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Jamie Boyd returns to his father's country

March 21, 2010 22:26:00

As Jamie Boyd reflects on what it means to him to be back in the Shoalhaven area in southern New South Wales, his profile is reminiscent of his father Arthur Boyd, one of Australia's greatest artists.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, human-interest, nsw, shoalhaven-heads-2535

Sick Schipper comes into Delhi port

March 21, 2010 21:21:00

Despite struggling with illness, Jess Schipper has shown all of her renowned fighting qualities to force her way onto the Delhi Commonwealth Games team with victory in the 200 metres butterfly at the trials in Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: sport, swimming, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Horror crash sparks call for police-chase ban

March 21, 2010 17:37:00

There are calls for a moratorium on police pursuits after the deaths of four people in a chase in Canberra.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, act, narrabundah-2604, nsw, queanbeyan-2620

Swifts begin season with surprise win

March 21, 2010 17:27:00

The New South Wales Swifts put a nightmarish 2009 trans-Tasman netball campaign behind them by upsetting preseason hotshot Queensland Firebirds 50-47 in their opening-round clash on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: sport, netball, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, qld, brisbane-4000, surfers-paradise-4217

Rampant Roosters trample Tigers

March 21, 2010 17:08:00

The Sydney Roosters' stunning turnaround has continued with a commanding 44-32 victory over a flat Wests Tigers in their NRL clash at the Sydney Football Stadium.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, bondi-junction-2022, leichhardt-2040, sydney-2000

Sea Eagles chased down by Hayne train

March 21, 2010 16:05:00

Manly has surrendered a 20-point lead to be run down 24-20 by a Jarryd Hayne-inspired Eels side in a thrilling Sunday afternoon contest at Parramatta Stadium.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, manly-2095, parramatta-2150

10,000 gather to honour dead ironman

March 21, 2010 16:03:00

Almost 10,000 people gathered on the Gold Coast to pay tribute to ironman competitor Saxon Bird.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, grief, sport, other-sports, surf-life-saving, australia, nsw, queenscliff-2096, qld, broadbeach-4218

Colosimo ready for Seoul, then Heart

March 21, 2010 14:00:00

With an A-League championship and man-of-the-match honours secured hours before, Sydney FC grand final hero Simon Colosimo jetted off on Sunday to make the biggest dream of his footballing life a reality.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000

Man flees car crash, leaves family behind: police

March 21, 2010 12:24:00

Police have charged a man for crashing a stolen car with his wife and child inside during a police pursuit on the New South Wales central coast.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, australia, nsw, kariong-2250

Labor settles on Macquarie candidate

March 21, 2010 11:02:00

A former journalist and mother of two has won the Labor Party's pre-selection to contest the western Sydney seat of Macquarie at the next federal election.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, labor-party, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Crushed Thompson could be out a year

March 21, 2010 11:00:00

Melbourne Victory's star striker Archie Thompson is facing up to 12 months on the sidelines after a serious knee injury destroyed his, and the club's, A-League grand final.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000

Minister denies dump report 'covered up'

March 21, 2010 09:06:00

The New South Wales Government has been criticised for not releasing an independent report into the state of Sydney's rubbish dumps, which was finished a year ago, until last week.[MORE]

Tags: environment, recycling-and-waste-management, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, tarago-2580

Festival to raise funds for Chile quake victims

March 21, 2010 08:22:00

Sydney's Chilean community is putting on a festival to raise as much money as possible to help victims of last month's earthquake and tsunami.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, community-and-multicultural-festivals, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, chile

P-plater caught driving almost 250kph

March 21, 2010 08:18:00

Police have caught a man driving at almost 250 kilometres per hour in Sydney's south-west overnight.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, traffic-offences, australia, nsw, moorebank-2170

Family killed in police pursuit

March 21, 2010 07:28:00

A family was killed after being hit by a stolen car being chased by police through Canberra overnight.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, act, narrabundah-2604, nsw, queanbeyan-2620

Police investigate ironman's death at surf comp

March 21, 2010 07:03:00

Qld police are conducting an investigation into the death of Saxon Bird at Aust Surf Lifesaving Championships.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, law-crime-and-justice, sport, other-sports, surf-life-saving, australia, nsw, queenscliff-2096, qld, broadbeach-4218

Gas factory fire extinguished

March 21, 2010 06:10:00

Firefighters have managed to extinguish a factory fire that has been burning in Sydney's west since Friday.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, industrial-fires, australia, nsw, st-marys-2760

Waratahs sneak past Force in thriller

March 21, 2010 00:13:00

The New South Wales Waratahs have surged into the Super 14 top four with a hard-fought 14-10 triumph over the Western Force in Perth.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-union, super-14, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, wa, perth-6000

Trickett calls for calm on Kukla

March 20, 2010 23:13:00

Former sprint queen Libby Trickett has tried to temper the hype surrounding Yolane Kukla by saying she needs to slash her times to be successful at international level.[MORE]

Tags: sport, swimming, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Cowboys romp home over Panthers

March 20, 2010 22:00:00

Townsville was bracing for a the arrival of Cyclone Ului but the whirlwind came early as the Cowboys pulled off a miraculous 28-20 win over Penrith at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Saturday night.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, penrith-2750, qld, townsville-4810

Spot-on Sydney claims title

March 20, 2010 22:00:00

Sydney FC has denied Melbourne Victory back-to-back A-League titles, downing the home side in a penalty shootout. [MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000

Tenacious Storm deny Knights

March 20, 2010 21:39:00

Melbourne made it two gutsy wins in a row on the road with a 20-14 come-from-behind victory over a wasteful Newcastle side at EnergyAustralia Stadium on Saturday night.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, newcastle-2300, vic, melbourne-3000

All tied up in A-League grand final

March 20, 2010 20:10:00

Melbourne and Sydney were locked at 0-0 at half-time in the A-League grand final at Docklands stadium.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000

Vatu-try leads Warriors to home win

March 20, 2010 19:42:00

A hat-trick of tries from hulking winger Manu Vatuvei has inspired New Zealand to a 30-16 victory over Cronulla at Mt Smart Stadium.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, cronulla-2230, new-zealand

Pondeljak out of A-League decider

March 20, 2010 19:03:00

Melbourne Victory will go into Saturday night's A-League grand final against Sydney FC without midfielder last year's hero Tom Pondeljak, who has failed to fully overcome a hamstring injury.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000