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  • Indian-origin man in Australia injured in accident

    An Australian man will face attempted murder charges after a horrific hit-and-run incident in Melbourne that left a 27-year-old Indian-origin man hospitalised in a serious condition. Amandeep Singh was hit by a car more than once when he was taking a walk on Chandler Road, Noble Park, in Melbourne Tuesday, local media reported. Shannon Marchant, 21, who was on the wheel of the Holden ...

  • Search on for Indo-Canadian man missing in Australia

    A frantic search is on for a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian man who went missing in a national park in Australia. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton in the Canadian province of Ontario was last seen May 13 parking his rental vehicle at village Charlotte Pass and entering the Kosciuszko National Park in the Australian state of New South Wales, according to local media. A law student of Bond University in ...

  • CA considering social media policy after Warner Twitter rant

    Cricket Australia (CA) chief James Sutherland has said the governing body might need to consider implementing a social media policy after Australian Test batsman David Warner's recent Twitter controversy. He said there had been no discussions about developing a social media policy for players, but admitted it is something that CA is considering. Sutherland insisted he will continue to ...

  • Enhanced contract payments for Australian cricket eves

    Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women players which will result in the Australian female cricketers becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country. CA approved a restructure of the contract system with a move from a three-tier payment system to a squad-ranking system. The top player retainer increases substantially from ...

  • South Australian Tourism Commission using short films to show new side to city

    THE secret Adelaide night life that rivals Sydney's; Chinatown's hidden treasures; chef Simon Bryant joining the new food-truck culture - these windows into Adelaide life are part of a South Australian Tourism Commission campaign using films made by independent film-makers. The SATC commissioned 10 filmmakers to shoot a short feature showing why they love the state - and the results went ...

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Naughty Girl (Cette sacreé gamine) [DVD]

Naughty Girl (Cette sacreé gamine) [DVD]

No one will ever accuse Brigitte Bardot of being a particularly great actress, but she had the rare kind of screen presence that lifted even the slightest movie to heights it otherwise would never reach. ...

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  • Australian icons in global top-100

    The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ Bank and Woolworths all made the Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list, compiled by global market research firm Millward Brown and commissioned by marketing giant WPP. The rankings are based on the views of potential and current buyers of a brand as well as financial data to calculate the brand's overall ...

  • Gillard back to chat to western Sydney

    Prime Minister Julia Gillard is back in the crucial Western Sydney heartland as she makes herself available for a public forum.Ms Gillard and her ministers first had a community cabinet meeting before registered members of the public walked through passed through tight security at the Regents Park Christian School, in the safe Labor seat of Blaxland.Outside the about 100 activists gathered in ...

  • Graziers gain park access

    Greens say forget starving North Qld cattle "As the dire animal welfare situation facing our graziers worsens, the Newman Government will give them a lifeline by allowing temporary access for cattle to suitable state land," Mr Dickson said. "We won't stand by and watch while graziers are forced to destroy their own stock when we have land and feed available. "This is a ...

  • Lamb exports hit record high

    WIDESPREAD dry conditions have bolstered Australian lamb exports to a record high of $271 million for the first quarter of 2013. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data this record was up 9 per cent on the first quarter of 2012 and 20pc on the five year average. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) reported the surge in first quarter lamb exports was underpinned by deteriorating ...

  • England banned from talking Ashes

    England might be overwhelming favourites to win the Ashes series, but the latest directive from coach Andy Flower suggests the champions aren't feeling as comfortable as the bookies. The England press is reporting that Flower has banned his players talking about the Ashes until after the Champions Trophy is finished. Gagging his players ahead of such a highly anticipated series indicates ...

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