PlayStation Vita, to be released in Australia

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It’s just a matter of days before PlayStation Vita is set to make it’s Australian debut. The game maker ‘Sony’ announced in October that the game would be released in Australia on February 23. As the date gets closer, game aficionados, are waiting anxiously for the game’s release. There are two versions of the game [...]

Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 11 People

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Family and friends are grieving over the loss of 11 people who tragically died in a hot air balloon crash in New Zealand. The tragedy happened last weekend after the hot air balloon hit an electrical wire and caught on fire. The balloon tumbled down while aflame and crashed onto a field next to Carterton. [...]

Air Australia placed in voluntary administration

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With their baggage already loaded, Air Australia passengers were patiently waiting to board a flight when they were handed a company press release. The shocking news they received was that the budget airline had filed for voluntary administration and that the company’s entire fleet was grounded indefinitely. Air Australia had been selling tickets online until [...]

US troops withdraw from Iraq

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The last of the US troops in Iraq left the Country and headed to Kuwait. The end of the almost 9 years of fighting has come to an official end for the US. Almost 4,500 American casualties occurred during the war. Is the Country in better shape than when the U.S. first invaded it? Only [...]

Reserve Bank of Australia cuts rates again

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The Reserve Bank of Australia in an effort to spur the sluggish Australian financial situation has cut interest rates from 4.75 % to 4.5 %. The cut in interest rates is the first in Australia since April of 2009. Trying to get Australians to spend more especially during the Christmas season is seen as one [...]

A Novated Car Lease, it’s car finance in your pay slip

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Novated car lease exmaple The table below is an example of the savings you could make with Novated Leasing. The table is designed around an annual salary of $60,000 with a car valued at $30,000. You can see from the table there is a saving of $2,144 with packing a Novated Lease over a one [...]

Tragedy at Indy Car Las Vegas

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IndyCar events started with the promise of a memorable day for race fans at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This race had three stories being watched from the start. Firstly, Dario Franchetti and Will Power were racing for the 2011 championship. This race was also billed as Danica Patrick’s final race in Indy cars as [...]

ANZ under fire due to overdraft fees

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ANZ banking group is legally being challenged due to what customers are calling unfairly high overdraft fees. This class action lawsuit is set to be the biggest in recent banking history, and thousands of ANZ customers stand to be compensation should the banking giant be found in the wrong. There are about 34,000 banking customers [...]

Dan Carter out of the Rugby World Cup

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They young Dan Carter, who plays fly half for New Zealand, has been ruled out of the rugby world cup, due to a serious groin injury, which was sustained during a rugby practice session on Sunday. Due to a torn groin muscle tendon, which the team, as well as Dan Carter were quoted as calling [...]

Manly Sea Eagles take out NRL Grand Final

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The Manly Sea Eagles beat the NZ Warriors to win their second NRL Grand Final. It was an exciting match that the Manly Sea Eagles won 24-10. This was the Warrior’s second time competing in the Grand Final and the first time the two teams had met in the Grand Final. The Manly Sea Eagles, [...]

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