WA Senate result to be revealed

Greens senator Scott Ludlam says the AEC should hold off declaring the WA Senate election. Source: AAP THE result of the West Australian Senate vote recount is set to be revealed this weekend amid concerns that more than 1300 missing ballots...

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School kids escape Sydney bus fire

School children have fled a burning bus after it caught fire on the M2 motorway in northwest Sydney. Source: AAP DOZENS of children from rural NSW had a city excursion to remember, with their bus bursting into flames on a busy Sydney motorway....

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Second bikie case postponed in Qld

A SECOND bikie court case has been postponed in Queensland because of comments made by Premier Campbell Newman. A case in the Cairns Magistrates Court was adjourned on Friday, a day after a Supreme Court judge put a Brisbane bikie bail case on...

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Qld reef assessment paints grim picture

The federal and Queensland governments have released a new plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef. Source: AAP FEDERAL Environment Minister Greg Hunt says a new long-term plan will improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef and increase protection,...

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Mixed views on NSW same-sex marriage bill

Same-sex marriage has been described as unconstitutional and evil during debate in NSW parliament. Source: AAP SAME-SEX marriage has been variously described as unconstitutional, evil and inevitable during debate in the NSW parliament. ...

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Man avoids jail over X Factor stabbing row

A man has avoided jail for a fight that resulted in the stabbing of a former X Factor contestant. Source: AAP A MAN has avoided jail for his involvement in a fight that resulted in the stabbing of a former X Factor contestant. Mohamed Hamdin,...

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Pizza king mystery in Vic shooting attacks

Australia's pizza champion has had three of his Melbourne restaurants peppered with bullets. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S pizza champion has had three of his Melbourne restaurants peppered with bullets. But Tony Cannata didn't want to talk about...

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Obeid 'pressured ministers over leases'

Eddie Obeid lobbied ex-treasurer Eric Roozendaal (pic) for special treatment in regard to leases. Source: AAP EDDIE Obeid lobbied former NSW treasurer Eric Roozendaal for special treatment in regard to leases in which the Obeid family held...

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NSW drunk drivers to get car lock devices

REPEAT and high-range drunk drivers will have to prove their sobriety before their car starts under a new NSW government program. An alcohol interlock will be installed on a person's car if they have been caught drink driving twice in five years,...

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Obeid's son denies using dad's influence

The son of ex-MP Eddie Obeid has denied his family used its influence to get favourable treatment. Source: AAP THE son of former NSW MP Eddie Obeid has denied his family used its political influence to get favourable treatment in relation to...

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Chrysler Q3 profit up 22% on truck demand

CHRYSLER Group's net income has risen 22 per cent in the third quarter as strong sales of the Ram pickup and Jeep Grand Cherokee masked weaknesses elsewhere in its lineup. Chrysler said on Wednesday that it earned $US464 million ($A490.82 million)...

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Measles outbreak at Qld jail

QUEENSLAND Health is grappling with a measles outbreak in a prison north of Brisbane. Queensland Health says four prisoners at the Woodford Correctional Centre, near the Sunshine Coast, have tested positive to the highly-contagious disease....

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Actress's brother jailed over child abuse

US actress Mia Farrow's (pic) brother has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing two boys. Source: AAP THE brother of actress Mia Farrow has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing two boys in his neighbourhood...

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Same-sex marriage fails again in Tasmania

A second attempt at same-sex marriage legislation in Tasmania's upper house has failed. Source: AAP SAME-SEX marriage is on the backburner in Tasmania after an attempt to re-introduce it to the state's upper house failed. Independent member...

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NBN Co posts $932m operating loss

NBN Co has posted an operating loss of $932m after tax for the financial year ending June 30, 2013. Source: AAP THE company building the national broadband network (NBN) has posted an operating loss of nearly $1 billion for last financial year....

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No NBN decisions have been made: Huawei

CHINESE telecoms giant Huawei isn't too concerned by reports the coalition government has already decided to maintain a ban on it tendering for National Broadband Network (NBN) contracts. Reports emerged on Tuesday that Attorney-General George...

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Sydney cafe's stolen animals found in Vic

TWO beloved farm animals stolen from a busy Sydney cafe in a midnight break and enter have been found in Victoria. Police confirmed a pig, dubbed Kevin Bacon, and Bradley the sheep, which were taken from The Grounds at Alexandria earlier this...

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Two dead, one missing as storm lashes UK

About 60 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow Airport due to predicted hurricane-force winds. Source: AAP NEARLY 300,000 homes have been left without power in Britain and France, and trains and planes cancelled as a fierce storm battered...

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Two men rescued in Bass Strait

TWO men have survived hours in freezing and dangerous waters after their ultra-light aircraft ditched in the Bass Strait. The men, aged in their 20s, were about 30km southwest of Flinders Island when their aircraft went down about 3pm (AEDT)...

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Man fractures face in boat backflip

A MAN has sustained head injuries after trying to backflip off the top of a ferry on NSW's Central Coast. Police responded to reports of drunk passengers on board a ferry at Ettalong Wharf on Saturday night. Paramedics treated a man with head...

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Teen stabbed at Melbourne party

Two people were injured at a party attended by about 200 youths in Melbourne's western suburbs. Source: AAP A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been stabbed during a fight at a large Melbourne party. Police say the teenager was stabbed twice and a...

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Vic opposition slams road compo plans

Victoria's opposition say proposed changes to the road accident compensation scheme are unfair. Source: AAP PROPOSED changes to Victoria's road accident compensation scheme are unfair and unjust, the state opposition says. The Victorian...

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Govt must justify $9b RBA payment: Bowen

Labor is demanding Treasurer Joe Hockey justify his reasons for giving the Reserve Bank nearly $9bn. Source: AAP LABOR is demanding Treasurer Joe Hockey justify his reasons for giving the Reserve Bank nearly $9 billion in what it's calling...

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Royals turn out for Opera House 40th

LIKE many Australians, Crown Princess Mary has a fond appreciation for the Sydney Opera House. The Tasmanian-born Danish Royal even conceded before a crowd of 5000 on Sunday it was one of two things she knew about Denmark before her marriage to...

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