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NSW pacer Hazlewood raring to fire in India with an eye on the Ashes
New South Wales pacer Josh Hazlewood is thrilled over the prospect of going on tour with Australia to...


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Warne to launch branded poker rooms in Oz gambling kingpin Packer's Crown Casinos
Former Australian cricketer turned poker addict Shane Warne is set to open his own branded poker room at gambling kingpin James Packer's Crown Casinos in...
'A bomb waiting to explode'
Trent Speering. His colleagues had complained for years about his irrational behaviour. They alleged he was physically and verbally aggressive, failed to comply with directions and was rude to...
A golden moment in time
''In that moment, my whole body switched off,'' she said. ''I don't know what I felt. ''Maybe it was just the realisation that I could now switch off.'' Relieved, she yanked off the hood of her...
A truly awful death
Des Campbell, and the woman he murdered, his wife of six months, Janet. Campbell, 52, remained expressionless as Justice Megan Latham jailed him yesterday for at least 24 years, with a maximum term...
Ambulance with sirens on kills woman
A WOMAN died after being struck by an ambulance on Parramatta Road in Camperdown last night. About 10pm, the ambulance was travelling west on Parramatta Road with its lights and sirens on when it...
Gillard's secret weapon woos Katter
Video settings IF BOB Katter decides to throw his support behind a Labor government, Julia Gillard may well have Kevin Rudd to thank. Not only is the former prime minister lobbying his fellow...
Homebuyers have spring in their step
MORE than 100,000 Sydneysiders are waking from winter hibernation ready for a spring home-buying spree that experts predict will jump-start Sydney's property...
Tax operation struggling to find victims
IT STARTED by accident, when a laptop computer was picked up during a raid on a Melbourne hotel room in February 2004. It was the genesis of Operation Wickenby - the much-trumpeted $300 million...
Titans earn home play-off
Gold Coast confirmed a home final with a tight 21-18 victory over Wests Tigers at Robina on Friday evening. The Titans ensured a top four finish with the win, which seemed close to certain at...
Penrith delighted at keeping Coote
Penrith chief executive Mick Leary has expressed his relief at securing exciting young fullback Lachlan Coote for a further four years. The 20-year-old has enjoyed a stellar first full NRL season,...
Brother hopes sister's killer suffers
The brother of a new bride who was pushed off a cliff by her gold-digging husband says he hopes the killer suffers for all of his jail term. Kevin Neander was speaking outside the NSW Supreme Court...
Executive MBA students help the hungry
Global Executive MBA (EMBA) program have tackled the enormous issue of feeding millions of hungry Australians in a project for not-for-profit agency, Foodbank New South...
Gash reaffirms election promises amid Treasury dispute
Federal Gilmore MP Joanne Gash says projects promised during her election campaign will be delivered, despite questions surrounding Coalition costings. Mr Gash committed $69 million worth of...
Cliff killer jailed for 33 years
Video settings Des Campbell, the former policeman who murdered his wife Janet by pushing her off a cliff, was jailed for a maximum of 33 years today. Campbell, 52, dressed in a green prison...
New South Wales Legislative Assembly votes in favor of same-sex adoption
conscience vote that gained bipartisan support from the major parties, resulted in 46 Members of Parliament (MP) voting for it and 44 voting against it. Having been rejected previously for...
Katoomba shooting suspect to face Melbourne court
A man wanted over a shooting in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney will face court in Melbourne today. New South Wales police had a warrant for the arrest of the 27-year-old. Victorian detectives...
Ortensia's owners appeal Galaxy disqualification
The owners of smart sprinter Ortensia have confirmed they will appeal the decision to strip the mare of its win in the Group 1 Galaxy because of a positive swab. The connections of Ortensia have...
Government has run out of Illawarra ministers: Liberals
Liberal MP for Goulburn Pru Goward says the state Labor Government has run out of options in choosing a new Minister for the Illawarra. Paul McLeay quit the position on Wednesday after a...
Cliff killer Campbell sentenced today
Live from the Supreme Court in Sydney: Justice Megan Latham sentences former policeman and paramedic Des Campbell for killing his wife by pushing her over a...
Father lied to sink Labor MP
Turfed out ... Queensland Labor MP Jon Sullivan lost the seat of Longman to Wyatt Roy. However, Mr Murphy has admitted he failed to tell the truth when questioning Mr Sullivan. He today apologised...
The actor who 'thrilled'
"That kind of thing is beyond working life - you could say it.s spiritual, it is transporting" ... On her role in The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, pictured above with co-star William...
God's biographer discusses Obama, religion and US policy
What role does religion play in the United States' foreign policy? How is religion shaping attitudes towards US domestic issues, from immigration to citizenship? And what are the religious messages...
Fighting obesity at the Graduate Connections Breakfast
Ian Caterson , the Boden Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Sydney and director of the Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, will be delivering a talk at Graduate Connections...
Trio sought after hotel armed robbery
Police are searching for three men after an armed robbery at a pub in Burwood in Sydney's inner-west. The trio entered the hotel armed with a hand gun, knife and a baseball bat at about 12:25am...
Hunter businesses submit wish list for region
Hunter businesses are ramping up pressure on the New South Wales Government ahead of next year's election in an effort to force the Government to commit to spending more on regional infrastructure. ...
Maitland Show manslaughter trial continues
A teenager on trial for manslaughter over the death of a man at the Maitland Show has told the District Court he was being wrongly blamed shortly after the fatal fight. The 17-year-old is accused of...
Grazier to sell up over wild dog attacks
A Hunter Valley grazier will today sell almost his entire herd of breeding cattle, saying wild dog attacks are forcing him to give up on the venture. Sydney barrister Tim Bland has an 86 hectare...
Tycoon's wife and the AVO
No fears ... left, Ron Medich leaves court after withdrawing his ADVO, and right, Odetta Medich. THE property tycoon Ron Medich may have been called many things in his life but PINOP is not one of...
Hockey puts heat on trio
Video settings The Coalition has started to put the heat on the three hold-out rural independents - saying it was "inconceivable" any of them would back a Labor government that had joined the Greens...
Abbott fires $1 billion blank
Tony Abbott offered Independent MP Andrew Wilkie more money, but Julia Gillard won him over with her responsible health spending and gambling...
Woman charged over rifle raid
A YOUNG woman has been charged with a raft of weapons offences after police raided a home in central-west NSW and seized three...