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Abbott pledges to work for Geelong
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has pledged to create jobs in Geelong should he become prime minister, after news Ford will stop making cars in Australia from 2016. Some 510 jobs will go in Geelong, where Fords have been made since 1925. Mr Abbott told the Liberal Party Victorian State Council there was a future for Geelong beyond the smoke stacks. "I pledge myself to work for more jobs ...
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Goodes wants girl who abused him supported
Sydney captain Adam Goodes says the teenage girl who called him an "ape" during Friday night's game against Collingwood at the MCG needs support and counselling. Goodes says if the girl wants to contact him and apologise for the racial slur he will talk to her and explain how hurtful it was. He has called on people to stop abusing the 13-year-old Collingwood fan through social ...
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LNP hopefuls vie to fill Joyces Qld seat
Senator Joyce is giving up his Senate position to contest independent Tony Windsor's House of Representatives seat of New England in NSW at the federal election.The Queensland council of the LNP has met in Mackay to preselect its candidate to replace Senator Joyce.Former LNP treasurer Barry O'Sullivan is among the hopefuls, along with former Howard government minister Larry ...
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Brisbane father bailed over girls death
The 28-year-old man appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday, a day after he was charged with manslaughter and cruelty to children under 16.The girl's body was found at the home she shared with her father in suburban Petrie on March 30, over the Easter weekend.The matter will return to court in ...
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Longmire praises AFL star Goodes
Sydney AFL coach John Longmire hopes the racial taunt directed at dual Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes doesn't overshadow the veteran's best-afield display in his side's 47-point win over Collingwood.Goodes booted three goals and had 30 disposals in Sydney's 15.12 (102) to 8.7 (55) victory at the MCG on Friday night as the Swans claimed their sixth win and consolidated their ...
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Keep the faith PM tells Sydney Labor MPs
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told a forum packed with western Sydney Labor MPs and ALP candidates for September's election not to lose ...
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Teo very focused says Souths NRL coach
South Sydney NRL coach Michael Maguire says forward Ben Te'o is very focused on doing right by the Rabbitohs after being alleged to have assaulted a ...
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Rebels Nick Phipps hopes to end on high
Waratah-in-waiting Nick Phipps isn't looking forward to playing his current team the Melbourne Rebels in next year's Super Rugby competition for two reasons. Firstly, the Rebels players have become some of his best mates. Secondly, Melbourne proved with their upset 24-22 win over NSW at AAMI Park that they are no longer the tournament easybeats. It was a self-assured, high-energy ...
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Relay for recognition to start Sorry Day
AFL legend Michael Long will kick-off a nation-wide relay in Melbourne on Sunday to raise awareness about constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians. The Journey to Recognition relay begins at Federation Square at 9.30am (AEST) and coincides with national Sorry Day, which acknowledges the historical mistreatment of Aboriginal people including members of the stolen generation. Earlier ...
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Adam Goodes gutted after 13-year-old girls racial slur who called the Sydney champion today to apologise
UPDATE: SWANS champion Adam Goodes says he is "gutted" and couldn't celebrate Sydney's win last night after a 13-year-old girl called him an ape. At a press conference this morning Goodes said the comment in the final quarter had left him devastated after Sydney's 47-point win over Collingwood. LIVE HQ FOR SUPERCOACH SCORES, STATS AND MORE Read the full transcript from the ...
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National Food Plan launched
The federal government has allocated more than $30 million to strategies to promote Australian food in Asia, as part of the first-ever National Food Plan. Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig launched the plan in Brisbane on Saturday, calling it a road map for Australia's food businesses. He announced $40 million in new funding, including $28.5 million for an Asian Markets Food Research Fund ...
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Cowboys win just the start say NRL Tigers
Buoyed by a win which snapped the longest losing streak in Wests Tigers history, coach Mick Potter hopes it can be the catalyst which restarts their NRL campaign. The Tigers scraped home on Friday night with a two-point victory decided by winger David Nofoaluma, who scored with two minutes remaining. It was the sort of win which was filled with moments of good fortune that eluded them over the ...
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Cowboys are floundering admits Henry
North Queensland's top four aspirations are quickly slipping away following Friday night's 22-20 loss to Wests Tigers, with coach Neil Henry admitting the team is floundering. The Cowboys fumed at several contentious decisions which went against them in the last-gasp loss at Leichhardt Oval, but still had enough chances to put the injury-ravaged Tigers away. But they couldn't. ...
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Barba returning to top form Hasler
Canterbury coach Des Hasler says Ben Barba is having to contend with opposition sides more aware of his freakish abilities this season but the star fullback is close to recapturing the stellar form of his Dally M medal-winning year in 2012. Barba was a key figure in Canterbury's 24-14 win over Brisbane on Friday night. He scored the Bulldogs opening try and saved two first-half tries with ...
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Aussie appeals over Dubai jailing
Matthew Joyce, was jailed for 10 years and fined $25 million over a proeprty deal gone wrong in Dubai. He is appealing the sentence. File photo: Valeriano ...
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Aussie James Duckworth books spot in French Open draw
France Australian James Duckworth has won through to the main draw of the French Open.The New South Welshman booked a qualifying spot on Friday to take the number of Australians in the tournament to seven.In the final qualifying round at Roland Garros, Duckworth posted a 6-1, 6-4 win over Croatian Dusan Lajovic, who had knocked Australian Matthew Ebden out of qualifying.World number 185 ...
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AFL Adam Goodes racially abused while leading Sydney to Indigenous Round win over Collingwood
Collingwood 3066 Sydney's 47-point Indigenous Round win over Collingwood has been marred by a spectator being evicted from the MCG for racially vilifying Adam ...
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Quota increase reported in Jakarta
LIVESTOCK industry groups are seeking to confirm media reports that Indonesia has lifted its beef import quota volume from Australia to meet increased demand this year, ahead of the Ramadan religious period. ...
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Roadmap for food sector
AUSTRALIA'S first National Food Plan, first flagged by Labor ahead of the 2010 election, was launched in Brisbane this morning after almost two years in the pipeline. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Joe Ludwig, launched the Food Plan at the Rocklea markets, announcing new initiatives to "create new opportunities and steer the way for the future of our food from ...
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Kangaroos take heart from AFL near-misses
If North Melbourne had kicked just one goal more in three games this season they'd be in the AFL top four, within percentage of top spot. Instead they sit two wins outside of the eight. But Kangaroos ruckman Todd Goldstein says they won't fall into the trap of pondering what might have been. Instead, as they prepare for a crunch encounter with Adelaide on Sunday, they're using ...
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Pav and Sandilands not Freos saviours
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has warned fans not to expect veterans Matthew Pavlich and Aaron Sandilands to "tear apart" the competition upon their return to AFL ranks. Pavlich (plantaris) could be back in action as early as next week, but Sandilands is still at least five weeks away from resuming after undergoing hamstring surgery earlier this season. The talented duo possess nine ...
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Man stabbed in neck in Sydney
A 25-year-old man was with a group of friends near a pub in Rozelle early on Saturday when they got into an argument with another group before getting into a taxi.The taxi was directed to return to the area and a second altercation occurred between the groups.During this fight, the 25-year-old received a stab wound to his neck.He was treated by ambulance paramedics and taken to Royal Prince ...
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Sydney sword robber flees with cash
The man who had his face concealed went into the shop on Lock Street, Blacktown armed with a sword on Friday night.He approached the counter and demanded money from the male staff member.The man grabbed cash and cigarettes before fleeing on foot.No one was ...
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Police release CCTV of Sydney assault
POLICE have released CCTV of a number of people who they believe witnessed the bashing of a man in Sydney's Kings Cross. The 27-year-old man was assaulted after he left a club on Darlinghurst Road with two other men early on Tuesday. Police said the group was approached by a man, who assaulted the 27-year-old and then assaulted the two other men in the group, before leaving the area. The ...
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Campaign to merge US with Australia fails
THE campaign to force US President Barack Obama to look at merging the US and Australia to create a new super nation called Ameristralia, where inhabitants eat hotdogmeatpies and the coat of arms features a bald eagle with a koala's head, is dead. A petition on the White House's official website calling for the US and Australia merger failed on Friday to receive the 100,000 signatures ...
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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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