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Wellington battered as storm heads north
Winds gusting up to 140km/h were battering downtown Wellington, lifting roofs from homes and cutting power to about 30,000 customers. The southerly winds were part of a storm which has already brought snow and heavy rain to much of the South Island on Thursday, and was expected to cause problems through the North Island moving into Friday. More than 200 people have called Wellington City ...
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Intrepid Mines survives board spill
Troubled resources company Intrepid Mines has survived an attempted coup by a Hong Kong private equity group. Shareholders backed their board despite it leading the company when it was kicked off its own $5 billion copper-gold mine in Indonesia last July and stripped of its 80 per cent interest by its joint venture partner. Intrepid's interest is now controlled by Indonesian tycoon Edwin ...
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Two dead in seperate NSW car crashes
On Wednesday evening, a 74-year-old man who smashed a ute into a tree in the state's north was found dead by emergency services.Police are preparing a report for the coroner and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash at Evans Head.Meanwhile, a 68-year-old woman has been found dead after her car ran off the road and crashed near Orange on Thursday afternoon.A report is ...
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Australia Patawalonga Dredging Program to Last Six Months
This sediment removal work, worth $5.7 million, would help alleviate any flood risk for residents in the Glenelg area, stated Water Minister Ian Hunter. A decade ago when a weir gate failed to open overnight, there was flooding of several streets, affecting up to 200 properties. The Patawalonga River is a short river that was, before European settlement, a tidal estuary. The river is serviced ...
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SA Police hunting for man over abduction bids across Adelaide
THE suspect police are hunting over a series of child abduction bids has been described as a man who is likely foolish and naive in his criminal endeavours. Adelaide forensic psychologist Dr Jack White says the blatant nature of the attempted crimes in broad daylight suggests the man is not a "classic paedophile". He said the latter would try to groom their victims, not approach them ...
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Carlton AFL fan banned for throwing bottle
A Carlton fan is banned from Etihad Stadium for two years and will face a police fine for throwing a bottle at the umpires at the end of last week's AFL loss to Hawthorn.The fan threw a half-empty bottle from the top deck of the stadium and it landed near the umpires as they left the field.The Blues said the 36-year-old man contacted them and apologised while also giving up his Carlton ...
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Australia splits hairs over Curly Dicks and Titswobbles
Local favorites like Curly Dick Road -- a place name in Meadow Flat in New South Wales which is stoutly defended by locals -- would likely remain, but those that could be considered offensive, such as Titswobble Drive, may be candidates for a future name ...
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Adelaides business chiefs join St Vincent de Paul Societys CEO Sleepout 2013 at Showground
WINTER'S cold cloaks the city as the sun sets early, sending the homeless scurrying to their makeshift shelters or favoured corners out the wind and rain. It's a daily experience for too many South Australians, an experience which some of the state's top business leaders glimpsed first hand tonight. More accustomed to silk sheets and soft pillows, the executives exchanged their ...
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Meninga cleared of wrong doing
Queensland coach Mal Meninga has been cleared by the NRL integrity unit of any wrongdoing after he was asked to leave a Brisbane hotel on Tuesday night. The newly formed unit reviewed a report from the Queensland Rugby League and conducted their own interviews into the incident and found Meninga had no case to answer. "The inquiries found no suggestion of intoxicated or anti-social ...
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Families to be moved off Manus reports
Refugee advocates say all asylum seeker families held on Australia's Manus Island immigration detention centre will be removed within the next 10 days. GetUp and ChilOut say up to 40 asylum seekers held on the facility's family compound and another 30 vulnerable male asylum seekers are currently being flown to Christmas Island. The immigration department confirmed 70 people, made up ...
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Assange just an attention seeker Howard
But he's not sure if the WikiLeaks founder has committed a crime.Assange has been granted political asylum by Ecuador, but won't leave that country's embassy in London for fear of being arrested and extradited to Sweden over sexual assault allegations.The former hacker is worried he'll then be handed over to the US to face charges over WikiLeaks' release of classified ...
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Soldiers charged over derogatory comments
Defence has told the Townsville Bulletin a small number of serving soldiers based in Townsville will be charged under the Australian Defence Force Discipline Act after associating themselves with two Facebook pages that referred to women as "sluts" and "fat chicks".The soldiers involved could also face further disciplinary action, the Commander of the Townsville-based 3rd ...
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PM accuses Abbott of personal abuse
Responding to a question from the Coalition in parliamentary question time on Labor's plan for the carbon tax, Ms Gillard blasted the Opposition Leader as not being interested in policy and instead resorting to petty political games."You can always tell when the Leader of the Opposition isn't coping with an argument because he goes for the personal abuse," Ms Gillard said.Mr ...
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Austereo tries to gag watchdog
Southern Cross Austereo, parent company of Sydney radio station Today FM, have launched court action to stop the media watchdog from ruling it was in breach of its license by recording the now infamous royal prank ...
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AFL stars return for Eagles against Hawks
Four of West Coast's biggest stars, including captain Darren Glass, will return from injury for Friday night's AFL clash with top-placed Hawthorn.The Eagles also regain fellow experienced backman Beau Waters and forwards Josh Kennedy and Mark LeCras for the Etihad Stadium encounter.West Coast have made six changes in all, with Bradd Dalziell and Patrick McGinnity their other inclusions ...
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Australias Folau in uncapped trio to face Lions
Australia's Israel Folau celebrates after scoring a try against New Zealand during their 2008 Rugby League World Cup match in Sydney in this October 26, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel ...
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12th case of meningococcal disease recorded in South Australia
AN Adelaide toddler is in hospital with invasive meningococcal disease. SA Health says the two-year-old is in a good condition. The department has identified numerous contacts, 38 of which have been directed to receive antibiotics. The boy is the 12th person to be notified with the condition this year and 38 people who have had contact with the boy have been directed to receive antibiotics. No ...
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Classic YouTube | Lions in Australia Thierry Henrys Arsenal assists and mean NBA tweets
the classic 1972 Grand Final between Richmond and Carlton in all its black and white glory.6) When you are done blowing in to your streamers and eating some tasty cake, celebrate the 10th birthday of Twenty20 cricket with ...
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Aussie businesses engage online bring in $219b
Australian businesses cashed in around 237 billion AU dollars ($219 billion) in online orders over the 2011-12 financial year, according to data released Thursday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).The figures represent a 25 percent increase from the year before, and include orders from Australian households, businesses and government as well as from overseas customers.The survey found ...
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Former gang leader Vince Focarelli banned from University of Adelaide after asking to become a student
FORMER gang leader Vince Focarelli has been banned from the grounds of the University of Adelaide after applying to become a student and attending its Islamic prayer room. Adelaidenow has learnt the Parole Board has increased and expanded its restrictions upon Focarelli's movements over fears his presence put university staff and students at risk. The ban coincides with Focarelli's ...
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Academic Howard Nathan says Australias race relations changed immeasurably for the better
University of Melbourne 3010 One of the academic rebels who wrote the first manifesto against the White Australia Policy says the country has changed "immeasurably for the better" in terms of race relations.Former Victorian Supreme Court judge Howard Nathan QC says in the more than 50 years since the manifesto Control Or Colour Bar was written, racism as an entrenched notion in the ...
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Joe White sale gains traction
AT least six parties are expected to lob a final offer for Glencore's Australian malt business by the end of July. Indicative bids were due earlier this month for Joe White Maltings, which Glencore inherited when it bought Viterra last ...
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Canola still a keeper
Geoff Uebergang, Kenyu Pastoral Company, grew canola for the first time last year. It yielded half a tone to the acre (1.2t/ha). This year he has locked in the 162ha he has sown to canola on an area ...
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Milne AFL teammates cancel media call
Stephen Milne has reportedly received an assurance from St Kilda that he will play again in the AFL. St Kilda board members met senior players on Thursday, a day after the club announced an indefinite suspension for Milne. The Saints stood down Milne two days after Victoria Police charged him with four counts of rape. The Age is reporting that in Thursday's meeting, Milne was told his ...
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Maloney wont melt in Origin cauldron NSW
The State of Origin furnace that is Suncorp Stadium has melted the hopes of many NSW five-eighths, but the Blues believe James Maloney is impervious to the pressure. Maloney became the first Blues debutant five-eighth to emerge victorious following their 14-6 game one triumph over Queensland. But with one monkey off his back, Maloney will now have to face a packed house in Brisbane. Club ...
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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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