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WA researchers identify 280 moon craters
RESEARCHERS at Western Australia's Curtin University say they have potentially identified hundreds of previously-unmapped craters on the ...
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Customer likely planted Qld bomb police
The powder-filled device that was found under a car at a Burleigh Heads car canopy manufacturer is linked to two crude bombs found at Robina car dealership Von Bibra in April, Detective Inspector Brian Swan told reporters on Tuesday.He said the car at the centre of Monday's drama had been bought from Von Bibra, he said.Police suspect the culprit is an angry or dissatisfied Von Bibra ...
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Yelling heard before toddler washer death
IN THE hours before he was found unconscious in a washing machine with his dead pet cat, toddler Sean Murphy was heard crying and being told off by his ...
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MP reignites same-sex bestiality view
LIBERAL Senator Cory Bernardi has again come under fire for comments linking same-sex marriage to bestiality and polygamy, reportedly claiming he has been proven right by a petition being ...
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Australia Apartment residents raise fire safety concerns with SEP campaigners
Residents of a major apartment complex in inner Brisbane, where fire gutted eight apartments on June 9, spoke to Socialist Equality Party (SEP) campaigners last week about the harrowing events of that day and the lack of essential fire safety facilities in the building where the blaze ...
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Craig might apply for Demons job
Caretaker Melbourne coach Neil Craig could apply for the job full-time at the end of the AFL season.Craig took over on Monday when the Demons sacked Mark Neeld only 18 months into his three-year tenure.On Tuesday, Craig strongly defended the work that Neeld did at the club, while stressing it was time for the team to start performing better on the field.Craig coached Adelaide for seven seasons ...
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Elders Rural not for sale
UPDATE: ELDERS Limited has pulled its rural services business off the market after deciding Ruralco's long-anticipated bid for the division was not good enough. With backing from its bankers, the company has announced the farm supplies, services and agency business will continue as an independent player in the Australian and New Zealand market. Managing director Malcolm Jackman said ...
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Labor concedes to environmental approval double-up
THE Gillard government has conceded that new environmental regulations to require federal approval of coal seam gas and coal projects will essentially duplicate state assessments. The government also said it would not try and extend these changes to shale gas. The changes, requiring federal assessment of the impact of coal seam gas and coal projects on water, will cost the government $10 million ...
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Titans coach feels for Origin outcast
He could be forgiven for taking Ashley Harrison's availability as a bonus but Gold Coast coach John Cartwright would rather the back-rower was preparing for another State of Origin appearance. Harrison was on Tuesday named in the Titans team to play NRL premiers Melbourne next week minutes after he was left out of the Maroons line-up for State of Origin II in Brisbane. The 32-year-old was ...
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Abbott warns MPs to remain disciplined
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has told his team it must remain disciplined, with just 88 days to go before the federal election. Voters "do not elect a new government lightly," he told a joint parties meeting in Canberra on Tuesday. The national election will be held on September 14. Mr Abbott urged colleagues to get out into the community "with energy" and talk to the ...
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Bernardi stands by bestiality slur
OUTSPOKEN Liberal senator Cory Bernardi is under fire from gay marriage activists for again linking the issue to polygamy and ...
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Lynas drops case against Malaysia greens
In April last year, Lynas initiated legal proceedings against Save Malaysia Stop Lynas.Two months later, independent media website Free Malaysia Today apologised for running stories sympathetic to the activists, who opposed plans for a processing plant.Lynas Corporation chief executive Eric Noyrez on Tuesday said solicitors had been instructed to discontinue legal action against the activist ...
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Vic fire tax loss no link to rise Suncorp
INSURANCE companies are not going to increase premiums in response to the removal of the fire services levy, a Victorian inquiry has ...
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Newman denies knowledge of Flegg deal
Premier Campbell Newman says fresh allegations that MP Bruce Flegg was offered a plum job to give up his seat in 2011 are "ancient history".Tapes of Liberal National Party officials talking to Dr Flegg about a possible overseas posting have recently be handed to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC).The discussions allegedly occurred in the context of Dr Flegg surrendering his seat ...
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NSW workers should deliver rail project
THOUSANDS of NSW job opportunities will be lost unless the state government commits to using local workers to deliver billions of dollars of new infrastructure, a union ...
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Holden to workers take a pay cut
HOLDEN will ask factory workers to take a pay cut and review their conditions as the company braces for "unprecedented economic ...
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Green light for new CAT bus
A FREE green CAT service operating between Leederville and the Perth CBD will start running in time for next months planned train ...
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Currencies Australia dollar down on rate view U.S. dollar up
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Australian dollar fell Tuesday, dented by prospects of a cut in the country's interest rate, while the U.S. dollar sought a second day of gains against Japan's currency as a Federal Reserve decision ...
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Thomas Kellys killer pleads guilty to manslaughter
Sydney 's Kings Cross party strip has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Kieran Loveridge, 19, entered the plea when his matter came before the central local court in Sydney on Tuesday.He was originally charged with murder but the prosecution accepted the lesser plea of manslaughter.Police accused Loveridge of going on a violent spree in Kings Cross about 10pm (AEST) on 7 July last year. He was ...
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Sexism has survived Roxon
AUSTRALIA has a "dangerous underbelly'' of sexism that is corrosive and still compromising women, says the former attorney-general and health minister Nicola ...
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Dumb Aussie ad wins big
WEST Coast Eagles coach John Worsfold is set to welcome back a host of stars for Friday night’s big clash with premiership favourites ...
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Melbourne Food and Wine Festival switches from Clemenger
Internationally renowned foodie event Melbourne Food and Wine Festival has appointed a new advertising partner following a competitive process. Ogilvy Group Melbourne came out on top of the Festival’s hunt and begins work on the creative and strategy account immediately. The STW Group agency takes over from incumbent Clemenger BBDO Melbourne whose director, Peter Clemenger, founded ...
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NSW govt sells off Newcastle port
The announcement NSW's last major port is being sold-off by the state government has sparked claims from Labor it will devastate the people of Newcastle. But NSW Treasurer Mike Baird insists the growth hub north of Sydney will be "the big winner" from the long-term lease on the city's port facilities. Newcastle will get $340 million to "revitalise the city" from ...
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Big retail critics costing jobsindustry
The chairman of Australia's peak retail body has launched a strongly worded attack on critics of Australia's biggest retailers, saying a stream of misinformation is threatening job creation and impeding growth in the sector.Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) chairman John Gillam, who is also managing director of hardware chain Bunnings, told an ANRA function in Sydney ...
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Champions Trophy Australia confidence low says George Bailey
George Bailey concedes confidence within the Australia camp is running dry following their early elimination from the ICC Champions Trophy. Australia were knocked out of the ODI competition on Monday night after a 20-run defeat to Sri Lanka at the Kia Oval. ...
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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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