Transurban buys Sydney tunnel for $475m

SYDNEY'S Cross City Tunnel has been bought by toll road owner Transurban for $475 million. The 2.1 kilometre tunnel connects the west side of Sydney's CBD to Rushcutters Bay in the east, and cost $1 billion to build. It was placed in receivership...

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Investors set to flock to Medibank float

Investor interest in the float of Medibank Private is likely to be strong, analysts say. Source: AAP THE Abbott government's sale of Medibank Private is likely to be a good opportunity for investors, but bad news for the health insurer's staff....

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Canning of safaris a croc: NT govt

THE federal government's decision not to allow crocodile hunting safaris in the Northern Territory has been derided as "a croc" by the NT government. Two NT ministers have accused federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt of being shortsighted and...

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Art Gallery of NSW to give back sculpture

AUSTRALIA is returning a stolen statue worth more than $300,000 to India. The 1000-year-old Ardhanariswara idol, depicting Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati, was on display at Sydney's Art Gallery of NSW after being purchased during the...

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Abuse case challenge 'was not denial':Pell

Cardinal George Pell has given evidence at the royal commission into child sexual abuse in Sydney. Source: AAP CARDINAL George Pell insists he acted truthfully when he instructed lawyers to vigorously dispute the claims of a sexually abused...

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Questions over deadly NZ plane crash probe

QUESTIONS are being raised about the conclusions reached by an official investigation into a deadly 2010 skydiving plane crash at New Zealand's Fox Glacier. Nine people, including two Australians, were killed when the Fletcher FU24-954 plane crashed...

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Installing batts 'not that hard': Garrett

ALTHOUGH four people subsequently died working under the scheme, the minister in charge Peter Garrett reportedly believed it was easy to install pink batts. According to an email from a cabinet staffer, former environment minister Mr Garrett and...

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Scalping not a big problem, senators say

CONCERT-GOERS and sports fans can breathe easy: ticket scalping isn't a big deal in Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has found. Because of this, the committee looking into the matter doesn't see the need for any further regulation. But it...

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ICAC hears of Terrigals' 'move' on Iemma

THE pay-off for unseating NSW premier Morris Iemma was a new contract for a company with alleged links to the Obeids, a corruption probe has heard. Retired engineer Peter Phillips has told the NSW corruption watchdog he was tasked with certifying...

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30 people killed in bus crash in Thailand

At least 30 workers have been killed when a bus plunged off a steep road into a ravine in Thailand. Source: AAP OFFICIALS say a double-decker bus carrying municipal workers on a field trip plunged off a steep road into a ravine in western...

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Tribute to black box inventor

THE Canberra headquarters of a Defence agency will be named after the Australian inventor of the black box flight recorder, David Warren. As the late Dr Warren's creation again hits world headlines as authorities try to learn the fate of Malaysia...

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Govt caves in on gender reporting

THE Abbott government has backed down on plans to dilute workplace gender reporting requirements following pressure from women's groups and business. Employment Minister Eric Abetz has announced the current reporting arrangements for companies...

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Female hiker found in Vic park

A HIKER missing for days in the Victorian wilderness has been winched to safety. A police helicopter spotted the woman and winched her from the Alpine National Park, northeast of Melbourne, just after 10am on Sunday. The woman, from the rural...

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One-punch killers to face life in Qld

One-punch killers will face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. Source: AAP ONE-PUNCH killers would face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. The Newman government's draft plan to tackle...

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NSW urged to get flu-ready

Pregnant women and the elderly are being urged to prepare for winter and get a flu shot. Source: AAP PREGNANT women and the elderly are being urged to prepare for winter and get a flu shot following an "unusually high" level of influenza...

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Mining tax debate focus in parliament

THE federal government will try to pressure Labor over the repeal of the mining tax this week as the re-run of the West Australian Senate election looms. The repeal bills have been listed as the first item of business in the upper house when parliament...

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