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Police increase reward for information about cold case murder in 1983
Rowville 3178 A $500,000 reward is being offered for information relating to the shooting death of a Melbourne man 30 years ago today.Rodney James Mitchell, 37, of Belgrave, was shot dead at Rowville in May 1983.Detectives say he had been in a parked car at the Police Paddocks with a female friend when he was confronted by a man armed with a sawn-off shotgun.Mitchell was ordered out of the car ...
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New specialist police squad to target hoon driving in Dandenong Casey Cardinia
Dandenong 3175 Victoria Police are launching a new squad to crack down on hoon drivers in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.The hoon investigation team will operate across Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia, targeting illegal drag races and speeding drivers.Police have impounded 22,000 cars since 2006 and 8,000 cars were impounded last year. Police Minister Kim Wells says the new team will ...
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Home truths spark Lions into action
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AFL treating public like fools
A HIT LIST of the nation's hospital hot spots reveal more than 1700 patients caught killer superbug infections in public hospitals last ...
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Bachelor Tyson ready for return
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Veteran Johncock open to offers
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The fight against racism goes on
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Essendon footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray thanks fans after horror knife attack at his girlfriends house
A SHOCKED but resolute Nathan Lovett-Murray has vowed to return to training at Essendon after being stabbed at his girlfriend's house. Neighbours reported hearing her "terrifying screams" during what emerged as a violent scuffle between Lovett-Murray and two other men. Police said the 143-game Essendon veteran was involved in a "domestic incident" at the property. Bombers ...
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Demetriou Duckers are just milkers
Players who duck at the knees and earn high-contact free kicks have again been in the spotlight this week, but AFL boss Andrew Demetriou reckons these players are simply among a breed that specialise in the 'milking' of free kicks.Speaking from Fremantle on Wednesday, Demetriou was asked whether he had an opinion on players who ducked at the knees in order to earn free kicks from high ...
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Worsfold plays down Taylor link
West Coast coach John Worsfold has refused to entertain suggestions Geelong defender Harry Taylor would be a good fit for the Eagles in the event of Darren Glass retiring.Reports in Wednesday's papers revealed that Taylor was seriously considering returning to his native Western Australia to live, with West Coast and Fremantle obvious candidates to take on his services.Eagles' skipper ...
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Craig Thomson faces 19 new charges including 15 counts of fraud
Melbourne 3000 Nineteen new charges have been laid against independent MP Craig Thomson after he appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.The new charges include 15 counts of fraud and four new charges of theft. Thomson is facing 173 charges in total.His lawyer asked the court for more time and also asked that future court dates avoid the final two sitting weeks of Parliament.The ...
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Suns to sit exam against Hawks
RABBITOHS fullback Greg Inglis has opened up a three-point lead atop the Dally M leaderboard on the back of his four-try performance against the ...
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Dogs closer than they think McCartney
But McCartney says only costly 10-minute lapses, such as Saturday's fade-out against Gold Coast, have prevented his young Dogs from tasting ...
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Jamison ready for Brown challenge
Carlton fullback Michael Jamison says his shoulder is fine ahead of his key match-up with Brisbane star Jonathan Brown on Saturday.Jamison was injured against St Kilda two rounds ago, but played through the pain against Port Adelaide on Sunday and put up a strong performance against Jay Schultz.Jamison is confident he can play out the rest of the season, despite the setback."The ...
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Lovett-Murray released from hospital
Essendon's Nathan Lovett-Murray has been released from hospital after being stabbed in the arm on Wednesday night as AFL boss Andrew Demetriou maintains the incident hasn't overshadowed the upcoming Indigenous Round.Lovett-Murray was admitted to Royal Melbourne Hospital after suffering wounds to his arm but was released on Wednesday afternoon in a good sign he will make a quick ...
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Essendons Nathan Lovett-Murray leaves hospital after being stabbed in the arm
ESSENDON footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray has been released from hospital after being stabbed outside his girlfriend's house last night. The 30-year-old midfielder thanked supporters after being released from the Royal Melbourne Hospital this afternoon, where he earlier underwent surgery for a wound to his right bicep. "Thank you to everyone for all the support, I am very grateful for ...
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No guarantees for Tippett
Sydney may be crying out for a big forward but midfielder Dan Hannebery does not believe boom recruit Kurt Tippett is a walk-up start to come into the side when he is eligible in Round 13.Tippett is entering the final few weeks of his ban over the contract fiasco with his former club Adelaide and is a huge chance to debut for the Swans in their match against Port Adelaide on June ...
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Best 22 of knee injury victims
With the spate of ACL injuries suffered in the AFL recently, we've put our heads together and come up with the best 22 of players who have had a knee reconstruction over the past two years.The team is chock-full of talent with five premiership players, including three from Collingwood's 2010 triumph - Alan Toovey, Luke Ball and Brent Macaffer - as well as Sydney's Alex Johnson and ...
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Port stars Neade for patience
Emerging Port Adelaide midfielder Chad Wingard has urged fellow Port youngster Jake Neade to be patient with his development after the club confirmed the livewire forward will be rested for this week's match against Geelong at AAMI Stadium.Much like his club, Neade began the year brilliantly, kicking seven goals in his first six games but has struggled the past couple of weeks prompting ...
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Lyon turns shockers into hard-nut Dockers
You really do have to hand it to Fremantle coach Ross Lyon.He may not give away much publicly and his reclusive ways really are a throwback to old school coaches such as Hawthorn greats Allan Jeans and Alan Joyce but no one can question his results.Sure Lyon hasn't won a premiership yet but there are plenty of great coaches that haven't - Rodney Eade, John Northey and Bob Rose to name ...
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Abbott must axe curriculum Vic Liberals
Victorian Liberals are urging Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to dump the national curriculum if elected prime minister.The Young Liberal Policy Branch is expected to put a motion at the party's state council meeting in Melbourne this weekend calling for the national curriculum to be axed."The Gillard government's proposed national curriculum imposes a one-size-fits-all solution ...
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Three injured as boat hits Portsea pier
Portsea 3944 Three men have been injured in a boating accident on the Mornington Peninsula.Four men were on board a boat when it crashed into a pier at Portsea just after midday.One man suffered serious chest injuries and is being taken to hospital in Melbourne.Two others have been taken to the Rosebud ...
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Stabbed Essendon player shaken but OK
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McCartney admits growing pressure
The pressure of winning just one game in their past 19 starts is starting to get to the Western Bulldogs with coach Brendan McCartney admitting there is a growing frustration among the playing group about the Dogs' lack of on-field success.The Dogs go into Saturday's clash with St Kilda with just one win for 2013, an opening round success over Brisbane.Last week's loss to the Suns ...
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Sheedy pens fan letter to NicNat
GWS coach Kevin Sheedy has taken the unusual step of penning an open letter to opposition ruckman Nic Naitanui ahead of the clash between the Giants and the West Coast Eagles on Saturday.Known for his left-field thinking, especially when it comes to promotion of the game, Sheedy has added some life into a match which is expected to be a humdrum affair and a comprehensive win by the Eagles.Rather ...
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Melbourne will be IT capital of country
Melbourne has been selected by the federal government as the location where the NBN’s operations centre will be headquartered, setting the stage for the city to become the IT, technology and communications capital of Australia.
Melbourne has a long-running rivalry with Sydney and, to a lesser degree, Perth. The two biggest cities in Australia competed intensely to be designated the capital in the early 20th century and Canberra was built from scratch and designated the national capital in large part because of such rivalry, but now Melbourne is set to have something that Sydney will not, the city has been officially chosen as the centre of operations for the ground-breaking National Broadband Network. Analysts and city leaders see the decision as one which will in time make Melbourne the IT hub of the country. Read more
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