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  • Enhanced contract payments for Australian cricket eves

    Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women players which will result in the Australian female cricketers becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country. CA approved a restructure of the contract system with a move from a three-tier payment system to a squad-ranking system. The top player retainer increases substantially from ...

  • 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 ...

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My Bloody Valentine 3-D

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Jason Voorhees Michael Myers Freddy Krueger Harry Warden? While most of those names, having been forever embedded in the pop culture consciousness as icons of 80s slasher films, immediately ring a bell, the last one doesnt quite fit. Despite having an immediately recogni ... ...

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  • South Australian Tourism Commission using short films to show new side to city

    THE secret Adelaide night life that rivals Sydney's; Chinatown's hidden treasures; chef Simon Bryant joining the new food-truck culture - these windows into Adelaide life are part of a South Australian Tourism Commission campaign using films made by independent film-makers. The SATC commissioned 10 filmmakers to shoot a short feature showing why they love the state - and the results went ...

  • Intxausti claims stage as Evans stays second

    Spaniard Benat Intxausti timed a late sprint to perfection to take victory in stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia.The Movistar rider fought off the challenges of Poland's Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) and Estonia's Tanel Kangert (Astana) in a dramatic late finish at the end of a mammoth 238km route to seal consecutive victories for his team after Giovanni Visconti won stage 15 on ...

  • Sydney pogo boys death suspicious police

    The pogo-stick death of a seven-year-old Sydney boy is being treated as suspicious and homicide detectives are investigating.The boy was found dead inside his Oatley home, in the city's south, about 6.30am (AEST) on Tuesday.Members of his family told police he fell off a pogo stick the previous day and hit his head in the fall.Police say homicide squad detectives are investigating the ...

  • More sex charges against Syd dance teacher

    Police have levied six new sexual assault charges against a Sydney dance teacher already facing child grooming and child abuse material ...

  • Australia number one for Brits

    A new poll among British travellers found Australia to be their top pick for ‘Best Country in the World’. According to a survey conducted by the UK’s Ultratravel magazine, Australia was voted best country, outranking other popular destinations including; Italy, New Zealand, Thailand and the US. Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said although economic ...

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