A GEELONG-based gaming company is now the owner of one of Warrnambool’s largest motels.
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Man on multiple charges granted bail
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National
The good wife who paid a high price
Hazel Hawke's life of courage came at a huge cost.
Army takes to the streets to battle poverty
More than 100,000 volunteers will spend this weekend knocking on doors to help the Salvation Army address Australia's rising rate ...
Doubling of indigenous in prisons alarms leaders
Aboriginal leaders have warned of a crisis in the justice system with an explosion in the black prison population, a ...
Gaming the politics of TV sports bet reform
An unmistakable message for government is now emerging: Stop this now.
Joyce seeks bail as wife pleads for accuser to set record straight
Condemned to a ''life sentence'', in the words of his wife, Matt Joyce will plead with Dubai authorities to extend ...
Artists flag fresh symbols of a nation's hope and ideals
Asking a country to change its flag is like asking a country to change its name - so bonded is ...
World
DIY terror
No one is safe. That's the message from this act of violence.
Family pay tribute to 'hero' in terror attack
The family of Drummer Lee Rigby have paid tribute their 'hero' in a tearful, agonised press conference, saying 'our hearts ...
China gets into the business of making friends
The covert battle over Beijing's defence policy heats up.
Grim reflections: the slow death of an industry
To save what is left of the Australian car industry will require both the dollar and consumer preferences to shift ...
Business
Fed's exit from stimulus 'likely to be messy'
Investors are contemplating a future without support from one of the biggest drivers of the global economy in recent years ...
Bag of tricks - how they do it
Bag of tricks - where a haven comes in handy.
Top firms' tax haven links revealed
Almost two-thirds of Australia’s top 100 companies listed on the stock exchange have subsidiaries in tax havens or ...
Fed angst on Wall Street
The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major US stock indexes posting their first ...
Chinese military woos big business
Some of Australia's most high flying business leaders were feted in China by an ''influence'' platform of the People's Liberation ...
Stock Market
Politics
Liberal president on hand to help out Waterhouse
Tom Waterhouse has the benefit of the wise counsel of the president of the NSW Liberal Party. The bookmaker, who ...
From The Lodge to the block
Four months ago, Prime Minister Julia Gillard's partner, Tim Mathieson, quietly bought a bush block on the bank ...
Report finds explosion in Aboriginal prisoners
Aboriginal leaders have warned of a crisis in the justice system with an explosion in the indigenous prison population, a ...
Lawyers win access to Sri Lankan detainees
Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has granted lawyers access to two Tamil asylum seekers who feared they would be sent back ...