Man abducts, attacks Qld woman in her car

A MAN has attacked a woman after jumping in her car at a north Queensland car wash and telling her to drive to an industrial area. Police say the woman was cleaning her car in the early hours of Saturday morning when a man jumped in and told...

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Call for release of Liberal donation audit

AN audit of Liberal Party donations in the wake of damaging slush fund allegations needs to be released publicly, the NSW opposition says. The call comes after another political head rolled this week as the Independent Commission Against Corruption...

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Alarm saves Qld girl from deliberate fire

A smoke alarm has helped a teenage girl escape a house fire in Queensland. Source: AAP A TEENAGE girl has escaped a house fire that may have been deliberately lit in central Queensland. The fire started at a home in Bundaberg just before...

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TV veteran Efrem Zimbalist Jr dies aged 95

EFREM Zimbalist Jr, the son of famous musical parents who established his own name in the long-running television series 77 Sunset Strip and even the even longer running TV hit The F.B.I., has died at age 95. Zimbalist died on Friday at his Solvang...

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Investors want Woodside to look at shale

AS Woodside Petroleum hammers out a big offshore deal in the politically unstable Middle East, some shareholders have called on the company to drill for shale gas in its own backyard. The Perth-based oil and gas producer has made a name for itself...

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Accused container death couple in custody

A COUPLE accused of the manslaughter of an elderly woman who allegedly lived in a freezing shipping container are in custody in Hobart. Michael and Jassy Anglin, of Cairns in Queensland, have appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court over the...

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Hughes' victims tell of suffering

The victims of Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes have descried how his abuse continues to haunt them. Source: AAP ONE of the victims of disgraced Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes says she was so badly affected by his abuse, it shaped her decision not...

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Baird govt rocked by ICAC allegations

NSW Police Minister Mike Gallacher has stood down following evidence at a corruption inquiry. Source: AAP NEWLY minted premier Mike Baird vowed to clean up NSW politics, but the corruption watchdog might do the job for him. Toppled police...

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Labor's party, but Wran had common touch

NSW Liberal Premier Mike Baird had plenty of time to take in the scene as he walked to his seat at the state funeral for his fabled Labor forerunner Neville Wran. Labor party banners hung either side of the Sydney Town Hall stage, which was set...

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Batts whistleblower airs bullying claims

The royal commission into the Rudd government's home insulation program resumes on Thursday. Source: AAP A TECHNICAL adviser for the Rudd government's home insulation program claims he was bullied and eventually sacked for blowing the whistle...

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Detective denies campaign against academic

A LEAD investigator in the indecent dealing case against Queensland criminologist Paul Wilson has denied accusations he had a campaign against the academic. Wilson, the former head of criminology at the Gold Coast's Bond University, returned...

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Lindy Chamberlain says abuse declining

LINDY Chamberlain-Creighton says cowardly abuse towards her has gradually subsided since a coronial inquest almost two years ago found that a dingo killed her baby daughter Azaria in 1980. A royal commission exonerated her of murder in 1988. ...

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Ex-adidas workers march in first May Day

AMONG the workers readying to march for Indonesia's first Labour Day national holiday are women who used to earn less than $1 an hour making adidas shoes, until they were sacked. In 2012, about 1300 workers from the Panarub Dwikarya factory spoke...

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Abuse survivor wants attacker exhumed

A SURVIVOR of child sex abuse at a West Australian boarding school wants the remains of a former principal exhumed from the school and reburied with his "pedophile" mates, a royal commission has heard. Gordon Grant, a former resident of St Joseph's...

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Vic rail chaos may continue for third day

Major delays and train cancellations on four Melbourne rail lines could drag into the afternoon. Source: AAP THE disruption to Melbourne train services could continue for a third day as rail operator Metro works to install new cabling. ...

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Regal touch boosts Blue Mountains tourism

The royal visit to the Blue Mountains has boosted the fire-ravaged region's visitor numbers. Source: AAP PRINCE William and his wife Catherine's trip to the Blue Mountains has not only lifted spirits in the fire-ravaged region but boosted its...

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Two MPs allege Palmer approach

A Queensland MP has told police an envoy for Clive Palmer offered him an inducement to jump ship. Source: AAP TWO Queensland government MPs have accused Clive Palmer's team of trying to lure them away from the Liberal National Party. Mr...

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Coles sales figures fail to impress

Shares in Wesfarmers have fallen following the release of March quarter sales figures. Source: AAP SHARES in retail group Wesfarmers dropped more than two per cent after the Coles supermarket owner's latest sales fell short of investor expectations....

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Plane catches fire at Perth Airport

A plane has made an emergency landing in Perth after flames were spotted coming from its engine. Source: AAP A PLANE has made an emergency landing at Perth Airport after a suspected engine fire erupted shortly after take-off. The Cobham...

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Whitehaven pushes ahead with new mine

WHITEHAVEN Coal sold less coal in the March quarter while battling low prices, but its flagship Maules Creek project is more than one-third complete. The controversial NSW mine is the target of a long running campaign that has included legal action...

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Money-washing claims engulf NSW Libs

A fresh corruption inquiry will expose how NSW Liberal figures flouted electoral funding rules. Source: AAP ALLEGATIONS of systematic political donation rorting have engulfed the NSW Liberals and sent yet another party MP to the crossbench....

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WA Brothers could abuse with impunity

The royal commission will continue in Perth, and will focus on Christian Brothers-run residences. Source: AAP CHILD abusers at Christian Brothers schools in Western Australia knew they could sexually torture children with impunity, safe in...

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Aussie flies home after Bali hijack drama

An Australian detained over a Bali flight hijack scare has been released without charge. Source: AAP AN Australian man who caused a hijacking scare has left Bali, but faces further police questioning when he arrives in Brisbane. Matt Christopher...

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Tornadoes kill at least 17 in US

Officials say a tornado has killed at least two people and destroyed buildings in Oklahoma. Source: AAP POWERFUL tornadoes have killed at least 17 people as they flipped cars, ripped up homes and uprooted trees across the south-central United...

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Palmer trying to buy govt in NT: Giles

Federal MP Clive Palmer has induced three rebel Northern Territory MPs to join his political party. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer has been accused of buying his way into Northern Territory politics after three indigenous MPs joined his party a month...

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Vic Premier to ask feds for help at COAG

MAJOR infrastructure funding and a greater share of GST revenue are Premier Denis Napthine's targets for the next Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting in Canberra on Friday. Dr Napthine said Victoria needs more support from the federal...

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We'll be fair in tough May budget: Abbott

PM Tony Abbott has refused to comment on reports his government may soon introduce a debt levy. Source: AAP TONY Abbott has promised to be fair and equitable when meting out some of the tougher measures in the May budget. However, the prime...

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Search zone for MH370 broadened

The search zone for MH370 has been expanded after an underwater drone found nothing of interest. Source: AAP THE search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight has been expanded after the Bluefin-21 underwater drone found no trace of...

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