Cootes Transport faces NSW ban: govt

THE trucking company involved in a fatal Sydney fuel tanker crash that supplies NSW service stations with almost half of their fuel is facing a state-wide ban. Roads Minister Duncan Gay said Cootes Transport had shown a "blatant disregard for...

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Niger hands over Gaddafi son to Libya

Niger has turned dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son Al-Saadi (Pic) over to Libyan authorities. Source: AAP NIGER has turned a son of the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi over to Libyan authorities, the Tripoli government said Thursday, as a government-allied...

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PM's comments rile Tasmanian leaders

TASMANIA'S leaders have clashed in a pre-election debate over Prime Minister Tony Abbott's claim that too much Australian forest has been "locked up". Mr Abbott made the comments at a forestry industry gathering this week, 10 days out from the...

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Palmer angry over election ad robbery

CLIVE Palmer is furious thieves have stolen his party's election advertisements in a Brisbane robbery. Mr Palmer said there was a break-in late Wednesday at Coroneo and Co, the advertising firm he uses in Brisbane. He said the Palmer United...

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Assaults of NSW paramedics rising

Three NSW paramedics have allegedly been assaulted in 24 hours, alarming the ambulance service. Source: AAP THREE NSW paramedics have allegedly been assaulted in 24 hours, alarming the ambulance service, which says violence against staff...

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Sydney still Australia's most expensive

Sydney and Melbourne are still among the top 10 most expensive cities in the world, a study shows. Source: AAP SYDNEY and Melbourne are still among the top 10 most expensive cities in the world, according to a global cost-of-living study, despite...

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NSW ordered to release WestConnex plans

THE NSW parliament has ordered the release of all documents relating to the WestConnex motorway project, a move the government says puts the project at risk. Labor and the Shooters Party joined forces to pass a Greens motion in the upper house...

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Yarra recognised with gallantry citation

AN old wrong has been righted with a Unit Citation for Gallantry awarded to the crew of HMAS Yarra for brave actions during the dark days of World War II. Just 13 of 151 sailors survived Yarra's sinking when she took on a superior Japanese fleet...

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Minister to meet mine protesters

ABORIGINAL elders are meeting with the federal environment minister to show the destruction a controversial northern NSW mine is doing to sacred areas. For more than a month environmentalists, farmers and local Aboriginal people have protested...

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'No controllers as Airbuses flew over WA'

TWO Garuda aircraft flew over Western Australia's north without being monitored by air traffic controllers to ensure they didn't collide, a report has revealed. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau last week released its findings from an investigation...

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Liberal-Nats turf war may be resolved soon

A TURF war between two senior NSW government ministers could be resolved in the coming days. The Nationals' Katrina Hodgkinson has loudly voiced her intention to run against Liberal Pru Goward in the seat of Goulburn at the next state election,...

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Govt to repeal Qantas Sale Act

PM Tony Abbott says cabinet will repeal part of the Qantas Sale Act to "unshackle" the airline. Source: AAP THE federal government will seek to repeal part of the Qantas Sale Act that governs foreign ownership laws. But Prime Minister Tony...

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QLD crash victim would fly to relax

TRIBUTES are flowing for a Queensland plane crash victim who would spend his weekends in the skies to relax. John Stortelder, 58, was on a regular Sunday morning flight when his light plane came down and burst into flames in the Lockyer Valley...

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Dad drink drives three times in one day

Police have charged a NSW father who was caught driving drunk three times in 24 hours. Source: AAP A NSW father on his p-plates who allegedly drove drunk to a police station to collect his daughter after she was caught boozed up behind the...

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Premier wants minister to stay on

Victorian Liberal frontbencher Mary Wooldridge lost a preselection battle for the safe seat of Kew. Source: AAP PREMIER Denis Napthine wants Victorian government minister Mary Wooldridge to continue her career in state parliament after she...

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Fed govt boosts pension payment

THE federal government has announced a boost to pension payments to help 3.6 million pensioners keep pace with rising living costs. The increase to pension payments will come into effect on March 20 and is aimed at helping pensioners keep up with...

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