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  • Oz captain aspirant Warner comes under scrutiny for calling journalists pck old fart on Twitter

    Australian Test batsmen David Warner has come under investigation after he posted expletive-laden tirade on the social media against the journalists of a reputed Australian media company. A series of fiery rants were posted on the Twitter account of Warner, in response to News Limited journalist Robert Craddock's article on the perils of the rich and corrupt Indian Premier League, News.com.au ...

  • Oz Education Minister Collier apologises for Facebook like of naked Young Liberal

    Australia's education minister Peter Collier has apologized for an embarrassing Facebook indiscretion which revealed that he had liked a picture of a Young Liberal showing his genitals. The minister was aged 16 at the time and had participated in a trend called 'sneaky nuts', which is termed as a practice to secretly show both testicles while standing in the background of a photo, News.com.au ...

  • Australian jailed for 45 years for raping murdering and stuffing Indian student in suitcase

    An Australian man has been sentenced to 45 years of imprisonment on grounds of raping and murdering Indian student Tosha Thakkar whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase. Daniel Stani-Reginald is said to have exchanged places with his father who has been arrested on charges of bashing his mother and was released weeks ago, News.com.au reports. According to the report, Justice Derek Price ...

  • Australian man gets jail for rape murder of Indian woman

    A 21-year-old Australian man of Sri Lankan descent, who raped and murdered an Indian woman, has been sentenced to 45 years in jail by a Sydney court Friday. The New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that Daniel Stani-Reginald would not be eligible for parole for a minimum of 30 years for raping and murdering Tosha Thakkar, then 24, in a Sydney flat March 9, 2011, a media report said. Thakkar, a ...

  • Australian firm apologises after customer data leak

    Australian communications provider Telstra apologized Friday for a massive online leak of customer details. Newspaper Fairfax Wednesday found that a Google search could easily get to Telstra spreadsheets, obtaining customer names, telephone numbers, and even business and home addresses, reported Xinhua. More than 1,600 customer records were leaked in one of the spreadsheets, which contained ...

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Jason X [DVD]

Jason X [DVD]

Despite going to hell in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday back in 1993, Jason Vorhees has been resurrected ... again ... in a tenth installment of the obviously never-ending Friday the 13th series that wore out its energy and imagination a long, long time ago. Since the series entered the stage of parody as early as the sixth installment, it has already worn out its legs as pote ... ...

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  • Women spend almost twice as much time on housework and childcare than men do

    Researchers from Australia have found that women spend almost twice as much time on housework and childcare than men, even when they increase their time in paid employment. According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, women with children under five spend about 41 hours a week on childcare, 32 hours a week on housework and 14 hours in paid work, the Sydney Morning Herald ...

  • It could take five years Demons coach

    Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has warned frustrated supporters it could be up to five years before the Demons are competitive in the AFL. Melbourne sunk to a low point when they were whipped by the Gold Coast Suns last week and face another hammering on Sunday when they meet Richmond at the MCG. Neeld admitted on Saturday that not only was there little that could be done to turn the players' ...

  • Rebels hoping win helps coach Hill

    Melbourne Rebels players are hoping their break-through Super Rugby win over the Stormers helps coach Damien Hill keep his job. The Rebels edged the highly-rated Stormers 30-21 at AAMI Park, which was their first ever win over a South African opponent. They hit the front with six minutes remaining through a controversial penalty try. It was awarded after Stormers hooker Martin Bezuidenhout ...

  • Labor launches super blitz on coalition

    Labor has launched a nationwide attack on the coalition's superannuation plans, warning an Abbott government would erode the retirement savings of low-income Australians. Labor MPs across the country on Saturday said the coalition's super plans would not only hurt the national savings pool but eventually stifle economic growth and job creation. In his budget reply speech on Thursday, ...

  • Gee says bash tactics backfired

    Former Brisbane hard-man Andrew Gee said the Gold Coast's attempts to bash the Broncos out of Friday night's NRL clash with "cheap shots" backfired on the Titans. After a series of penalties, high tackles and late hits, Gold Coast went down 32-6 at Suncorp Stadium. Brisbane were anxiously awaiting medical updates on Saturday on utility David Stagg, who - if scans confirm a ...

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