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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian Herald.com http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/cat/52ad4973f134194e/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 21:15:38 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:15:38 -0400 30 Rowville 3178 A $500,000 reward is being offered for information relating to the shooting death of a Melbourne man 30 years ago today.Rodney James Mitchell, 37, of Belgrave, was shot dead at Rowville in May 1983.Detectives say he had been in a parked car at the Police Paddocks with a female friend when he was confronted by a man armed with a sawn-off shotgun.Mitchell was ordered out of the car ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214701038/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214701038/scat/52ad4973f134194e Dandenong 3175 Victoria Police are launching a new squad to crack down on hoon drivers in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.The hoon investigation team will operate across Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia, targeting illegal drag races and speeding drivers.Police have impounded 22,000 cars since 2006 and 8,000 cars were impounded last year. Police Minister Kim Wells says the new team will make ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214701039/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214701039/scat/52ad4973f134194e Go to the Home screen by pressing the Home button or by unlocking your phone/iPad Select the Settings icon. Select Safari from the settings menu. Select 'accept cookies' from the safari menu. Select 'from visited' from the accept cookies menu. Press the home button to return the the iPhone home screen. Select the Safari icon to return to Safari. Before the cookie settings ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214692082/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 11:22:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214692082/scat/52ad4973f134194e A HIT LIST of the nation's hospital hot spots reveal more than 1700 patients caught killer superbug infections in public hospitals last ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214692083/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 11:22:08 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214692083/scat/52ad4973f134194e Go to the Home screen by pressing the Home button or by unlocking your phone/iPad Select the Settings icon. Select Safari from the settings menu. Select 'accept cookies' from the safari menu. Select 'from visited' from the accept cookies menu. Press the home button to return the the iPhone home screen. Select the Safari icon to return to Safari. Before the cookie settings ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214692084/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 11:21:54 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214692084/scat/52ad4973f134194e Open the Firefox browser Click Tools>Options>Privacy<Use custom settings for history Check Accept cookies from sites Check Accept third party cookies Select Keep until: they expire Click ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214690365/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:27 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214690365/scat/52ad4973f134194e Go to the Home screen by pressing the Home button or by unlocking your phone/iPad Select the Settings icon. Select Safari from the settings menu. Select 'accept cookies' from the safari menu. Select 'from visited' from the accept cookies menu. Press the home button to return the the iPhone home screen. Select the Safari icon to return to Safari. Before the cookie settings ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214690366/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:23 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214690366/scat/52ad4973f134194e A SHOCKED but resolute Nathan Lovett-Murray has vowed to return to training at Essendon after being stabbed at his girlfriend's house. Neighbours reported hearing her "terrifying screams" during what emerged as a violent scuffle between Lovett-Murray and two other men. Police said the 143-game Essendon veteran was involved in a "domestic incident" at the property. Bombers ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214687508/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214687508/scat/52ad4973f134194e Players who duck at the knees and earn high-contact free kicks have again been in the spotlight this week, but AFL boss Andrew Demetriou reckons these players are simply among a breed that specialise in the 'milking' of free kicks.Speaking from Fremantle on Wednesday, Demetriou was asked whether he had an opinion on players who ducked at the knees in order to earn free kicks from high ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214685224/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:36 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214685224/scat/52ad4973f134194e West Coast coach John Worsfold has refused to entertain suggestions Geelong defender Harry Taylor would be a good fit for the Eagles in the event of Darren Glass retiring.Reports in Wednesday's papers revealed that Taylor was seriously considering returning to his native Western Australia to live, with West Coast and Fremantle obvious candidates to take on his services.Eagles' skipper ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214684218/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214684218/scat/52ad4973f134194e Melbourne 3000 Nineteen new charges have been laid against independent MP Craig Thomson after he appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.The new charges include 15 counts of fraud and four new charges of theft. Thomson is facing 173 charges in total.His lawyer asked the court for more time and also asked that future court dates avoid the final two sitting weeks of Parliament.The court ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214684219/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 04:28:28 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214684219/scat/52ad4973f134194e RABBITOHS fullback Greg Inglis has opened up a three-point lead atop the Dally M leaderboard on the back of his four-try performance against the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214684220/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:28 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214684220/scat/52ad4973f134194e But McCartney says only costly 10-minute lapses, such as Saturday's fade-out against Gold Coast, have prevented his young Dogs from tasting ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214684453/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:10 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214684453/scat/52ad4973f134194e Carlton fullback Michael Jamison says his shoulder is fine ahead of his key match-up with Brisbane star Jonathan Brown on Saturday.Jamison was injured against St Kilda two rounds ago, but played through the pain against Port Adelaide on Sunday and put up a strong performance against Jay Schultz.Jamison is confident he can play out the rest of the season, despite the setback."The ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214683204/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:21 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214683204/scat/52ad4973f134194e Essendon's Nathan Lovett-Murray has been released from hospital after being stabbed in the arm on Wednesday night as AFL boss Andrew Demetriou maintains the incident hasn't overshadowed the upcoming Indigenous Round.Lovett-Murray was admitted to Royal Melbourne Hospital after suffering wounds to his arm but was released on Wednesday afternoon in a good sign he will make a quick ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214683203/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:20 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214683203/scat/52ad4973f134194e ESSENDON footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray has been released from hospital after being stabbed outside his girlfriend's house last night. The 30-year-old midfielder thanked supporters after being released from the Royal Melbourne Hospital this afternoon, where he earlier underwent surgery for a wound to his right bicep. "Thank you to everyone for all the support, I am very grateful for all ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214682819/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:21 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214682819/scat/52ad4973f134194e Sydney may be crying out for a big forward but midfielder Dan Hannebery does not believe boom recruit Kurt Tippett is a walk-up start to come into the side when he is eligible in Round 13.Tippett is entering the final few weeks of his ban over the contract fiasco with his former club Adelaide and is a huge chance to debut for the Swans in their match against Port Adelaide on June ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214682222/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214682222/scat/52ad4973f134194e With the spate of ACL injuries suffered in the AFL recently, we've put our heads together and come up with the best 22 of players who have had a knee reconstruction over the past two years.The team is chock-full of talent with five premiership players, including three from Collingwood's 2010 triumph - Alan Toovey, Luke Ball and Brent Macaffer - as well as Sydney's Alex Johnson and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681222/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:16 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681222/scat/52ad4973f134194e Emerging Port Adelaide midfielder Chad Wingard has urged fellow Port youngster Jake Neade to be patient with his development after the club confirmed the livewire forward will be rested for this week's match against Geelong at AAMI Stadium.Much like his club, Neade began the year brilliantly, kicking seven goals in his first six games but has struggled the past couple of weeks prompting ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681223/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681223/scat/52ad4973f134194e You really do have to hand it to Fremantle coach Ross Lyon.He may not give away much publicly and his reclusive ways really are a throwback to old school coaches such as Hawthorn greats Allan Jeans and Alan Joyce but no one can question his results.Sure Lyon hasn't won a premiership yet but there are plenty of great coaches that haven't - Rodney Eade, John Northey and Bob Rose to name ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681224/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:13 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681224/scat/52ad4973f134194e Victorian Liberals are urging Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to dump the national curriculum if elected prime minister.The Young Liberal Policy Branch is expected to put a motion at the party's state council meeting in Melbourne this weekend calling for the national curriculum to be axed."The Gillard government's proposed national curriculum imposes a one-size-fits-all solution that ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681225/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 01:18:50 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681225/scat/52ad4973f134194e Portsea 3944 Three men have been injured in a boating accident on the Mornington Peninsula.Four men were on board a boat when it crashed into a pier at Portsea just after midday.One man suffered serious chest injuries and is being taken to hospital in Melbourne.Two others have been taken to the Rosebud ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681226/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 01:05:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681226/scat/52ad4973f134194e Browser Click Tools> Internet Options>Privacy>Advanced Check Override automatic cookie handling For First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies click Accept Click OK and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681227/scat/52ad4973f134194e Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214681227/scat/52ad4973f134194e The pressure of winning just one game in their past 19 starts is starting to get to the Western Bulldogs with coach Brendan McCartney admitting there is a growing frustration among the playing group about the Dogs' lack of on-field success.The Dogs go into Saturday's clash with St Kilda with just one win for 2013, an opening round success over Brisbane.Last week's loss to the Suns ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679163/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:38 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679163/scat/52ad4973f134194e GWS coach Kevin Sheedy has taken the unusual step of penning an open letter to opposition ruckman Nic Naitanui ahead of the clash between the Giants and the West Coast Eagles on Saturday.Known for his left-field thinking, especially when it comes to promotion of the game, Sheedy has added some life into a match which is expected to be a humdrum affair and a comprehensive win by the Eagles.Rather ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679164/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:37 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679164/scat/52ad4973f134194e Seymour 3660 Up to seven people are believed to have been injured in a tank accident at the Puckapunyal Army base, north of Melbourne.The accident involved two tanks and two people are being flown to hospital.It is believed up to seven personnel may have been involved in the crash.More to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679165/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:58 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679165/scat/52ad4973f134194e Eildon 3713 Police have scaled back the search for a Shepparton man missing on Lake Eildon in north-east Victoria.Adam Pearson, 33, disappeared while on a weekend fishing trip to Bonnie Doon.His boat, vehicle and trailer were found on Monday afternoon.Police say a group of jetskiers, who were in the same area on Sunday, are checking footage from a camera to see whether there is anything to help ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679167/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:58 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679167/scat/52ad4973f134194e Bendigo 3550 The long-awaited clean-up of contaminated land burnt by the Black Saturday bushfire in Bendigo is expected to start soon, following a review of the proposal.Authorities held a meeting with nearby residents on Tuesday night to confirm a plan to revegetate the former gold mining area has been approved.People in West Bendigo have been campaigning since the February 2009 fire for seven ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679166/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:57 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214679166/scat/52ad4973f134194e Essendon expect AFL utility Nathan Lovett-Murray to make a quick and full recovery after being stabbed. The 30-year-old 143-game player was in Royal Melbourne Hospital on Wednesday receiving treatment to a right arm injury after Tuesday night's incident. Bombers chief executive Ian Robson said the club's understanding was that the stabbing happened at the home of Lovett-Murray's ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214678900/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214678900/scat/52ad4973f134194e Boronia 3155 Pharmaceutical company Glaxo Smith Kline has announced it will stop packaging pill and tablet medicines in Melbourne.The company says it will shed 120 jobs as a result of what it calls the "continuing challenges" in the Australian operating environment.The drug company says the move is part of what it calls a "business transformation"No timetable has been given ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214678211/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 21:36:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214678211/scat/52ad4973f134194e Melton 3337 Victorian Police say they have made a significant breakthrough in their investigation into a feud between rival outlaw motorcycle gangs.Police warned the public of escalating tensions between the Hells Angels and Bandidos bikie clubs after Bandidos enforcer Toby Mitchell was shot during a fight at Melton, west of Melbourne, in March.Police established operation resound to deal with ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214678210/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 21:36:54 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214678210/scat/52ad4973f134194e Hawthorn 3122 Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash at Hawthorn this morning.A motorcyclist was killed when his bike and a van collided on Burwood Road in Hawthorn just after 6:00am (AEST).The driver of the van was not ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214677195/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:57 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214677195/scat/52ad4973f134194e Melbourne 3000 Nineteen new charges have been laid against independent MP Craig Thomson, who is appearing in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.The court confirmed the new charges have been laid, in addition to the 154 fraud charges laid earlier this year.Thomson is accused of using Health Service Union (HSU) credit cards to pay for prostitutes, hotels, and flights along with other personal ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214677194/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:57 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214677194/scat/52ad4973f134194e ESSENDON footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray was stabbed at his girlfriend's house in Reservoir last night when he "defended himself" during a domestic incident involving her ex-boyfriend and another ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214676771/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:27 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214676771/scat/52ad4973f134194e AFL player Nathan Lovett-Murray is in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed last night in Melbourne's northern suburbs.The Bombers midfielder was reportedly stabbed in the arm after a domestic incident turned violent at a property in Reservoir.Police were called to the incident involving three men on Wright Street at around 10.10pm last night.The 30-year-old player is currently in surgery ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214677199/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214677199/scat/52ad4973f134194e Sale 3850 An environment group in Gippsland has launched legal action against the Department of Environment and Primary Industries.Environment East Gippsland alleges the department has breached the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act by not preparing conservation plans for four threatened species; the glossy black cockatoo, the large brown tree frog, the long-nosed potoroo and the eastern she-oak ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214675990/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214675990/scat/52ad4973f134194e Noble Park 3174 Police have arrested a man following an alleged hit and run at Noble Park in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs yesterday.Emergency services were called to Chandler Road after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while walking on the footpath.The 27-year-old Noble Park man was taken to the Alfred Hospital with serious injuries.A 21-year-old Meadow Heights man is assisting ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214674663/scat/52ad4973f134194e Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:29 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214674663/scat/52ad4973f134194e