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Mel Doyle to leave Sevens Sunrise
"I've been offered a great opportunity to front a new, prime time Network News initiative," she announced on her Facebook page on Thursday."I decided it was time to take on a new challenge and so it is with great sadness that I announce I will be leaving Sunrise."She said it had been a privilege to have hosted the breakfast program since 2002, but it was time for a new ...
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Search for missing marron fisherman 61
The 61-year-old man fell into the dam near the Fernhook Falls camp area, about 30km north-west of Walpole. It’s believed the man and his friend were setting up "yabby nets" when he fell into the dam about 1.30am.Yabbies are a small freshwater crayfish which have been introduced to the South West, are similar to marron, and are popular among recreational fishers. They are caught ...
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Cancel that holiday Dollar at 2010 low
OVERSEAS holidays and imported goods are set to get more expensive as the Australian dollar plummets below 93 US cents for the first time since September ...
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Fed causes Aussie Crash stocks down US dollar higher
Is it possible that for all the criticism that has been directed at the Fed that the nuances are actually starting to become apparent between a "taper" and a withdrawal of stimulus? I'll have a chat about it below but as a recap stocks did really well last night, better than I would have thought and the Euro pushed further into nose bleed territory making a high of 1.34 on better ...
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Australia’s dreaded cost of living – manacle or myth | George Negus
Tony Abbott is keen to lower the cost of living faced by ordinary families. But there is a significant difference between cost of living and cost of ...
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Delegation from Australian travel agents and media visit Sanya
Tang Sixian, the Vice Director of Sanya Tourism Development Commission, introduced the golf tour products to the Australian tourism delegation at the ...
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Australia shares seen down after Fed comments eyes on China PMI
SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to drop on Thursday, following Wall Street's lead after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. central bank could begin to scale back its stimulus measures later this year. Investors will also focus on the China HSBC flash PMI for June, due at 0145 GMT, for signals on momentum in Asia's biggest economy after its ...
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Emerson says Indonesia talks long planned
Trade Minister Craig Emerson had defended the timing of talks between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Indonesian president Susilo Bambang ...
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What World Cup qualification means for Australia
Australia . For Asia, the top two teams in each group automatically qualify. Australia sat equal third with Oman on six points, one point behind second-placed Jordan and seven points behind its greatest Asian rival, Japan. Although Australia and Iraq had a game in hand, such was the confidence level that Football Federation Australia CEO, David Gallop, went on the offensive by declaring that ...
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Australians name squad for first Test against Lions in Brisbane
Australia have picked James O'Connor at fly-half for Saturday's opening Test against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane, with Kurtley Beale included on the bench.The starting XV picked by the coach, Robbie Deans, features three debutants in full-back Israel Folau, flanker Ben Mowen and inside centre Christian Lealiifano.Folau is competing in his first season in ...
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Harris fit for his defining Ashes series
Ryan Harris will make his return to the bowling crease in Australia A's match against Gloucestershire in Bristol on Friday, as he steels himself for an Ashes campaign that looms as the defining moment of his international career. After a carefully managed recovery from an Achilles complaint ...
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$A at lowest level since September 2010
Overseas holidays and imported goods are set to get more expensive as the Australian dollar plummets below 93 US cents for the first time since September 2010. The currency was been sold heavily since US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced on Thursday morning Australian time that its stimulus measures would end in mid-2014. BK Asset Management managing director Kathy Lien says the ...
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Body found in central Queensland street
Officers were called to Goodwin St in Bundaberg about 2.30am (AEST) on Thursday where they found the body of a 53-year-old Bundaberg man.Members of the public who saw anything suspicious in the area are urged to report it.Police say they have no more information about the incident as investigations ...
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ANZ jobs to go overseas union says
Finance Sector Union national secretary Leon Carter says an ANZ internal memo outlines plans to close the company's call centre in Mulgrave and move the jobs to the Philippines and New Zealand.The move is expected to affect about 340 jobs.A further 250 positions at ANZ's South Melbourne office are also expected to go.Mr Carter said although ANZ described the plan as a proposal, he did ...
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Nissan Pulsars conking out now
MORE THAN 9000 brand-new Nissan Pulsars are being discreetly repaired because their engines can conk out without warning - but, inexplicably, Australian safety authorities are yet to issue a ...
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Whats in store for Perths property market
In its barometer on property movement, SQM Research predicts price growth will continue - but at a slower rate for the next two years. The independent property analyst’s just-released report, Perth Housing Boom and Bust 2013/2014, says with conflicting stimuli - such as lower interest rates versus a mining downturn - the Perth housing market will "only be for the brave". Managing ...
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Dollar plummets as US winds back stimulus
THE Australian dollar has plummeted to below 93 US cents after the US Federal Reserve announced its stimulus program could end in ...
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Black day for Nathan Tinkler
FALLEN coal baron Nathan Tinkler has lost control of his key financial asset, with his lenders taking over his major stake in Whitehaven ...
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ANZ Bank jobs to be slashed
ANZ is planning to sack 590 call centre staff in Victoria and send the jobs to the Philippines and New Zealand, a secret internal document ...
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Great fall of China car sales
After some early success since becoming the first Chinese brand to go on sale in Australia, Great Wall Motors has hit reverse and its Chinese peers are struggling to get into first gear.Official figures for the first five months of the year show Great Wall Motors deliveries are down by 35 per cent compared with the same period the previous year - in a record market that is up by 4.5 per ...
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What do vibrators Qantas and cider have in common
Qantas, vibrators and an acupuncturist and cider are among the Australian winners in the Design Lions category, with Droga5 and M&C Saatchi pitching up well. A collective of creative including The Monkeys creative partner Micah Walker and former Mojo colleagues Pim Van Nunen and Justine Armour picked up a Silver for their Smile Makers range of vibrators, launched last year. Droga5 had ...
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FIFA World Cup Qualifying Wrap Australia Iran South Korea qualify
Australia, Iran and South Korea secured their places at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in the last round of AFC qualifying on Tuesday. Iran secured their fourth finals appearance thanks to a 1-0 win over South Korea in Ulsan. Ahead of the game, each team knew a win would secure their place in Brazil, with Uzbekistan hoping to overtake the losers. With the Koreans going into the game a point clear, ...
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Fitch to Host Global Banking Conference in Sydney Tomorrow 21 June
Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:45pm EDT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) SYDNEY, June 19 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings' annual Global Banking Conference will return to Sydney tomorrow Friday 21 June 2013. Senior members of the Fitch Financial Institutions and Sovereigns teams will cover topical issues including: -Chinese banks: Why shadow banking risks are a concern -The end of ...
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OConnor to start for Australia
Australia have picked James O'Connor at fly-half for Saturday's opening Test against the British and Irish Lions at Suncorp Stadium with Kurtley Beale included on the ...
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Hockey Australia beats India to confirm 2014 World Cup berth
Netherlands Australia confirmed its place in the 2014 men's hockey World Cup following a 5-1 thrashing of India at the Hockey World League in Rotterdam.Glenn Simpson, Matt Gohdes, Russell Ford and Matthew Swann scored for the Kookaburras in the quarter-final clash, while their final score was aided by an Indian own goal.The Kookaburras will meet the Netherlands in Saturday's ...
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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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