Police hunt two sex predators in Melbourne

A man has tried to sexually assault a woman in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. Source: AAP THE hunt is on for two sex predators who attacked three women in the same Melbourne suburb where Jill Meagher died. Police say an assault...

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Israel designs hi-tech fin to save turtle

A BADLY injured sea turtle's prospects are looking up - thanks to a new prosthetic fin designed by an Israeli team and modelled on the wings of a US fighter jet. The green sea turtle, named "Hofesh," the Hebrew word for "freedom," was caught in...

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Cabbie car-jacked in NSW Hunter region

A taxi driver has been beaten up, robbed and car-jacked in the NSW Hunter region. Source: AAP A TAXI driver had his nose broken during a terrifying ordeal in which he was beaten up, robbed, kidnapped and car-jacked by a drunken passenger...

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Oprah helps Barbara Walters say goodbye

Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton have surprised Barbara Walters as she taped her final edition of The View. OPRAH Winfrey and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have surprised Barbara Walters as the legendary American...

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Tinkler faces ICAC over pollie donations

NATHAN Tinkler has told NSW's donation rort inquiry he gives to political parties because he's "such a great guy", not because he thinks his largesse will buy favours. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is probing more than $400,000...

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Buffett discloses new Verizon investment

Warren Buffett's company has disclosed a new investment of 11 mil shares in Verizon Communications. Source: AAP WARREN Buffett's company has disclosed a new investment of 11 million shares in Verizon Communications, and an increase in its stakes...

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Bikie gang bashed Sydney man to death

Rebels bikie gang members are alleged to have bashed a young man to death in Sydney's inner city. Source: AAP A BIKIE gang was ordered to bash a young Sydney man to death, with police alluding to a drugs dispute as the motive for the killing....

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Frankie Valli wins decision on insurance

A court has reversed a decision that Frankie Valli's wife could claim his life insurance policy. Source: AAP SORTING through the aftermath of music legend Frankie Valli's messy divorce, the California Supreme Court sang a tune that suggests...

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Borders commander warns vigilance is vital

THE army general charged with preventing asylum seeker boats from reaching Australia says ongoing vigilance is vital. There have been no successful people smuggling ventures to Australia since late December, but Lieutenant General Angus Campbell...

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Labor pounce on second staffer conflict

LABOR has vowed to continue probing a second Abbott government minister over conflict of interest allegations. William "Smiley" Johnstone resigned as an adviser for Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion after it was revealed he was also chief...

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Uncensored Rudd reveals batts flaws

OPPOSITION to Kevin Rudd's plan to reveal the innermost secrets of the federal government lasted for a little less than 16 hours. The former prime minister's 31-page statement to the royal commission into the 2009 home insulation program was initially...

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Johnston fights for more funds for defence

DEFENCE Minister David Johnston needed to convince colleagues defence would be unable to mount short-notice missions such as its search for the missing Malaysian airliner if it did not get more cash. In hard negotiations before the government's...

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Govt to tip billions into medical research

THE federal government is expected to announce the creation of a medical research fund it estimates will grow to $20 billion by 2020 and pay annual dividends of $1.1 billion by 2023. Treasurer Joe Hockey is also expected to unveil an economic...

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The NT must cash in on its good fortune

THE Northern Territory is Australia's land of plenty and its good fortune can not be taken for granted or squandered, says Treasurer Dave Tollner. His second budget, worth $6 billion, is short on dramatic cuts, instead making many small nips across...

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Kim Dotcom's NZ political party registered

KIM Dotcom's Internet Party, and its logo, have been registered by New Zealand's Electoral Commission. That means it's clear to contest the September 20 election, but there's still no news about whether it has struck a deal with Hone Harawira's...

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Garrett accepts responsibility for scheme

Former minister Peter Garrett is set to be grilled about Labor's botched home insulation program. Source: AAP FORMER environment minister Peter Garrett has accepted "ultimate responsibility" for Labor's botched home insulation program but insists...

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Hospitals to suffer under GP co-payment

A survey says hospital emergency wards would be inundated with patients with a GP co-payment system. Source: AAP HOSPITAL emergency wards would be inundated with extra patients under a GP co-payment system being considered by the Abbott government....

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Qld police name pair in abduction case

Police say 3 men and a woman who abducted Queensland toddler Bella Goulding are known to her family. Source: AAP POLICE have publicly named two people they want to question in relation to the abduction of a two-year-old girl from her father's...

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Buswell light rail report light on insight

Ex-WA treasurer Troy Buswell's report on his taxpayer-funded trip to Europe has few fresh insights. Source: AAP FORMER West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell's light rail report from a taxpayer-funded trip across Europe is so paltry it could...

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Puffing Hockey silent on cigar tax

Treasurer Joe Hockey has avoided a question about a tobacco tax after being caught having a cigar. Source: AAP JOE Hockey probably hoped he had got away without being questioned about having that sly cigar with his finance minister. But...

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