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  • Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn

    SYDNEY - Australian consumers were fleeced of nearly $94 million last year due to various marketing scams, with the majority being perpetrated using text messages and direct calls, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in its latest report. The actual number of losses due to scams could be much higher because many go unreported, stated ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard. The ...

  • Oz heading into Ashes with not a great deal of confidence says Bailey

    Australia's stand-in captain George Bailey has admitted that his team is heading towards next month's Ashes series with 'not a great deal of confidence'. Bailey's statement came after the defeat by Sri Lanka that saw Australia eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy with two defeats and a washout in Group A, all completed without the injured Michael Clarke, the Guardian reports. Stating that ...

  • Inverarity hints at positive Ashes chance for refugee Ahmed

    Australia's chairman of selectors John Inverarity has reportedly hinted that Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed could yet be called into the Ashes squad. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the chances of Ahmed featuring in the Ashes improved dramatically when a bill to amend the Citizenship Act, which will help fast-track his application, passed through Australia's lower house of ...

  • Lankans drive out Aussies out of Champions Trophy with 20-run victory

    Australia's trouble-plagued campaign of the ICC Champions Trophy had come to an end after they were defeated for 20 runs by Sri Lanka at The Oval on Monday. Sri Lanka, who needed a win to remain in the competition, rode on aggressive half-centuries from Mahela Jayawardene and Lahiru Thirimanne to score 253-8 after being sent in to bat, bowling out the Australians for 233 in 42.3 overs, ...

  • Clarke says disgraced Warner could miss Ashes over bar-room brawl with Root

    Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that disgraced opener David Warner may miss this summer's Ashes after his bar-room brawl with England's Joe Root. The left-hander has been suspended until the first Ashes test by Cricket Australia (CA) and fined 11, 500 dollars after throwing a punch at Root in a Birmingham pub, following Australia's loss to England in their ICC Champions Trophy ...

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Domino

Domino

Domino, Tony Scotts latest feat of mind-numbing visual overkill, is a true ordeal--a literal chore to sit through--which is a shame because hes working with potentially fascinating material. A fictionalized riff on the real-life model-turned-bounty hunter Domino Harvey (d ... ...

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  • Sri Lanka seal Champions Trophy semifinal berth

    Sri Lanka edged Australia by 20 runs and in the process booked their seat in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Monday. England tied on four points with Sri Lanka top Group A, due to a better run-rate, and will play South Africa Wednesday in the first semifinal here. Sri Lanka will take on India at Cardiff in the second semifinal Thursday. Mahela Jayawardene ...

  • Sri Lanka score 2538 against Australia

    Sri Lanka scored 253 for eight against Australia in a crucial Champions Trophy Group A encounter at the Kennington Oval here Monday. Mahela Jayawardene top scored with an unbeaten 84 off 81 balls while Lahiru Thirimanne chipped in with a patient 57. Mitchell Johnson was the pick of the bowlers taking three for ...

  • Oz lovers lost millions on online dating scams

    Australians have reportedly lost more than 93 million dollars last year in many scams, including online dating scams. According to a report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, more than 2440 jilted lovers reported a tryst with a worker supposedly from the United Nations, an engineer working in the Persian Gulf, or a serving US soldier - that quickly escalated to a financial ...

  • Voges says Warner will learn from his mistakes

    Australian batsman Adam Voges has said that David Warner will learn from his mistakes like he learnt the hard way that drinking and cricket need to be managed carefully. Voges said that the test for Warner is to learn from his mistake in Birmingham where he punched England player Joe Root, and show his teammates and fans that he's serious about making a change, Sydney Morning Herald reports. ...

  • Australian army chief warns sexist troops to respect women or get out

    The head of Australian army has asked his troops to treat female comrades properly or 'get out'. The blunt message from Lt. General David Morrison came as the Australian army is faced with a sex scandal in his ranks. According to CNN, Morrison announced last week that three soldiers had been suspended, and he was weighing action against five others implicated in the distribution of videos he ...

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