Suspect killed in Indonesian terror raid

INDONESIAN police have shot dead a suspected militant and seized bombs during a raid in a district that has been at the centre of an anti-terror crackdown in the past week, a spokesman says. The raid on a house was conducted by local police...

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Man dies, nine injured in Melbourne crash

A MAN has been killed and at least nine people injured in a collision between a train and a truck in Melbourne. Emergency services say the man died at the scene after being found and treated by paramedics near the main engine of the train. ...

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NSW police warn of another Black Saturday

POLICE are warning of a possible repeat of Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires as they launch a major crackdown on arsonists in NSW. More than 3000 bush and grass fires have been recorded across the state so far this spring, with 37 burning on...

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Philippine street kid a global inspiration

CRIS Valdez began life unwanted by his parents and was soon scavenging in a Philippine rubbish dump, an unlikely start for a boy now hailed as an inspiration for children around the world. Valdez, 13, won this year's International Children's Peace...

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Burmese illegal opium output still on rise

THE cultivation of illegal opium has increased in Burma for a sixth successive year, fuelled in part by rising demand for heroin across Asia, the United Nations says. The upsurge comes despite a government campaign to eradicate the crop from the...

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Boat people will sink budget surplus: Libs

THE federal government's predicted surplus will be blown by the cost of asylum seekers alone, the coalition says. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen introduced two bills to parliament on Tuesday requesting appropriation of the money needed to implement...

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PM says UN does matter to Australia

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says the United Nations does matter to Australia and now a local voice will be heard at the highest level. After moving a motion of condolence over the death of Corporal Scott Smith in Afghanistan, Ms Gillard said...

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Coalition's McKew stunt fails

AN attempt by the coalition to table a page of former Labor MP Maxine McKew's book in parliament has failed. Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop said Prime Minister Julia Gillard had repeatedly told parliament and elsewhere that she'd "always...

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Asia strategy needs joint effort: business

BUSINESS is calling for bipartisanship over the broad direction of the federal government's Asian century white paper, as Australia sets course to ramp up its engagement with Asia. The Business Council of Australia (BCA) and Australian Chamber...

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Aust share market expected to open higher

THE Australian share market is expected to open higher on Monday despite lacklustre trading on Wall Street on Friday. US markets closed mixed but were almost flat on Friday as investors weighed disappointing company earnings against a slightly...

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