Quakers Hill nursing home heroes honoured

Emergency workers have been honoured for their bravery during the Quakers Hill nursing home fire. Source: AAP A YEAR after a ferocious fire killed 11 people at Quakers Hill Nursing Home, the people who led the rescue effort have been honoured...

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Sydney bushfire to be monitored

Fire and rescue crews have brought a 10-hectare bushfire under control in Sydney's northwest. Source: AAP FIRE and rescue crews have brought a 10-hectare bushfire under control in Sydney's northwest. The fire broke out between Magdala...

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Revered Thai king marks 85th birthday

Thailand's King called for unity in the divided nation during a speech to mark his 85th birthday. Source: AAP THAILAND'S revered king has called for unity and stability in the divided nation as huge crowds of adoring, flag-waving citizens packed...

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More rail pain for NSW government

The NSW government is under fire over a report revealing a record number of transport complaints. Source: AAP THE NSW government has come under fire after a report revealed a record number of complaints against Railcorp and a drop in the overall...

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AGL launches action on price ruling

AGL Energy has launched legal action to challenge a price ruling by the Essential Services Commission OF South Australia (ESCOSA). AGL began legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of South Australia on Tuesday ahead of a final price determination...

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Builders vow to improve crane safety

WorkCover NSW will hold a safety discussion on cranes following an incident in Sydney last week. Source: AAP THE construction industry has vowed to improve crane safety and emergency evacuation procedures in the wake of a fire outbreak at an...

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Chocolate warnings don't work on women

WARNING women that eating chocolate can make them fat may actually drive some to eat more, research from the University of Western Australia (UWA) shows. The joint study with the University of Strathclyde in Scotland found low restraint eaters...

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Big gaps as climate talks enter final day

There is no solution in sight in the latest UN climate change talks, officials say. Source: AAP ABOUT 100 ministers and a handful of heads of state have gathered in Doha for the final, high-level stretch of UN climate talks marked by bickering...

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Egypt's top court on strike

EGYPT'S top court began an open-ended strike on Sunday in what it called a "black day" for the judiciary after supporters of President Mohamed Morsi blocked the courthouse ahead of a key ruling, amid a tense standoff between the president and the...

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Bikie's mate scared to reveal all to CCC

A WITNESS to a vicious bikie gang brawl in Perth told a corruption hearing he was so scared for himself and his family he couldn't tell the truth about what he saw. Mohammed Alamdar, of Mosman Park, is accused of giving false and misleading evidence...

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Army bombs Damascus suburbs

SYRIAN troops battered rebel positions in and around Damascus in an assault aimed at securing the capital, as Russia and Turkey prepared for talks in Istanbul on their differences over the conflict. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said...

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Deep divide at UN climate talks

COUNTRIES entered a second week of UN climate talks in Doha deeply divided on key issues even as fresh warnings were issued that rising greenhouse gas levels are putting our planet in peril. After six days of intense negotiations, observers on...

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Soccer brawl in Sydney's west

POLICE have detained several people after a brawl broke out during a soccer match in Sydney's west. A police spokesman said the fight broke out at about 4.45pm on Sunday at Palmyra Avenue at Willmot. One person was taken to Nepean Hospital...

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Man fails in bid to bite police dog

A MAN tried to chomp on a police dog but had to be stitched up himself after the dog bit back. Police say they arrested the 31-year-old man at Berkeley, in the Illawarra region south of Sydney, on Saturday night following reports he had violated...

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Whitlam celebrates 40 years since victory

FAMILY and friends have surrounded former prime minister and legendary Labor leader Gough Whitlam to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his momentous 1972 election victory. Among those joining Mr Whitlam for lunch at Lulworth House in Sydney...

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Hero instructor fought off son: police

A US community college instructor killed in a classroom murder-suicide has been hailed a hero, with police saying he gave his students time to flee by distracting and fighting off his son. Christopher Krumm, 25, barged into his father's computer...

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