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MONTE CARLO, MONACO - MAY 24: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Scuderia Toro Rosso prepares to drive during practice for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at the Monte Carlo Circuit on May 24, 2012 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
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Life in Australia post-mining boom was a major source of concern, driven by the perceived inadequacy of the mining tax in obtaining a fair share of mining profits, and a sense of frustration with government for not properly planning how to invest mining profits to safeguard the country's future.
In my early days I used to follow Kapil Dev a lot. And in 2005 I specially visited England to watch Andrew Flintoff in action against Australia in the Ashes. In fact I can relate to both Andrew and Kapil very well as they are all-rounders like me. The likes of Dhoni and Sachin too have motivated me a lot
Their strongest suit is their bowling where Kemar Roach, Fidel Edwards, Ravi Rampaul and Sammy provide some strong seam options, while off-spinner Shane Shillingford impressed with a 10-wicket haul in the final Test against Australia.More quotes »
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Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case
Indonesia's Minister of State Secretary Sudi Silalahi said Corby's sentence reduction was part of a reciprocal deal in which Australia would be more lenient toward young Indonesians arrested for crewing asylum seeker boats.Indonesian Minister for Justice and Read more »
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Chevrolet to debut rear-wheel-drive SS next year
in limited numbers late next year. The V8-powered SS is a version of the Holden VF Commodore, a rear-wheel-drive sedan sold in Australia . It will be made in Australia .The new SS will also be Chevrolet's NASCAR Sprint Cup contender, replacing the Impala. Read more »
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Response to First Treatment May Predict Epilepsy's Course
people with epilepsy ," said the study's lead author, Dr. Patrick Kwan, a professor of neurology at the University of Melbourne , in Australia . "Few patients become seizure-free after failure of the first two medications tried," he added. Results of the study Read more »
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Justin Bieber graduates high school
star Justin Bieber , who turned 18 in March, has graduated high school."I passed my test -- I'm free!" the singer told the Sydney , Australia , newspaper The Sunday Telegraph. "It was hard doing school and work every day," he added.It was unclear if Bieber Read more »
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Summary Box: Australia makes cuts to trim budget
DEPLOYED: The government found $33.6 billion in savings, including $5.4 billion from defense over four years. The cuts would not affect Australia's overseas military deployments, including 1,550 troops in Afghanistan , according to government documents. Read more »
