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  • ACC report warns of increasing illicit drug abuse in professional sports

    The Australian Crime Commission's (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2011-12 has warned of an alarming increase in the use, seizure and arrests for illicit drugs in sports, especially in football. The report revealed 76,000 seizures of cannabis, amphetamine-type substances, heroin, cocaine and other substances, together with 93,000 illicit-drug related arrests both of which have been the highest ...

  • Australian construction industry to see slow recovery

    The Australian building and construction industry will see a mixed recovery over 2015-16 after a number of challenging years, according to Master Builders Australia (MBA) forecasts released Monday. While the forecasts predict a positive growth for the industry, MBA reports that the current economic climate is creating headwinds that may impede the timing and strength of recovery. There's light ...

  • Warners Twitter rant sparked by Sreesanth-linking image on IPL article

    Australian Test batsman David Warner was reportedly enraged by a picture linking him to spot-fixing suspect S.Sreesanth in an article by journalist Robert Craddock into corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which led him to insult Craddock and his co-scribe Malcolm Conn on Twitter. An early morning text message from a friend in Australia is believed to have sparked the Twitter tirade ...

  • Warner facing CA disciplinary hearing over vitriolic Twitter outburst ahead of Ashes

    Australian opening batsman David Warner is facing a Cricket Australia (CA) disciplinary hearing for his vitriolic social media outburst at respected News Limited sportswriters Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. Warner, whose captaincy aspirations have taken a hit, had been reported for breaching the code of behaviour of the CA, which will be deciding a date for the hearing ahead of this week's ...

  • Oz sports commentator sparks Twitter outrage with Indian gag

    An Australian sports commentator has sparked outrage on Twitter for an Indian impersonation during a news broadcast. Sandy Roberts had put on an Indian accent and made a joke about eating curry following coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) during Channel 7's news broadcast, News.com.au reports. According to the report, Roberts' action caused an instantaneous backlash against him in ...

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Dont Be Afraid of the Dark is a remake of cultishly beloved 1973 made-for-TV movie about a house that is not haunted nor possessed, but is rather overrun by diminutive demons who wreak havoc on a poor housewifes already stressed-out sanity. The originals appeal ... ...

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  • Baz Luhrmann regrets not directing Harry Potter

    Australian director Baz Luhrmann regrets leaving the opportunity to direct the first edition of "Harry Potter" franchise because he was busy with something else. The movie adaptation of author J.K. Rowling's 10-part wizard story was a huge hit and all books were made into movies starting from 2001, but Luhrmann turned down the offer because he was filming "Moulin Rouge!", reports ...

  • Church Admits Slowness in Case of Australian Pedophile Priests

    Canberra, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, admitted today the slowness of the Catholic Church of Australia to act against bishops suspected of pedophilia. During a hearing in connection with the investigation of Victoria ...

  • X marks the spot Could a new find be about to rewrite Australian history

    Australia was first discovered by Dutch explorers in the early 17th century. So how did 1,000-year-old copper coins from a former African sultanate end up on a remote Australian ...

  • Sydney girl 12 robbed at gunpoint

    A 12-year-old girl has been robbed at gunpoint in Sydney's southwest. The girl left a friend's house to walk home about 8.30pm (AEST) on Monday when she was approached from behind by a man in Bennett Street, Minto, police said. "The man produced a firearm and threatened her and demanded she hand over her wallet, which she did," a statement said. "He then left the area ...

  • Man injured in intentional Vic hit-run

    The driver of a white VL model Holden Commodore mounted the gutter on Chandler Road at Noble Park just before 3.30am (AEST) on Tuesday and drove at the man, hitting him from behind and carrying him about 50 metres, before he was thrown on to the road, police said.The driver then turned the vehicle around and drove past the man, before circling and making another attempt to hit him as he lay on ...

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