Sydney road and railway line reopen

A MAIN road and part of a railway line that were shut after a train malfunction on a level crossing in Sydney's northwest have reopened. Garfield Road at Riverstone and the T1 western railway line between Mulgrave and Quakers Hill station are...

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Man arrested after shots fired in Tas

A man is in custody after shots were reportedly fired in a Tasmanian street. Source: AAP A MAN is in custody after shots were reportedly fired in a Tasmanian street. Police received calls from the public reporting several shots being...

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US man dies in Vic skydiving accident

A man has plunged to his death in a skydiving incident in Victoria's northeast. Source: AAP A US citizen has plunged to his death in a skydiving incident in Victoria's northeast. The man, 33, had a parachute malfunction and fell a considerable...

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Severe storm warning for wind and hail

ANOTHER round of severe thunderstorms is set to pummel the southeast. 7.30pm: Sharon Wheatley said the earlier storm battered her property near Rathdowney. "I was watching the clouds from the doorway and saw that one hailstone drop into the yard,...

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ACCC appeals in ANZ price fixing case

The ACCC is appealing a ruling clearing ANZ of alleged price fixing in the mortgage market. Source: AAP THE competition watchdog is appealing a recent ruling by the Federal Court clearing ANZ of alleged price fixing in the mortgage market....

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Alleged killer feared death by fork

A Queensland man accused of murdering his wife was afraid she would kill him so he pushed her. Source: AAP A QUEENSLAND man accused of murdering his wife was afraid she would kill him with a kitchen fork so he pushed her, causing her to fall...

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BHP focussed on reducing expenditure

BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie has confirmed plans to cut capital expenditure by 25% this year. Source: AAP BHP Billiton chief Andrew Mackenzie says his main aim is not growing volumes, confirming plans to cut capital expenditure by 25...

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Carbon tax repeal hits Senate roadblock

The Senate has rejected the first of the government's carbon tax repeal legislative package. Source: AAP THE federal government's plan to scrap the carbon tax has run headlong into a Senate roadblock, with the first bill rejected and little...

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US approves new hepatitis C drug

HEALTH officials in the United States have approved a highly anticipated hepatitis C drug that is expected to offer a faster, more palatable cure to millions of people infected with the liver-destroying virus. The Food and Drug Administration...

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CCTV plan for Sydney gets go-ahead

A PROPOSAL for extra CCTV cameras in Sydney's busiest nightspots is set to become a reality after the City of Sydney Council endorsed the plan. At a council meeting on Monday night, council unanimously carried the proposal to install the 10...

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Search on for new PNG Defence chief

PAPUA New Guinea's Defence Force Chief will have his term temporarily extended until a successor is found, prime minister Peter O'Neill says. Brigadier General Francis Agwi made history during PNG's 2011-2012 political impasse by frequently...

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Tasmanian mine workers' names released

THE names of two men killed when they fell more than 20 metres down a mine shaft in western Tasmania have been released. Queenstown men Craig Nigel Gleeson, 45, and Alistair Michael Lucas, 25, fell while doing maintenance work in a shaft at the...

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