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Parra homer steers Arizona to summit
The Arizona Diamondbacks went clear atop West division in the MLB's National League (NL), after the San Francisco Giants lost on Saturday.The Diamondbacks edged the lowly Miami Marlins 1-0 for their 25th win of the season, on the back of a lead-off homer from Gerardo Parra off the game's first pitch.Arizona moved a game clear of the World Series champions San Francisco, who fell to the ...
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Red Wings draw level Sharks get one back
The Detroit Red Wings squared their NHL Western Conference semi-final series with the Chicago Blackhawks at 1-1 on Saturday.The Red Wings earned a come-from-behind 4-1 triumph on away ice at the United Center, scoring twice in each of the second and third periods.Patrick Kane put Chicago ahead in the final six minutes of the opening stanza, but Damien Brunner had the quick reply in the second ...
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Floating in wonder with Skywhale
View all 31 photos ';Mummy, look at the boob,'; shouts a small child gleefully. The sun is rising on a bone-chilling Canberra morning and Patricia Piccinini’s mammalian artwork lies half-inflated, flopping on the frosty ground. There are 50 to 100 hardy souls who’ve gathered to watch the fantastical Skywhale come to life on the lawns in front of Old Parliament ...
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NSW bill to ban ’anti-vax’ kids
A move to ban unvaccinated kids from NSW preschools and childcare centres isn’t about discriminating against the children of vaccine refusers, the state opposition says. Labor leader John Robertson will introduce amendments to the public health act which would give early childhood centres the right to refuse kids who haven’t had their shots. The move comes amid concern about high ...
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Vic man accidentally shot in face
Police say the man, aged in his 20s, was airlifted from Wendouree, north of Ballarat, to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital with a gunshot wound just after 6.30am (AEST) on Sunday.They are investigating the incident but say it appears the gun went off ...
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Womans body found after NSW house fire
Emergency services were called to the Yamba home around 11.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday night where they found the house well alight.A body found inside the building is yet to be formally identified.Police believe it is a 66-year-old woman who lived at the home.The cause of the fire is not yet known, police ...
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OFarrell backs GST review
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says increasing the GST should be on the table as part of a tax review promised by federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott has ruled out hiking the GST rate if elected in September, but promised in his budget reply speech to deliver a tax "white paper" within two years of winning government. Any proposed changes would then be put to voters at ...
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Ancient discovery set to rewrite Australian history
Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an ‘‘X’’ might lead to a discovery that could rewrite Australia’s history. Australian scientist Ian McIntosh, currently Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in the US, plans an expedition in July that has stirred up the archaeological community. The scientist wants to revisit the location where five ...
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Folau in Cooper out of Wallabies squad
Israel Folau is in but Quade Cooper is the most notable omission from coach Robbie Deans' initial 25-man Wallabies squad to take on the touring British and Irish Lions in June and July. Berrick Barnes, James O'Connor and Christian Lealiifano are the preferred five-eighth options for the three-Test series, although Deans will add a further six players on June 11 to complete the squad. ...
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NRLs Storm fired up for Manly battle
Melbourne are preparing for a Manly side still licking its wounds after its crushing exit from the NRL finals series last year at the hands of the Storm. Melbourne swept aside the Sea Eagles in their preliminary final last season with a 40-12 victory on their way to claim the NRL title. It was the latest meeting in a long history between the fierce rivals, which includes the infamous ...
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Coins could rewrite Aust history
Australian scientist Ian McIntosh, currently Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in the US, plans an expedition in July that has stirred up the archaeological community.The scientist wants to revisit the location where five coins were found in the Northern Territory in 1944 that have proven to be 1000 years old, opening up the possibility that seafarers from distant countries might ...
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Search continues for missing snorkeller
THE search continues for Canberra man Rob Shugg, four days after he disappeared and his wife died while snorkelling in Western ...
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MPs should justify overseas trips Wong
LABOR says there are bigger issues at stake than arguments over whether retiring MPs should be taking taxpayer-funded overseas ...
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Speed limit increase possible NSW premier
THE NSW government is prepared to consider increasing speed limits on freeways if it's deemed safe, Premier Barry O'Farrell ...
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Xenophon supports boost to car tariffs
INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon will support any moves to impose a temporary tariff on car imports triggered by the high Australian ...
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Day of the dog
Big dogs, small dogs and every dog in between trotted down to the South Perth foreshore for the event to raise funds for the animal care organisation.Last year the event attracted 10,000 people from across the city, however, RSPCA spokesman Tim Maine said he thought they had cracked that this year."We’re extremely happy - the weather gods have shined on us and there’s just a ...
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Feds call for East West Link business case
IF the Victorian government wants federal funding for the East West Link road, it needs to deliver its business case, the federal government says. Premier Denis Napthine says the Bolte Bridge crash, which halted Melbourne traffic on Friday and left a truck driver in hospital, highlighted the need for "more choices" for Victorian drivers. But Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony ...
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Meteor strike with moon causes massive explosion
The most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever observed has just been announced by NASA. A March 17 strike on the moon caused an explosion equal to five tons of TNT and could have seen with the naked eye, said Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "It exploded in a flash many times as bright as anything we've seen before," said Dr ...
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Management revamp lets Sharks players get on with the job
A revised management structure is allowing Sharks players to focus on football even while the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation hangs over their heads, says veteran hooker John Morris. In a rare interview with one of the players who was at the club in the period in 2011 that ASADA has highlighted, Morris said the players had learnt to live with the investigations as the club ...
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Aust market tipped to open higher
The Australian market is expected to start strongly this week after Wall Street reached record highs. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver says he expects the Australian market to bounce higher on Monday after it underperformed last week in comparison to the US. "I think we'll open fairly solidly," he said. "Given the positive lead from Wall Street and the fact that we ...
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Jolly clash to revive AFL bump debate
The controversy over whether the bump is being wiped out of the AFL will flare again on Monday as the match review panel assesses a clash involving Collingwood ruckman Darren Jolly. The Magpies big man dished out what was pretty much a textbook bump on Geelong's Mathew Stokes at the MCG on Saturday night. But the 25cm height difference between the pair meant he caught Stokes in the head, ...
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AFL Cats fall short against Magpies
Geelong AFL coach Chris Scott knew his side were in for a tough match when Jimmy Bartel's wayward handball led to a Collingwood goal in the first minute of Saturday night's MCG clash. The Cats were beaten for the first time this season, 15.12 (102) to 14.12 (96), as Collingwood booted four goals to Geelong's one in the final term in front of more than 66,000 fans. Norm Smith ...
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Magpies celebrate upset AFL win
Collingwood's best-afield defender Harry O'Brien has been forced to deny using a homophobic slur against Geelong's Tom Hawkins in the Magpies' upset AFL win on Saturday night. Geelong suffered their first loss of the season, 15.12 (102) to 14.12 (96), after Collingwood (5-3) surged home with four goals to the Cats' one in the final term in front of more than 66,000 fans ...
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Drugs found in NSW mans underwear police
Highway patrol officers stopped the 28-year-old in Moorong on Saturday night after he was allegedly caught speeding.The provisional driver had no P-plates displayed on his ute and had two passengers in the car, exceeding the one-passenger restriction, police say.Officers then found 9.25 grams of methylamphetamine or ice, a glass pipe, and a number of resealable plastic bags in the man's ...
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Cyclist collapses at Gibb River event
A WOMAN is to be airlifted to Perth after suffering a heart attack while competing in the gruelling Gibb River Challenge cycling event in northern Western ...
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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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