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Monday, 12 May 2008

Underbelly star Alex Dimitriades allegedly caught drink driving  Comments

Underbelly star Alex Dimitriades caught drink driving

5 hours 50 minutes ago. Aussie heart-throb Alex Dimitriades, star of The Nine Network's hit series Underbelly, has allegedly been caught drink-driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.11. He was a spokesperson for the anti-drink driving campaign - RADD.

Naturally we are disappointed when even one of our 500 plus celebrities break the pledge they made to their fans. Laura Maclean, spokesperson for anti-drink driving campaign RADD Australia

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latest news

Earthquake rocks southern China  

Workers flooded the streets after earthquakes forced them from their offices | AAP

55 minutes ago. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck China's Sichuan province today, less than 100km from the provincial capital of Chengdu.

People were shouting 'get out, get out', so we all ran out of our dorm. Chinese student Zhang

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Police still searching after massive chase  

Police tape | Getty

1 hour 15 minutes ago. Two men have been arrested and another is still at large after massive police chase through peak hour traffic on one of Sydney's busiest roads.

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Ambos describe horror of Melbourne shooting spree  Comments

Christopher Wayne Hudson | AAP

1 hour 34 minutes ago. Paramedics who worked furiously to save the victims of a Melbourne city shooting last June say they feel a sense of relief at the murderer's guilty plea.

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Clear the road for the L-plate budget: Turnbull  Comments

Shadow Treasurer Malcolm Turnbull | MNN

1 hour 46 minutes ago. Malcolm Turnbull has questioned Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan's experience and his ability to stick by his promise of 'tough decisions' in tomorrow's upcoming budget.

I think the budget will be a squib, I think there will be cosmetic spending cuts, cosmetic tax increases. Shadow Minister Tony Abbott

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Defence reveals details of fatal battle  Comments

Luke Worsley | AAP

3 hours 4 minutes ago. Details of a gruesome battle between Australian and Taliban forces last year, which saw one soldier killed, have finally come to light.

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Mercedes Corby denies ever smuggling drugs  Comments

Mercedes Corby | AAP

4 hours 9 minutes ago. Mercedes Corby has told a jury she's never smuggled drugs. Emily Smith is at the Supreme Court.

My sister’s innocent. Mercedes Corby

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business

Health insurer's shares fall sharply  

NIB health cover

4 hours 27 minutes ago. Shares in Australia's only listed private health insurer, NIB Holdings Ltd, plunged in early trading on Monday ahead of changes to the Medicare levy surcharge threshold in Tuesday's federal budget.

We have removed that tax trap. I think it is a fair thing to do and it is a very fair decision. Treasurer Wayne Swan

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environment

Genetically modified crops would net $8 billion for farmers  

Plants growing in greenhouse | Getty

5 hours 35 minutes ago. Widespread planting of genetically modified crops would net Australia $8 billion during the next decade, government researchers estimate.

Managing GM crop production is generally easier and less time consuming than non-GM crop production. ABARE report

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opinion

Warnings ignored and that's why we've got inflation  Comments

Petrol bowser | Getty

10 hours 34 minutes ago. The Rudd government is throwing everything at the inflation problem while ignoring the real cause. And warnings on competition have been ignored for far too long, according to Alan Jones.

I've been warning about this for years. But now the Petrol Commissioner confirms everything I've been saying. Alan Jones

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Mr Treasurer, get out of the trees and down to business  Comments

Chimp in the trees | Getty

10/05/2008 12:03:00 PM. With all the yelling and chest beating about the 2008 Budget, LIVENEWS.com.au political editor Michael Cavanagh thinks it's about time the Treasurer stopped monkeying around.

To jolt the public into accepting the pain, the Treasurer along with the Prime Minister like Tarzan, has been calling out loud and clear from the tree tops. Michael Cavanagh

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Sport

Gasnier free to explore France option  

Mark Gasnier | AAP

1 hour 37 minutes ago. Dragons have Peter Doust has confirmed that the club will be unable to stop marquee player Mark Gasnier from leaving the club if the Test and Origin star decides to take up a lucrative off with a French rugby union club.

There is a clause in his contract which enables him to make decisions on a yearly basis about the subsequent terms of his contract Peter Doust, Dragons chief

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Premier League Champions: Manchester United  

Manchester United | AAP

2 hours 29 minutes ago. Manchester United emerged as champions of England for the 17th time on Sunday because they consistently held their nerve under pressure.

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Clarke in doubt for first Test  

Michael Clarke | AAP

2 hours 32 minutes ago. Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke is in doubt for the first Test against the West Indies in Jamaica following the death of fiancee Lara Bingle's father.

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entertainment

Neil Young gets new honor -- his own spider  

Neil Young gets new honor -- his own spider

3 hours 53 minutes ago. Iconic singer and songwriter Neil Young has had an honor bestowed upon him that is not received by many musicians -- his own spider.

There are rather strict rules about how you name new species East Carolina University biologist, Jason Bond

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Dirty Harry, Indiana lead Cannes line-up  

Dirty Harry, Indiana lead Cannes line-up

4 hours 44 minutes ago. The Cannes film festival rolls out the red carpet, with Dirty Harry and Indiana Jones leading this year's line-up at a 12-day movie extravaganza.

There is no such thing as a hyper-movie and a lesser-movie, events and glamour are as much a part of the history of the Cannes film festival as are auteur films Cannes director Thierry Fremaux

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The little things cannot be ignored. A shooting incident should not automatically attract bail, if it has in this case.... In Evah Tah Ball, Carramar/Sydney on Ambos describe horror of Melbourne shooting spree

 
 

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