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  • Warner expected to plead guilty for Twitter rant during CA hearing

    Australian Test batsman David Warner is expected to plead guilty during Cricket Australia hearing over his recent Twitter rant with two prominent journalists. Senior Code of Behaviour Commissioner, Justice Gordon Lewis, will hear the case via teleconference. According to news.com.au, Warner faces sanction ranging from a fine, suspension, reprimand or counseling after being reported under CA's ...

  • Newly identified immune protein could stop diabetes in its tracks

    An immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed, has been identified by Melbourne researchers. The discovery has wider repercussions, as the protein is responsible for protecting the body against excessive immune responses, and could be used to treat, or even prevent, other ...

  • Social network addiction taking over lives Australian study

    The 2013 Yellow Social Media Report has analyzed that a growing number of Australians are using social network at an addictive rate wherever they can, even in toilet cubicles! According to the study, three out of every five internet users are accessing these sites more than five times a day, making it a total of seven hours a day. In a report by News.com, the study found that the time spent by ...

  • Annual report of Australia-India Institute-Australia India Youth Dialogue Partnership launched

    The annual report of the Australia-India Institute-Australia India Youth Dialogue Partnership was launched at the Australian High Commission here last evening in the presence of Australian High Commissioner Patrick Suckling and Australia-India Institute (AII) Director Professor Amitabh Mattoo. The event was held in the Murray Harris Room of the Australian High Commission. Speaking on the ...

  • Australian storm chaser describes tornado

    May 21, 2013 21:14:10 Australian storm chaser Melissa Marshall and her meteorologist husband were in Oklahoma's Tornado Alley when the tornado hit, and drove into the city after it had ...

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Notorious [DVD]

Notorious [DVD]

Notorious is the best of Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thrillers and one of the strongest works of his extensive cinematic career. In Hitchcock's Films Revisted, Robin Wood described it as "one of Hitchcock's finest works," and Franois Truffaut, in his interviews with Hitchcock, professed that it "is truly my favorite Hitchcock picture ... In my opinion, Notorious is the very q ... ...

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  • Aust women not complacent over Ashescoach

    Since then, the Southern Stars beat England to clinch back-to-back world Twenty20 titles last October and again defeated them on the way to winning this year's World Cup. But, with England hosting this year's series, Southern Stars coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick says Australia won't have the upper hand. The last time Australia faced England away was in the women's quadrangular ...

  • SA construction in crisis

    Up to three quarters of South Australia's civil construction businesses are seeking work in other states to survive, an industry lobby group says. The Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) on Tuesday said the industry in the state is at a 20-year low, with an acute shortage of public and private work. Internal CCF survey results suggest South Australia is facing a "civil construction ...

  • Drop in new apprentices worries business

    Business is concerned about a significant drop in the number of people starting apprenticeships and wants the federal government to come up with a policy to stop the decline. The number of commencements for non-trade apprenticeships dropped 27 per cent in the March quarter, new figures from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) show. It continues the overall trend of a ...

  • Police seek man over Narrogin death

    Police believe Kevin James Corbett (pictured) is in Perth and may be able to assist in the investigation into the death of a woman in Narrogin on May 18. Picture: ...

  • Aussie garden shines at Chelsea

    "It's a dream come true," exclaimed Phillip Johnson as his garden beat the best from across the globe at the Chelsea Flower Show this year in its milestone 100th year. For six weeks the garden's designer Johnson, driving force Wes Fleming and a team of 18 volunteers have labored over the largest and most elaborate garden ever attempted, a stunning showcase of an Australian ...

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