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  • Cricket Australia investigating Warners twitter rant

    Cricket Australia (CA) is investigating a Twitter rant by cricketer David Warner, who launched a scathing attack on reputed Australian cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. "CA is aware of comments made on David Warner's twitter account overnight. CA is attempting to contact Warner and will continue to investigate the matter. CA will make further comment once it has conducted a ...

  • Abbott will be pressed to lift GST ALP

    A federal coalition government will face mounting pressure from Liberal states to increase the GST rate, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury says. NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell on Sunday said the GST should be "on the table" as part of a tax review proposed by his Canberra colleagues. "Every Liberal state premier has been calling on the government to reopen the question of ...

  • OFarrell backs GST review

    NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says increasing the GST should be on the table as part of a tax review promised by federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott has ruled out hiking the GST rate if elected in September, but promised in his budget reply speech to deliver a tax "white paper" within two years of winning government. Any proposed changes would then be put to voters at ...

  • Farm incomes face drought

    With rainfall at record low levels, farmers across Australia are facing some of the toughest drought conditions in years. So why has the government chosen now to change crucial allowances for those in ...

  • Shooting accident reignites call for hunting ban

    NSW A shooting accident in South Australia has reignited calls for amateur hunting in New South Wales national parks to be abandoned. The NSW Opposition says the program in South Australia has been suspended because a man was shot in the ankle during a supervised cull.Amateur hunting in New South Wales is on hold until a review of the Game Council is finished.The Opposition's environment ...


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The Break-Up

The Break-Up

Star power is an interesting thing, especially when it goes wrong. Simply because of the presence of Vince Vaughn in The Break-Up, people have been entering the theater under the impression that they're in for an uproarious romantic comedy--When Harry Met Sally by way of ... ...

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  • Dugan eyes Origin return

    Josh Dugan shapes as a State of Origin wildcard for NSW coach Laurie Daley and the new St George Illawarra fullback says he wants to lend a hand in helping to break Queensland's seven-year stranglehold on the interstate series. Dugan was superb on his Dragons debut in Wollongong on Saturday night in just his second game this year after being axed by Canberra in March for repeated ...

  • Eurovision Song Contest winner announced

    Denmark has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmo. The country was crowned the winner early on Sunday for their ...

  • Teacher on multiple child abuse charges

    A Sydney dance teacher has faced court accused of photographing young girls posing naked, grooming girls for sex and having thousands of child porn images on his laptop. Abbotsford resident Grant Davies, who ran the dance studio RGDANCE on Bibby Street in Chiswick, allegedly photographed various young girls naked over a period of nine years between 2004 and 2013. Mr Davies also allegedly sent ...

  • SKorea NKorea Fires 3 Short-Range Missiles

    South Koreans watch TV news showing a footage of North Korean missiles on a military parade, at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 18, 2013. North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official ...

  • Backpacker dies on Indonesian island

    A British backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say. Cheznye Emmons, 23, was travelling with fellow Briton Joseph Cook, 21, through lush rainforest on Sumatra island, where many tourists go to see endangered orangutans, according to a police report into the incident. The pair, accompanied by a third tourist, drank ...

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