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  • Australian construction industry to see slow recovery

    The Australian building and construction industry will see a mixed recovery over 2015-16 after a number of challenging years, according to Master Builders Australia (MBA) forecasts released Monday. While the forecasts predict a positive growth for the industry, MBA reports that the current economic climate is creating headwinds that may impede the timing and strength of recovery. There's light ...

  • Warner facing CA disciplinary hearing over vitriolic Twitter outburst ahead of Ashes

    Australian opening batsman David Warner is facing a Cricket Australia (CA) disciplinary hearing for his vitriolic social media outburst at respected News Limited sportswriters Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. Warner, whose captaincy aspirations have taken a hit, had been reported for breaching the code of behaviour of the CA, which will be deciding a date for the hearing ahead of this week's ...

  • Warner reported for beaching Code of Behaviour

    Cricket Australia (CA) Sunday said David Warner has been reported for breaching their Code of Behaviour. Warner is alleged to have breached Rule 6 which is "Unbecoming behaviour, regarding comments posted on his twitter account". The rule states that "players and officials must not at any time engage in behaviour unbecoming to a representative player or official that could (a) bring them or ...

  • Intense hard-fought draw in Melbourne

    Melbourne look like they're suffering a mid-season GF hangover. No legit NRL premiership winner has made the GF the next year since the Chooks in ...

  • Warnings over gambling apps targeting youth market

    Researchers warn a new wave of simulated gambling applications are aiming to hit the jackpot with a new generation of younger gamers.Gambling researchers say some games are deliberately designed to appeal to kids as young as 12 and they are seeing more young people trying gambling because of the ease of access brought about by the internet.In 1999, research from Southern Cross University found ...


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Shadow of the Vampire [DVD]

Shadow of the Vampire [DVD]

Shadow of the Vampire is a darkly humorous reimagination of what went on behind the lights and cameras during the filming of F.W. Murnau's legendary silent horror film, Nosferatu, which was made in 1922 during the height of German expressionism. Murnau's film was almost lost because it was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Stoker's widow at one poin ... ...

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  • Australia Post subcontractor launches legal action saying she has been underpaid

    Melbourne 3000 There are claims that some workers who deliver parcels for Australia Post are being paid less than the minimum wage, and are not covered by worker's compensation or superannuation.Fiona Lawson claims she is owed almost $16,000 by the contractor who employed her and is planning to launch legal action in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.Ms Lawson took a sub-contractor job ...

  • UAE in talks to ease visa requirements to Australia

    Australia is considering relaxing visa requirements for UAE citizens in a bid to boost trade between the two countries and encourage more Emirati students to study at Australian universities, the UAE Foreign Minister has ...

  • Arch rivals go head-to-head

    In the early 1980s the Manly and Parramatta rivalry was so fierce it was the subject of a television commercial. Now it’s Melbourne who have superseded Parramatta as the team Manly love to hate more than any other. The Sea Eagles and the Storm have been the NRL’s most dominant teams of the past seven years, and their rivalry reached flashpoint in 2011 during the infamous ...

  • Ive got a lot of money

    An English tourist allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman he met at a trendy Bondi nightspot and then told her "this will never go anywhere, I've got a lot of money", a court has heard. Gregory Charles Cox, 32, is facing two charges of having sexual intercourse without consent with a 21-year-old Bermuda woman whom he met at beachside bar The Bucket List on January 22 last ...

  • Wed-locked fake marriages in Australia

    Fake marriage amongst young Arab-Australians who identify as gay or lesbian has gone unreported until now, and there’s good reason. In the Arab World almost all 22 states and territories punish homosexuality with imprisonment - six of those still enforce the death ...

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