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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 ...

  • Beef up your branding

    BRANDING - everybody talks about it, but how do you do it effectively? The key to Australian Agricultural Company's (AACo) success, according to general manager marketing Jason Strong, is the overarching message - and underlying AACo brand - presented across the company's various beef brands. Additionally, customers have confidence in the brand and as a result, promote it further ...

  • Grazing debate heats up

    QUEENSLAND Liberal Senator Ian Macdonald has quizzed federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig over efforts to open up national parks for emergency cattle grazing. The federal government has refused to open up former cattle stations - now national parks - in northern Queensland, for emergency grazing as a resolution to the rapidly unfolding animal welfare crisis in northern ...

  • Wheat woes share the blame

    Many bear responsibility for potential loss of control over the wheat trade, writes Andrew Farran. OPINION: IT IS no wonder Australian grain growers are about to lose to North American interests the last vestiges of control over their industry and their major export markets. While lamenting this development, all mainstream political parties (including the Nationals), relevant industry ...

  • Cotton harvest wraps up

    COTTON pickers are moving through the final fields of a 4.35 million bale cotton crop, wrapping up a harvest that has gone smoothly under blue skies and fine conditions. Throughout the cotton belt, growers are reporting above-average yields of more than 10 bales a hectare for irrigated cotton, while there are mixed yield results among the diminished levels of dryland plantings which were down ...

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