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Australia risk scattering Ashes
Even if some of the more scurrilous rumours abounding from within the Australian cricket team are discounted, it is impossible to escape the symbolism of their current disposition. Day one of the tourists' Ashes campaign ended the same way it began, with the 16 chosen squad members and their shadows dispersed across the United Kingdom. Whether by accident or design, this is more a ...
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Australian Labor showdown left for another day
Australian shock jock fired for Gillard gay questioning An Australian Labor Party caucus meeting brought the prime minister's backers and Kevin Rudd's supporters face to face. But there was no showdown, despite days of leadership talk fuelled by the Rudd camp. Julia Gillard told some 100 MPs, many of whom are fearful of losing their seats in the September election, to focus on the ...
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Merritt pick works for Inglis
Queensland centre Greg Inglis is happy his South Sydney teammate Nathan Merritt has finally earned NSW selection - but will still look to exploit ...
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Target in Australia offers to settle Estee Lauder lawsuit
The Wesfarmers Target retail chain in Australia said in court Tuesday it was ready to settle claims that it sold counterfeit Estee Lauder make up. In Federal Court, Target said it would turn over all of its marketing materials related to sale of Make-Up Art Cosmetics, an Estee Lauder subsidiary that accused the Australian retailer of selling fake goods under its name. In addition, Target ...
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New language discovered in Australia gives development insights
A new language discovered in a remote indigenous community in northern Australia reveals insights into how languages develop, a U.S. linguist says. University of Michigan linguist Carmel O'Shannessy has studied a language she has dubbed Light Warlpiri spoken in a small region of Australia's Tanami Desert. Residents there speak a highly endangered traditional language, Warlpiri, but a ...
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Tel Aviv-based group threatens Australian professors over Israel
Tel Aviv-based group threatens Australian professors over Israel boycott Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center June 13, 2013: A Tel Aviv-based civil rights group warned Australian supporters of a proposed boycott against Israel on Thursday that their activities were racist, and in violation of Australian Federal anti-discrimination laws. Recently, faculty and students at Sydney University ...
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Australia Moves to Rein in Gambling Ads in Sports
Tune into virtually any major sport in Australia, from rugby to cricket to tennis, and you’re likely to be bombarded by commercials touting the latest odds on the game. Legal sports gambling is a multi-billion-dollar industry in Australia, where betting websites sponsor major teams and buy up stadium naming rights. Imagine a ';Bet365″ logo plastered across the back of a Los ...
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British Irish Lions ACT Brumbies spring a surprise as Australia waits
British & Irish Lions had been given "a reality check" after they lost their unbeaten Australia tour record on Tuesday. The Lions went down 14-12 to ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium, and there could be few complaints from a team outgunned upfront for an hour before head coach Gatland summoned reinforcements from the bench. The injury-hit Lions, who dominated the first five games ...
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Fifa World Cup Australia Iran and South Korea qualify
"It's amazing for the country," captain Lucas Neill said in a pitchside interview. "Three World Cups [in a row] now. I'm sorry, guys, it wasn't pretty but we beat what was in front of ...
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Aussies snap up our homes
Aerial view of houses in Rosedale / Albany. Photo / Chris GormanAustralians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group. The figures have prompted calls to ban purchases by foreigners or impose a tax on top of the sale price. BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander has found Australians are the biggest ...
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Pomersbach replaces Chanderpaul in CPL
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has withdrawn from the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) due to contractual obligations with English county Derbyshire. He will be replaced in the St Lucia franchise by Australia ...
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Tonight its the best Osieck gains qualification
Australia coach Holger Osieck won the World Cup as an assistant coach of Germany in 1990 working alongside the legend of German football, Franz Beckenbauer. But even that achievement was, in the relief of qualifcation, topped by Tuesday night's win over Iraq, a victory that ensured the Socceroos would qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Asked where the win, achieved through ...
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Shellshocked Lions tamed by Brumbies
AS IT HAPPENED / MATCH STATS The ACT Brumbies have crushed the British and Irish Lions' confidence on the eve a Test series with a historic victory at Canberra Stadium. In a battle which will go down in rugby folklore, the young Brumbies became the first Australian provincial side to beat the Lions in more than 40 ...
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Mission accomplished ... just
View all 32 photos Suffice to say that it is mission accomplished, but only just. German Holger Osieck might not be as much of a gambler as his Dutch predecessor but one, Guus Hiddink, nor might he have the inherent fortune of ''Lucky Guus". But the Gods smiled on him in this starred arena for the Socceroos as he rolled the dice, replacing talismanic Tim Cahill with the lanky ...
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Big win for sports stars
SPORTS COMP: Nominations are open for Stock Journal's 2013 Country Sports Personality of the Year. Download the coupon from SJ's Facebook site at ...
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A Legendairy DA decision
PROMOTIONAL PUSH: Dairy Australia manager of industry promotion and product innovation Isabel MacNeill with some of the promotional gear that will be used as part of Dairy SA's Legendairy ...
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Bayviews All Gold day
AN investment in a semen package in Sprys All Gold D052 has paid off for the Thompson family, Bayview stud, Yorketown - it produced two broad ribbon winners at the 54th Dectomax National Shorthorn Show and Sale in Dubbo recently. The sons of the $25,000 top priced bull from Sprys stud's 2011 on-property sale at Wagga Wagga rose through the pre-sale judging on Tuesday to win reserve champion ...
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Leadership speculation expected to persist
A raft of outgoing politicians will deliver their final tributes or parting shots to federal parliament on Wednesday as those who hope to keep their jobs after the September election do their best to maintain discipline. In the lower house, Sharon Grierson, Tony Crook, Robert McClelland, Steve Gibbons and Mal Washer will all give valedictory speeches before they bow out of politics. Rumblings ...
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Bayley to learn fate over Meagher murder
Life or life with parole - serial rapist Adrian Ernest Bayley will learn his fate on Wednesday for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher. The prosecution wants Bayley jailed for life after he pleaded guilty to the crime but the defence says a life sentence without parole would be inappropriate because the crime was not "on that level of severity". The 41-year-old Coburg ...
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Late winner sends Australia to Brazil
Tim Cahill (No.4) of Australia is tackled by Ahmad Ibrahim of Iraq on Tuesday. Photo: CFPAustralia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them to a tense 1-0 win over an understrength Iraq at Stadium Australia.It was an unconvincing victory in front of a sellout 80,000 crowd, but ensured the Socceroos will appear at their ...
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Pat Cummins to make comeback
Pat Cummins, the Australian fast bowler, will return to competitive action on Wednesday as he begins his bid to play in the Ashes. Cummings was named as a non-playing member of the Australia A squad who have played four-day matches against Scotland and Ireland in the last two weeks. The squad have travelled to Bristol to face Gloucestershire on Friday but Cummins will remain in Ireland ...
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Indias batting and NZs bowling to the fore
New Zealand were the best bowling side in the league phase of the Champions Trophy. They took 25 wickets at an average of 21.56 and a strike rate of 26.70. India took an equal number of wickets, though at a higher average (27.80) and strike rate (33.5). Pakistan were the most economical bowling side, conceding only 4.48 runs an over in their three matches. South Africa's bowling economy of ...
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Australian sports firm refutes charges of financial irregularities
Australian sports management firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which finds itself in the midst of controversy regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has refuted allegations of any financial ...
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Vic police misleading on abuse church
Peter O'Callaghan, QC, the independent commissioner in charge of the Catholic Church's Melbourne-based complaints system, has submitted to the state's child sex abuse inquiry that Victorian police had told "blatant untruths", News Limited reports.He said a great deal of police evidence was "misconceived, misleading and damagingly wrong".Deputy Police ...
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Australias NSW govt plans sale of Newcastle coal port
By John McGarrity LONDON, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:46pm EDT LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, said it plans to sell Newcastle port, the world's biggest coal export terminal, meaning another chunk of the country's vast resources industry could be sold to foreign buyers. The state's budget for 2013-2014 delivered on Tuesday ...
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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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