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Carlton down Port in scrappy affair
Carlton have kept in touch with the top eight through a 23-point victory over a disappointing Port Adelaide on Sunday afternoon in an error-riddled encounter at Etihad Stadium.There may have been some inspiring matches over the first two days of Round 8 but this certainly wasn't one of them as the Blues effectively waited for Port to cough up the ball and then occasionally made the Power ...
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Blues return to winners circle
The Blues posted their fourth win from their last five starts via the 16.13 (109) to 14.7 (91) result, having led the Power at every change.Jeff Garlett stared with four goals, while Blues captain Marc Murphy added three majors.Murphy produced a fine all-round performance, adding 23 disposals to his work on goal, while former Blues captain Chris Judd was pivotal in the midfield with 24 ...
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Bracks right man for US job Gillard
Despite polling showing federal Labor has failed to stimulate voter support with its budget, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she remains focused on "things that ...
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Impressive Blues bounce Power
Carlton 3053 Carlton rebounded from last Monday night's loss to St Kilda to beat Port Adelaide by three goals at Docklands on Sunday afternoon.The Blues posted their fourth win from their last five starts via the 16.13 (109) to 14.7 (91) result, having led the Power at every change.Jeff Garlett stared with four goals, while Blues captain Marc Murphy added three majors.The defeat is the ...
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Bracks offers best of skills Gillard
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended the appointment of former Victorian Labor premier Steve Bracks as Australia's next consul-general in New York. Foreign Minister Bob Carr - himself a former Labor premier - announced Mr Bracks's appointment on Friday, sparking criticism the government is handing plum foreign postings to party affiliates. Ms Gillard said candidates are drawn ...
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Gillard defends plum Bracks appointment
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has defended the appointment of former Victorian Labor premier Steve Bracks as Australia's next consul-general in New ...
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Lyon Second-quarter lapse cost Freo
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says apart from a second-quarter lapse from his side, he was pleased as his side claimed a dramatic draw against reigning premiers Sydney.Lyon saw his side come within a whisper of snatching an unlikely win, and said they had enough chances to claim all four points."I thought if we'd have had a four-quarter effort, it's a game we could have won," ...
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Longmire thankful of Reids mark
Sydney coach John Longmire said it was not all doom and gloom despite his side blowing a 27-point lead in the final quarter to finish with a draw against Fremantle."I thought it was a pretty pressing game of footy from both teams," Longmire said after the match."Both teams probably missing some key players, both teams wanting to win and that's what you get, a pretty ...
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Man in serious condition after being shot in face
Wendouree 3355 A man is in a serious but stable condition after being shot in the face at a house at Ballarat, west of Melbourne, this morning.Police and paramedics were called to a house on Gillies Street in Wendouree just after 6:30am.Ambulance officers say the man was taken to a local hospital before being flown to Melbourne.Police believe the shooting may have been ...
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Slow starts a worry for Cats
Geelong were fortunate to win their first seven matches of the season and their loss to Collingwood on Saturday night proved they are not an unbeatable side, according to coach Chris Scott.In the first two months of the season, the footy world has marvelled at how the Cats won match after match despite giving up at least a three-goal lead in each game apart from their Round 5 encounter with the ...
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Search continues for missing paragliders
Warrnambool 3280 The wife of one of two missing paragliders says there was a drop in wind shortly before the pair disappeared in Victoria's south-west yesterday.A police helicopter, surf lifesaving boats and emergency teams are scouring the coastline near Flaxmans Hill, east of Warrnambool, for 52-year-old Rob Lithgow from Torquay and his 66-year-old South Australian passenger.Mr Lithgow ...
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Buckley happy with positive finish
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has praised his side's ability to find something extra in the final quarter of their thrilling clash with Geelong on Saturday night to wrest back the momentum from the Cats and hand them their first loss of the year.The heavyweight match-up took on a familiar script for the first three terms.Geelong gave the fast-starting Magpies a 28-point lead just before ...
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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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