Wild Vic winds cause damage, injuries

Wild winds have caused havoc across Victoria due to a cold front and an intense low pressure system. Source: AAP A VIOLENT winter storm has blasted Victoria, leaving several people injured, trees toppled on cars, buildings damaged, snow in...

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Tas subsidies questioned by commission

CANBERRA should keep closer tabs on the cost of taking passenger cars on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry, an inquiry has found. A PRODUCTIVITY Commission report released on Tuesday made a raft of recommendations that would bring changes to federal...

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GG punts on bush footy to boost work

Peter Cosgrove eager to get indigenous footballers to northern Australia to inspire Aboriginal boys. Source: AAP THE Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove is eager to bring indigenous football stars to northern Australia to inspire local Aboriginal...

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Senator breaks into song during farewell

LEAVING parliament may be a blessing in disguise for Labor Senator Ursula Stephens, who looks prepped to shine on another stage - in showbiz. THE Irish-born Australian stopped short of doing a jig during her valedictory speech in the Senate...

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Political blame game over childcare costs

Childcare costs have rocketed 150 per cent in the past decade, a report shows. Source: AAP WORKING mothers are losing 60 cents of each dollar they earn to rising childcare costs but Australia's politicians haven't found a way to ease the...

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Newman says ALP wrong on TAFE fee rises

QUEENSLAND'S premier has accused the opposition of playing Nostradamus over TAFE fee increases. LITERACY and numeracy fees for disability pensioners have risen from $140 to $800 while tuition fees for a diploma in marketing have increased from...

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Qld premier coy on chief justice pick

QUEENSLAND'S premier has held his first media conference in five days, but was coy when questioned about his government's controversial selection of Tim Carmody as the state's new chief justice. SINCE Campbell Newman last stood before reporters,...

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GG visits Ord irrigation scheme

GOVERNOR-GENERAL Sir Peter Cosgrove is hoping to shine a light on economic opportunities in agriculture and progress being made on indigenous issues during a tour of northern Australia. SIR Peter said the second phase of the Ord irrigation scheme...

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Pregnant woman airlifted to hospital

A PREGNANT woman has suffered serious head injuries after a car crashed into a northwest Sydney house, also injuring a teenage girl and another woman. THE 25-year-old, who is four months pregnant, has been airlifted to Westmead Hospital with...

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Another Tamil man sets himself on fire

ANOTHER Tamil man has set himself alight, the latest in a spate of self-immolation cases involving asylum seekers who fear being sent back to Sri Lanka. THE 40-year-old man splashed himself with petrol and ignited it, but his housemates intervened...

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Royals defend apartment spending

THE British royal family has defended spending a seven-figure sum refurbishing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Kensington Palace apartment. THE taxpayer will foot the bill for extensive work on the property, including installing a new roof,...

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Hendra virus kills NSW horse

Hendra virus has killed a horse in northern NSW, causing authorities to quarantine a property. Source: AAP HENDRA virus has killed a horse in northern NSW, causing authorities to quarantine a property as they run tests on its stablemates...

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Labor, coalition fight for rural affection

IF you believe Labor, they are the party for farmers and rural Australia. IF you believe the government, that's a complete joke. Parliament took a country tone on Thursday when Labor's agriculture spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon brought on debate...

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Family heartbroken after aged home deaths

THREE and a half years ago, Marie Darragh was frail, ill and on the brink of death. SHE was placed in the St Andrews Nursing Home in Ballina as her family desperately hoped for the best. Within years, her health had turned around.After giving...

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Carr dishes up conundrum for NSW govt

EIGHT years after ending his reign over NSW, Bob Carr is still giving the state Liberals a headache. THIS time, he's forced Premier Mike Baird to reconvene a "slimmed-down" joint sitting of parliament. The procedure is so the former premier...

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Ferry fraudster Smith 'had no choice'

A FORMER Sydney Ferries boss who racked up more than $200,000 on the company credit card says he felt he had no choice because he couldn't tell his emotionally fragile wife how desperate the family's financial situation had become. FORMER naval...

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Fewer dollars for farmers next year

Farmers will have less cash in their pockets from exporting their goods next year, new data shows. Source: AAP FARMERS will have less cash in their pockets from exporting their goods next financial year. BUT they will still have more...

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Banned flu vax still given to young kids

REPORTS of some doctors giving young children a banned flu vaccination "defies belief", Australia's chief medical officer says. THE bioCSL Fluvax was suspended from use for children under five years old after an increase in febrile convulsions...

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Double blow for Rebels bikie boss

Minister Scott Morrison has defended cancelling the visa of Rebels bikie gang leader Alex Vella (c). Source: AAP REBELS motorcycle club leader Alex Vella has suffered a double blow with the cancellation of his Australian visa and loss of...

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Australians join PNG O'Neill fraud probe

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has reportedly avoided arrest by fraud investigators. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN private investigators and an Aussie judge are playing key roles in a corruption scandal that threatens to topple Papua...

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Too many ship types lift navy cost: Griggs

IF a car hire firm had to buy cars the way the navy has to buy ships, it could go broke, Navy chief Vice Admiral Ray Griggs reckons. FOR an overall fleet of 52 vessels, the navy operates 14 different classes from 13 different ship designers...

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Fault still no.1 on Australian box office

HOW To Train Your Dragon 2 came close but couldn't knock The Fault in Our Stars from its top spot on the Australian box office. THE adaptation of John Green's bestseller remained no. 1 for the second weekend in a row with $2.438 million, although...

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WA basketballer socks it to sarcoma

ADAM Deans thought he was a bit sore from playing football. BUT when the fit 16-year-old broke his femur simply walking down the stairs in 2005, doctors biopsied his leg to discover the bone had been weakened by osteosarcoma, a rare and aggressive...

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Ambulance Vic named in ATSB death report

A MAN who died after being crushed by a crane on a cargo ship lay injured while an ambulance trying to reach him was locked out of the port. AMBULANCE Victoria had neglected to train officers in how to open gates at Portland - a massive multi-berth...

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Sydney business up in flames again

A Sydney fruit warehouse has gone up in flames in a suspected arson attack. Source: AAP A FRUIT shop in Sydney's southwest has been gutted by fire for the second time in just more than a month. CASULA Fruit Land was due to reopen this...

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Twin Vic house fire deliberate: crews

TWO neighbouring homes have gone up in flames in a suspicious fire in inner Melbourne. A WOMAN was the only resident present when the blaze ignited just after 3.30pm on Saturday and was taken to hospital with minor injuries. MFB commander Rick...

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Fatal blast in Syrian town by Iraq border

A STRONG explosion in a town market in Syria near the border with Iraq has killed a number of people, Syrian state media and activists report. SYRIAN state TV said Saturday's blast in the town of Mayadeen killed 30 people and wounded many others....

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Cambodian workers in exodus from Thailand

More than 80,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand, fearing a crackdown on migrant workers. Source: AAP MORE than 80,000 Cambodians have fled neighbouring Thailand to return home, fearing a crackdown on migrant workers under Thailand's new military...

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Vic MP Shaw says parliament 'screwed' him

Suspended Victorian MP Geoff Shaw will be the main attraction at a comedy event on Friday night. Source: AAP ROGUE Victorian MP Geoff Shaw has told a comedy show audience he's been "screwed by the parliament". HEADLINING the event at...

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Former POW Bergdahl back in US

A defence official says US soldier Bowe Bergdahl is due to arrive at a Texas facility on Friday. Source: AAP THE US soldier freed in a controversial swap with the Afghan Taliban has arrived back in the United States, his latest step in a...

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Qld premier denies Facebook sacking

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has denied that a public servant was sacked for a Facebook post. Source: AAP THE Queensland premier has denied a public servant was sacked for posting a Facebook message criticising the sacking of 14,000...

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US marshals to auction seized bitcoins

US authorities will auction off $US18 million in Bitcoins they seized from Silk Road. Source: AAP THE US Marshals Service says it will auction about $US18 million in bitcoins seized last northern autumn from Silk Road, a website that was...

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Jobless rate steady for third month

Unemployment is tipped to have risen in May, amid job losses linked to the wind down in mining. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S jobless rate is steady, but only because people are dropping out of the race for a job. UNEMPLOYMENT remained unchanged...

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Govt providing certainty for jobs: Hockey

A FURTHER rise in full-time employment comes at an opportune time for Joe Hockey as he continues to peddle his poorly received budget. THE jobless rate also remained at 5.8 per cent for a third straight month in May when economists had expected...

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'Knock-about bloke' Qld's top judge

Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody QC is believed to be the front runner to be Queensland's Chief Justice. Source: AAP TIM Carmody is criticised for being inexperienced and too close to the government to be Queensland's top judge, but has stared...

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Girlfriend stomper gets five years in jail

WHEN Sydney man Trent Wainwright got angry at his 19-year-old girlfriend late one night, he threw her onto a concrete driveway, stomped repeatedly on her head and hurled a heavy terracotta pot at her. WAINWRIGHT had been out drinking with work...

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Goodman upgrades 2014 guidance

GOODMAN Group has upgraded its 2014 financial year earnings guidance due to strong property fundamentals. Goodman increased its forecast operating earnings outlook for the 2014 financial year to $600 million, a seven per cent increase compared...

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No evidence Rudd alerted on batts: lawyer

THE royal commission into Labor's home insulation program didn't hear any evidence that Kevin Rudd received and ignored safety warnings, the former prime minister's lawyer says. Bret Walker, SC, has provided a written submission to the inquiry,...

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WA animal poisonings worry RSPCA

THE RSPCA is calling for witnesses after reports of more than 40 animals being poisoned over the past six months in West Australia. Since December, the not-for-profit organisation has investigated 29 cases of dogs being poisoned, seven cases...

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Ministers talk security in Japan

Australia's defence and foreign ministers are in Japan for top level talks. Source: AAP DEFENCE Minister David Johnston and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop are in Japan for top level talks as Australia and Japan move to deepen defence and security...

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Open West Papua to media, NGOs: Jokowi

INDONESIAN presidential candidate Joko Widodo has promised to open West Papua to foreign journalists and non-government organisations if he wins next month's election. Access to the troubled Indonesian province is broadly restricted to foreign...

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Two more Nauru opposition MPs banned

TWO more opposition MPs have been suspended from the Nauru parliament amid claims the government is trying to avoid scrutiny of a budget that contains Australian funding for asylum seekers. The Nauru government is expected to hand down its budget...

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Australia looks beyond China for growth

AUSTRALIA won't be putting all of its economic and investment eggs into China's basket, Trade Minister Andrew Robb says. Mr Robb and Prime Minister Tony Abbott will embark on a trade and investment tour of Canada and the United States next week....

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Dredge spoil dumping near reef approved

THE government body that protects the Great Barrier Reef has approved the dumping of more than 370,000 cubic metres of dredge spoil in the marine park. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has issued a permit to allow a port authority...

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Light rail to transform Sydney: govt

A $1.6 billion light rail system linking some of Sydney's biggest attractions will create 10,000 jobs and make it easier for people to travel to sporting, entertainment, health and education areas, the state government says. By 2020, 20 light...

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No panic about iron ore price:WA treasurer

THE West Australian treasurer says he is not panicking about a slump in iron ore prices, which threaten to erode the budget surplus. The spot price for the metal is about $US92 a tonne, a near two-year low. The state government has assumed...

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Confusion remains about Burma name change

CONFUSION over what to call Burma, or Myanmar, depending on who and where you are, seems to have surfaced once again. For decades, Australia's foreign service referred to the Southeast Asian nation as Burma, but after democratic reforms, the previous...

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Alleged jewellery thieves flaunted booty

IT took several police officers and a member of the public to bring down an alleged jewellery thief as he fled through a Perth mall before a dramatic arrest. About 5.45pm (WST) on Wednesday, officers saw two men in their early 20s, who had allegedly...

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No relief in sight as 'warm wave' rolls on

Record high temperatures are clear sign of climate change hitting Australia, a report shows. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA has experienced its hottest two years on record and high temperatures are set to continue through winter in a clear sign climate...

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No electricity sell-off plans yet: Baird

The NSW premier's reported plan to sell the state's electricity network in stages has been attacked. Source: AAP NSW Premier Mike Baird has hosed down suggestions he is preparing to sell off the state's poles and wires, as Labor accuses him...

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Abbott to meet with Indonesian president

PM Tony Abbott is to meet with Indonesian President to mend diplomatic rifts. Source: AAP AN Indonesian resort island known as a romantic wedding venue will host an ice-breaking meeting between Tony Abbott and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. ...

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