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$A falls to 1-year low on Fed minutes
The Australian dollar dropped to a one-year low following some positive comments on the US economy by the head of the Federal Reserve. The currency fell as low as 96.62 US cents in the early hours of Thursday morning, its weakest level since June 2012. By 0700 AEST, the local unit had recovered to 97.00 US cents, down from 97.82 cents on Wednesday. In testimony to Congress, Fed chairman Ben ...
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Sydney prisoner recaptured after nine days
Michael White, 42, was last seen leaving the Dawn de Loas Correctional Centre at Silverwater at 7.30am (AEST) on May 12, police say.The 42-year-old was serving a two-year sentence for break and enter with intent to commit a serious offence.He was sent to Bondi, in Sydney's east, for work release duties but failed to return by 8.15pm.Detectives caught him just after midnight (AEST) on ...
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Offspring bounces in ratings
NETWORK Ten drama Offspring has proven you don't have to make the Top 10 to be a success, while House Rules is on a rollercoaster ratings ...
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Qld Katter MP Hopper suspended for a week
Mr Hopper, who is state leader of Katter's Australian Party, had been protesting that changes to the laws would take funds, raised by gambling profits, away from community groups, despite assurances from Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie.Mr Bleijie then called Mr Hopper incompetent.Mr Hopper replied, calling Mr Bleijie a "poor little man" and Lockyer MP Ian Rickuss a "Cabbage ...
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14 suffer caustic burns at Bunbury store
CUSTOMERS at a fast food outlet in Western Australia have been treated for burns, and two are in hospital, after a restaurant worker apparently mistook caustic soda for ...
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Two die in fiery WA crash
TWO people are dead, a truck is on fire and a major West Australian road will remain closed for hours after a crash involving a truck carrying ammonium ...
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14 people get caustic burns at chook shop
FOURTEEN customers at a fast food outlet in Western Australia have been treated, and two are in hospital, after a restaurant worker apparently mistook caustic soda for ...
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Asia Markets Tokyo stocks soar as Sydney Seoul retreat
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Australian and South Korean stocks dropped Thursday on worries the Federal Reserve could downscale its bond purchases, while Japanese shares marched to fresh multiyear highs as several exporters got a lift from the weakened ...
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Ford to shut plants in 2016
FORD Australia has announced the closure of its Broadmeadows car factory and Geelong engine plant by October 2016, a move that will cost 1200 people their ...
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PMs top spin doctor defends Kyle
JULIA Gillard's communications chief has leapt to the defence of radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands saying he touches ''the hearts of millions of ...
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Ford to stop manufacturing here by 2016
Ford will cease its manufacturing operations in Australia by October 2016 with the loss of 1200 jobs.Ford Australia President and CEO Bob Graziano said the company made a loss of $141 million after tax in the last financial year, with a loss of $600 million over the last five years.Ford Australia employs more than 3500 people at its manufacturing plants at Broadmeadows, in Melbourne's ...
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I should have called Craddock Warner
Australian cricketer David Warner regrets not keeping his outrage private, but says he was right to feel aggrieved by the use of his image next to a newspaper's story on the seedy side of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The opening batsman was fined $5750 by Cricket Australia on Wednesday night after lashing News Ltd reporters Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn on Saturday in a ...
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Aboriginal tribe members come to Zoos Australian Outback
An Australian consulate official and aboriginal nation representatives will be at the San Diego Zoo Friday to celebrate the opening of its Australian Outback exhibit supported by local philanthropist Conrad Prebys. They'll conduct an Aboriginal blessing ceremony with smoking leaves and didjeridoo music. But the once-remote indigenous tribe clearly has joined the global revolution, as ...
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RPT-Ford to close Australia auto plants
Wed May 22, 2013 9:14pm EDT SYDNEY May 23 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it is closing its two Australian auto plants and will cease production in the country in October 2016. Ford Australia Chief Executive Bob Graziano said the company will close its engine plant in Geelong and its assembly plant in Broadmeadows, both in the state of Victoria. The car manufacturer has struggled with ...
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Qld mine water release harmless govt says
WATER will be released from more flooded Queensland mines into rivers because a pilot program shows there are no environmental concerns, the state government says. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney says water releases from four mines in the Fitzroy River catchment in central Queensland during the wet season have been thoroughly monitored. The results of the pilot scheme indicate the releases have had ...
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No police charges or parliamentary inquiry after Cherryville bushfire in Adelaide Hills
NO charges will be laid following a police investigation into the cause of the Cherryville fire which destroyed a family home in the Adelaide Hills earlier this month. The fire, which took over three days to control, started near Cherryville about 2.30pm on Thursday, May 9, as the result of a private burn-off. The police investigation has confirmed the burn-off spread out of control before the ...
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Ford closure What it means for South Australia
CLOSURE of Ford's motor manufacturing in Australia will be a severe blow to this state. Ford Australia has announced the closure of its Broadmeadows car factory and Geelong engine plant in October 2016, a move that will cost 1200 people their jobs. South Australia is home to many car component makers, which are based in Adelaide to be near Holden but also supply Ford and Toyota. Many ...
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Aust shares open Thursday
The Australian share market has opened more than a third of a per cent lower. At 1010 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.3 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 5,145.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 20.9 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 5,121.2. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down 21 points at 5,150, with 10,215 contracts ...
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Meninga says Teo in Origin picture
South Sydney enforcer Ben Te'o will remain in contention for State of Origin selection until investigations into assault allegations against him are completed. A Brisbane woman has alleged Te'o punched her in the face, fracturing her eye socket last month, a claim Te'o has vehemently denied. The woman's version of the assault at Brisbane player Corey Norman's Ashgrove ...
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WA man driving six times over limit
A HIGHGATE man will face court next month after he was allegedly caught driving yesterday with a blood alcohol reading more than six times the legal ...
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No one heard or saw Qld murder victim
RESIDENTS of a suburban street where the body of a young woman was found bashed and bloodied south of Brisbane can't understand how no one heard or saw ...
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Public sector numbers already declining
A FORMER senior bureaucrat has rejected suggestions of a bloated public service, saying there's been a steady decline in public sector numbers as a proportion of the total ...
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Australia stocks fall as miners banks pull back
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Stocks in Australia slipped Thursday, with miners and banks lower as investors awaited monthly data about manufacturing-sector activity in China, Australia's largest trading partner. The S&P/ASX ...
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This is a life sentence for us
Speaking on radio this morning, Angela Joyce said: ''I have to remain positive and look forward to the appeal case . . . important thing to remember is - it is unacceptable that the evidence proven to be fabricated in the Australian court has then been used to convict my husband and myself here.''This is effectively a life sentence for us.''I very much appreciate ...
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Swan promises help for Ford workers
FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan has promised to give relief to the Australian workers who may be impacted by the announcement by car maker Ford. Ford is reportedly expected to announce a huge cut to its Australian operations from 2016. Mr Swan would not be drawn on whether Ford operations would cease in Australia but said he would respond in detail after the announcement expected soon. "The ...
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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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