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Australia edge Sri Lanka by five runs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:10:08 -0500

Angelo Matthew's valiant 50 went in vain as Australia scored a five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third match of the ODI tri-series here Friday.

World's biggest movie screen installed in Sydney

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:21:10 -0500

A 29.7m high and 35.7m wide screen - the world's biggest - was put up in Syndey Imax Theatre on Thursday.

Johnson says information overload affected mental approach

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:20:45 -0500

Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has revealed that being "bombarded" by an information had affected his mental approach to bowling and subsequently led to his axing from the Test squad

Canada says will allow export of uranium to China

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:23 -0500

Canada has said it will allow the sale of uranium to China for use in nuclear energy generation, clearing the way for Canadian producers to compete with China's current suppliers in Kazakhstan, Austra

Indian-origin Sydney woman accountant jailed for 15 years for fraud

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:06 -0500

An Indian-origin Sydney accountant who stole 45 million dollars from a major finance company and then spent the money on a shopping spree, has been sentenced to 15 years' jail.

Lanka lose thriller to Australia at Perth

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20:27 -0500

Australia defeated Sri Lanka on Friday in the fourth Commonwealth Bank one-day international played that WACA ground here by just five runs.

Missile keeps on winning

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:43 -0500

World champion James Magnussen has continued his build up towards the London Olympics with winning form, cruising to a win in the 100m freestyle at the NSW State Championships on Friday ...

Vegas re-match for Khan, Peterson

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:38 -0500

American Lamont Peterson has accepted a re-match with England's Amir Khan with their fight to be staged on May 19 in Las Vegas.The pair fought last December with Peterson winning a split points ...

Clarke stars as Australia beat Sri Lanka

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:16 -0500

Sri Lanka, chasing 232 for victory, looked dead and buried after slumping to 9-180 in the 45th over.But a resilient 36-run partnership between vice-captain Angelo Mathews (64 off 76) and tail-ender ...

Taipans bite Perth 76-67 in Cairns

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:20:30 -0500

Perth's big guns were squeezed out of the contest by Jamar Wilson (24 points), Ian Crosswhite (eight points, 12 rebounds, six assists) and the Taipans' trademark defence.Kevin Lisch (16 ...

Perth Heat lead ABL championship 1-0

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:20:13 -0500

Former Major League pitcher Virgil Vasquez produced a great lockdown effort to steer Perth Heat to a 4-1 win over Melbourne Aces in game one of the Australian Baseball League championship series at ...

Gold Coast beat Sydney 84-72 in NBL

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:20:06 -0500

The Blaze were in foul trouble and trailed by six points at halftime before Gibson (17 points, nine assists) exploded with 15 points and three assists in the third quarter.Mark Worthington (12 ...

Australian central bank cuts growth forecasts

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:18:08 -0500

Australia's central bank today trimmed its growth and inflation forecasts for the first half of 2012 and signalled it has scope to cut interest rates amid uncertainty about Europe's debt ...

U.S. Marines Set Up Asia Pacific Base In Australia

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:12:17 -0500

February 10, 2012 In April, the first company of U.S. Marines will deploy to northern Australia. The training facility there replaces U.S. bases in the Philippines that closed in the early 1990s. ...

Ryu leads Women's Australian Open

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:43:31 -0500

U.S. Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu shot a 4-under 69 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over fellow South Korean player Hee Kyung Seo in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Women's ...

Westpac lifts rates, too

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:39 -0500

Westpac is raising its mortgage rates by 10 points - almost double the increase announced by ANZ earlier today.ANZ Bank made good on its threat to lift mortgage rates independently of the Reserve ...

Man overtook cops - 70km/h over limit

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:37 -0500

A 49-year-old man was caught speeding more than 70km/h over the limit this morning.The O'Connor man was caught driving at 131km/h in a 60km/h zone after he overtook an unmarked police car at ...

Aussies labour to 231

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:36:04 -0500

Perth 6000 Sri Lanka took regular wickets to restrict Australia to a disappointing total of 231 in their one-day international clash at the WACA Ground in Perth.The tourists, coming off a loss to ...

Coldplay axe Australian gigs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:34:08 -0500

Rockers Coldplay have postponed a series of promotional appearances in Australia due to "personal reasons". The Yellow hitmakers were set to play a number of intimate gigs for radio ...

Victory beat Mariners with Kewell winner

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:07:42 -0500

A moment of Harry Kewell magic has re-ignited Melbourne Victory's season, sparking an upset 2-1 win over A-League leaders Central Coast Mariners on Friday night. Kewell scored a sublime second ...

Flood inquiry grills Bligh's former aide

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:07:37 -0500

Premier Anna Bligh's former right-hand man did not pick up on inconsistencies in documents about Wivenhoe Dam's management during last year's floods and has told an inquiry it ...

Mr Fix-It Lucas wants to nail down No.10

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:07:32 -0500

Queensland playmaking contender Ben Lucas doesn't mind being the Reds' Mr Fix-It but he's ready to lose his tag as the "nearly man" of Australian rugby. Lucas, who went ...

Pearson ready to hurdle in Perth

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:07:18 -0500

World champion Sally Pearson will attempt to put a rare tumble behind her when she makes her 100m hurdle return in the Perth Track Classic on Saturday night. Pearson, a silver medallist at the ...

Heart lose Fred for A-League clash

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:07:13 -0500

Faltering Melbourne Heart will again have to do without inspirational captain Fred for Saturday's crucial A-League game at Newcastle. The classy 32-year-old Brazilian midfielder, who has ...

Government seeks $3bn for spectrum deals

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:07:08 -0500

The federal government expects to raise about $3 billion from the renewal of spectrum licences for mobile phone and wireless broadband services held by Australia's three main telecommunications ...

Ling holds hope for club loyalty in AFL

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:07:04 -0500

Geelong's triple-premiership hero Cameron Ling wants to see star players achieve something with their original clubs before seeking big money elsewhere. Ling captained the Cats to the 2011 AFL ...

Hawks' Gunston stars in AFL practice game

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:59 -0500

Young Hawthorn recruit Jack Gunston made a quick impression with his new club on Friday, booting four goals in an AFL intraclub match in Launceston. The Hawks picked up the 20-year-old in an ...

Raiders pre-season tough, says Berrigan

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:54 -0500

Former Test player Shaun Berrigan has ranked his first pre-season with the Canberra Raiders as one of the toughest of his NRL career. The veteran utility pulls on the green jersey for the first ...

Siddle, Finch return for Vics in Shield

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:45 -0500

Victoria will regain national representatives Peter Siddle and Aaron Finch for Monday's crucial Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at the MCG. Cameron White's Bushrangers are ...

Olympic sailing hopefuls quit campaign

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:40 -0500

Australia's highest-ranked female match-racing sailors have surprisingly quit their campaign to compete at the London Olympics. Former world champion skipper Nicky Souter was teamed with Katie ...

ANZ hikes interest rates, breaks with OCR

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:30 -0500

Borrowers are bracing for more interest rate hikes after ANZ Banking Group and Westpac raised interest rates in defiance of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). ANZ was the first of the big four to ...

the untold story about the Croatian Six

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:27 -0500

first ebook, investigates the fate of six men jailed for up to a decade over plans to blow up a Sydney theatre in 1979 as part of a Croat terrorist ...

Magnussen shows he's human

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:22 -0500

A very human performance left James Magnussen feeling "bloody terrible" but the world 100m freestyle champion still maintained his winning momentum at the NSW swimming championships. ...

Talks held to save Alcoa's Geelong smelter

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:12 -0500

Talks have been held between Alcoa management and the Victorian government to try to save the company's Geelong smelter but neither state nor federal government funds have been committed. The ...

Force roost loses 'Mother Hen' Sharpe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:06 -0500

The Wallabies will lose their most-capped lock while the Western Force are braced to farewell their "Mother Hen" when Nathan Sharpe hangs up his boots this year. Sharpe, 34 this month, on ...

Massive body of water moves down NSW

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:01 -0500

Some 7000 people are isolated by floodwaters in northern NSW, but the figure is expected to surpass 10,000 with a massive body of water heading south. Flooding has also hit the state's south ...

$A lower on Greek worries

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:05:56 -0500

European finance ministers on Friday demanded Greece make another 325 million euros ($A401.90 million) in spending cuts before they agree to provide the debt-laden nation with another 130 billion ...

Sixteen men kicked off cruise after brawl

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:57 -0500

About 2000 passengers on P&O's Pacific Dawn were on the second-last night of a week-long Pacific cruise when a disturbance broke out in the early hours this morning, police say.It is ...

Student suffers 40 per cent burns in lab fire

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:54 -0500

Emergency services were called to the School of Chemistry at the university campus about 5.40pm (AEDT) today, a spokeswoman told AAP.Paramedics said they treated the 29-year-old Ph.D student for ...

Not my job to check emails, Smith says

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:51 -0500

PREMIER Anna Bligh's former right-hand man did not pick up on inconsistencies in documents about Wivenhoe Dam's management during last year's floods and has told an inquiry it ...

Heads roll over school buses debacle

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:45 -0500

HEADS have rolled in the New South Wales Education Department after a bureaucratic debacle left hundreds of disabled students without transport to ...

Jakarta staying out of Aust abbatoir fuss

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:42 -0500

Live cattle exports from Australia to Indonesia were suspended in June after video of the mistreatment of cattle in Indonesian abattoirs prompted outrage and widespread criticism from animal welfare ...

Police warn of NSW floods scammers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:38 -0500

Police have been alerted to two rorts in separate areas of NSW that are falsely claiming to be collecting donations for flood relief.Residents in Bungendore have reported being contacted by a person ...

Taser gun found on Virgin flight in Melbourne

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:37 -0500

A SECURITY breach forced Australian Federal Police to confiscate a taser gun which was hidden in a cabin bag on an Adelaide-bound Virgin flight at Melbourne ...

Skipper Woollard 'close to passing out'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:33 -0500

Luke Woollard, 23, the son of Alfred Cove independent MP Janet Woollard and prominent Perth cardiologist Keith Woollard, is being sued in the WA District Court by Kate Campbell, 24, to recover more ...

James Hardie wins $300m tax dispute

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:26 -0500

The High Court of Australia today dismissed the ATO's application for special leave to appeal a 2011 Federal Court decision in favour of James Hardie.The dismissal by the High Court finalises ...

Australian Stocks close lower

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:02:57 -0500

THE Australian share market closed lower today as investors pondered possible weakening in the resources sector, a hold on interest rates this week, a soaring Aussie dollar and Greece's debt ...

Signs of stability for Australia's newspaper sales

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:59:11 -0500

Overall Australian newspaper circulation slid 4% in the last quarter of 2011 compared with the same period the previous year, which suggests to some commentators that the decline has ...

Bus driver killed, nine injured in truck collision

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:54:32 -0500

The driver of the bus died at the scene of the crash, which happened on the Gwydir Highway near Glen Innes about 3.35pm (AEDT) today, while several of his passengers were treated for minor ...

Great-grandmother found guilty of dope charge

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:54:28 -0500

GREAT-GRANDMOTHER Noelene Edwards has been found guilty of dope supply after she was caught with a mound of individual-packed drug sachets in her ...

'Cruel' Sydney abattoir shut down

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:19 -0500

An abattoir in the Australian city of Sydney, has been closed down after a video showing animal cruelty surfaces, local media report. The video comes less than a year after Australia suspended live ...

Two struck by lightning in western Sydney

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:44:34 -0500

Two people are believed to have been struck by lightning in the NSW Blue Mountains.Police Rescue and paramedics were called to Echo Point near the Three Sisters at 5.40pm (AEDT) on Friday following ...

700,000 chicks seized on Australia factory farm

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:42:30 -0500

they are sent to slaughter. With more than half a billion chickens raised for their meat in Australia just last year, this amounts to an estimated 22 million birds every year, or 60,000 per day -- ...

Murdoch son becomes chairman of Australia's Network Ten

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:19:34 -0500

Rupert Murdoch's eldest son Lachlan was Friday appointed chairman of commercial broadcaster Network Ten as it looks to make inroads on its key Australian rivals. Ten is Australia's ...

Perth Zoo's baby is named

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:38:36 -0500

Photo: Perth Zoo The newest attraction at Perth Zoo, a three-week-old giraffe calf, finally has a name. Twiga - the Swahili word for giraffe - was chosen from 1200 entries into a naming ...

Australian PM slaps gag order on MPs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:36:11 -0500

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Friday did not deny a report that she has ordered cabinet ministers not to talk to major newspaper editors in a bid to stamp out leadership ...

What would Darwin do

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:33:12 -0500

By this time, Darwin had long ago worked out his theory of evolution by natural selection, but he delayed publishing it, opting instead to spend nearly 20 years collecting more data that would ...

Rangers bring down Lightning

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:29:12 -0500

The New York Rangers came from behind to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime in the NHL on Thursday.The Rangers, who top the Eastern Conference, were behind at the first break after ...

Sri Lanka to bowl in ODI v Australia

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:26:26 -0500

Peter Forrest will have to wait at least a few more days before making his one-day international debut after being overlooked for Australia's clash with Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground on ...

Workers serve up auto petition to Canberra; don't kill auto industry Abbott

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:16:18 -0500

Workers from across Australia’s three auto manufacturing companies, including Holden and Toyota, this week visited Canberra to urge Federal Opposition leader, Tony Abbott and his party to ...

Two out of three Aussies approve of doctors in pharma's payroll

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:10:52 -0500

Australia ns approve of pharmaceutical companies supporting their doctors, and the healthcare system in general. But here’s the catch: these arrangements should be declared openly. Apparently, ...

More Aussies Against 'Toxic' Cleaning Products

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:10:37 -0500

Retail Studies at the Monash University shows that half of all shoppers categorize themselves as "tox avoiders." These are people who actively avoid cleaning products containing nasty ...

Rod's 'intimate' night on the Gold Coast

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:08:35 -0500

IT was all about intimacy when Rod Stewart played a highly anticipated sold out show at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre for Jupiters Casino last night.While the convention centre is ...

Aussies love to Visit USA

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:14 -0500

Long service and annual leave makes Australian travellers among the most important travel markets to the US, according to Visit USA Australia president Geoffrey Hutton. Speaking to e-Travel ...

Melbourne, Cairns, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney. On Sale Now!

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:13 -0500

Tiger Airways Australia’s latest sale on now provides thousands of reasons to grab a bargain and get ready to go to a number of popular destinations around Australia. Plan an early winter ...

Qantas pilot's mistake near disaster

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:13 -0500

Investigations reveal a Qantas aircraft could have literally fallen from the sky as a Qantas Pilot incorrectly entered the Boeing 717 ...

Australia Central Bank Repeats Policy Right for Now

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:59 -0500

Australia's central bank on Friday repeated that interest rates were at the right level for the moment though there would be scope for an easing if the economy slowed ...

NSW art gallery takes on Canberra Brand

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:55:37 -0500

Michael Brand may have left Australia more than a decade ago to pursue a career in some of America's most prestigious art museums, but he always dreamed of coming back.Now, his wish has been ...

'Rogue' slaughterhouse passed checks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:55:34 -0500

The Hawkesbury abattoir shut down following the release of shocking animal cruelty footage had been checked by the government regulator four times last year but no breaches had been detected.The NSW ...

Pilots warned jet could drop from sky

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:55:30 -0500

Pilots flying a Qantas regional service with more than 100 passengers wrestled with shaking joysticks warning of an aerodynamic stall during two botched landing attempts at Kalgoorlie after they ...

Rio Tinto Loses Bid to Challenge Australian Labor Ruling

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:55:15 -0500

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Rio Tinto Group lost a bid to keep using non-unionized workers in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, a decision a lawyer for the world’s third-biggest mining ...

Asian Stocks, Won Fall on Greece Aid Concern; Aussie, Wheat Drop

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:55:13 -0500

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell the most in eight weeks and South Korea’s won weakened as earnings in the region disappointed investors and European leaders held back a rescue package ...

Disappearing jobs at Sydney University

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:52:27 -0500

There is an Australian workplace in a strategic industry where 350 jobs are in imminent danger.Management is pleading poor, and pinning part of the blame on the high rate of dollar exchange, for a ...

Secret documents lift lid on WWII mutiny by US troops in north Queensland

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:57 -0500

Townsville 4810 An Australian historian has uncovered hidden documents which reveal that African American troops used machine guns to attack their white officers in a siege on a US base in north ...

Pike Mine 'wouldn't have existed' in Queensland - expert

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:48 -0500

Pike mine 'wouldn't have existed' in Australia (2:17) An international mines expert today told the Royal Commission that if he had inspected the mine prior to last year's fatal ...

Wild ride at Wilmington

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:45:14 -0500

THE rains held off long enough for the crowd of 3000 to watch all the action from the bulls, broncs and barrel racing at the 46th annual Wilmington Rodeo, before bucketing it down on Sunday night. ...

Over $7m available for sporting and rec organisations

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:45:11 -0500

SPORT and recreation organisations across South Australia can now apply for more than $7million in fundingnow available through a recent State Government restructure of grants programs.Recreation ...

Climate science on the cards at Willalooka

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:45:07 -0500

PRIMARY producers in the Tatiara region will be among the first to hear the results of three years of climate research at a free breakfast meeting in Willalooka next month.The latest cropping ...

For Australian economy these days, it's boom, boom, boom

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:36:34 -0500

DARWIN, Australia -- These are heady days for Australia.The country is coming off successful military interventions in Timor, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. This ...

Australia Seeks A$3 Billion From Telstra, Optus Spectrum Sales

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:32:06 -0500

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australia expects to get about A$3 billion ($3.2 billion) in the next four years from the renewal of mobile phone spectrum to providers including Telstra Corp., Optus and ...

Sri Lanka send Aussies in to bat

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:25:32 -0500

Sri Lanka, who lost to India by four wickets in their first match in Perth on Wednesday, brought in offspinner Sachithra Senanayake for Thisara ...

Who Is Lobbying For Whom

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:25:03 -0500

Chris Bowen promised to release women and children asylum seekers into community detention in 2010 but 160 boys remain in the remote Leonora centre. This is what they told refugee activists who ...

AFL files notice of appeal in Optus case

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:22:28 -0500

The Australian Football League (AFL) has filed a notice of appeal in the Federal Court after losing a court battle to prevent Optus offering its TV Now service. The league's notice of appeal, ...

Rebels look to lift for formidable Blues

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:22:24 -0500

The steep learning curve may have hit a speed bump last week but rookie Melbourne Rebels coach Damien Hill feels his men are on track for an improved performance in their second Super Rugby trial ...

LNP flags new rural flood funding model

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:22:17 -0500

A plan to reduce flooding in Queensland's regions will be among the policies Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman has promised to deliver next week. Mr Newman told a Queensland Rural ...

AFL's Tigers hope Deledio injury is minor

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:22:13 -0500

Richmond are hopeful a back complaint which forced star Brett Deledio out of Friday's AFL intraclub practice match is not significant. The two-time best and fairest ran gingerly off the field ...

Sydney and Perth eye A-League crunch game

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:22:04 -0500

Sydney and Perth both regard their A-league clash on Saturday as a massive game, with the local team desperate to improve on their miserable home form. Last week's 5-2 thrashing by Newcastle ...

Newcrest CEO tips $US2,500/oz gold price

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:22:01 -0500

Newcrest Mining expects gold to rise to as high as $US2,500 per ounce but the price will remain volatile, amid ongoing currency fluctuations and the uncertain global economic outlook. Gold rose to ...

All pole vaulters have doubts says Markov

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:51 -0500

Australia's former world champion Dmitri Markov believes every pole vaulter experiences the doubts which have threatened Steve Hooker's Olympic title defence. Markov says Hooker has made ...

Tomic and Hewitt win Davis Cup singles

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:39 -0500

Australian Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter was a happy man after Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt got the job done on day one of the Asia-Oceania qualifying tie against Chinese opposition whose ...

Victoria carbon capture project on track

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:35 -0500

The federal and Victorian governments have put up $100 million toward the development of a $1 billion carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the state. The CarbonNet project aims to capture ...

Trickett takes big comeback step in pool

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:30 -0500

Libby Trickett says she feels like "less of a fraud" after taking the biggest step yet in her swimming comeback at the NSW championships. Trickett's chances of reclaiming a place on ...

Unions want talks over Kell closure

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:27 -0500

Unions have called for NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell to meet with representatives following the closure of construction company Kell and Rigby. Kell and Rigby announced on Thursday it was ...

$45m fraud accountant gets minimum 7 years

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:17 -0500

A trusted accountant who fleeced $45 million from financial group ING Holdings has been jailed for at least seven years. Rajina Rita Subramaniam splurged the money on lavish products, including ...

New league chief coy on TV deal

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:12 -0500

Australian Rugby League commission chairman John Grant forecast a "significant increase" but called for patience as the game's new administration negotiates the all-important new NRL ...

Swan rules out 'blank cheque' for Alcoa

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:20:33 -0500

Treasurer Wayne Swan says the federal government won't be writing a "blank cheque" to bail out the aluminium industry. With Alcoa reviewing its Geelong aluminium smelter, Mr Swan ...

Transfield confirms full-year guidance

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:20:28 -0500

Transfield Services says its net profit for the 2012 financial year will be towards the lower end of its previous forecasts. Transfield, which provides maintenance to the mining, infrastructure and ...

AFL's Cooney says attitude needed a lift

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:20:21 -0500

Western Bulldogs midfield star Adam Cooney says the negative attitude he formed last year in response to his chronic knee injury prompted his dumping from the AFL club's leadership group. The ...

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