Penny Sharpe wins ALP preselection

NSW MP Penny Sharpe has won the Labor party's first community preselection process, under which local residents and branch members can both vote for their preferred candidate. The trial of what Labor insiders call "US-style primaries" was run...

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Syringe threat in Vic carjacking

A woman has been threatened with a syringe during a carjacking in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong. Source: AAP A WOMAN has been threatened with a syringe during a carjacking in Melbourne, police say. The woman was parked in a shopping...

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Bloom wants to be in son's life

A-LIST Hollywood star Orlando Bloom may have split from Miranda Kerr but he's taking his job as a dad seriously - and he's looking to settle down in his home country. The 37-year-old British star recently parted ways with his Australian supermodel...

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Gay couples marry in England

British Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Source: AAP GAY couples across England and Wales have said "I do" as a law authorising same-sex marriage came into effect, the final stage in...

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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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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 does...

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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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New debris found in hunt for MH370

NEW satellite images taken three days ago have revealed 122 potential pieces of debris from the missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370, Malaysia's Transport Minister says. Hishammuddin Hussein revealed the latest - and largest - find of objects...

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Pistorius defence argues he loved Reeva

An expert has told a Pretoria court that Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend was sometimes scared of him. Source: AAP THE defence of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has downplayed evidence that there were problems in his relationship with Reeva...

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Knights, dames return under Abbott

Retiring Governor-General Quentin Bryce (R) has become a dame under changes suggested by the PM. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott insists he's not bringing knights and dames back in the Australian honours system to lock Australia into...

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Govt seizes on Thomson jailing

The government says Craig Thomson's jailing shows the need for tougher checks on unions corruption. Source: AAP FORMER Labor MP Craig Thomson's jail sentence for misusing union members' funds shows the need for tougher checks on corruption,...

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Harry Potter artwork up for auction

THE original artwork for first copies of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series is set to go under the hammer in the US. British artist Cliff Wright produced the ink and water colour illustrations, which were used for the covers of the 1998 classic...

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Eight killed, 18 missing in US landslide

Rescuers in the US state of Washington are searching for 18 people after a mudslide buried houses. Source: AAP AT least eight people are dead and 18 are missing after a massive landslide slammed "like a freight train" into a mountainside community...

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Dump financial advice changes: Labor

LABOR has demanded Prime Minister Tony Abbott take a controversial rollback of financial advice laws out of the deep freeze and put it on the scrap heap. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the government has put the changes on ice temporarily...

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Sinodinos warned over 'company he kept'

Liberal Arthur Sinodinos was warned the men running Australian Water Holdings might be "dishonest". Source: AAP FORMER NSW Premier Nathan Rees thought they were a "bunch of crooks" and Liberal powerbroker Arthur Sinodinos was warned the men...

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Adelaide archbishop says response too slow

Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson says the Catholic Church has learnt lessons about handling cases. Source: AAP THE Archbishop of Adelaide has agreed the Catholic church's response to sexual abuse claims at a special school should have begun...

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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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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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Philippines' rebel leader, wife arrested

Police in the Philippines have arrested communist rebel leader Benito Tiamzon and his wife Wilma. Source: AAP THE Philippines' top communist rebel leader and his wife have been arrested in a joint operation by the military and police. Benito...

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3 bear cubs rescued from captivity

ANIMAL activists in Kosovo say three brown bear cubs have been rescued from captivity. The one-month-old cubs, Ema, Oska and Ron, were found at two separate homes last week in the western town of Peja and are believed to be from the same mother....

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