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Barnett denies broken election promises
TWO months after the West Australian election is too soon to start claiming the state government is breaking election promises, Premier Colin Barnett ...
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Aged care needs more beds funds Cosgrove
AUSTRALIA needs 83,000 more aged care beds to care for the growing elderly population which is set to rise by three million, former defence chief general Peter Cosgrove ...
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Ferrero fail World Nutella Day saved
She loved their spread and spruiked it online. They didn't like it and shut her down. But the reaction from fans has led to a resurrection for World Nutella ...
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No deal on broadcasting betting odds
JULIA Gillard says a deal is yet to be inked on live betting odds being spruiked during television broadcasts, despite reports today the issue had been ...
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Building fire in Sydney CBD
About 1200 people have been evacuated in Sydney's CBD due to a fire in a multi-story building.The area around World Square is engulfed with smoke from the blaze, which firefighters believe may have started in an oven in a pizza shop on the ground floor.About 50 firefighters are on the scene at 338 Pitt St.Workers and residents on the 14th floor and above remain inside the building following ...
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Kewell unhappy with Australia omission
Club-less Australian Harry Kewell insists he is fit for his country's upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite playing just three games this year.Socceroos coach Holger Osieck is set to announce his squad for June's crucial matches against Japan, Jordan and Iraq on Thursday. Kewell, 34, has played three matches for Al Gharafa in Qatar since leaving the Melbourne Victory in June, 2012. But ...
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Tycoon says Australia treating mining firms as ATMs
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is pictured in Perth on June 9, 2010 Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart on Friday accused the government of using the mining industry as an ATM, warning of an unhealthy reliance on the sector and unsustainable debt levels. In a speech to the Australian Mines and Metals Association conference, the outspoken tycoon, chairman of Hancock ...
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Woman alleges she was physically assaulted by Queensland Origin forward Ben Teo who denies the claims
A BRISBANE woman has contacted Queensland police alleging she was physically assaulted by Queensland Origin forward Ben Te'o in the presence of fellow NRL players Corey Norman and Darius Boyd. News Limited can reveal Norman, the Broncos fullback, made a 000 emergency call after the alleged incident, which left the woman with a black eye and facial injuries. The woman, who cannot be named for ...
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$A falls after weak sentiment data
The Australian dollar is lower after the release of weak consumer sentiment figures.At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit was trading at 97.90 US cents, down from 98.17 cents on Tuesday.The Westpac/Melbourne Institute May consumer sentiment survey, conducted in the week the budget was released, showed there were more people pessimists about the economy than optimistic.Westpac chief economist ...
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Aust stocks weaken after consumer reading
Australian stocks are weaker after a gloomy consumer sentiment reading knocked the major banks.The big four banks were trading in positive territory for most of the morning but that changed after the Westpac/Melbourne Institute's May survey showed 44 per cent of Australians feel worse off because of the federal budget.IG market strategist Chris Weston said concerns about an anxious consumer ...
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Search for missing Canadian continues in Australian mountains
Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.Prabhdeep Srawn, of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student at Bond ...
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Brazil is Australias perfect match ANU
Australia should boost its ties with Brazil as the South American nations continues its transformation into a global power, an ANU expert ...
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Swans the problem not Treasury Abbott
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he respects the professionalism of the Treasury department and instead takes issue with the federal government.Mr Abbott was responding to Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson's comments that the government had no influence on his department's forecasts.The opposition leader said he admired the department's professionalism."I've never ...
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Manly coach slams NRL rule changes
Angry Manly coach Geoff Toovey savaged the NRL over "ridiculous, knee-jerk" decision-making on Wednesday, following mid-season rule changes intended to speed up games.The NRL's Competition Committee announced on Tuesday that from round 15 this season they were introducing a 30-second time limit for scrums to be packed, while also reducing the time limit for line drop-outs from 40 ...
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Australian Market Trades Marginally Higher
The Australian stock market is trading marginally higher amid selective buying on Wednesday. Though Wall Street ended higher overnight, gains were just modest amid a lack of fresh triggers.In the Australian market, mining stocks are mostly trading notably higher. Healthcare, energy, ...
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Ben Halloran leaves Brisbane Roar for Bundesliga 2
Brisbane 4000 Brisbane midfielder Ben Halloran is heading to Europe after gaining a release from his A-League club to transfer to a German Bundesliga 2 club.Brisbane did not reveal the club he would link with but it is believed to be Fortuna Dusseldorf.Brisbane followed up news of Halloran's departure on Wednesday by announcing the club's first signing for next season, ...
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Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners to face-off in first round of new A-League season
Australia The A-League has released its fixtures for the 2013-14 season, pitting the Central Coast Mariners against the Western Sydney Wanderers in a first-round grand-final repeat.The A-League season will conclude after 135 regular season fixtures over 27 rounds with a May 4 grand-final in a later calendar finish, in line with the the world's major football leagues in a World Cup year.It ...
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Bernard Tomic will play at the French Open according to Tennis Australias Todd Woodbridge
France Australian Tennis officials have been told Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open despite a ban imposed on his father and coach John.John Tomic is excluded from all men's tour events while he fights an assault charge after he headbutted his son's training partner in Spain.Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge says his relationship with Bernard Tomic is still strong and ...
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A-League season to end on May 4
Football Federation Australia has pushed the end of the A-League season back even further, with the 2013/14 grand final to be contested on May 4 - the latest finish ever. FFA chief David Gallop announced the draw on Wednesday in Sydney, with the biggest change being an end date that further incurs on the AFL and NRL's respective fixture lists. The grand final was held in February as ...
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Abbott offers no relief to unemployed
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott admits people on the dole are doing it tough but if he wins power there won't be an increase to unemployment benefits. The Salvation Army released the results of its economic and social impact survey on Wednesday which showed a 12 per cent rise in people on the Newstart Allowance seeking the charity's help. It attributed this to changes to payments to ...
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MP Thomson facing more HSU funds charges
Craig Thomson is facing 19 new charges over allegations he misused thousands of dollars of union funds. The controversial MP is now facing a total of 173 charges of fraud and theft-related offences allegedly committed while he was national secretary of the Health Services Union. Thomson appeared for a brief hearing in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he was granted more time to ...
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Communities rally for school funding
Rallies are being planned around Australia to pressure state governments to sign up to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's school improvement plan. The "community rallies for Gonski" will be held on Saturday in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin and Perth. Sydney's rally has been badged a "celebration", following NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell's ...
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Raiders stumped by 2013 away record
Canberra props Brett White and Dane Tilse say they have no idea why the Raiders can't convert their hot NRL home game winning streak into success on the road. The side has won eight games at Canberra Stadium in a row - including all four in 2013 - yet have been victorious in just the one game from six on the road in 2013. "If you know, let us know," White told reporters. He ...
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The people would decide on GST Abbott
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says a coalition government has no plans to change the GST but a review would give the community the opportunity to raise what they think is the best way ahead for the taxation system. Mr Abbott and his shadow treasurer Joe Hockey have said the GST will be included in a tax review if the coalition wins power at the September 14 election, unlike the Labor ...
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Qld to get 10 new schools as nine face axe
Queensland's government has announced 10 new schools for the state despite concerns other schools face the axe. Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek says the schools will be built across southeast Queensland in partnership with private firms in an effort to spread costs over a longer period. The schools are planned to cater for more than 10,000 students and the contracts to build and ...
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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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