stripped of two NRL titles for rorting the salary cap, chief executive Ron Gauci officially handed over the reigning premiers on Tuesday to their new owners. New Zealand ...
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NSW vaccine laws to allow for exemptions
Parents who object to vaccinations on religious or medical grounds will be exempt from laws giving NSW preschools the power to refuse children who haven't had their shots. NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner flagged the new legislation in parliament on Tuesday. "We expect to introduce our amending legislation, probably next week," she told the lower house. "Any changes ...
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Inus NRL good guy reputation being ruined
Canterbury's smiling assassin Krisnan Inu is in danger of having his good guy reputation ruined following a second unsavoury NRL suspension on Tuesday. Rather than try to clear his name at the judiciary on Wednesday, Inu accepted a two-week ban for his ugly leg twist on Newcastle winger James McManus which resulted in a grade-two dangerous contact charge. The tackle, which Newcastle ...
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Betting ban doesnt need federal approval
A ban on live odds betting during sports broadcasts does not require commonwealth legislation, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says. Mr Weatherill on Monday said he wanted to ban such advertisements before the end of the AFL season, but federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said on Tuesday he preferred the matter be dealt with by the commonwealth, because of the involvement of ...
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Gillard sends condolences over US tornado
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says authorities are not aware of any Australian victims of the United States tornado. The tornado in the US state of Oklahoma killed at least 91 people, with at least 145 people injured including 70 children. "I express my condolences and sympathy to the families of those killed and injured in the Oklahoma tornado," Ms Gillard said in a statement. ...
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Ruralco blames hot weather for loss
Hot and dry conditions have burned agribusiness Ruralco's earnings, sparking a half-year loss only a year after it yielded a $10 million profit. Managing director John Maher said warmer weather had dried up the demand for agricultural chemicals and suppressed livestock prices. "Livestock gross profit and rural supplies sales had been seriously affected by unusually dry and hot ...
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No sign of missing Vic paraglider
The 66-year-old South Australian man, named in media reports as Bruce Ottaway, and Torquay man Rob Lithgow, 53, failed to return from a tandem paragliding flight near Warrnambool on Saturday afternoon.Mr Lithgow's body and part of the paraglider were found in water on Sunday morning, but Mr Ottaway remains missing.The air, land and sea search was called off on Monday afternoon because of ...
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Man stabbed during Sydney home invasion
The man, whose age was not immediately known, was attacked at a home in Morrisey Way in Rouse Hill about 3.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday.Police say he was stabbed multiple times during a home invasion and was rushed to hospital.His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.An investigation is underway with detectives at the ...
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Schools get guide for indigenous languages
The draft framework released by the Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority (ACARA) on Tuesday is the first national curriculum document outlining how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages can be taught and supported in schools.It proposes three pathways to cater for students who speak an indigenous language at home or in their community, for those learning languages which are in ...
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No jail time for man over Qld car death
IT was a momentary, panicked, alcohol-fuelled decision that ended with one man dead, his girlfriend in jail and her teenage brother serving his sentence in the ...
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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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