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Pell before child sex abuse inquiry
THE world will be watching when Australia's most senior Catholic faces Victoria's child sex abuse inquiry tomorrow, a victim's advocate ...
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Paraglider dies in early morning crash west of Brisbane
A PARAGLIDER has died after crashing near Atkinsons Dam west of Brisbane this morning. The paraglider, in his 40s, crashed into a paddock off of Atkinsons Dam Road just before 8am. Emergency crews, including a helicopter, rushed to the scene and performed CPR but the man died on the ...
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Five things to do today Australia Art Month
exhibition at Art Hub. On display are works created by Julian Clavijo, Cheryl Malloy, Maria Pea, Kathryn Ryan and Michal Teague during their month-long stay in Abu Dhabi. From 9am to 8pm, Art Hub,Plot 38 MW5, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, 02 551 ...
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Family of missing Canadian hiker urges continued search in Australia
The family of a missing Ontario man who disappeared almost two weeks ago in Australia's Snowy Mountains region is urging search-and-rescue officials to not give up, using social media to relay their message. In a YouTube video posted on Friday, Ruby Singh, Prabhdeep Srawn's cousin, made an emotional plea to Canadian and Australian authorities to not abandon their search efforts, ...
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Quad bikes are dangerous SA govt
TOO many Australians fail to understand the risks of using quad bikes, says South Australia's Deputy Premier John Rau. Safety groups across the nation have called for children younger than 16 to be banned from riding the vehicles and also want helmets to be compulsory. Mr Rau says he's concerned about the number of injuries and deaths on quad bikes, especially involving the youngest ...
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Olivia Newton-John loses older sister Rona
Rona Newton-John, the older sister of Olivia Newton-John, has died in the US.The 70-year-old British-born and Melbourne-raised model and actress was diagnosed with brain cancer last month. Her older sister’s deteriorating condition caused Olivia to cancel upcoming performances in Las Vegas. Rona was married to Grease star Jeff Conaway from 1980 to 1985. Conaway, who played Kenickie in ...
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PM calls time on live betting report
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to put sports broadcasters on notice, telling them to ban the running commentary of live betting odds or face tough new laws. News Limited reports that Ms Gillard on Sunday will announce that TV, radio and internet broadcasters must put an end to the promotion of betting odds during live sports matches. Bookmakers would have to be identified as such if ...
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Vic P-plate driver caught drunk speeding
A 21-YEAR-OLD Melbourne woman had her car impounded after being caught speeding by more than 60km/h over the limit while drunk behind the ...
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Woman falls nine metres from unit balcony
A WOMAN is in an induced coma with a punctured lung, fractured pelvis and broken leg after she fell from a fourth-floor balcony in Sydney's ...
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Adelaide gets lost in the fog as morning mist blankets city
THICK fog has blanketed Adelaide this morning due to a high pressure system currently sitting above the state. Showers moving across the state overnight increased moisture and with current light winds produced the fog, which became prominent in the city between 6am and 6.30am. Around the state, the Bureau of Meteorology said we can start to expect more fog in the colder mornings. It said ...
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Aussies worry about information hacking
AUSTRALIANS' concerns about security have reached the highest level since 2008, according to a Newspoll survey. The national survey of 1200 Australian adults found three-quarters were worried about hacking and privacy breaches of financial institutions. Sixty per cent of those polled were extremely or very concerned about other people obtaining or using their credit/debit card ...
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Brisbane kayaker safe after capsizing and drifting for hours
Brisbane 4000 A 32-year-old man who spent more than six hours clinging to his capsized kayak in seas off Brisbane says he was more worried about sharks than making it back to shore.Danny Booth says he was kayaking with friends around midday yesterday when he got into trouble on a trip to St Helena Island in Moreton Bay.He says he paddled too far ahead, got swamped by a wave and could not get ...
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Michael Long to kick off Sorry Day relay
AFL legend Michael Long will kick-off a nationwide relay in Melbourne to raise awareness about constitutional recognition of indigenous ...
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Tony Abbotts Liberal dose of pain
TONY Abbott's election as prime minister would leave the vast majority of families better off but single parents and low-income families could lose cash ...
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Stormers deny Reds 20-15 in Super Rugby
The Stormers' brick wall defence has kept Queensland tryless in Cape Town and put the Reds' Super Rugby finals hopes in doubt.The injury-hit Stormers won a bruising contest 20-15 at Newlands where only a brilliant set-piece backline try to Springbok centre Jean de Villiers separated the two willing sides.Fifth-placed Queensland (45) will now return from their two-match South African ...
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Lions all the more eager for victory in Australia after three defeats | Eddie Butler
Brian O'Driscoll scores for the British and Irish Lions in the first Test against Australia at the Gabba in 2001. Photograph: Darren England/Getty ...
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MDBA on world stage
MURRAY-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) chairman Craig Knowles has showcased Australia's historic water planning breakthroughs - and iconic river system - on the international stage. During a debate on sustainable development and climate change before the United Nations General Assembly in New York recently, Mr Knowles outlined how Australia's vexed water planning reforms were overcome ...
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A day for Slim
POLITICIANS on both sides of politics, along with country music singers Lee Kernaghan, Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole, and Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, are backing a move to make June 13 National Slim Dusty Day. Nationals MP for Parkes Mark Coulton said it had been 10 years since the death of the country music legend - one of Australia's most prolific recording artists with 110 albums to his ...
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Turning waste into an asset
AS waste, 1.4 million tonnes of pig poo is a problem. As a source of energy and fertiliser, it's an asset. China, home to 1.8 million pig farms and 700 million pigs, wants to make this waste-to-energy transition, and Australian researchers are helping them do it. Collaboration between the Adelaide-based Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the ...
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Absent sellers miss bonus
RAIN - it is a miraculous thing when some patchy rain can change the whole complexion of livestock prices. This may seem a bit premature considering the somewhat rocky path we have had in 2013, but most pundits are now confidently tipping that prime cattle and lamb prices are set to rise. These innocuous predictions will come as no surprise to anyone who follows livestock markets. It would not ...
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Rescue operation for Canadian in Australian Alps continues
Rescue Crew Officer Luke Ashford uses a thermal imaging camera to search for a missing Canadian man in the Snowy Mountains in Australia's Kosciuszko National Park (Westpac Life Saver Helicopter/QMI ...
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Watson leads Bombers to 29-point AFL win
Essendon coach James Hird has rated Jobe Watson's effort to drive his side to a 29-point victory over Richmond at the MCG as good a leadership performance AS he's seen in the AFL. Watson starred as the Bombers rebounded from successive losses and more off-field tumult to swat aside the Tigers 13.13 (91) to 9.8 (62) on Saturday night. Following a week in which players were grilled in ...
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Rugby Lions Hartley in danger of missing Australia tour
England hooker Dylan Hartley is in danger of missing the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia after being sent off for swearing at the referee in the English topflight final. The Northampton captain was sent off for calling referee Wayne Barnes "a (profanity) cheat" just before halftime Saturday in Leicester's 37-17 win at Twickenham. Hartley will face a Rugby Football Union disciplinary ...
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Relay for recognition kicks off Sorry Day
AFL legend Michael Long will kick-off a nationwide relay in Melbourne to raise awareness about constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians. The Journey to Recognition relay begins at Federation Square at 9.30am (AEST) on Sunday and coincides with national Sorry Day, which acknowledges the historical mistreatment of Aboriginal people including members of the stolen generation. Earlier ...
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Nibali wins snowbound penultimate stage at Giro d’Italia
Snow falls close to the start area of the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, in the village of Ponte di Legno, northern Italy, Friday, May 24, 2013. Friday's 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia was cancelled due to snow along the route and Saturday's penultimate stage was altered for the same reasons, leaving Vincenzo Nibali with a much milder finish to defend his lead ...
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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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