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Are they hot or just work hot
WHEN British woman Laura Fernee loudly declared she was too good looking to work, she attracted more than just attention from her ...
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Australia sees scope for more rate cuts minutes
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia is ready to cut interest rates further if need be, according to the minutes from its June 4 meeting, released Tuesday. The RBA's policy board "judged that the inflation outlook as currently assessed might provide some scope for further easing, should that be required to support demand," the minutes said. The RBA left rates ...
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Clems Adelaide promotes Bryce Coombe to MD
Clemenger BBDO Adelaide has promoted long-time staffer Bryce Coombe to managing director as Kim Boehm moves into the executive chairman role. Boehm, who has been MD for the past eight years, said the changes had been on the cards for the past few years and now is the right time to make the changes. "Bryce has an incredible work ethic and a great passion for our business and ...
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Australia shares fall on high-yielders caution over Fed outcome
Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:40pm EDT (Adds details, comments, stocks on the move) SYDNEY, June 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.5 percent on Tuesday, dragged down by high-yielding stocks as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary meeting and clues to when it might start tapering its stimulus programme. Commonwealth Bank of Australia fell 0.5 percent while National ...
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England loss proved costly for Australia
Australia went down fighting in their campaign ending Champions Trophy loss to Sri Lanka, but ultimately their limp performance against England in the first match is to blame for one of their worst ever results at a world one-day tournament.Set a target of 254 to win after opting to field first, Australia needed to score at a challenging 8.7 runs an over and wrap up the chase in 29.1 overs in ...
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UPDATE 1-Australian beef exports seen at record in 201314
Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:21pm EDT * Australian beef exports to hit record high in 2013/14 - ABARES * Demand from Asia and United States to drive growth - ABARES * China to become fourth-largest market for Australian beef, veal (Adds quotes, detail) By Colin Packham SYDNEY, June 18 (Reuters) - Australia will export a record amount of beef in 2013/14, driven by strong demand from the United States and ...
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Elders shares fall on Ruralco news
Elders' shares have dived after the company came out of a trading halt with the news it has rejected a takeover bid for its rural services division.Elders went into the halt on Friday with its shares at nine cents, but after resuming trade on Tuesday, they had lost 0.5 cents, or 5.56 per cent of their value, to be at 8.5 cents at 10.15 AEST.However, the broader market was also in the red, ...
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Bad luck proved costly for Australia
Australia went down fighting in their campaign ending Champions Trophy loss to Sri Lanka, but ultimately their limp performance against England in the first match is to blame for one of their worst ever results at a world one-day tournament.Set a target of 254 to win after opting to field first, Australia needed to score at a challenging 8.7 runs an over and wrap up the chase in 29.1 overs in ...
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Sri Lanka propelled by a little Mahela magic
Mahela Jayawardene crafted a limited-overs innings that like so many he has played before, was a triumph for romantics in an age when muscles and brutality abound. Batting lower down than is customary - for only he has the game versatile enough to fit where the team requires him - he stroked 84 of the most alluring runs in the competition, all made under pressure, at a strike rate exceeding ...
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Brendan OConnor rejects claims Somali refugees being turned away by Australia
Australia Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has rejected claims that refugees from Somalia are not being accepted by Australia.Somali refugees in Indonesia told the ABC that they had been advised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that they would not be accepted through Australia's resettlement programs, even if they had refugee status. Mr O'Connor ...
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Thick fog delays Adelaide Airport flights
Adelaide 5000 Thick morning fog across a wide part of Adelaide has delayed arrivals and departures at the airport, at West Beach.The weather bureau said the fog rolled in across the northern and western suburbs and reached the airport about 7:00am.All departures were on time until about 8:30am, but delays started as the fog thickened. Visibility was down to about 180 metres after 9:00am but ...
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Merritt gets NSW Origin call reports
South Sydney winger Nathan Merritt is to make his long-awaited State of Origin rugby league debut for NSW as replacement for the suspended Blake Ferguson. NSW coach Laurie Daley on Tuesday called up 30-year-old Merritt to join his squad preparing to attempt a drought-breaking series victory at Suncorp Stadium in Game 2 on Wednesday week. Merritt has been knocking at the door for Origin ...
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Coalition takes aim at referendum mess
The federal opposition is furious the government is giving supporters of the constitutional recognition for local government campaign 20 times more funding than opponents. A referendum on the question will be run in tandem with the September 14 federal election. The government is giving $10 million in funding for the yes campaign but the no camp is only getting $500,000 Liberal frontbencher ...
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Elders rejects Ruralco bid
Elders' shares have dived after the company came out of a trading halt with the news it has rejected a takeover bid for its rural services division. Elders went into the halt on Friday with its shares at nine cents, but after resuming trade on Tuesday, they had lost 0.5 cents, or 5.56 per cent of their value, to be at 8.5 cents at 10.15 AEST. However, the broader market was also in the ...
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I killed my baby I know I did
Those were the words of distressed mother Kerry Murphy as paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive her three-year-old son, Sean, who was found in a front-loader washing machine with his dead pet cat, Snowy.The West Australian coroner is investigating how the boy could have accessed the washing machine and whether washing machine safety standards need improving.In her opening address today, ...
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Palmer company hit in security attack
MINING magnate Clive Palmer says his company's computer systems were hacked and a laptop was stolen after he announced he was forming a political ...
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Jaws-of-of-life used in Coolup crash
EMERGENCY workers had to use jaws-of-life equipment to free an injured motorist from their crushed car after a serious traffic smash on South West Highway, near Coolup early ...
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Australia stocks fall ahead of Fed RBA updates
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Stocks in Australia fell early Tuesday, with investors waiting for word about possible future monetary policy moves from both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of Australia. The S&P/ASX ...
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Where is the outrage over Prism in Australia | Antony Loewenstein
Americans support the leak , and Snowden receives a higher approval rating than US citizens view Congress. History has also been kind to one of the great leakers in history, the Pentagon Paper’s Daniel Ellsberg ...
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PM still has numbers MP
An official parliamentary photographer was seen entering the caucus room for a last group shot before the September 14 election.Julia Gillard, who will be absent from next week's meeting for Hazel Hawke's state memorial service in Sydney, offered three cheery "hellos" to media as she entered the caucus room.She was flanked by Wayne Swan.Kevin Rudd - one of the last to arrive ...
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Melbourne Demons could tempt Rodney Eade to replace Mark Neeld
Melbourne 3000 Rodney Eade says the fire still burns to be a senior AFL coach and that he could be open to the Melbourne Demons job, but only if the club approaches him.The Demons yesterday announced they had parted ways with Mark Neeld after a dismal run of results.Neil Craig has been appointed interim manager but Demons chief executive Peter Jackson said they hunt was on for a permanent ...
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Opposition calls for inquiry on 457 visas
The federal opposition wants a parliamentary inquiry into the government's proposed crackdown on the temporary skilled migrant visa program. The government's changes are due to be debated in parliament's lower house later on Tuesday. But coalition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison says the government has not properly consulted with industry on the changes or provided a ...
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George Burgess stood down by Rabbitohs
South Sydney forward George Burgess has been stood down by his ladder-leading NRL club after being charged with two counts of wilful damage following an incident in Cairns early on Monday. South Sydney said in a statement on Tuesday that English star Burgess had admitted guilt and was cooperating with police over the incident. The club stood Burgess down pending further investigation and was ...
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Aust bonds weaken on QE rollback talk
Australian bond futures contract prices are weaker as dealers brace for US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke giving more clues on whether stimulus spending will be unwound. JP Morgan interest rate strategist Sally Auld said an article in the Financial Times newspaper, suggesting a tapering of the US Fed's quantitative easing program, helped weaken US and local bond markets. This ...
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Socceroos cautious on cusp of World Cup
Australia are just 90 minutes away from securing a World Cup berth but Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill insists the team will be playing the game and not the occasion. Three years of qualifying all culminates for Australia when they meet Iraq at a sold-out ANZ Stadium on Tuesday night. A win would guarantee the Socceroos a spot in next year's showpiece in Brazil. A draw or a loss could ...
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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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