Sydney Informer http://sydneyinformer.com Local Sydney News and Australia Updates Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:08:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 sydneyinformerhttp://feedburner.google.com SA firefighters to be covered for cancer http://sydneyinformer.com/120515/sa-firefighters-to-be-covered-for-cancer/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120515/sa-firefighters-to-be-covered-for-cancer/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:08:30 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120515/sa-firefighters-to-be-covered-for-cancer/

New laws in South Australia are set to cover career firefighters if they develop cancer.      Full News here – The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines

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Caretaker Melbourne Neil Craig might try to stay on in the job beyond the end of this AFL season – if he and the club want it.      Full News here – The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines

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A FORMER NRMA director says he met embattled finance minister Greg Pearce’s deputy chief of staff about green slip policy.      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | NSW/ACT

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UPDATE: AN emergency landing made by a Virgin plane at a Mildura airport this morning is being looked at by the aviation watchdog.      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | The Nation

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120510/virgin-plane-in-emergency-landing/feed/ 0 NSW Treasurer is set to hand down a ‘good looking’ budget http://sydneyinformer.com/120509/nsw-treasurer-is-set-to-hand-down-a-good-looking-budget/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120509/nsw-treasurer-is-set-to-hand-down-a-good-looking-budget/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:08:34 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120509/nsw-treasurer-is-set-to-hand-down-a-good-looking-budget/ NSW Treasurer Mike Baird is expected to reveal a smaller deficit for the 2012-13 year as he reveals this year’s state budget today. Full News here – Government And Politics RSS Feed from 702 ABC Sydney

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120509/nsw-treasurer-is-set-to-hand-down-a-good-looking-budget/feed/ 0 Police find stabbing victim at Sydney and Charles http://sydneyinformer.com/120508/police-find-stabbing-victim-at-sydney-and-charles/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120508/police-find-stabbing-victim-at-sydney-and-charles/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:58:26 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120508/police-find-stabbing-victim-at-sydney-and-charles/ Police find stabbing victim at Sydney and Charles Police are investigating the stabbing of a 56-year-old man early Sunday morning. Police were completing a routine patrol when they saw a man in distress at the corner of Sydney and Charles streets in Kitchener, said Staff Sgt. Perry Cort. The man, who … Full News here [...]

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120508/police-find-stabbing-victim-at-sydney-and-charles/feed/ 0 Would you intervene in a violent situation? http://sydneyinformer.com/120507/would-you-intervene-in-a-violent-situation/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120507/would-you-intervene-in-a-violent-situation/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:08:56 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120507/would-you-intervene-in-a-violent-situation/ Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was photographed being gripped around the neck by a man believed to be her husband in a London restaurant, and no-one intervened. Full News here – Community And Society RSS Feed from 702 ABC Sydney

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120507/would-you-intervene-in-a-violent-situation/feed/ 0 Dumb blobs a big winner http://sydneyinformer.com/120505/dumb-blobs-a-big-winner/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120505/dumb-blobs-a-big-winner/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:09:13 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120505/dumb-blobs-a-big-winner/ 2013/06/681e8__413168-8c00c594-d799-11e2-ab0c-29cd98e6adfc

AUSSIE commercial starring blobs being hit by trains has cleaned up at the world’s top advertising awards.      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | The Nation

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120505/dumb-blobs-a-big-winner/feed/ 0 Aust bonds weaken on QE rollback talk http://sydneyinformer.com/120504/aust-bonds-weaken-on-qe-rollback-talk/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120504/aust-bonds-weaken-on-qe-rollback-talk/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:01 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120504/aust-bonds-weaken-on-qe-rollback-talk/

Australian bonds are weaker as dealers await news on the US Fed’s quantitative easing and the Reserve Bank’s June board meeting minutes.      Full News here – The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines

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FOUR years ago Robbie Kruse’s fledgling career was in tatters. Tonight he’s our best hope of making the World Cup. So who is he, and how did he become the new face of Australian soccer?      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | The Nation

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120502/whos-kruse-from-wild-child-to-socceroos-star/feed/ 0 Kiesha a victim of mother’s violence http://sydneyinformer.com/120500/kiesha-a-victim-of-mothers-violence/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120500/kiesha-a-victim-of-mothers-violence/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:10:45 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120500/kiesha-a-victim-of-mothers-violence/ 2013/06/008f4__375321-kiesha

AFTER the pleas for the safe return of a daughter she knew would never come home, there was only one word left from Kristi Abrahams.      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | NSW/ACT

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WHEN this Tasmanian woman was involved in a serious car accident, it changed her life in a way she could never have imagined.      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | The Nation

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Spectacular scenery and wonderful wildlife abound in the Northern Territory capital Full News here – NEWS.com.au | Travel | Australia

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120496/amazing-rock-and-jumping-crocs/feed/ 0 Sydney monorail goes out with a bang http://sydneyinformer.com/120495/sydney-monorail-goes-out-with-a-bang/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120495/sydney-monorail-goes-out-with-a-bang/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:58:52 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120495/sydney-monorail-goes-out-with-a-bang/ Sydney monorail goes out with a bang Sydney monorail goes out with a bang. 11:06am June 17, 2013. The closure of the Sydney monorail will provide a greater legacy than the 25 years it spent circling the city, the NSW government says. Trapped animals getting rescued · Singers with … Full News here – Read [...]

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120495/sydney-monorail-goes-out-with-a-bang/feed/ 0 NRL investigating claims of racist abuse against Frank Pritchard’s wife http://sydneyinformer.com/120494/nrl-investigating-claims-of-racist-abuse-against-frank-pritchards-wife/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120494/nrl-investigating-claims-of-racist-abuse-against-frank-pritchards-wife/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:10:01 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120494/nrl-investigating-claims-of-racist-abuse-against-frank-pritchards-wife/ The NRL is investigating claims of racist abuse against Canterbury lock Frank Pritchard’s wife at Brookvale Oval. Full News here – Community And Society RSS Feed from 702 ABC Sydney

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120494/nrl-investigating-claims-of-racist-abuse-against-frank-pritchards-wife/feed/ 0 Collar bomber lodges appeal http://sydneyinformer.com/120492/collar-bomber-lodges-appeal/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120492/collar-bomber-lodges-appeal/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:08:26 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120492/collar-bomber-lodges-appeal/ 2013/06/c1470__373177-121020-madeleine-pulver

CONVICTED "collar bomber" Paul Douglas Peters has lodged an appeal over the severity of his sentence of 13 ½ years jail. Full News here – Daily Telegraph | NSW and ACT

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120492/collar-bomber-lodges-appeal/feed/ 0 Taliyah’s joy at sweetest sound http://sydneyinformer.com/120490/taliyahs-joy-at-sweetest-sound/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120490/taliyahs-joy-at-sweetest-sound/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:08:34 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120490/taliyahs-joy-at-sweetest-sound/ 2013/06/90587__261022-taliyah-clydesdale

"HELLO Taliyah, it’s mum." With those words, little Taliyah Clydesdale regained what her worried parents feared she had lost forever …      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | NSW/ACT

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The Tax Office has declared war on the top end of town accountants and lawyers who have helped Australians avoid tax by setting up secretive offshore companies and trusts.      Full News here – The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120489/ato-declares-war/feed/ 0 Rudd: I’ll do anything to stop Tony http://sydneyinformer.com/120487/rudd-ill-do-anything-to-stop-tony/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120487/rudd-ill-do-anything-to-stop-tony/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:08:55 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120487/rudd-ill-do-anything-to-stop-tony/ 2013/06/a2b4a__915452-511b8d04-d6e7-11e2-a48a-dd6939d70aef

UPDATE: Kevin Rudd avoids ruling out a challenge to Julia Gillard as Labor leadership speculation intensifies.      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | The Nation

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120486/mother-pleads-guilty-to-the-murder-of-kiesha-weippeart-6/feed/ 0 Loss of funds behind big changes to city's backyard http://sydneyinformer.com/120485/loss-of-funds-behind-big-changes-to-citys-backyard-2/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120485/loss-of-funds-behind-big-changes-to-citys-backyard-2/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:58:59 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120485/loss-of-funds-behind-big-changes-to-citys-backyard-2/ Loss of funds behind big changes to city's backyard By 1888, the city's stout leaders were declaring that Sydney needed a fine park, something grand and civilising, to mark the colony's 100 years. The swamp that had become a common, that had been turned into a water reserve, would become Centennial … Full News here – [...]

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120484/loss-of-funds-behind-big-changes-to-citys-backyard/feed/ 0 Keneally, Moore trade blows on court http://sydneyinformer.com/120482/keneally-moore-trade-blows-on-court/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120482/keneally-moore-trade-blows-on-court/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:11:14 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120482/keneally-moore-trade-blows-on-court/ 2013/06/a4bb3__669369-kristina-keneally

CLOVER Moore has "reminded" former NSW premier Kristina Keneally of her own failures during a basketball court funding fight at Town Hall today.      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | NSW/ACT

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JULIA Gillard’s minders are living in a ”bubble world of Twitter delusion’’, according to a public relations expert.      Full News here – NEWS.com.au | The Nation

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]]> http://sydneyinformer.com/120480/gillard-caught-in-a-twitter-spin/feed/ 0 Kylie Ladd http://sydneyinformer.com/120479/kylie-ladd/ http://sydneyinformer.com/120479/kylie-ladd/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:11:35 +0000 admin http://sydneyinformer.com/120479/kylie-ladd/ Kylie Ladd is a neuropsychologist and a writer of fiction. Full News here – Community And Society RSS Feed from 702 ABC Sydney

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