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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 ...

  • Panthers give Kingston notice

    Penrith 2750 Penrith captain Kevin Kingston is on the lookout for a new NRL club for 2014 after being told his contract will not be renewed at the end of the season.The 30-year-old hooker is the second captain the club has offloaded in as many seasons, after getting rid of Luke Lewis last year.Coach Ivan Cleary informed Kingston of the decision two weeks ago but the former Cronulla and ...

  • Prisoners injured in van roll over near Lithgow jail

    Lithgow 2790 Twelve prisoners have been injured after a transport van rolled in the central west of New South Wales.The accident happened just before 3:00 pm AEST this afternoon outside the Lithgow Maximum Security Prison.Ambulance New South Wales says two guards on board at the time were not injured.Spokesman Adam Wallace says the injured prisoners are all in a stable condition."On scene ...


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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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  • South Australia moves to ban live-odds betting

    SA The South Australian Government is to ban local advertising of live odds betting on television and during sporting matches played anywhere.Premier Jay Weatherill says audiences for events include thousands of children, and they should not be bombarded with live odds and sports betting material during matches.He says it would be up to betting agencies and broadcasters to work out how to ...

  • How a split-second decision ended in tragedy

    Accidentally killed: US student Andrea Rebello was held in a headlock by an intruder. The US police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island, New York college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life, says an expert in the field. "The ...

  • Aussie given 10 years in Dubai jail

    Jailed: Matthew Joyce One Australian executive has been sentenced to 10 years' jail in Dubai but his junior colleague acquitted in a spectacular climax to their four-year battle against property fraud charges. In a verdict on Monday, described as a travesty of justice by Matt Joyce's supporters, the Ruler's Court rejected his defence against claims that he received $6 million ...

  • Mother complicit in grooming police

    Renowned Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies allegedly groomed a pre-teenage girl for sex with the "acquiescence" of her mother, with whom he also appeared to be having an affair, court documents have revealed. Police also allege the 39-year-old had already begun sexual contact with the girl prior to his arrest last Friday night. Mr Davies is accused of taking "hundreds of ...

  • Abbotts chief of staff caught drink-driving

    Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s chief of staff has been booked for drink-driving. Peta Credlin was breathalysed outside her Canberra home after Mr Abbott’s budget reply speech last Thursday night. According to a spokesman for Mr Abbott, Ms Credlin recorded an unspecified ‘‘low-range reading’’ after a dinner. This was the first time she had been charged with ...

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