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Levy to pay for Syd casino regulation
A levy will be imposed on Sydney's Star casino to help cover the cost of monitoring and regulating its operations. Taxpayers currently bear much of the cost of maintaining the casino regulatory regime in NSW, Hospitality Minister George Souris says. He has introduced legislation to amend the Casino Control Act 1992 to allow a casino supervisory levy to be imposed on the casino operator to ...
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NBN Co buys fibre network in ACT for $9m
The rollout of the national broadband network in the ACT is set to become quicker following NBN Co's purchase of a fibre-to-the-home network (FTTH) from TransACT/iiNet. NBN Co announced on Wednesday it would buy one of TransACT's FTTH existing networks in Canberra, which covers 8500 premises, for $9 million. The network builder said it had also agreed to buy assets planned or under ...
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New Commodore important for Holden
The latest Commodore is key for Holden in Australia, with the local boss hopeful the new car will show to Australians it is world class. Ahead of the national launch for the VF Commodore next week, GM Holden managing director Mike Devereux says the new model for the flagship car - seven years in the making - is "incredibly important" for the company. "It is the bedrock for the ...
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Judith Durham improves after stroke
JUDITH Durham of The Seekers is continuing to make positive improvement following a stroke after her Melbourne concert last ...
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Greens want ASIO to review refugee status
The call comes after a refugee mother and child got a new non-prejudicial security assessment, replacing a previous adverse assessment that meant they had to stay in detention.The immigration department confirmed ASIO issued the new assessment on May 13 and the clients involved had now lodged an application for a protection visa.The department was taking administrative actions to prepare for ...
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Australian icons in global top-100
The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ Bank and Woolworths all made the Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list, compiled by global market research firm Millward Brown and commissioned by marketing giant WPP. The rankings are based on the views of potential and current buyers of a brand as well as financial data to calculate the brand's overall ...
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Gillard back to chat to western Sydney
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is back in the crucial Western Sydney heartland as she makes herself available for a public forum.Ms Gillard and her ministers first had a community cabinet meeting before registered members of the public walked through passed through tight security at the Regents Park Christian School, in the safe Labor seat of Blaxland.Outside the about 100 activists gathered in ...
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Teo broke my eye socket woman claims
A Brisbane woman says she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by South Sydney NRL star Ben Te'o.Te'o strongly denies the allegations and won't be stood down by the Rabbitohs for their clash with Cronulla on Monday night.The woman made an initial approach to police, who attended the scene of the alleged assault and, while those ...
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Graziers gain park access
Greens say forget starving North Qld cattle "As the dire animal welfare situation facing our graziers worsens, the Newman Government will give them a lifeline by allowing temporary access for cattle to suitable state land," Mr Dickson said. "We won't stand by and watch while graziers are forced to destroy their own stock when we have land and feed available. "This is a ...
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Lamb exports hit record high
WIDESPREAD dry conditions have bolstered Australian lamb exports to a record high of $271 million for the first quarter of 2013. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data this record was up 9 per cent on the first quarter of 2012 and 20pc on the five year average. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) reported the surge in first quarter lamb exports was underpinned by deteriorating ...
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England banned from talking Ashes
England might be overwhelming favourites to win the Ashes series, but the latest directive from coach Andy Flower suggests the champions aren't feeling as comfortable as the bookies. The England press is reporting that Flower has banned his players talking about the Ashes until after the Champions Trophy is finished. Gagging his players ahead of such a highly anticipated series indicates ...
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Roosters want to have NRLs top defence
The Sydney Roosters are aiming to become the NRL's top defensive unit within three years - but insist they haven't earned the tag just yet. The Roosters' premiership charge is being built on a ferocious defensive mentality, which was on display in the past fortnight in victories over Manly and North Queensland in which they conceded just one try in each game. Through 10 rounds, ...
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AFL grand final helps Hannebery improve
Sydney midfielder Dan Hannebery credits last year's AFL grand final as the tonic that helped lay the platform for his breakthrough 2013 campaign. Hannebery has been one of the Swans' best over the opening eight rounds and is running second overall in the AFL coaches' player of the year award. The 2010 Rising Star winner, who copped a hard tag for the first time in his AFL career ...
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Bullet train party on track for polls
The Australian Electoral Commission has cleared the Bullet Train for Australia federal party's application for registration.Party president Tim Bohm says the party is made up of real people "who have no idea how to run a federal political campaign"."We'll have no spin, no lies, no career politicians, no shenanigans and no bulls**t. Just Bullet," he said in a ...
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Man charged over fatal motorbike crash
A 63-year-old Stirling man has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death following a Major Crash investigation.About 5.30am on May 10, a 74-year-old man was riding his Honda motorcycle south on Fitzgerald Street when it collided with a Daewoo sedan being driven north along the same road.Police will allege it was the 63-year-old man who was driving the Daewoo when the crash occurred ...
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Vietnam name to go on Roll of Honour
MORE than 40 years after he died in Vietnam, the name of Private Dal Abbott is to be finally listed on the Australian War Memorial's Roll of Honour. Although there's long been a place for his name, the 21-year-old national serviceman, killed in the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral in 1968, has never been included with the 102,000 other Australians on the roll of honour. Veterans from ...
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Australian icons rank among worlds top-100 brands
The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ Bank and Woolworths all made the Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list, compiled by global market research firm Millward Brown and commissioned by marketing giant WPP. The rankings are based on the views of potential and current buyers of a brand as well as financial data to calculate the brand's overall ...
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Govt supports equal pay for retail workers
The federal government has given its backing to a union campaign for equal pay for young retail workers, saying it won't have a detrimental impact on youth employment. The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) last month launched a claim for 20-year-olds to be paid the same rate as 21-year-olds, as a first step to having all those aged over 18 paid the adult rate. ...
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CTP changes to cut off medical treatment
People injured in road accidents will be cut off from treatment after five years under NSW government changes to CTP, the state opposition ...
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England swing catches Aussie Ashes eyes
Michael Clarke doesn't want his team losing focus and getting too engaged in England's series with New Zealand, but it seems the swing and seam at Lord's was too obvious to ignore.Stuart Broad's ominous second-innings spell in the first Test against the Black Caps might have left a few of Clarke's top order allies shaking in their boots.But at least Australia's ...
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CITIC Pacific loses royalty fight against Australian tycoon
The Supreme Court of Western Australia on Tuesday ruled in favour of Clive Palmer's interpretation that a royalty is due when the iron ore is ...
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David Warner could still captain Australia despite Twitter rant says Michael Clarke
Australia Australia captain Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying he could still lead the team despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant.Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later today (Wednesday) over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers.He ...
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Stabbed Bomber lucky not to be worse off
Essendon's Nathan Lovett-Murray is fortunate to have escaped serious injury when stabbed in what the AFL club says was an unprovoked attack. Lovett-Murray had surgery on Wednesday to repair the bicep muscle in his right arm after Tuesday night's domestic altercation. AFL talent manager Chris Johnson fears the stabbing of the 30-year-old will cast a negative slant on this ...
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Naitanui AFL trade not an option Eagles
West Coast coach John Worsfold says there's zero chance of a rival AFL side poaching Nic Naitanui while the star ruckman is still contracted to the Eagles. Outgoing Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy rocked the boat earlier this week when he claimed he would trade an entire year of draft picks to snare Naitanui. Sheedy won't have the chance to test the waters on that front ...
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Qld premier at odds with Abbott on rail
A major Brisbane rail project has divided conservative politics, with Queensland's Liberal National premier expressing disappointment at the federal coalition's reluctance to back it. Queensland has rebuffed the federal Labor government's offer of $715 million for the $4.4 billion Cross River Rail project, made in last week's budget. It wants the commonwealth to fund half ...
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Cost of driving is becoming punitive in Brisbane
Is driving in Brisbane becoming punitively expensive? With the recent toll increases, on top of those made in 2006 and 2008, as well as last year, and the recent mis-management surrounding the privatisation of major roads in Sydney, it seems that using major roads in Brisbane is going to become even more expensive.
Brisbane, like many cities across Australia, is facing a mounting budget deficit in the wake of the near-crippling financial crisis and ensuing recession, as the state capital, it must also oversee Queensland’s plunge in revenues, which has created a budget deficit of over $2.3 billion for the state. Read more
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