Rudd tells China to be cautious of N Korea

Kevin Rudd faces the media in Brisbane. Picture: Darren England Source: News Limited FORMER prime minister and foreign minister Kevin Rudd has told officers of Beijing's main defence academy that the world is looking to China to use its influence...

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WA man dies in sand dune accident

A man has died after coming off his motorbike in sand dunes north of Geraldton in WA. Source: AAP A MAN has died in Western Australia after crashing his motorcycle in sand dunes. Police say the 29-year-old Geraldton resident was riding...

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Serial killer Birnie to remain in WA jail

WEST Australian rial killer Catherine Birnie has again been denied parole. The Prisoners Review Board began the review in January and the final decision was made this week by Attorney-General Michael Mischin. "The attorney-general has accepted...

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Manhunt underway for NSW Police employee

A STATEWIDE manhunt has been launched for a NSW Police civilian employee wanted for allegedly taking weaponry from a police armoury. The 38-year-old man worked in the armoury and was under investigation for serious firearms offences, a police...

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Emerging leaders stumble in bank challenge

LEADERS from the BRICS group of emerging powers have failed to launch a much-anticipated new development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions like the World Bank. After holding talks in the port city of Durban, leaders from Brazil, Russia,...

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Vic govt, teachers agree to more talks

VICTORIA'S teachers and government have agreed to intensive negotiations to end a long-running pay dispute. The teachers' union will hold talks with the government over the next two weeks with the aim of resolving the disagreement before April...

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LNP must have told Newman about Driscoll

QUEENSLAND'S opposition leader says Premier Campbell Newman must have been told about complaints against suspended MP Scott Driscoll. The rookie MP was suspended from the Liberal National Party (LNP) this week after months of allegations of improper...

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NZ investigating quake fraud cases

NEW Zealand authorities are investigating two "very big" cases of alleged fraud by contractors working on the Christchurch rebuild. Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says 20 cases have been handed over to police and so far four have...

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Schapelle Corby's sister bashed in Bali

THE sister of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has been assaulted in Bali. Mercedes Corby is in Kasih Ibu (Mother Love) Hospital , staff have confirmed to AAP. "We have admission under the name Mercedes Corby in room 407," a hospital...

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Seven suicide bombers attack Afghan police

A GROUP of seven suicide bombers have attacked a police base in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing five officers, police say. One bomber set off a large explosion at the entrance of the quick reaction police headquarters before two...

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New CSG pipeline approved in Qld

A BILLION dollar gas pipeline has been approved by the Queensland government. Environment Minister Andrew Powell gave the go-ahead to Arrow Energy's Bowen Pipeline Project on Monday. The 580-kilometre buried pipeline would deliver coal seam...

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No comment on Shearer's problems: Clark

FORMER New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has again refused to comment on embattled NZ opposition leader David Shearer. The Labour Party leader has been under fire for failing to include his New York bank account on the NZ parliament's pecuniary...

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Papers link top China university to army

RESEARCHERS at one of China's top universities collaborated with a Chinese army unit accused of carrying out hacking attacks on the United States, academic papers published online show. The elite Shanghai Jiaotong University conducted network...

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Syria rebels seize key military base

Syrian rebel fighters say they have seized an air base in the southern province of Daraa. Source: AAP REBELS fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have seized a key air base in the southern Syrian province of Daraa after two weeks...

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