Valentine wins big at the AWGIE Awards

Playwright Anna Valentine has won three gongs at the AWGIE Awards in Melbourne. Source: AAP PLAYWRIGHT Alana Valentine, who likes to gives audiences a kick up the arse in a witty way, has swept the Australian Writers' Guild Awards (AWGIEs)....

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Prince wows Sydney on first official visit

Prince Harry has arrived at Sydney's Garden Island Naval Base for the International Fleet Review. Source: AAP HE may like to party, but Prince Harry was all business as he greeted adoring fans, inspected warships, and met the prime minister...

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US extends visa law for Iraqi war aides

President Barack Obama has approved special visas for Iraqis who risked their lives to help America. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure providing special visas for Iraqis who risked their lives to help the...

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Irish voters consider scrapping senate

An Irish referendum on a proposal to abolish the country's senate has had a low turnout. Source: AAP VOTER turnout has been low in an Irish referendum on whether to abolish the country's upper house of parliament. As polling stations closed...

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Daylight savings to begin on Sunday

WEEKEND workers, churchgoers and Wallabies fans - here's an important reminder for you all. Daylight savings starts at 2am (AEST) Sunday morning. In NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT, set your clocks forward one hour before...

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Qld police nab five more Bandidos

Five more Bandidos have been arrested as the police crackdown on bikie gangs continue in Queensland. Source: AAP FIVE more Bandidos have been arrested as the police crackdown on bikie gangs continues in Queensland. The arrests were made...

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Heart transplant milestone at Vic hospital

Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital has marked 25 years of heart transplant for Australian kids. Source: AAP REBECCA Peters is part of a small but close-knit club. Along with 115 others she has the Royal Children's Hospital's pioneering...

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$3m paid out by defence abuse taskforce

Victims of abuse in the defence force who are yet to lodge key paperwork are being warned to act. Source: AAP VICTIMS of assault and mistreatment in the defence force yet to lodge paperwork are being warned to act soon, with more than $3 million...

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Move navy north, says Liberal Senator

Liberal Senator Ian Macdonald (pic) has called for the navy to be relocated to northern Australia. Source: AAP AS Sydney celebrates the International Fleet Review, one federal Liberal backbencher has called for the navy to be relocated to northern...

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Qld artist Grove wins top portrait prize

QUEENSLAND artist Helene Grove has won the 2013 Portia Geach Memorial Award, Australia's top portrait prize for women. The Trust Company, the award's trustee, made the announcement at the SH Ervin Gallery, in The Rocks area of Sydney, on Thursday...

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Japanese men charged for WA lizard smuggle

Two Japanese men have been charged after attempting to smuggle 30 lizards out of Western Australia. Source: AAP TWO Japanese men have been charged after attempting to smuggle 30 lizards out of Western Australia, worth up to $130,000 on the...

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Mundine rules out ALP Senate tilt

Indigenous leader Warren Mundine has ruled out putting his hand up for a possible Labor Senate seat. Source: AAP INDIGENOUS leader Warren Mundine is over party politics and has ruled out putting his hand up for a potential Labor Senate seat....

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Afghan soldier who killed Diggers caught

The Defence Force has revealed the suspected killer of three soldiers in Afghanistan has been court. Source: AAP AN Afghan National Army sergeant blamed for an "insider" attack and shooting deaths of three Australian soldiers, has been captured...

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US politicians still get paid in shutdown

In the US, the 532 members of Congress continue to be paid despite the government shutdown. Source: AAP THERE'S at least one constant in a government shutdown: The 532 members of congress continue to be paid - at a cost of $US10,583.85 ($A11,379.87)...

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Vic bikies appear in court after raids

MEMBERS of the rival Comanchero and Hells Angels bikie gangs will face separate court hearings following a number of drive-by shootings in Melbourne. Police charged eight men after raids across Melbourne on Tuesday night, during which guns, explosives...

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Last Post sounds for Rusty Priest

Hundreds of people attended a state funeral for former NSW RSL president Godfrey "Rusty" Priest. Source: AAP THEY called him the soldier's soldier. But Rusty Priest was also a stirrer, a prankster, a husband and father who loved his family...

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Adelaide banks in bungled stick-ups

A WOMAN with a walking stick is believed responsible for two attempted bank robberies in Adelaide, police say. The woman, with long grey hair and aged between 50 and 60, allegedly entered a BankSA branch at suburban West Lakes at about 11.30...

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NSW police get new flood rescue boats

NSW flood rescue boats made in the 1970s and '80s have been replaced ahead of the summer rains. Source: AAP NSW police say their brand new flood rescue fleet will help back up rescue missions but will also be used to round up anyone looting...

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Qld on the cusp of tourism boom: Newman

Key overseas export partners are predicting unprecedented growth in Queensland's tourism market. Source: AAP AN international tourism boom could be heading Queensland's way. Premier Campbell Newman says key overseas export partners are...

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Former Democrats leader dies aged 70

FORMER Democrats leader Janet Powell has died after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer. Ms Powell, 70, died on Monday night after fighting cancer for a year. She represented Victoria from 1986 to 1992 as a Democrat before becoming an independent...

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Labor leadership contenders visit Perth

About 500 party members and supporters gathered in Perth to hear ALP leadership contenders speak. Source: AAP BILL Shorten came to a Labor party members' forum sausage sizzle in Perth dressed in a smart-casual shirt and trousers, while Anthony...

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Chopper Read admitted to hospital: manager

CRIME figure and author Mark "Chopper" Read has been admitted to hospital as his battle with liver cancer continues. Read was admitted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital on Monday with an ongoing and serious illness, his manager Andrew Parisi said...

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ASIC denies failing to take action on RBA

The corporate watchdog insists it carried out thorough investigations into corruption in the RBA. Source: AAP THE corporate watchdog rejects suggestions it failed to investigate senior public servants over an alleged corrupt deal linking the...

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More wait for public housing in NSW

The NSW government is under fire for overseeing a blowout in the public housing waiting list. Source: AAP THE NSW government is under fire for overseeing a blowout in the public housing waiting list, with almost 2000 more applicants in the...

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Qld grandmother in carjack ordeal

A BRISBANE grandmother has described the terrifying moment she was carjacked while her baby granddaughter was in the back seat. The 54-year-old was in a dark car park of an inner city unit complex waiting to pick up her son about 9.30pm (AEST)...

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Two more charged over Qld bikie brawls

TWO more men have been charged following bikie brawls on the Gold Coast in which four police officers were injured. Police confirmed on Sunday afternoon officers from the Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad and Taskforce Vanguard had arrested...

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Morrison rejects claims of boat delay

The Greens want an inquiry into the government's delayed response to the latest asylum seeker boat. Source: AAP IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison has defended Australia's response to an asylum seeker boat that sank off Indonesia as survivors...

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NSW firefighters contain most fires

FIREFIGHTERS have managed to contain a majority of the 60 bushfires burning across NSW after a day of favourable conditions. The Rural Fire Service expects the milder temperatures and slight winds to flow into Monday but Tuesday could see more...

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