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Royal visit: Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall dine with...

Royal visit: Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall dine with jockey Michelle Payne among Australian VIPsUpdatedNovember 12, 2015 22:57:59 The Duchess of Cornwall has spoken of her love for the red berets worn by the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police (RACMP) during a visit to the Victoria Barracks in Sydney.The Duchess, who was appointed Colonel-in-Chief in 2012 by the AMP, said one of the distinctive berets given to her on a previous visit has been fought over by her grandchil..
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Severe thunderstorms bring hail and heavy rain to Sydney, Central Coast and other parts of NSW - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Severe thunderstorms bring hail and heavy rain to Sydney, Central Coast and other parts of NSWUpdatedNovember 13, 2015 16:59:32 Large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding are hitting Sydney, the Hunter region, the mid-north coast and other parts of New South Wales, as severe thunderstorms sweep through.The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Sydney's north, Northern Beaches and up to the Central Coast.Heavy rainfall has already hit Ho..
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Rail links to western Sydney's Badgery's Creek airport focus of new $2m study - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Rail links to western Sydney's Badgery's Creek airport focus of new $2m studyPostedNovember 13, 2015 15:12:21 Train links to the planned new airport at Badgery's Creek will be the focus of a scoping study into transport projects in western Sydney.The study, which was jointly announced by the Federal and New South Wales Governments, will cost $2 million and take one year to complete.But it will not fast-track the delivery of a rail line to Badgery's Creek airport, with the Deputy Prime Minist..
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Commonwealth Bank's decision not to renew western Sydney office leases labelled 'stupid' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Commonwealth Bank's decision not to renew western Sydney office leases labelled 'stupid'UpdatedNovember 13, 2015 09:38:39 A decision by the Commonwealth Bank to move thousands of jobs from Sydney's west to the inner city has been criticised by advocacy groups.The bank has announced it will not renew leases at its offices in Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park and Lidcombe.It will instead lease 93,000 square metres of office space at Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh, with plans to complete ..
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Eco shark barriers proposed for NewSouth Walescreate haven for...

Eco shark barriers proposed for New South Wales create haven for marine lifePostedNovember 13, 2015 15:49:29 Shark barriers marketed as 'eco-friendly' and proposed for the New South Wales north coast have been praised for creating a haven for marine life off Western Australia.City of Cockburn environmental manager Chris Beaton said, after a six-month trial, the council had decided to keep the barriers off Sydney's Coogee Beach for three years.He said they had attracted, rather than deterred,..
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There's no Plan B: Atlassian founder says Australian Technology...

Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar believes any chance that the Australian Technology Park can become a tech hub is gone, after the New South Wales government announced yesterday it was selling the 14 hectare site to a consortium led by developer Mirvac and the Commonwealth Bank in a deal worth $263 million.Altassian’s rival bid in conjunction with Walker Corporation, which envisaged a major hub with Australia’s biggest tech startups, including Fishburners, venture capitalists and the University of..
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Committee hears of Commonwealth Bank's $8.2 billion 'fraud'

The allegation against the bank was made by property developer Rory O'Brien.Photo: Michele MossopThe Commonwealth Bank committed "fraud" when it deliberately impaired more than 1000 performing commercial loans worth more than $8.2 billion, a parliamentary hearing has been told.The human cost was huge, with valuers instructed to come up with lower valuations on the commercial loan book of BankWest, which CBA bought in 2008 during the global financial crisis.It didn't fall apart, it was assassinat..
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Restaurant badly damaged by 'massive explosion' and fire in...

Restaurant badly damaged by 'massive explosion' and fire in WestmeadUpdatedNovember 13, 2015 12:48:10 Police investigating an explosion and fire that badly damaged a restaurant in western Sydney are treating it as suspicious.Emergency services were called to the Raj Mahal restaurant on Hawkesbury Road at Westmead at 12:10am following reports of an explosion.Patrons inside the restaurant and residents who live in the two floors of apartments above the business were evacuated.No-one was injure..
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Locals frightened by 'appalling' prospect of living near nuclear waste...

MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: The Government has shortlisted six sites for a proposed nuclear waste dump.Earlier this year landholders were invited to nominate land for the facility that will house almost all of Australia's nuclear waste material.Sally's Flat, north of Bathurst in central west New South Wales, is one of the areas that has been short-listed.Locals say they're appalled at the prospect of living near a nuclear dump.Michael Edwards reports.MICHAEL EDWARDS: Twenty-eight landow..
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Never mind the Test cricket, here's how you should plan your summer

Video will begin in5seconds.Sport: The week's best playsThe most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week.PT2M23S620349The Test cricket program's a dud, let's face it. The Test series against New Zealand and the West Indies, sadly, do not make for an action-packed summer, especially when the Windies team is basically a bunch of nobodies.However, sports fans, the lull our national pastime delivers this sunny season need not mean all is lost.There is plenty of top-..
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