Provides the latest RSS feeds for Sydney News. 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/ae0def0d9b645403/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:20 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:20 -0400 30 Australia and India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and strengthen cooperation in skills training in the agriculture sector. The MoU results from the joint commitment of the Australian and Indian Prime Ministers in October 2012 to build bilateral partnerships between skills councils in key industry areas, including telecommunications, retail, mining, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214713028/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214713028/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford will close its manufacturing operations in Australia and 1200 workers will lose their jobs in October 2016. Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano said that the company would shut the Geelong engine factory, costing 510 jobs, and the Broadmeadows car assembly line, shedding another 650 positions, reports News.com.au. Sacked workers have been offered a 39 million-dollar rescue ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214711117/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214711117/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that she would look into the issue of allowing Sikhs in her country to wear the turban while at work and also while riding motorcycles. "We will work with your community to help make the necessary changes requested on cultural and religious grounds," the Blacktown Sun quoted her as saying Thursday during a visit to Gurdwara Sahib in the Sydney ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709011/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:10:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709011/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australia As the federal election sweeps closer, the pressure to sell the politicians and their parties is intensifying - and the strategists are turning to digital technologies like never before to give candidates an edge.The huge growth in social media and data analytics over the past three years means this election campaign will be like no other in Australian history. But Australian ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732719/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:10:24 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732719/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The City of Sydney is making it easier to stage live music in the city with a how-to seminar for small bar operators, restaurant owners and anyone else interested in putting on a show. The free Live Music 101 will give prospective venue operators practical information on how to organise and promote live performances, as well as which approvals are needed and how to avoid noise complaints. Hear ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732927/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:55:33 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732927/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell is facing accusations that departures at the top of Infrastructure New South Wales amount to a vote of no-confidence in him.In State Parliament yesterday, Mr O'Farrell announced the resignations of the advisory body's inaugural chairman Nick Greiner and chief executive Paul Broad after just two years.Mr O'Farrell says it is the right ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732445/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:18:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732445/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney ferry commuters and transport advocates have reacted with anger to the state government’s decision to increase the cost of weekly ferry tickets, saying it will reduce the number of people commuting by boat. About a quarter of all Sydney’s ferry passengers will have to pay more after the O’Farrell government on Friday announced it would drop the use of a popular travel ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732446/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:08:34 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732446/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Children are developing permissive attitudes to sex and are viewing women as objects after being raised on a "diet of pornography", a major British study has found. For the first time, the Children's Commissioner for England has found a clear link between exposure to extreme images at a young age and a rise in "risky behaviours". It emerged that children who regularly ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732447/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:08:32 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732447/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 When you're invited to the home of Larry Ellison, whose $US43 billion ($A44 billion) worth makes him the fifth-richest man in the world, it's not so much what to wear that matters but what you have to sign to get past the guards at his front gate. Do you bring a gift for the man who, as co-founder and chief executive of Oracle Corporation, has pretty much everything including military ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732448/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:08:31 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732448/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Bureau of Meteorology spokesman David Barlow said the sunshine would be short lived, however, with rain set to return by Monday evening.``Monday will be mostly sunny with some showers in the evening, while for Tuesday showers will remain along the coast,’’ he said.Mr Barlow added that heavy rain and wind warnings are in place tonight for the NSW mid-north coast.``The area we're ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732449/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:07:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732449/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 OPENLY gay youths have always been welcome to join Scouts Australia, the organisation says, after its American counterpart overturned a decades-old ban. At its annual meeting in Texas on Thursday, the 103-year-old Boy Scouts of America voted to end a ban barring openly homosexual members, but maintained a prohibition on gay adult leaders. Scouts Australia says its door has always been open to gay ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732226/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:52:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214732226/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Goulburn 2580 A man who strangled his elderly mother during an argument at their home in the New South Wales southern highlands will spend at least four years behind bars.Terrence Kain phoned his sister one night in February 2011 and simply said: "Mum's dead. I strangled her, she's dead."When police arrived at the Goulburn home Kain, who has alcohol-induced dementia, told ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731971/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:27:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731971/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A US woman who stabbed her fiance to death with a large kitchen knife hours before their wedding last year folded her hands and rocked side to side as a Pennsylvania jury announced it had found her guilty of first-degree murder. The jury of five woman and seven men deliberated for just under three hours before reaching its decision during the third day of Na Cola Darcel Franklin's trial. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731972/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:18:36 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731972/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Just after 8pm last night police from searched a property at Granville used as headquarters by the Hells Angels Parramatta Chapter.During a search of the property, officers identified a number of items and structures which were in breach of the property’s development application regulations. Officers also seized Hells Angels paraphernalia, as well as evidence the illegal sale of alcohol may ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731973/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:16:43 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731973/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 FERRY passengers will be hit with a fare hike of up to $17 a week in a bid to encourage greater uptake of the new electronic ticket ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731974/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:16:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731974/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard moved to allay fears about the economy on Friday saying it had strong fundamentals, after US carmaker Ford announced an end to production in the country.Ford said Thursday it will stop making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016, prompting concern for the manufacturing industry which is struggling due to the high Australian ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731664/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:20 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731664/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 New ticketing rules will significantly increase fares for Sydney ferry passengers who use multi-trip tickets for their daily commute. Until now ferry users could purchase the cheapest tickets, MyMulti 1, but they will soon be forced to buy the more expensive MyMulti 2 or 3 tickets. New South Wales Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian says the move will correct an anomaly that gave regular ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731705/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:09:20 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731705/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 COMMERCIAL and recreational crab fishers will face tougher bag limits because of declining stocks in the Gult St Vincent. The State Government has announced commercial boaties will have their quota cut to 196 tonnes - a 20 per cent drop - from July next year. Recreational limits will be halved. The daily individual bag limit will drop from 40 to 20 and a daily boat limit will fall from 120 to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731765/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:48:28 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731765/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 James Packer's casino company Crown Limited has announced it has sold all its shares in the parent company of The Star casino, Echo Entertainment.Crown sold its 82.6 million shares for $264 million, or $3.20 each.News of the sale pushed Echo's share price down more than 10 per cent to $3.08 by 11:10am (AEST).In a statement to the stock exchange, Crown says it wants to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731512/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:36:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731512/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Children are developing permissive attitudes to sex and are viewing women as objects after being raised on a "diet of pornography", a major British study has found. For the first time, the Children's Commissioner for England has found a clear link between exposure to extreme images at a young age and a rise in "risky behaviours". It emerged that children who regularly ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731513/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:28:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731513/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 If ever an opponent was going to give you mental demons, Teixeira would be the man. In many ways, however, Te Huna's come-from-behind February victory over Canadian Ryan Jimmo in London could be the defining moment of his career. For Te Huna, the biggest battle was not surviving a brutal Jimmo head-kick — nor the battle to regain his senses and win the fight. The biggest battle was ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731310/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:27:59 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731310/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A highway bridge has collapsed in the US state of Washington, sending at least two cars with people inside into the water. The Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge, about 100 kilometres north of Seattle, collapsed just after 7pm on Thursday, KIRO-TV reported. Rescue teams are currently searching the river for survivors, with three people reportedly pulled from the river and taken away in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731514/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:27:59 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731514/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 About a quarter of all Sydney's ferry passengers will have to pay significantly more after the O'Farrell government dropped the use of a popular travel card on ferry journeys. From September ferry passengers will no longer be able to use MyMulti1 tickets on trips through Sydney, saving the government and costing commuters about $5.5 million a year. Ferry passengers will instead have ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731515/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:27:58 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731515/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford announced an end to production in the country. Ford said Thursday it will stop making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016, prompting concern for the manufacturing industry which is struggling due to the high Australian dollar. Gillard admitted the Ford decision to halt production and cut 1,200 jobs had made people anxious. But she said: "Even with Ford's decision ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731167/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:19:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214731167/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A highway bridge has collapsed in the US state of Washington, sending at least two cars with people inside into the water. The Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge, about 100 kilometres north of Seattle, collapsed just after 7pm on Thursday, KIRO-TV reported. Rescue teams are currently searching the river for survivors, with three people reportedly pulled from the river and taken away in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730981/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:34:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730981/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 After reading the comments on here, I might have to see what's going on outside. Seems like the world is about to end.What's the problem? China is slowing down? I could've told you that before their manufacturing figures came out. Manufacturing in Australia is dying? I could've told you that 20 years go. The AUD is getting smashed? I thought that was good for most of our ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730982/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:34:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730982/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The adult obesity rates in Australia continue their climb, rising from 24.4 percent of Australians to 28.1 percent over the fours years to 2012, a latest report from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council showed Friday. This report, COAG Reform Council's fourth report on the National Healthcare Agreement, shows that in 2011-12, 63 percent of Australians were either ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730214/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:53:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730214/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sale 3850 A man who trafficked drugs in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, has been sentenced to more than nine years in jail. Glen Andrew McKinnell, 34, and five other men were arrested in Melbourne in May last year and charged with trafficking the drug methylamphetamine, which also known as ice. The men were charged after a lengthy police investigation involving telephone intercepts.They had ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730506/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:24 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730506/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Granville 2142 Police have raided a bar they say was being run illegally from a Hells Angels clubhouse in Sydney's west.Specialist detectives from Strike Force Raptor raided a Hells Angels clubhouse at Granville they say was being used as an illegal bar.Police seized a number of items and structures that were in breach of the clubhouse's development application regulations.They also ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730505/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:24 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730505/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A Goulburn fruit picker who strangled his elderly mother to death in a fit of rage will spend just four years in jail for the crime, after a judge found the man was so affected by alcohol-induced dementia he was not aware he was killing the woman and had no memory of doing so afterwards. On the night of February 27, 2011 Terrence David Kain rang his sister and said, simply: "mum's ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730507/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:39:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730507/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 ``Then he grabbed an AK-47 from one of his guards and shoved it into my hands, but it was much heavier than I expected and I actually fell over.''``He looked at me and said, `You're not even as tall as this AK-47, go back to your village, eat a lot of food and when I come back next year I will take you.''The family managed to flee a month later, marking the start of eight ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730508/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:37:21 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730508/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu May 23, 2013 11:20pm EDT * Crown sells Echo stake for $255 mln * Crown, Echo in fight to capture Asian gamblers in Sydney * Crown planning VIP casino; Echo seeking exclusive licence (Recasts; adds company, analyst quotes) By Jane Wardell and Maggie Lu Yueyang SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - Australian casino company Crown Ltd sold its 10 percent stake in rival Echo Entertainment Group, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730152/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:18 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730152/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Andrew Jones, the former Cricket Australia head of strategy, has been named as the new chief executive of Cricket New South Wales. Jones will take up the role vacated by David Gilbert, who spent 11 years in the position ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729938/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729938/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 POLICE are terrified a frightening new weapon, a plastic gun made from downloading a file off a 3D home computer, will eventually be used in Australia. Known as “The Liberator” more than 100,000 people worldwide including Australia have downloaded the instructions on how to make the gun. The 3D guns are made of thermo-plastic or synthetic material which makes them undetectable in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730160/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:51:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214730160/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 , Mark Bryan, an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch wrote in a note yesterday. Berry says: "Crown's decision to exit its stake in Echo likely reflects an increased degree of confidence in its ability to secure Barangaroo." Sydney's Barangaroo is where Packer would like to build his casino. Echo shares have slumped 10.5 per cent, Crown shares are down 1.2 per ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729939/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729939/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A Goulburn fruit picker who strangled his elderly mother to death in a fit of rage will spend just four years in jail for the crime, after a judge found the man was so affected by alcohol-induced dementia he was not aware he was killing the woman and had no memory of doing so afterwards. On the night of February 27, 2011 Terrence David Kain rang his sister and said, simply: "mum's ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729940/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729940/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 An inspiration to the end Former prime minister Bob Hawke has paid tribute to his late former wife Hazel for being a ''constant support'' through difficult times. Mr Hawke said he remembered Hazel ''with deep affection and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729941/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:10 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729941/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ten minutes passed. A crowd had gathered around the dead soldier, but still nobody else approached the suspects. "There were 50 to 60 people," says Mrs Loyau-Kennett. "They were watching; filming on their phones. I pushed one back because he was too close. I told them if they want to do something, come and help. It made me sad. They were thinking of themselves, not about this poor ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729942/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:08 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729942/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Adebolajo, 28, is the son of devout Christian Nigerian immigrants, Anthony and Ibitoye Adebolajo, who settled in Romford, east London, where Michael and his three siblings were born. Adebolajo went to the local Marshalls Park School and Havering Sixth Form College, where he first became interested in Islam at the age of 16 or 17. One school friend said: "His parents were extremely strict. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729943/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:07 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729943/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Golden Door Health Retreat’s parent company, Cypress Lakes Group has teamed up with the producers of the Biggest Loser to launch Australia’s first-ever dedicated weight-loss retreat. Following in the footsteps of The Biggest Loser Resorts in the US, the Gold Coast’s Golden Door Health Retreat will be rebranded from July this year to The Biggest Loser Retreat. Much like the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729145/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:02:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729145/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 It's been nearly a decade since Manly last lost three consecutive matches at Brookvale Oval, and that record has the Sea Eagles ready to fight for their turf this Saturday. Back-to-back losses to South Sydney and Sydney Roosters in the past month have Manly on the verge of losing three on the trot at Brookvale for the first time since July 2005 when the Sea Eagles went down 26-24 in the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729207/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729207/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Quelle horreur: the French consulate in Sydney has pleaded for better behaviour from French backpackers. Badly behaved French backpackers in Australia, who have been accused of shoplifting, getting drunk and showing disrespect for authority, have French officials worried about their country’s reputation. The consul-general of France in Sydney, Eric Berti, has written an open letter to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729365/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:47:58 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729365/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 About a quarter of all Sydney's ferry passengers will have to pay significantly more after the O'Farrell government dropped the use of a popular travel card on ferry journeys. From September ferry passengers will no longer be able to use MyMulti1 tickets on trips through Sydney, saving the government and costing commuters about $5.5 million a year. Ferry passengers will instead have ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729364/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:47:57 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729364/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Negotiations to construct a temporary convention and exhibition centre at Glebe Island have collapsed, sending the state government scrambling to find a replacement operator for Sydney's business events. The state government plans to construct a temporary convention and exhibition centre on Glebe Island to run for three years when the existing centre at Darling Harbour closes for a $1 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729366/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:47:56 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729366/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 . We’ve seen mining services stocks hit, you’ve seen some money come out of defensive stocks over the last few weeks. [Offshore investors] are looking and going, ‘Is it time now after a run in the market, especially with a falling Australian dollar, to bring some money home.' The drop in banks could be a result ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729367/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:47:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729367/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The worst losing streak in Wests Tigers' history is expected to be compounded by the lowest Leichhardt Oval crowd in nine years on Friday night. With the NRL looking towards moving games from dilapidated suburban grounds to the larger stadiums, Friday's game between the Tigers and Cowboys could be the third-last game at the ground. The lowest crowd at Leichhardt Oval as a joint ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729368/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:47:51 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729368/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu May 23, 2013 9:45pm EDT (Adds details, comments, stocks on the move) SYDNEY May 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares reversed early gains to fall 0.9 percent as faltering banks and market volatility hit investor sentiment on Friday, sending the benchmark index tumbling further from one-month lows touched a day earlier. "There's also a lot of volatility from a macro perspective from Japan, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729678/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:45:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729678/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell in early trade Friday, extending a selloff that pushed the benchmark to a one-month low Thursday after disappointing data from China, Australia's largest export market. The S&P/ASX ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729158/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:43:56 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729158/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 AUSTRALIA may save millions on state-of-the-art combat aircraft after defence company Lockheed Martin trumpeted the first ever fall in the cost of the controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214728443/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:48:18 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214728443/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mr Greiner confirmed last night he might have stayed in the job if the Premier had sold the $30 billion electricity networks, as he had urged, because it would have meant there were more projects which could have been planned."Would I have stayed if there was a lot more money? Who knows," Mr Greiner said. "Of course I've had different views on funding (with the Premier) but ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214728741/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:48:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214728741/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Foreign Minister Bob Carr has told a group of Syrian refugees in Lebanon that the United States military does not want to risk a drawn-out war with the Syrian army. Senator Carr spoke with the refugees during a visit to their camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, on the border with Syria. The refugees urged Senator Carr to back military intervention to bring the civil war in Syria to an end. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214728434/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:39:04 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214728434/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Syrian Arab Republic Foreign Minister Bob Carr has told a group of Syrian refugees in Lebanon that the United States military does not want to risk a drawn-out war with the Syrian army.Senator Carr spoke with the refugees during a visit to their camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, on the border with Syria.More than 1.5 million people have fled across Syria's borders to escape the civil ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727293/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:18 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727293/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 Cricket New South Wales has confirmed the appointment of former Cricket Australia head of strategy Andrew Jones as its new chief executive.Jones comes into the position during a tumultuous time for cricket in the state after former chief Brad Gilbert had stood down in January following 11 years in the role.The Blues firstly sacked coach Anthony Stuart last season but that led to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727276/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:16 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727276/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 it will close its Australian manufacturing plants in October 2016 , with the possible loss of hundreds of job.Ford president Bob Graziano said approximately 1,200 workers would lose their jobs when the Broadmeadows and Geelong plants were shut down.How will the closures affect you?Have your say ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727055/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727055/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Traffic chaos: as it happened A truck driver is dead after his tanker carrying 20,000 litres of milk crashed into the front of a cafe and burst into flames in Sydney's inner west, forcing the closure of Parramatta Road for more than seven hours. A witness claimed the driver may have braked to avoid hitting a car ahead when the tanker veered across the median strip, onto the wrong side of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727772/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727772/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The NSW Waratahs appear to have been subjected to an embarrassing episode on their Twitter account, with an obscene message sent out to more than 14,000 people on Friday morning. The post, containing a single four-letter word and a link to a story about rugby league player Matt Ballin, who plays for Manly in the NRL, was posted on the Waratahs' public Twitter profile at 3.34am AEST. The ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727773/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727773/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 SYDNEY | Thu May 23, 2013 7:16pm EDT SYDNEY May 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares are seen edging up from a one-month low on Friday after weak manufacturing data from China knocked the market down 2 percent in the previous session. A rise in gold prices may lend support to miners. * Local share price index futures rose 0.3 percent to a 23.6-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727279/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:18 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727279/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A bucket wheel reclaimer collects ore at the BHP Billiton iron ore loading facility in Port Hedland, about 1,600 km north of Perth, in this May, 2008, file photo. Australian coal miners are steeling themselves for years of production cuts, job reductions and asset sales as swelling shipments from international rivals lower hopes of a recovery in prices for coal. (TIM ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726016/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:27 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726016/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Croydon 2132 Sydney's Parramatta Road is closed this morning after a milk truck crashed into a shopfront in the city's inner west late last night, killing the driver.Police say the truck ploughed into the shop in Croydon and burst into flames about 11:30pm.The accident has closed the major arterial in both directions and diversions are in place.Dave Wright from the Transport ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726117/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:35:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726117/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The NSW Waratahs appear to have been subjected to an embarrassing hacking episode on their Twitter account, with an obscene message sent out to more than 14,000 people on Friday morning. The post, containing a single four-letter word and a link to a story about rugby league player Matt Ballin, who plays for Manly in the NRL, was posted on the Waratahs' public Twitter profile at 3.34am AEST. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726564/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726564/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 An elderly man is dead and another man is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash on Sydney's lower north shore. The two male pedestrians, aged 85 and 59, were attempting to cross Hampden Road in Artarmon when they were struck by a vehicle just before 7.45pm on Thursday. Police said the 85-year-old pedestrian died at the scene of the crash, near the intersection with Cleland ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726565/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726565/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Two more people were arrested overnight by counter-terrorism detectives as police investigate the brutal killing of a soldier in London. A 29-year-old man was arrested, and a 29-year-old woman was arrested in south London, both on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The two men who were shot by police at the scene of the crime on Wednesday were still under arrest in a stable condition in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726566/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:39 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726566/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The truck that slammed into a shopfront on Parramatta Road this morning was a McColl's Transport vehicle carrying 20,000 litres of milk. A spokesman for McColl's, which is Australia's largest independent milk, chemical and dangerous goods transport carrier, said they couldn't provide any details yet on the driver, who died at the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726567/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:37 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726567/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 View all 17 photos One of Australia's most loved figures, Hazel Hawke, has died at the age of 83. Her daughter, Sue Pieters-Hawke, announced on behalf of the family on Thursday night that Mrs Hawke had died peacefully, surrounded by family. The family had been with Mrs Hawke during her last days as she finally succumbed to complications of dementia, Ms Pieters-Hawke said. ''The ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726122/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:36 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726122/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Veteran ABC broadcaster David Morrow has been spared the sack, but will need to complete training and cultural awareness programs before returning to the airwaves. Morrow was suspended following comments he made before the match between St George Illawarra and Manly on May 6. The voice of the ABC's league coverage claimed he was referencing a 17-year-old conversation he had with an Atlanta ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726568/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:34 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214726568/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford Motor Co. will shed 1,200 jobs when it ends auto manufacturing in Australia in 2016, but ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725794/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:27 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725794/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu May 23, 2013 5:54pm EDT (Repeats story from late Thursday; no change to text) SYDNEY May 23 (Reuters) - Australian casino company Crown Ltd is selling its entire 10 percent stake in rival Echo Entertainment Group, the operator of Sydney's sole casino, a source with knowledge of the sale said. Crown is seeking in a book build through UBS to sell 82.5 million Echo shares at A$3.20 each, or ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727278/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:54:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214727278/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford Motor Co.'s decision to pull the plug on its Australian auto-making operations highlights the struggles of that country's manufacturing sector in the face of a currency bloated to the point of uncompetitiveness by its excessive exposure to commodity ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214724215/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214724215/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australian ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell (right) with former Australian premier John Howard. Tweddel said the Australian government is increasing its aid to the Philippines this year. AFP FILE PHOTO/SAEED KHAN MANILA, Philippines--The Australian government is increasing its aid to the Philippines this year to pour greater funding into basic services, education reform, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725180/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:28 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725180/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Free burgers: Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725181/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725181/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Police arrest two more over London attack British police arrested two more people on Thursday in a hunt for accomplices to brutal attack on ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725183/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725183/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The online betting industry has caved in to public pressure and will push for a ban on the promotion of live odds in sports broadcasts. Gambling industry bosses will hold a crisis meeting with TV representatives on Friday to present an 11th-hour proposal to stop betting spruikers interrupting football coverage. To succeed, the proposal needs the support of the TV networks and wagering giant ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725184/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725184/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Two more people were arrested overnight by counter-terrorism detectives as police investigate the brutal killing of a soldier in London. A 29-year-old man was arrested, and a 29-year-old woman was arrested in south London, both on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The two men who were shot by police at the scene of the crime on Wednesday were still under arrest in a stable condition in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725182/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725182/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 released the name of the victim of the attack – Drummer Lee Rigby of 2nd Battalion The Royal Rgiment of Fusiliers. Known as ‘Riggers’ to his friends, the 25 year-old was father to a two-year old son. He had seen action in Helmand province in Afghanistan, before moving to regimental headquarters in the Tower of London where he worked in recruitment. Also overnight, one of the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725186/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:44 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725186/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725548/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:58:28 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214725548/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The online betting industry has caved in to public pressure and will push for a ban on the promotion of live odds in sports broadcasts. Gambling industry bosses will hold a crisis meeting with TV representatives on Friday to present an 11th-hour proposal to stop betting spruikers interrupting football coverage. To succeed, the proposal needs the support of the TV networks and wagering giant ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214723698/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214723698/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Prime Minister's statement Hazel Hawke has died peacefully after succumbing to complications of dementia, her family announced on Thursday. She died surrounded by family, who had been with her in her last ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214723243/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214723243/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 NSW parliament has voted against a bill giving people with a terminal illness the right to end their own suffering by choosing the manner and timing of their death. "They will be screaming out in frustration," said Greens MP Cate Faehrmann, who introduced the bill to the NSW upper house last week. As if on cue, a man in a wheelchair yelled out from the public gallery: "You people ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214723699/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214723699/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Canberra, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Animal rights groups described as inhumane and cruel the governmental procedure to slaughter thousands of wild horses in the outback, 300 kilometers southeast of Alice Springs city. The Australian organization of animal defenders said that the killing of 100,000 individuals by shooting them from a helicopter will make those wounded suffer a lingering death, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214719952/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:44:46 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214719952/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 NEW DELHI: India and Australia today signed an agreement for skill development in the agriculture sector. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214719961/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:13:54 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214719961/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 When Lisa McKay drove her brother to the Carnival Spirit cruise liner last month, it would be the last time she would see him. Ten days later, Paul Rossington had tumbled into the Tasman Sea from the deck of the ship, moments after his partner, Kristen Schroder, went overboard. Family and friends of Mr Rossington told a memorial service on Thursday of their heartbreak at losing the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718972/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:09 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718972/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney recorded its third-highest auction sale price on Wednesday night when the former home of Sir Peter Abeles sold for $15,501,000. Secrecy surrounded the private auction and agents refused to divulge who attended. But among the last to leave was the chancellor of Bond University, Dr Helen Nugent, who is also president of the Cranbrook School next door, fuelling speculation it was bought on ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718973/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:07 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718973/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 An author who pens stories the length of a sentence won this year's Man Booker International Prize. American writer Lydia Davis has written some short stories of conventional length but most range from one to three pages, while others are just a paragraph or a sentence long. Davis was picked from a short list of 10 names to win the fifth Man Booker International Prize, which is presented ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718974/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718974/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The father of Ben Te'o claims the family name has been unnecessarily ''dragged through the mud'', but is confident the South Sydney star will emerge from investigations with his reputation intact. Brisbane woman Katie Lewis claims Te'o repeatedly struck her and left her with a fractured eye socket during an incident at the home of Brisbane fullback Corey Norman ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718976/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718976/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australians overwhelmingly see their country as prosperous and fair, yet most think the next generation will be worse off, according to a new international comparison. The opinion poll conducted across 39 countries for the Washington-based Pew Research Centre found that only in three countries did a majority say their economic system was ''fair to most people''. And among the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718509/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718509/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Forget playing the tables or the slots. The biggest game in town is working out why James Packer's Crown is selling its 10 per cent stake in Echo Entertainment only a week after finally receiving regulatory approval to increase it to 23 per cent. The first conspiracy theory is that Packer's had the wink and nod from the NSW government that his Barangaroo casino proposal is in the bag. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718977/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:58 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718977/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford was always going to fold. Management expert Professor Roy Green served on the Prime Minister's manufacturing taskforce and her manufacturing leaders advisory group. He says it was the ''weak link'' in the Australian manufacturing chain - the only firm with plainly dismal prospects. Green believes in targeted government support to help Australian industry, but he ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718978/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:57 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718978/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 newspaper has reported. Anjem Choudary, former leader of the group Al Muhajiroun, told the newspaper he had known the man who was seen on video after the killing, waving a cleaver with bloodied hands. He said the man went by the names of Mujahid or ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718979/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718979/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 reported. Police have also raided an address on a Greenwich housing estate - near Woolwich - the BBC reported. Prime minister David Cameron said Britain will "be absolutely resolute in its stand against violent extremism and terror." "The people who did this were trying to divide us - they should know something like this will only bring us together and make us stronger," he ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718980/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:54 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718980/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The attack was unprecedented. A British soldier run down and beheaded in a London street in the middle of the afternoon. Britain has spent millions of pounds since the 2005 London Underground attacks to prepare against the threat of terrorism, yet here, in broad daylight, two men brandishing a meat cleaver and a butcher's knife, have shown how cheaply that veneer of security can be ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718981/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:53 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718981/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 . Futures on the UK’s FTSE 100 Index slid 1.8 per cent, Germany's Dax futures are down about 2 per cent. ‘‘European markets look set to be taken to the woodshed,’’ Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG Markets in Melbourne wrote in a note. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718982/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:50 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718982/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Kashiwa Reysol’s in-form striker Masato Kudo and FC Tokyo midfielder Keigo Higashi received their first callups as Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni named a 26-strong squad on Thursday for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Australia. Kudo has scored 13 goals in the J.League and the Asian Champions League this season, including Kashiwa’s third in a 3-2 win over Jeonbuk Hyundai ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718383/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214718383/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Kosciuszko National Park is seen in this undated handout photo. The Canberra Times reports that an air search for Prabhdeep Srawn is focusing on a specific location within the Kosciuszko National Park, about 350 kilometres southwest of Sydney. Srawn, a 25-year-old Brampton, Ont., man hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass. (Westpac Life ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214716791/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214716791/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 will launch a joint China-Australia-Taiwan service on June 7.The CAT service will employ six 4,250-TEU container vessels, including two each from Evergreen and Yang Ming and one each from PIL and Sinotrans.The port rotation is as follows: Ningbo, Shanghai and Shekou in China; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia; and back to Kaohsiung and Ningbo. The roundtrip voyage is ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214716597/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214716597/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford Motor Company announced Thursday that it would stop making cars in Australia within two years because high costs and low volumes mean it cannot compete with imported vehicles. Ford Australia chief Bob Graziano said that closing its plant in Melbourne and the other 60 kilometres further south-west in Geelong would see 1,200 workers laid off by October 2016. "Our costs are double ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214716312/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:50 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214716312/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Loredana Alessio-Mulhall, who has suffered from multiple sclerosis for 40 years, was in the gallery and visibly upset when the proposal failed. "I should not have to beg for mercy from the people around me, like I am now, to be allowed to die in peace and with dignity," she said. The bill was lost 23 to 13, but Ms Faehrmann said later the campaign was not over. "This is not the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717364/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717364/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ralph Glen Ireland, 61, from Manly, was sentenced in Windsor Court on Wednesday to seven months in jail after being found guilty of two counts of committing an act of indecency in front of a child aged under 10. The court heard he committed the offences while on a five-year good behaviour bond for a conviction of wilful and obscene exposure in front of two schoolgirls on a train. A court heard ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717365/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717365/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 INFRASTRUCTURE NSW, the organisation set up by Barry O'Farrell to fix the state, is in tatters with its chairman and chief executive both ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717367/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717367/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A HAIRDRESSER accused of sexually assaulting his female clients allegedly told one woman he knew people who could track her down if she ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717366/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717366/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 EVEN if Tony Abbott were caught streaking naked down Collins Street in Melbourne the Coalition would probably still win the looming election, former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717370/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:39 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717370/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A SEXUAL predator was on parole when he used Facebook to prey on two teenage girls and talk to them in explicit ways, a court has ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717368/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:39 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717368/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 PARAMEDIC Paul Rossington did the "honourable thing" by leaping after girlfriend Kristen Schroder when she fell from a cruise ship, mourners were told ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717369/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:37 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717369/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Mr Wong was sworn into the upper house yesterday to take the seat of former treasurer Eric Roozendaal, who resigned earlier this month. Mr Wong, a prominent member of the Chinese community and Deputy Mayor of Burwood Council, was allegedly recruited to the party by Mr Obeid while he was a member of the Unity Party. An allegation which he denies. Peter Wong, the former Unity Party upper house MP, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717371/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:35 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214717371/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Disgraced MP and former Speaker of the House of Representatives in Parliament House, Peter Slipper, appeared in the local Magistrates Court in Canberra. He left in a Silver Service Taxi. Picture: Ramage ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214716916/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:18 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214716916/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 THE automotive components industry in South Australia and the 10,000-plus workers it employs have three years to plan for a more secure future, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says. While Ford's announcement marked a "black day for the Australian automotive industry", knee-jerk reactions were best avoided, AMWU's SA secretary John Camillo said. "For the component ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214714912/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214714912/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 HOLDEN says it still plans to build cars in Adelaide until at least 2022 but warns "swift action" is needed from political leaders to ensure the Australian auto industry remains viable. The partial reassurance follows Ford's bombshell announcement that it will stop making cars at its two Victorian plants from 2016, ending 90 years of manufacturing in Australia. Holden vowed to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214714913/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214714913/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The wife of Australian businessman Matthew Joyce says the 10-year jail sentence and $25 million fine handed down by a Dubai court is effectively a life term. Joyce was on Monday jailed and fined by the Dubai court for fraud stemming from a collapsed land deal. But the court cleared fellow Melbourne man Marcus Lee of wrongdoing, paving the way for him to return to Australia after four years ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214715387/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214715387/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 CANBERRA ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729564/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:21:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214729564/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australia opening batsman, said on Thursday he regretted not keeping a lid on his outrage but maintained he had to defend himself after his image was used in a report condemning ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214712385/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:43:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214712385/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Melbourne - Ford announced Thursday it would cease making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, having produced its first car in the country in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214712214/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:34:53 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214712214/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Keisuke Honda in action for Japan against Oman Knee injuries forced both players to miss the 2-1 defeat to Jordan in March but victory against the Socceroos in Saitama would secure a fifth consecutive World Cup finals appearance for Alberto Zaccheroni's side, who have a six-point advantage in their qualifying group with two games to play."The moment of truth has come for my team," ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214712304/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:25:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214712304/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker. The calls came as hopes briefly rose Wednesday of finding Prabhdeep Srawn when "voices" were heard in the search area in the Kosciuszko National Park. But reports from the site in New South Wales say that poor weather ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214712593/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:22:50 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214712593/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 OneWind Australia, a venture backed by private equity fund Denham Capital Management LP, expects the first of as much as $US2 billion in wind farms it plans in the country to start operating by 2015.OneWind is developing five wind projects in New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland, Managing Director Michael Toke said in an interview in Sydney. The wind farms ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214713079/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:07:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214713079/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford Motor Co. will shut its two Australian auto plants in October 2016, blaming a strong currency and costs that are hitting manufacturers just as the country looks for other sectors of its economy to cushion the end of a mining boom.Ford Australia will close its engine plant in Geelong and its vehicle assembly plant in Broadmeadows, both in Victoria state, with the loss of 1,200 jobs, Ford ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214711160/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:31:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214711160/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 In a recent post for The Conversation which appeared on the SBS World News Australia website, Dr Shanthi Robertson highlighted the long-term but temporary, 'invisible' group of workers made up of backpackers and international students. She groups them together as Australia's 'other migrant workers', and is calling for more political and public recognition of this ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214711403/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:29:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214711403/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 A prominent member of Australia's Chinese community has been installed as Labor's replacement for former Treasurer Eric Roozendaal.A special joint sitting this afternoon has formally installed Mr Wong as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.Mr Wong is a former deputy mayor of Burwood Council.Mr Roozendaal quit State Parliament early this month, six years ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214711824/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:16:59 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214711824/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Hazel Hawke, ex-wife of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died aged 83, following a battle with dementia.Her family issued a statement on Wednesday night saying she passed away peacefully after succumbing to complications of the disease.Her family said they appreciate the great affection many have for Hazel, but have asked for privacy.There will be a private funeral for family and close ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710405/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:53 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710405/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 David Warner's privately convened code of conduct hearing for his recent Twitter indiscretions may be the last of its kind, as Cricket Australia consider adopting a system whereby disciplinary charges against players would be heard in forums open to public scrutiny via the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710558/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:11:56 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710558/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 James Packer’s Crown Ltd is selling its 10 per cent stake in rival Echo Entertainment, in a clear signal it is confident of gaining approval to operate its own casino in Sydney. The sale of its stake to institutional investors via a bookbuild late today is priced at $3.20 a share, a 7 per cent discount to Echo’s closing price of $3.44. It values Crown’s stake at $264 million. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710854/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:59:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710854/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Among alarming statistics that a P-plate driver dies in NSW every six days, the play "Road Train" will be shown to Year 9 and 10 students at selected high schools across the state.In a move away from traditional road safety campaigns which use shock tactics, the play attempts to reach young people by telling them a story they can relate to.Students at James Meehan High School in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710855/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:57:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710855/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 This screen shot from The Footy Show was initially sent to the Richmonds by Michael's sister after having seen it on the show. Picture: Attila ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710856/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:57:38 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214710856/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australia Basketball Australia (BA) and the NBL have agreed to split, with the 2013/14 season to be run by the newly-formed National Basketball Competition (NBC).The NBL will operate separately from BA, with a newly-formed leadership group to take control of the league.The NBC, which represents all NBL clubs, on Thursday signed a heads of agreement with BA to proceed with a de-merger ahead of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709332/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:58:50 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709332/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 The chairman and chief executive of Infrastructure New South Wales are quitting after two years in the roles.Premier Barry O'Farrell told Parliament that Infrastructure NSW's inaugural chairman Nick Greiner would stand down in July, while chief executive Paul Broad is leaving to take the reins as chief executive of energy company Snowy Hydro."Paul has been a loyal ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709798/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:58:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709798/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Positive: Stanford. It is a haunting image but there is more to this picture than meets the eye. Photographer Jonathan May, 34, met Stanford, the boy in the picture, in 2011. May was visiting the blind school in Kenya where he previously took photographs and where, for $1.30 a day, he sponsors the schooling of a young girl, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709799/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:17 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709799/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australian shares were caught in a global rout today, suffering their worst daily loss in more than two months.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index slumped 103 points, or 2 per cent, to 5062.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 101.3 points, or 2 per cent, to 5040.8. The sell-off wiped more than $30 billion off the value of the share market. Investors were rattled by a combination of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709800/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:16 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709800/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 NSW parliament has voted against a bill giving people with a terminal illness the right to end their own suffering by choosing the manner and timing of their death. "They will be screaming out in frustration," said Greens MP Cate Faehrmann, who introduced the bill to the NSW upper house last week. As if on cue, a man in a wheelchair yelled out from the public gallery: "You people ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709801/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709801/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 It was a note written in Italian, folded in four and passed in the dock at a murder trial. In the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday, the jury at the trial of Giuseppe Di Cianni and Josephine Pintabona learned he gave her a letter about their trial, while they were inside the Darlinghurst court complex earlier this month. Mr Di Cianni has pleaded not guilty to murdering former business associate ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709425/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709425/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 . He wanted to pre-emptively warn Devereux; Ford's announcement came smack bang in the middle of the biggest positive announcement from Holden in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709802/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:13 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709802/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 'You are going to lose': mother tells attackers to drop weapons Far-right activists in balaclavas have clashed with riot police in London after the killing of a man believed to be a British soldier by alleged Islamic extremists. More than 100 supporters of the English Defence League, some in paramilitary dress, gathered at a train station in Woolwich near where the man was allegedly ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709803/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709803/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney has had consistent rainfall across the metropolitan area since yesterday afternoon and it’s going to be more of the same for the rest of the evening. Scroll down to see Sydney's seven-day ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709804/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:47:07 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709804/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 AN alleged pervert was arrested by police within minutes after a woman claimed he had exposed himself to her as she walked along a road on Sydneys North Shore last ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709805/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:47:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709805/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as the fifth round of talks on the issue concluded in Canberra. "We have gone further in our goods negotiations. We have progressed well in our text on our services and investments. I hope in the next round we will start doing the real give and take of negotiations," J K Daddo, Joint Secretary ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709340/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:40:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709340/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu May 23, 2013 3:14am EDT (Adds details, comments) SYDNEY May 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 2.0 percent on Thursday, their worst daily loss in more than two months, depressed by a weak preliminary manufacturing activity survey from China. The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6, slipping under the 50-point level demarcating expansion from contraction for ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709334/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:14:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214709334/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The two car makers left standing following Ford's decision to get out have reaffirmed their commitment to Australia, for now at least.However the dominant view is that the Australian car manufacturing industry is dying, which is a grave worry for the automotive component suppliers that represent more employees than the big car makers.Ford posted a $141 million annual loss in Australia on ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214708168/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214708168/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 /enpproperty--> Chinese insurance companies are seeking real estate investment opportunities in the Australian market, according to research from international real estate service provider Savills. Foreign Investors by the end of March, although only accounting for 19 percent of Australian CBD office transactions, were the greatest net investors in the market, the report showed. "We are ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214708212/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:51:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214708212/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Norfolk Island A Senate Committee has raised serious concerns about the competency of the bodies overseeing Australia's aviation industry.The committee has investigated the official reviews into a Pel-Air plane ditching into the ocean off Norfolk Island in 2009.The service had been flying a patient from Samoa to Melbourne for treatment on behalf of CareFlight.All six people on board ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214708332/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:47:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214708332/scat/ae0def0d9b645403   ';The operating environment is extremely tough at this time but Toyota believes that car manufacturing is an important contributor to the Australian economy,'; Toyota Australia public affairs manager Glenn Campbell said. ';Toyota intends to maintain its operations in Australia. Toyota is still building cars at its Altona plant for domestic and export markets. ';The ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214708703/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:29:08 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214708703/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 New South Wales Opposition Leader John Robertson is backpedalling after he told an anti-mining forum that Labor was developing a plan to phase out the use of coal.Mr Robertson told the Beyond Coal and Gas conference at Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Valley on the weekend his colleague Luke Foley was working on a plan to phase out coal as Labor prepares its policy platform for the 2015 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707868/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707868/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Sydney 2000 Legislation to allow voluntary euthanasia in New South Wales has been defeated in the state upper house.The Rights of the Terminally Ill bill, which was introduced by Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann, would have let terminally ill people who still retain their decision making capacity request assistance to die.The bill was defeated 23 votes to 13.Despite being given a conscience vote on ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707867/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707867/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The former NSW Premier Nick Greiner has resigned as inaugural chairman of Infrastructure NSW, while Paul Broad has quit as its chief executive. The resignations were announced by Premier Barry O'Farrell during question time in the NSW parliament on Thursday ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707869/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:43 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707869/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A man, believed to be a soldier, was hacked to death in the London suburb of Woolwich in an alleged terrorist attack about 2.20pm UK time on Tuesday (11.20pm AEST). Witnesses said the soldier was hacked at by two men with weapons including a machete. The attackers made no attempt to flee, with one filmed clutching a meat cleaver and knife in his hands, which appeared to be covered in the blood ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707870/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707870/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 'You are going to lose': mother tells attackers to drop weapons Far-right activists in balaclavas have clashed with riot police in London after the killing of a man believed to be a British soldier by alleged Islamic extremists. More than 100 supporters of the English Defence League, some in paramilitary dress, gathered at a train station in Woolwich near where the man was allegedly ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707871/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707871/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 This image taken on June 9, 2010 shows Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart speaking during a rally in Perth. The world’s richest woman Gina Rinehart is believed to have increased her holding in Australian media group Fairfax to more than 15 percent, reports said on June 15. AFP / Tony ASHBY SYDNEY--Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$7 billion (US$6.8 billion) wiped off her fortune in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707411/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:22:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214707411/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford Motor Co. is adding production, and 3,500 jobs, in North America as it tries to keep up with Americans’ appetite for new cars and trucks. But the automaker will end production in Australia, cutting 1,200 jobs by 2016, as high costs left it unable to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706080/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:45:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706080/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 His sister, and studio co-director, Rebecca Davies emailed parents on Thursday afternoon to say that due to the number of clients that had withdrawn in the wake of the allegations, the business was no longer viable. "On a personal note, my heart is breaking for all of you," Ms Davies wrote in an email. "It is so devastating that one person has destroyed everything we all ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706804/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706804/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 indicating whether or not the specified user agent represents a smart phone. * If any of the regular expressions are updated then they should be updated in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706806/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706806/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 A seven-year-old South Korean girl was killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his 10th floor apartment in an apparent suicide, a report said on Thursday. The 40-year-old man jumped from the flat in the southern port of Busan on Wednesday evening and hit the daughter of his neighbour who was emerging from the apartment building, SBS TV station said. The man, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706805/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706805/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 ANIMAL welfare groups have condemned a University of Newcastle research project where greyhound dogs allegedly underwent invasive surgery while they were still ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706807/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:19:32 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706807/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Incumbents Mitchell & Partners and OMD have been re-appointed by the West Australian Government for the provision of campaign advertising services following a competitive pitch. The pitch for the $33.8m account ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706324/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214706324/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford will end its Australian manufacturing operations in three years, resulting in 1200 job losses at its two Victorian plants.The carmaker's plants at Broadmeadows in Melbourne's north and Geelong, west of Melbourne, will close their doors in October 2016, resulting in the loss of 650 and 510 jobs respectively.Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano says the cost of manufacturing ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705090/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:53 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705090/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 The head of a Beacon Hill church was indicted Wednesday morning for allegedly taking money from the church and intimidating other members during his time in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705702/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:38 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705702/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Orange 2800 The National Parks Association is using an alleged shooting incident involving hunters near Orange to highlight why the activity should not be allowed in some New South Wales reserves.Police say a man shot at the feet of a 43-year-old farmer on Tuesday in Springside, in the state's central-west, after the farmer confronted him and another man allegedly hunting kangaroos on his ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705703/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:22:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705703/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Brisbane 4000 Queensland batsman Chris Lynn could find himself in hot water after using Twitter to opine about assault allegations levelled against NRL player Ben Te'o.Te'o released a statement on Wednesday saying he had not "acted improperly" after a Brisbane woman said she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by the South ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705266/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:22:09 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705266/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 'You are going to lose': mother tells attackers to drop weapons Far-right activists in balaclavas have clashed with riot police in London after the killing of a man believed to be a British soldier by alleged Islamic extremists. More than 100 supporters of the English Defence League, some in paramilitary dress, gathered at a train station in Woolwich near where the man was allegedly ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705706/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705706/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Te'o should 'be held accountable' Katie Lewis says she doesn't want to "ruin his career" but Ben Te'o should be held accountable after he "punched me in the face". Nine ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705707/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705707/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 An online community of amateur satellite sleuths are gathering intelligence about North Korea by comparing historical differences in publicly accessible satellite imagery. Not only have they been successful in predicting recent rocket launch dates, they have also been able to use the imagery to identify expansions of prisons and changes to key landmarks. More recently, they were able to identify ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705708/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:46 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705708/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Senator mad about pay rise Victorian DLP senator John Madigan is shocked about pay increases for federal politicians and will donate over $30,000 to training grants, particularly in the manufacturing ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705709/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705709/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 I said: 'Right, now it is only you versus many people, you are going to lose, what would you like to do?' He said: 'I would like to stay and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705710/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214705710/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Ford Australia boss Robert Graziano has announced the company will cease manufacturing in Australia by October 2016 with the loss of 1,200 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704081/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704081/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Canberra backrower Joel Thompson says if his side sticks to their gameplan, they will pull apart the Manly defence in their NRL clash on Saturday ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704769/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:37 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704769/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 spot in the industries category, falling behind investment and the services sectors. Check out the table below to see who made it as Australia’s top five most wealthiest people last ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704310/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:51 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704310/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Australia Police across Australia have joined forces to launch a nationwide crackdown on firearms and their supply on the black market.The operation will target weapons that are illegally imported or manufactured, stolen from registered owners or used in criminal activities. Police will take anonymous tip-offs from the public by phone or online as part of the two-week campaign, called Operation ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704184/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:43 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704184/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Geelong 3220 Following the announcement that Ford will be shutting its Broadmeadows and Geelong plants in 2016, we look back over the car maker's production ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704091/scat/ae0def0d9b645403 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:43 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214704091/scat/ae0def0d9b645403