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Carr pledges more support for Syrians
Foreign Minister Bob Carr says the money will help the efforts of international relief agencies in Syria as well as Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.Speaking from the Faour refugee camp in Lebanon, Senator Carr said the new funding lifted Australia's overall support since the Syrian crisis began to more than $78 million.The Syrian civil war has killed more than 80,000 people and created 1.5 ...
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Unions claim victory on Qld workers compo
QUEENSLAND unions are claiming victory after a state parliamentary committee recommended keeping the majority of the workers' compensation scheme ...
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Four years jail for son who strangled mum
These were the words Terrence David Kain uttered to his sister after killing their mother in their southern NSW home.Now, more than two years later, Kain has been sentenced to a minimum of four years for the manslaughter of his 74-year-old mother Beverly Kain, whom he strangled in her bedroom.In handing down the sentence in the Supreme Court on Friday, Justice Michael Adams said Ms Kain was a ...
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UPDATE 1-Australias Crown sells Echo stake focus on Sydney casino plan
Thu May 23, 2013 11:20pm EDT * Crown sells Echo stake for $255 mln * Crown, Echo in fight to capture Asian gamblers in Sydney * Crown planning VIP casino; Echo seeking exclusive licence (Recasts; adds company, analyst quotes) By Jane Wardell and Maggie Lu Yueyang SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - Australian casino company Crown Ltd sold its 10 percent stake in rival Echo Entertainment Group, ...
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Langham Sydney’s makeover in 2014
The Langham, Sydney's luxury makeover has been set down for 2014. When the property was purchased from Orient-Express in August 2012, Langham Hospitality Group CEO Brett Butcher said the hotel would undergo a significant makeover ...
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New South Wales name new CEO
Andrew Jones, the former Cricket Australia head of strategy, has been named as the new chief executive of Cricket New South Wales. Jones will take up the role vacated by David Gilbert, who spent 11 years in the position ...
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NSW police raid Hells Angels clubhouse
A RAID on a Hells Angels clubhouse in Sydney has turned up evidence of illegal alcohol sales. Police raided the Granville premises, in the city's west, about 8pm (AEST) on Thursday. Officers seized Hells Angels paraphernalia and evidence which suggests the illegal sale of alcohol may have taken place on the property. No one was at the clubhouse but police arrested a 29-year-old rival ...
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NSW Police terrified 3D plastic guns will be used in Australia
POLICE are terrified a frightening new weapon, a plastic gun made from downloading a file off a 3D home computer, will eventually be used in Australia. Known as “The Liberator” more than 100,000 people worldwide including Australia have downloaded the instructions on how to make the gun. The 3D guns are made of thermo-plastic or synthetic material which makes them undetectable in ...
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The transformation of Hazel Hawke
20-7-1929 — 23-05-2013 The debilitating haze of Alzheimer's disease began its capricious descent on Hazel Hawke in 2001 and three years later she noted in typically laconic Australian style on her 75th birthday: ''It's a bugger. It's just bad luck. It's an illness which is unpredictable, and when it comes you've just got to cope with it. It's like ...
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$A in retreat after overnight gains
The Australian dollar is back on a downward spiral, reversing solid gains made overnight, as markets continue to react to recent statements from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The currency rose as high 97.50 US cents early on Friday, up sharply from 96.23 US cents on Thursday afternoon. But by 1200 AEST the Australian dollar had retreated back to 96.65 US cents. ForexCT head of ...
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Vic premier sees light for Geelong
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has pledged to work with the Geelong community to create opportunities in new industries in the wake of the mass job loss announcement at Ford. Dr Napthine says the only testing facility in the Asia Pacific would remain at Lara in the Geelong region. "That is some light at the end of the tunnel," he told a meeting of a dozen industry, community and ...
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Echo shares plunge after Crown pull-out
Shares in Echo Entertainment have plunged to a record low after Crown sold its stake in its casino-operating rival. At 1155 AEST, Echo shares were down more than 10 per cent to $3.09, a slight improvement on their low of $3.03 shortly after the Australian market opened on Friday. James Packer's Crown on Friday confirmed it had sold its 10 per cent interest in Echo for $264 million, less ...
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Stocks to watch at noon on Friday
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday: AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY LTD - down 0.5 cents, or 0.45 per cent, at $1.095 Australia's largest beef cattle producer has blamed the suspension of live exports and lower rainfall for a $46.5 million loss. CWN - CROWN LTD - down 13.00 cents, or 0.99 per cent, at ...
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Hawke remembers Hazel with deep affection
Former prime minister Bob Hawke says he remembers his ex-wife Hazel with deep affection. Mrs Hawke died on Thursday aged 83, after a battle with dementia. "I remember Hazel with deep affection and gratitude," Mr Hawke said in a statement on Friday. "She was more than a wife and mother, being father as well during my frequent absences as I pursued an industrial then political ...
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Wonderful Aussie Hazel Hawke dies
FORMER first lady Hazel Hawke has been remembered as a wonderful, gutsy and compassionate Australian who touched the lives of everyday ...
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Vic teenager stabbed in robbery
Police said two men entered the store in Ashwood about 8pm (AEST) on Thursday and demanded staff hand over cash.A scuffle broke out and one of the men produced a knife.Police said the 17-year-old Glen Waverley boy suffered cuts to his torso.An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said the teenager was taken to The Alfred hospital in a stable condition with multiple stab wounds.The thieves stole a ...
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Poll says Katter wont get a Senate seat
Polling firm JWS Research sampled the views of 2252 voters in April in regional Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Western Australia, where the Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is most likely to pick up votes.Senate support in the regions averaged two per cent, peaking at five per cent in Mr Katter's home state of Queensland.Support was two per cent in Victoria and one per cent each in NSW ...
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Disturbance at Tas detention centre
A disturbance occurred at the facility at around 10pm (AEST) on Thursday, the immigration department says.Tasmanian police were called to the centre, which is around 30km north of Hobart, to deal with the situation."The groups were separated and the situation calmed relatively quickly," a department spokeswoman told AAP."The mood at the facility this morning is calm."The ...
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Qld bikie charged with gun drug offences
Saleh Atasoy, 26, applied for bail in the Southport Magistrates Court on Friday.He was arrested on Thursday after police allegedly found a loaded gun, amphetamines and illegal steroids at two homes on the Gold Coast.Officers searched one home at Oxenford on May 16 and then another at Biggera Waters on May 23.Atasoy is charged with four counts of possession of a dangerous drug, one count each of ...
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Mentally ill dying decades younger
PEOPLE with mental health problems are dying decades younger than the general population while their physical health has become a national ...
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Man 72 caught in street sex bust
A 72-YEAR-old man is among nine men who have been charged following an overnight police operation targeting street prostitution in ...
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Live export ban blamed for $46.5m loss
Live shipments to Indonesia were temporarily suspended in June 2011 after footage of cattle being tortured at overseas abattoirs was aired.This prompted Indonesia to more than halve its quota of Australian cattle.Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) managing director David Farley said the Federal Government's suspension of the live export trade was continuing to suppress domestic cattle ...
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Cop brawl like a game show addict
AN ice addict who assaulted two police and then tried to steal their divisional van claimed he thought he was taking part in a reality game show, a court has ...
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Human ashes in forgotten hotel items
Staff at Peppers in Broadbeach Amanda Cane, Adam Taloni (GM), Chris Dignan, Janet Saunders and Juliet Meek look over items that guests have left behind at the hotel. Picture: Luke ...
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Agencies light up winter at Sydneys Vivid Festival
From 6pm tonight Sydney will once again be transformed into a winter wonderland of lights and music, simultaneously becoming a haven for innovation and ideas as Vivid Sydney kicks off. The festival will run from this evening until June 10 and is perhaps best known for, or at the very least most photographed for, the lighting of the Opera House’s sails. The sails will be transformed ...
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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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