Lake Macquarie motocross rider Tyrone Gilks has died after a crash in jump practice at Maitland Showground. The 19-year-old suffered severe head and chest injuries yesterday morning when crashing into a landing ramp. He was taken to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle for emergency surgery and died last night. The teen, in training for an…
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India passes harsher laws for sexual offenders India’s parliament has passed a new law to protect women against sexual violence. The bill, a response to the fatal gang rape of a student in New Delhi last year, contains harsher punishment for rapists including the death penalty for repeat offenders. The law also makes it a…
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard faces the hard task of rebuilding the Labor party following yesterday’s crippling leadership crisis. The debacle has put an end to Kevin Rudd’s claim on the prime ministership and resulted in the self-inflicted downfall of another former Labor leader, Simon Crean. The Prime Minister said she was surprised Mr Rudd didn’t…
DetailsJulia Gillard today retained the Labor Party leadership after Simon Crean forced her to call a spill vote. But the spill was a huge anti-climax after the expected front-runner for the leadership, Kevin Rudd, declared he would not nominate. Mr Crean, desperate to end the leadership uncertainty that has plagued Labor for the past year,…
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A big wave surfer, an olympic runner, a beauty queen and a loudmouth disc jockey: the cast of Seven Network’s new reality TV show Celebrity Splash has been revealed. The 14 contestants set to compete diving from the high board and spring board include, Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris, Bra Boy Koby Abberton, Fox FM…
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Australia’s head swimming coach, Leigh Nugent, is reportedly to be sacked after Australia’s disastrous campaign at the London Olympics. News Limited reported today that Mr Nugent’s dismissal was decided last week and will be announced today or tomorrow. The move comes in the wake of two damning reports handed down last month into the dismal…
DetailsA foreign high-roller has ripped off Melbourne’s Crown Casino to the tune of $32 million after high-tech accomplices hacked into the casino’s surveillance system. It is the largest fraudulent win against Crown since the casino opened 19 years ago. A foreign high-roller who was staying at the Crown Towers is believed to be behind the theft, which…
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Passengers were evacuated from the carriage of a city-bound train at Kingsgrove around 9.30 this morning after its brakes overheated. The malfunction on the Airport East Hills line caused smoke to fill the cabin and passengers were forced to cover their faces as they left the train. CityRail guards informed passengers it was a problem…
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