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Search continues in Snowy Mountains
Canadian national Prabhdeep Srawn went into Kosciuszko National Park for a bushwalk on May 13 and hasn't been heard of since.The search, which recommenced at 7.30am (AEST) on Saturday, involves specialist alpine trained police, Australian Federal Police, and Victoria Police.Police said three helicopters were involved in the search focusing on the north-western side of the main range, with ...
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Takeaway shop gutted by fire
Cott’s Takeaway on Marine Parade was gutted by the blaze which is believed to have started in a deep fryer.Staff from a cafe next door to the shop called FESA at about 9.20pm.Fire crews from Claremont, Fremantle, Daglish and Murdoch took 10 minutes to extinguish the blaze.The fire did not spread to accommodation above the shop.The shop was not open at the time of the ...
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Workers Struggles Asia Australia and the Pacific
Permanent and contract employees at privately-owned Brahmani Steel protested outside the Revenue Division office in Kadappa on May 20 to demand payment of six months' outstanding wages. Management told workers that they would be paid if they accepted voluntary retirement. The workers, who had been employed at the company for at least six years, rejected the "offer" and submitted a ...
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An international political strategy for Ford Australia workers
The pending shutdown of Ford Australia's operations is part of a vast restructuring of the international auto industry that is devastating the jobs, wages and conditions of car workers around the world. It raises the necessity for the working class to respond with its own global political strategy, based on a socialist and internationalist perspective, in defence of its independent ...
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South Sydney says Ben Teo focused on Cronulla despite off-field turmoil
Redfern 2016 South Sydney coach Michael Maguire says forward Ben Te'o is very focused on doing right by the Rabbitohs against Cronulla after a tumultuous week in which he was alleged to have punched a Brisbane woman in the face.Te'o denies the allegations from the women, who suffered a fractured eye socket last month, and defended himself through several hours of questioning by the ...
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Broncos confident ahead of Origin period
Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin is confident the Broncos can successfully negotiate the tricky State of Origin period despite their indifferent NRL form so far this season. The Broncos' 24-14 loss to Canterbury on Friday night has left them precariously placed leading into what is traditionally a demanding six-week period for the dominant Queensland club. Brisbane have a 5-6 record and ...
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Gallen backs axed Carney to bounce back
NSW skipper Paul Gallen says Todd Carney can feel unlucky to lose his five-eighth spot to James Maloney for the State of Origin opener on June 5. Coach Laurie Daley will announce his first ever squad on Sunday with Sydney Roosters playmaker Maloney widely expected to be named ahead of Carney, as the Blues look to win their first series since 2005. Cronulla star Carney has been in decent form ...
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17 Palestinians transferred to Nauru
Department of Immigration said the group arrived at midday (AEST) on Saturday and were accompanied by detention centre staff, interpreters, doctors and Australian Federal Police officers.They are the seventeenth transfer to Nauru but the first group of Palestinian nationals.The federal government says it will continue transferring asylum seekers to offshore detention centres on Nauru and Manus ...
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Pedestrian run down on Gold Coast road
A MAN is in a serious condition after being hit by a car on the Gold Coast this afternoon. He was struck on the Gold Coast Highway at Surfers Paradise around 12.40pm and rushed to Gold Coast Hospital with head injuries. The accident has caused heavy congestion in the area and police are urging motorists are urged to avoid it. They remain on scene and investigations are ...
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Abused Goodes gets apology from girl
The teenager who racially abused Sydney's Adam Goodes has called him to apologise.The 13-year-old, who called Goodes an ape during Friday night's Sydney-Collingwood clash, was ejected from the MCG after he pointed her out to security.On Saturday morning Goodes said if the girl were to phone him and apologise he would talk to her and explain how hurtful the remark was.And shortly after ...
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Canberra home unit block hit by fires
Thirty people were evacuated from apartments in Canberra after a fire broke out in a ground floor unit, in one of two fires in the ACT on Saturday ...
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Aussies bow out of British Open squash
Australia's chances of winning the British Open ended on Friday when Kasey Brown and Cameron Pilley bowed out of squash's showpiece event in the English city of Hull.Brown met her match against a red-hot Alison Waters and a badly cramping Pilley fell short in a five-game 107-minute marathon against third seeded Englishman James Willstrop.A day after completing a superb comeback to beat ...
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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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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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