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People urged to dob in illegal gun owners
PEOPLE too afraid to tell police who's been shooting at them or their homes should call Crime Stoppers and anonymously dob in troublemakers, the federal government ...
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Injured Qld boy wakes from coma
The hospital where five-year-old Patrick O'Sullivan has remained in a coma since the accident on Sunday revealed the news in a brief statement late on Wednesday."Patrick O'Sullivan is in a stable condition waking from a coma at Mater Children's Hospital," the Mater statement read.Patrick's school principal told ABC Radio she'd heard on Wednesday afternoon ...
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Adding up the claims on school funding
AS the prime minister moves her post-budget focus to sealing a deal on school funding, both sides of politics are claiming the other is fiddling the ...
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Provocation laws to be changed in NSW
MEN who kill their wives in fits of jealousy won't be able to get off the hook using the partial defence of provocation but it will remain open to battered ...
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Waste-to-energy plant gets green light
HOUSEHOLD rubbish will be converted into electricity after the final environmental approvals were made for the State's first large scale waste-to-energy ...
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Gas leak forces evacuation in WA
AUTHORITIES have taken less than two hours to make safe an area impacted by a gas main rupture in Western Australia's South West ...
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Superman label off limits for fitness firm
Now a judge has ruled an Australian fitness company can not register the trademark "Superman Workout" for its services.Last July, a delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks allowed Cheqout Pty to register the Superman Workout trademark for its fitness classes, despite DC Comics' opposition.The registrar ruled the Superman trademark wasn't likely to deceive or confuse ...
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More doubts about hunting in NSW parks
A SHOOTING incident at a rural NSW property has raised more doubts about how the state government can safely roll out hunting in national parks, conservationists ...
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10000 wild horses to be culled in NT
UP to 10,000 wild horses in central Australia will be culled in what officials say is a humane response to an environmental ...
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Questions raised about NSW PIC decision
SERIOUS questions have been raised by a police watchdog decision not to investigate claims a top officer and former NSW MP Richard Torbay secretly visited a prisoner, a parliamentary committee ...
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Levy to pay for Sydney 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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Tas policeman cleared over shooting death
A TASMANIAN police officer used reasonable force when he shot dead a man in the state's north in 2010, a coroner has found. Constable Ian Fraser Blake shot 21-year-old Nicholas Martin Whiteley at Westbury after a violent struggle, Coroner Robert Pearce said in handing down his findings. Whiteley had attacked Const Blake, who attended the dead man's home to help a former partner remove ...
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Australia set to cull 10000 wild horses
SYDNEY (AFP) - A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land.The Central Land Council said animals -- including horses, donkeys and camels -- were dying in their thousands due to a lack of food and water and a cull was necessary on humanitarian and ...
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Liquidators try to freeze Tinklers assets
Nathan Tinkler faces having his assets and those of his wife and family frozen after liquidators applied for a court injunction.Liquidators Ferrier Hodgson, acting on behalf of creditors of the one-time billionaire and embattled businessman's failed company Mulsanne Resources, have applied for a Mareva Injunction (freezing of assets) in the NSW Supreme Court.Among the creditors is junior ...
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Deans must forgive Quade Slack
Wallabies great Andrew Slack believes Robbie Deans should be honest and explain that Quade Cooper's controversial omission from his Test squad is due to last year's "toxic" outburst.And Slack warned the under-pressure Wallabies coach that he quickly needed to forgive and forget if he wanted to beat the British and Irish Lions - and hold onto his job.Australia's 1984 ...
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China mining services firm plans Australia IPO
Wed May 22, 2013 3:34am EDT * Australia courting Chinese firms for listings * Sino Australia planning to raise A$20 mln in July IPO By Maggie Lu Yueyang SYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese mining services company Sino Australia Oil and Gas Ltd is planning an initial public offering in Australia in July, tapping international investors while domestic markets remain frozen, and braving an uncertain ...
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Trout reels in cycle in Angels rout
Mike Trout hit the first cycle of 2013 in MLB as Baltimore snapped a six-game losing streak by edging the New York Yankees.The Seattle Mariners tasted defeat for the fifth straight game, thumped 12-0 by Trout's Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.Trout hit the cycle as he managed a single in the third inning, a triple in the fourth, a double in the sixth and a home run in the eighth.Trout, 21, ...
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Melbourne pub funnels profits into charity
A Melbourne CBD bar is putting philanthropy ahead of profit in donating all of its earnings to not-for-profit organisations in the developing ...
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Gillard meets schoolkids in Sydneys west
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has returned to Sydney's west, mingling with school children ahead of a community cabinet meeting. Ms Gillard met students and teachers at Auburn West Primary School on Wednesday morning, ahead of the cabinet meeting at Regents Park Christian School in the safe Labor seat of Blaxland at 6pm (AEST). It comes two months after her week-long sleepout in Rooty Hill ...
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At least 10 soldiers wounded in Australian army base vehicles collision
At least 10 Australian soldiers were wounded Wednesday in a crash between military vehicles at an army base in Australia's southeastern Victoria state, local media reported.Two Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAV) collided during a training exercise in the morning and four men were sent to the Melbourne hospitals, the report quoted an Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman as saying.The ...
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Sydney workers return after Pitt Street building fire
Sydney 2000 Office workers at a Sydney high-rise have been allowed back into the building after a fire broke out in a ground floor pizza restaurant.More than 1,000 workers were moved to safety after smoke from the blaze spread through an air conditioning duct.A large, black cloud also billowed out of the State Street Centre building on the corner of Liverpool and Pitt streets around 12:30pm ...
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Qld Origin hopefuls last roll of the dice
This weekend will be the last roll of the dice for several players hoping to make the Queensland State of Origin side for game one in Sydney next ...
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Grand final pain to power Wanderers
Time supposedly heals all wounds, but one month on from the A-League grand final and Western Sydney captain Michael Beauchamp is still hurting. The Wanderers enjoyed a 10-game winning streak in their inaugural campaign en route to the premiers' plate, but fell 2-0 to Central Coast in the 2012/13 decider. "Obviously, it's still painful to think about the grand final and seeing ...
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The Frenchman who almost conquered the Blue Mountains
, 1809, by George William Evans. A new exhibition in the AMAZE Gallery at the State Library of NSW features 36 artifacts relating to the history of European exploration of the Blue Mountains. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the first officially recognised crossing of the mountains by Europeans: the expedition led by Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth. One artifact, never before displayed ...
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Stocks to watch at close on Wednesday
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Wednesday: ABC - ADELAIDE BRIGHTON LTD - up one cent at $3.46 Cement and lime manufacturer Adelaide Brighton expects net profit in 2013 to be flat or slightly below 2012 levels due to the effects of weak demand and the carbon tax. BHP - BHP BILLITON LTD - up 44 cents at ...
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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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