Man steals donations from Melbourne church

MELBOURNE police are hoping a man who stole church donations comes clean with a confession. The man, who was captured on CCTV, stole the cash from two tins at a Seventh-Day Adventist church at Clayton last Sunday. Detective Senior Constable...

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Girl dead, men injured after plane crash

A YOUNG girl has died and two men have survived a plane crash into a northern NSW river believed to have happened after their aircraft hit power lines. The pilot, a 50-year-old man who suffered only minor injuries, freed himself from the wreckage...

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Ita to remain at category one strength

The weather bureau has warned Cyclone Ita is unlikely to drop below cyclone strength. Source: AAP CYCLONE Ita is unlikely to drop below cyclone strength despite making landfall 19 hours ago, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned. A cyclone...

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Bus-car collision in Myanmar kills 12

A PASSENGER bus has collided with a car and burst into flames along a Myanmar highway, killing 12 passengers and injuring five others. The Information Ministry says the bus overtook the car Saturday and hit and dragged the vehicle, causing the...

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Qld locals prepare for category five

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has cut short a trade trip as the state prepares for cyclone Ita. Source: AAP FAR north Queensland residents are preparing for the worst as category five Cyclone Ita heads their way. Ita was upgraded to...

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ASIC rejects corruption allegation

AUSTRALIA'S investment watchdog has hit back at claims of corruption within its ranks. Australian Securities and Investment Commission chairman Greg Medcraft has rejected, in a Senate hearing, suggestions staff acted inappropriately when authorising...

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Northern Victoria cops drenching from rain

PARTS of northern and north-eastern Victoria and are watching the skies nervously as heavy rain threatens flooding. Some parts of the state's north have had up to 80mm of rain - well over the average for April - since Tuesday as a slow-moving...

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ICAC hears how Tripodi baled up Kelly

Former NSW minister Tony Kelly has admitted a cabinet minute that didn't favour AWH was rewritten. Source: AAP FORMER minister Joe Tripodi says he took a 10-hour round trip to rural NSW to learn about hay, not straighten out a story with ex-MP...

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Impose conditions on Galilee mine: court

A MULTI-BILLION dollar coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin should only go-ahead if a number of conditions are met, the state's land court has ruled. The non-binding recommendations were made to the state government on Tuesday after a bid by...

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Evacuation at Sydney food factory

WORKERS have been evacuated from a food processing plant on Sydney's lower north shore after a grain silo threatened to explode. Emergency services rushed to the factory in Lane Cove on Tuesday night amid reports the temperature inside the silo...

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Unions reap money from senate office rent

TWO unions and a super fund involving a union have reaped more than $430,000 in rent for three Labor senators' electorate offices. Labor senators Kim Carr, Anne McEwen and Alex Gallacher rented premises respectively from the meat industry union's...

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MPs of both stripes lobbied over AWH

Former NSW premier Nathan Rees (pic) says Eddie Obeid lobbied him about AWH, an inquiry has heard. Source: AAP CROOKED ex-MP Eddie Obeid lobbied former NSW premier Nathan Rees about Australian Water Holdings (AWH) on the steps of parliament,...

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Milk keeps osteoarthritis at bay for women

A GLASS of milk a day can keep osteoarthritis (OA) at bay, at least for women with the disease affecting their knees, research has shown. Increasing consumption of fat-free or low-fat milk was found to slow progression of the degenerative condition,...

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Whistleblower got it wrong: Salvo bos s

s <Whistleblower got it wrong: Salvo bos s> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <div readability="8"> <p><span>An inquiry has heard how a resident of a Salvation Army boys home received financial compensation.</span>...

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Nats may help Libs secure 3rd Senate seat

Labor Senate leader Penny Wong says the party's results off the WA senate re-run was disappointing. Source: AAP THE Liberal party is likely to win a third seat in the re-run West Australian Senate election, a political analyst predicts, based...

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Terrorist Bashir 'wants to disrupt polls'

Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has encouraged supporters to disrupt the Indonesian elections. Source: AAP EDS: Updates with DFAT advice JAKARTA, April 7 AAP - Indonesian police are on alert after suspected Bali bombing mastermind Abu Bakar...

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Fans honour Cobain 20 years after death

TWO decades after Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain killed himself in Seattle, fans have flocked to the home where he died to pay homage to the influential rocker. Fans came from nearby cities like Portland or faraway towns in Georgia - some sporting...

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Pricey lingerie stolen from Madonna shoot

THOUSANDS of dollars worth of lingerie has reportedly been stolen from a Madonna photo shoot in New York. The undergarments were contained in a bag and included a $US2545 ($A2764) lace bra, according to DNAinfo.com. They were stolen from the...

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Labor: Reject Botanic Gardens plan

NSW Labor is concerned about a draft redevelopment plan for the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Source: AAP THE Royal Botanic Gardens Trust has unveiled the draft of its 25-year redevelopment for the Gardens and the Domain, which includes...

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Gold Coast drug ring busted

Police have broken up an extensive bikie drug ring operating out of Gold Coast nightclubs. Source: AAP GOLD Coast nightclub owner Ivan Tesic has been identified by police as the alleged mastermind behind a massive interstate drug ring involving...

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