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February 7th, 2012
Melbourne stalled on a road to nowhere - News.com.au
January 16th, 2012
MELBOURNE’S future could be as grim as Detroit’s if planning for population growth keeps stalling. Major planning decisions needed to be made now or the city’s next generation would face a crisis, Committee for Melbourne chief Andrew MacLeod told the …
Sydney’s big wet forces rare finals shift - Sydney Morning Herald
January 15th, 2012
Washout … the scene at Sydney Olympic Park yesterday. The bad weather forced the rescheduling of the men’s final to today. Photo: Brendan Esposito They had it all this week at the Sydney International. A car crash, howling winds, a power failure …
Sydney FC and Brisbane Roar match marred by melee - Daily Telegraph
January 15th, 2012
BRISBANE Roar’s miracle victory over Sydney FC last night was overshadowed last night by an ugly sideline melee that threatened to get out of hand. Down 1-0, the Roar had stoppage time goals from man of the match Mohamed Adnan and Albanian international …
Melbourne endures unseasonable chill and strong winds - weatherzone
January 12th, 2012
daytime temperature below 18 degrees. The low that formed last night, has drawn cold air from the Southern Ocean and is directing it towards the nation’s southeast. As the system deepened the winds strengthened, reaching peak intensity during the morning …
Melbourne wharfies scrap 24-hour stoppage - ninemsn
January 12th, 2012
Industrial action that would have shut down half of the Port of Melbourne for 48 hours from Sunday night has been called off, the wharfies’ union says. About 500 DP World stevedores were to stop work in Melbourne for 24 hours from 10pm (AEDT) on Sunday …
Sydney four accused of kidnapping WA man - News.com.au
January 11th, 2012
POLICE have charged four men in Sydney with kidnapping and grievous bodily harm over an attack that left a Perth man critically injured. Gary Visanich, 43, was found by joggers in Centenary Park, Wilson, on November 23 last year. He was suffering from …
Sydney drive-by shootings may be linked - News.com.au
January 11th, 2012
TWO drive-by shootings in Sydney in one night could be related, police say. Shots were fired into a house on Marion Street in Auburn about 9.45pm (AEDT) today. Ten people, including a woman in her 20s whose leg was grazed, were in the western Sydney house …
Melbourne teen impaled with metal rail - ninemsn
January 8th, 2012
A teenager was impaled through the stomach with a piece of metal when a car careered through a roadside guard rail and down an embankment, stopping just short of a lake in Melbourne’s north. The teen was a passenger in the car that lost control as it …
Melbourne motorist impaled on handbrake in horror crash - News.com.au
January 8th, 2012
RESCUERS had to work for more than an hour to free a motorist who was impaled on his handbrake in a crash in Melbourne’s north today. Ambulance paramedics say the man became impaled and trapped when his van and a truck collided at the intersection of …
Bosschaart says Sydney ‘have to turn things around’ - Sydney Morning Herald
January 7th, 2012
WHILE Sydney FC were lauded for their impressive defensive displays in the early part of this season, defender Pascal Bosschaart admits the team’s recent rearguard efforts have cost them dearly in the hunt for a top-two position. The Sky Blues copped a 4-2 …
