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Source: The Age

Melbourne :: Australia | updated Sun Nov 29 04:53:08 -0800 2009 | disasters

S largest infrastructure project, the $3.5 billion desalination plant in Wonthaggi, is at risk of significant delay because of a union turf war over representation of workers. Fair Work Australia is set to hear as early as today an Australian...
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Latest Breaking News: Skydiver dead after 13th jump
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney :: Australia | updated Sat Nov 28 05:48:30 -0800 2009 | disasters

Police said the 41-year-old encountered a problem with his parachute yesterday over Picton, south-west of Sydney. The man suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene, shortly after noon. ''The parachute may not have deployed properly, or may not...
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Source: War In Context

Sydney :: Australia | updated Fri Nov 27 11:46:57 -0800 2009 | disasters

Anne Barker, a reporter for Australia’s ABC News , described an incident this summer in which she became a victim of ultra-Orthodox Jewish hatred while she covered what have become frequent demonstrations in Jerusalem by Jews intent on preserving the...
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Source: The Age

Melbourne :: Australia | updated Fri Nov 27 03:16:01 -0800 2009 | disasters

The 19-year-old Epping man has been charged with affray and released on bail a day after two others appeared in court. Chris Lay, 21, and Phu Hieu Nguyen, 19, did not apply for bail on Thursday after a brawl at...
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Latest World News: Marine scientists issue call to arms after devastating report
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Wollongong :: Australia | updated Sat Nov 28 11:49:32 -0800 2009 | disasters

Australian marine scientists have called for immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after the release of the first report card on the impact of climate change on the marine environment. Oceans around the continent have warmed and become more...
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Current Event: Aussies Plan To Shoot 6000 Camels Next Week
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Canberra :: Australia | updated Sat Nov 28 11:34:20 -0800 2009 | disasters

A town in the Australian outback is “under siege by 6,000 marauding, wild camels,” says a local official: Record-breaking drought drove the thirsty creatures to trample fences, smash water tanks, and terrorize locals, the AP reports. To stop the rampage,...
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Latest World Event: Fraud case teen faces charge on reference
Source: The Age

Melbourne :: Australia | updated Sat Nov 28 11:48:11 -0800 2009 | disasters

The 19-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was found guilty in a Children's Court on five charges of making a false document to the prejudice of another. The charges relate to the teenager's part in a $900,000 fraud...
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Source: The Age

Melbourne :: Australia | updated Thu Nov 26 17:39:22 -0800 2009 | disasters

Australian Customs has seized and will destroy nearly 5,000 Chinese-made toys intercepted at Melbourne's Docklands. Excessive lead levels were discovered in counterfeit Ben 10 figures, camouflage tommy guns, boxing gloves and a ride-on motorcycle, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
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Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney :: Australia | updated Thu Nov 26 14:21:28 -0800 2009 | disasters

Thirteen variable messaging signs are positioned at the city's transport hubs. The test will focus on certain sites in the CBD, police said. Those who live in, work or travel through the city need to be aware of the warning...
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Source: The Age

Melbourne :: Australia | updated Tue Nov 24 04:43:33 -0800 2009 | disasters

The company the injured bouncer works for seemed to be the target of the attack, Detective Senior Constable Adrian Smith has revealed. Up to 14 men of Asian appearance arrived at the Bubble nightclub in Francis Street in the CBD...
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