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Taufua assault case adjourned in Qld
Taufua, who plays for the Manly Sea Eagles, allegedly spat at a police officer on the Gold Coast last October.He has been charged with assault.The 21-year-old was not present for Friday's hearing in Southport Magistrates Court, where his lawyer sought a final adjournment on the matter.The case is due to return to court on June ...
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Man questioned over WA fire damage
A 46-YEAR-OLD man is being questioned over three fires in the northern WA town of Broome, believed to have been deliberately lit and causing more than $1 million ...
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David Wenham nominated for US TV award
The Jane Campion-directed mini-series has received five nominations with Wenham up for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for his role as Detective Al Parker.The Sydneysider was one of three actors from Top Of The Lake nominated in his category.Also nominated were James Cromwell (American Horror Story: Asylum), Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake), Zachary Quinto (American Horror Story: ...
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WA man charged with murder and robberies
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the murder of Richard Travis Holloway, who was killed in his South Perth home this ...
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NSW letterbox thief caught on train
The 28-year-old woman was arrested on a train near Maitland about 5.10pm (AEST) on Thursday.She had credit cards and other government-issued cards printed with different names.Several of the cards were traced to recent letterbox thefts in the beachside suburb of Merewether.Police transport command officers were initially tipped off when they allegedly found her in possession of a pension ...
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Shots fired at Qld coal seam gas protest
Protest group Stop CSG Tara says 45 activists have been blockading Queensland Gas Company (QGC) operations, near Dalby, for five days, stopping workers leaving their camps or entering a worksite.CSG Tara president Dayne Pratzky said three shots were fired close to where protesters were blocking the main road heading into the Kumbarilla State Forest.He believes the shots weren't fired at ...
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600 state jobs go in company collapse
They are among almost 2500 workers employed nationwide by Swan Services, which appointed Pitcher Partners as voluntary administrators on Wednesday night.The 43-year-old company had debts of about $2.8 million and 583 staff in Queensland, according to Pitcher Partners director Anthony Elkerton.About $2.5 million is owing to the company and attempts will be made to collect that money.The blow to ...
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Australia stocks extend selloff
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell in early trade Friday, extending a selloff that pushed the benchmark to a one-month low Thursday after disappointing data from China, Australia's largest export market. The S&P/ASX ...
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Shocking Gold Coast assault on film
SHOCKING video has emerged of the moment the two attackers lured police toward them by dragging their butchered victim into the middle of the road before they were shot at eight ...
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Melbourne indie gets stake in Sydney outdoor market
The company claims to be Melbourne’s largest independent large format outdoor advertising operator, and the move follows an announcement in March it was to expand into Brisbane and Queensland in a partnership with ...
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Queensland Reds name Radike Samo Jono Lance for Stormers encounter
South Africa Queensland has named veteran number eight Radike Samo and full-back Jono Lance in its side to take on the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday morning (AEST).Samo will make his first starting appearance of the season in the Republic after a season limited by injuries, while Lance missed last weekend's loss to the Cheetahs with a shoulder concern.The Reds' back row will ...
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Falling dollar to help auto industry govt
Australia's falling dollar provides powerful export assistance to the automotive industry, Trade Minister Craig Emerson says. Dr Emerson said the Australian dollar, which this month slipped below parity with the US dollar, has increased the competitiveness of Australian industry. He said Ford, unlike Holden which had identified production out to at least 2022, lacked an export strategy. ...
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Local production costs high Holden boss
The cost of making cars in Australia is high and the loss of manufacturing by Ford should focus attention on the industry, says Holden boss Mike Devereux. GM Holden's chairman and managing director said news Ford will end local manufacturing operations in three years was a sad day for the industry. "It should only focus everyone's attention on the importance of it," Mr ...
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Crown confirms Echo sale
James Packer has sold his stake in rival casino owner Echo Entertainment to pursue his plan for a second casino in Sydney. Mr Packer's Crown sold its 10 per cent interest in Echo on Thursday for $264 million, less than it paid for the shares. Just two weeks ago, Crown received regulatory approval to increase its stake in Echo to 23 per cent. Mr Packer on Friday said Crown wanted to ...
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Aust bonds weaker in volatile trade
Westpac senior market strategist Damien McColough said there was a lot of volatility and uncertainty in markets at the moment. "The Australian bond market opened with a little bit of weakness but I don't think that will be extended during the day," he said. "I think we'll probably have narrower ranges today. "The Australian market is very much influenced by ...
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Australia may save millions on fighter jet
AUSTRALIA may save millions on state-of-the-art combat aircraft after defence company Lockheed Martin trumpeted the first ever fall in the cost of the controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) ...
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Five charged over Qld detention escape
The group are understood to have climbed over a fence at the Scherger detention centre, about 15km east of Weipa, on Thursday.It's believed they then managed to board a plane at Weipa airport and fly to Cairns, 400km away.Queensland police told AAP all the detainees were caught in Cairns later in the day and handed over to the Department of Immigration.A spokeswoman said Queensland police ...
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Man charged over South Perth death
Mr Holloway, 42, was found dead in his Albert Street unit 10 days ago.The 24-year-old man is also facing a string of other charges after it is alleged he was involved in four incidents this month involving a firearm.The first of the four incidents occurred on May 12 when it is alleged he entered a Japanese restaurant in Belmont, produced a firearm and asked for food before leaving the store ...
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Australian market opens higher
THE Australian share market has opened higher despite falls on major overseas markets following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to congress and the release of the central bank's policy meeting ...
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Aussie reversed from a new low for the uptrend
The financial markets increased their appetite for risk in the US session on Thursday after dissecting Wednesday's Federal Reserve reiteration of the likely scaling back its asset purchase program in June. All foreign currencies turned higher, including the Aussie, which reversed from a new low for the uptrend. The US stock indexes recouped most of their early losses and the oil and gold ...
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US military fears taking on Assads troops in drawn-out Syrian war says Bob Carr
Foreign Minister Bob Carr has told a group of Syrian refugees in Lebanon that the United States military does not want to risk a drawn-out war with the Syrian army. Senator Carr spoke with the refugees during a visit to their camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, on the border with Syria. The refugees urged Senator Carr to back military intervention to bring the civil war in Syria to an end. ...
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Australian shares slip Echo drops on Crown stake sale
Thu May 23, 2013 8:32pm EDT (Updates with movements in early trade) SYDNEY May 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares edged lower on Friday, losing further ground after weak manufacturing data from China sent the benchmark index tumbling to one-month lows a day earlier. Echo Entertainment Group, the operator of Sydney's sole casino, tumbled 12.5 percent on news that rival Crown Ltd has sold its ...
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Australias Crown sells $255 mln stake in rival Echo
SYDNEY | Thu May 23, 2013 8:17pm EDT SYDNEY May 24 (Reuters) - Australian casino company Crown Ltd said on Friday it has completed the sale of its 10 percent stake in rival Echo Entertainment Group, the operator of Sydney's sole casino, in a block trade to institutional investors. Crown sold its 82.56 million shares for A$264 million ($255 million) at A$3.20 per share, the company ...
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Call for crisis talks on car manufacturing
FORD Australia says it will contribute to a government package to assist workers who are set to lose their jobs, as unions urged the government to hold crisis talks on the future of local car manufacturing. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the car maker needs to outline its plan to financially help 1200 sacked workers after announcing it will cease its manufacturing operations at its ...
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Aussies Kiwis saw tornado shred Oklahoma
AS the atmospheric conditions brewed perfectly outside Oklahoma City earlier this week to create the monster killer tornado, Australians and New Zealanders from all walks of life watched nearby in fear and awe. There were amateur storm chasers like Perth couple Melissa and Brayden Marshall, Brisbane's Dean Naromore and Kiwi Neill Ellis, who, for their holidays, travelled to America's ...
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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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