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Proteas steady after Clarke ton

Posted by: saadtauqir

Sydney :: Australia | about 14 hours ago | Sports News

All-rounder Jacques Kallis (36) and Hashim Amla (30) guided South Africa to 125/1 at stumps on the second day of their third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Sunday. If the first day at the...

Gunshot, stab wounds in mass brawl

Source: The Courier-Mail

Sydney :: Australia | about 11 hours ago | No category

Sydney with some suffering gunshot and stab wounds, police say. Police were called to reports at midnight of a fight involving some up to 100 people who had gathered in MacBeth Way at Rosemeadow near Campbelltown. "Upon arrival police located...

Leighton shares sink on asset write down

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney :: Australia | about 7 hours ago | Business News

Chief executive Wal King said that by December 31, 2008, the value of listed investments had fallen by another $200 million since September 30, 2008 as a result of the global financial crisis. "The performance of the group operating companies...

Business confidence at record lows

Source: The Courier-Mail

Sydney :: Australia | about 5 hours ago | Business News

That's bad news for employees with business expecting to be forced to lay off workers in 2009 as a result. Survey of Investor Confidence shows business endured extremely rough weather in 2008 and this year would be even more challenging,...

Oz 'penis fire' suspect charged

Source: BBC

Adelaide :: Australia | about 2 hours ago | No category

Rajini Narayan, 44, is alleged to have doused her husband, Satish, with a flammable liquid while he was sleeping. When she set him alight, Mr Narayan jumped out of bed and knocked over the substance, causing the fire to spread....

Goodman refinances debt

Source: Wellington Dominion

Sydney :: Australia | about 7 hours ago | Business News

Goodman Property Trust says it has completed a debt refinancing programme, which has lowered its forecast payout to investors, renewing over $900 million of funding facilities. The Trust said it had now renewed all of its main debt facility, with...

Car salesmen a bunch of lemons

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney :: Australia | about 15 hours ago | Business News

Companies catering for the luxury product and service markets are also expected to feel the heat, including boatmaking, catering, international airlines and prawn fishing...Meanwhile, the prospect of the new year has done little to revive confidence among company executives, according...

Oldest 'hoon' has car impounded

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Melbourne :: Australia | about 10 hours ago | Technology News

Police say the man was travelling at 170kph in a 100kph zone on Brandy Creek Road in Warragul on New Year's Day. He was following another driver, a 36-year-old, who also had his car impounded...Previously, the oldest driver to have...

Finance doubts for mill

Source: The Age

Sydney :: Australia | about 16 hours ago | Technology News

THE future of the proposed multibillion-dollar pulp mill in northern Tasmania remains in doubt despite a Federal Government decision to approve construction of the project. Hours after federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett yesterday gave logging giant Gunns the go-ahead for...

NSW Govt denies high-rise metro plan

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sydney :: Australia | about 5 hours ago | Technology News

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that apartment blocks as high as 15 storeys could be built in several areas around the rail corridor if the West Metro plan goes ahead. The State Government has created a new Sydney Metro...