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Victorian coroner says wall collapse inquest may be delayed for several years
Melbourne 3000 The Victorian Coroners Court has heard concerns that possible criminal prosecutions over the fatal wall collapse in Melbourne could delay any inquest for several years.Brother and sister, Alexander and Bridget Jones and French national Marie Faith Fiawoo were killed when the wall came down in high winds in March.The coroner, Ian Gray, told a hearing today that there may be ...
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Ford Australia to close Broadmeadows and Geelong plants 1200 jobs to go
Australia Ford Australia says it will close its Australian manufacturing plants in October 2016, with the loss of hundreds of jobs.Ford president Bob Graziano said approximately 1,200 workers would lose their jobs when the Broadmeadows and Geelong plants were shut down.He made the announcement in Melbourne this morning after announcing that the company had lost $141 million over the last ...
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Bombshell Essendon CEO quits
The Essendon supplments crisis has claimed its biggest scalp so far, with the club set to announce that CEO Ian Robson has resigned. MORE TO ...
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Patient Roos keep Daw open
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Cooney sidelined for two weeks
Western Bulldogs midfielder Adam Cooney will miss the next two matches after scans confirmed there was bleeding in his hamstring.Cooney was sent for scans after noticing tightness in his right hamstring during the loss to Gold Coast.The news is another disappointing setback for Cooney, who has been plagued by a series of frustrating injuries in the past two years.The 2008 Brownlow Medallist was ...
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Essendon CEO Ian Robson resigns as drugs fallout grows
ESSENDON CEO Ian Robson has resigned as the fallout from the club's supplement scandal grows. His departure from the club will be announced at a noon press conference. Club chairman David Evans will address the media. Watch the press conference live below and join the live chat to have your say Robson's position was under extreme pressure as soon as ASADA launched an investigation into ...
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Buddy hits back over bar row
Hawthorn spearhead Lance Franklin has taken to Twitter in an attempt to justify his actions after a woman accused the star of abusing and intimidating her at a nightclub on Saturday night.Nicky Rowsell, a former swimsuit fashion designer, posted on Facebook to express her anger at Franklin, who reportedly stood over her and yelled obscenities at the Morris Jones bar on Chapel Street, hours after ...
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Minister Jeanette Powell outlines strategy for Victorias Aboriginal community at PAEC hearings
Melbourne 3000 The Victorian Government says it is close to appointing the state's first commissioner for aboriginal children and young people. The new position was recommended in the Cummins report from the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children inquiry, released early last year. Addressing Parliament's Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) yesterday, the Minister ...
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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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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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