Echuca Hungry Jack's planning application knocked back
Posted on 19 May, 2012
Campaspe Shire Council has rejected an application by Hungry Jack's to set up shop in Echuca.
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Greece tops G8 agenda as markets tumble
Posted on 19 May, 2012
Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as US president Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in the United States.
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Stoner announces shock decision to quit
Posted on 18 May, 2012
World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner has stunned the sport by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons".
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Murray irrigators to get water allocation
Posted on 17 May, 2012
Authorities say Victorian Murray system irrigators will get a water allocation when the new season officially opens in July.
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Life getting worse for nation's poor: Salvos
Posted on 16 May, 2012
The Salvation Army says an annual survey has found more than half of respondents admitted skipping meals in order to pay for other necessities.
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Greek deadlock drives increased eurozone fears
Posted on 15 May, 2012
Share markets in London, Paris and Frankfurt dived overnight amid fears that political deadlock in Athens could force Greece to abandon the euro.
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Heatwaves, bushfires predicted to hammer NSW
Posted on 14 May, 2012
The Climate Commission has released a report predicting record heatwaves, bushfires and rising sea levels in New South Wales because of climate change.
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Euro turmoil behind dip in Aussie dollar
Posted on 12 May, 2012
A senior currency strategist says Europe's political turmoil, and lower global growth has led to the sharp fall in the Australian dollar.
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Schoolgirl fights for life after bus hits petrol tanker
Posted on 11 May, 2012
An eight-year-old girl is fighting for her life after a school bus and a petrol tanker collided head-on in northern Victoria on Thursday afternoon.
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Supermarket pressure blamed for road deaths
Posted on 10 May, 2012
One of Australia's biggest unions is accusing the big supermarket chains of contributing to the annual road toll.
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In their words: Budget reaction
Posted on 9 May, 2012
Read all the key reactions to Wayne Swan's fifth federal budget for 2012/13.
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Men plunge to death as skyscraper platform fails
Posted on 8 May, 2012
Three men plunged to their deaths from the 69th floor of Thailand's tallest building after the platform they were using to install an advertising billboard split in two.
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Greek pro-austerity parties suffer major blow
Posted on 7 May, 2012
Greek voters have dealt a blow to eurozone hopes that Athens will stick to its austerity commitments as parties opposing more cuts, including neo-Nazis, won almost 60 per cent support in an election.
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Beastie Boys rapper MCA dies aged 47
Posted on 5 May, 2012
Adam Yauch, a co-founder of Grammy-winning hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47 after a three-year battle with cancer.
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Gillard sees Australia as future food superpower
Posted on 4 May, 2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia has the potential to become a global food superpower.
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OPI calls for review of Milne rape allegations
Posted on 3 May, 2012
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) has recommended the evidence from a rape allegation against St Kilda footballer Stephen Milne be re-examined.
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Olympic swimmer found dead in shower
Posted on 2 May, 2012
Norwegian world champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen has died of a suspected heart attack in Arizona at the age of 26, said the Norwegian Olympic Committee.
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World Trade Centre becomes highest NY tower
Posted on 1 May, 2012
The unfinished One World Trade Centre, which is being built to replace the destroyed Twin Towers at Ground Zero, is now the tallest building in New York City.
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Artist Lucian Freud leaves $150m in will: report
Posted on 30 April, 2012
Portrait painter Lucian Freud left a record 96 million pounds ($150 million) in his will, the largest sum bequeathed by a British artist, London's Mail on Sunday newspaper reported.
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Climate change altering oceans, rainfall: study
Posted on 28 April, 2012
A study published in the journal Science has concluded that climate change is altering oceans and rainfall worldwide.
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