Vic ALP confident of winning Lyndhurst

LABOR candidate Martin Pakula is confident he can win Saturday's by-election in the Victorian state seat of Lyndhurst. Victory for Mr Pakula would leave the state parliament on a knife edge, with Labor having 43 seats to the coalition's 44, including...

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Bombing suspect's friends 'shocked'

TWO university friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who were jailed by immigration authorities the day after his capture had nothing to do with the deadly attack, a lawyer for one of them says. They had also seen no hints...

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Honour the Anzacs every day, urges WA

AUSTRALIANS have been urged to show the Anzac spirit of mateship and national pride every day, and not just once a year during the veterans march in Perth. Residents of the Perth capital gathered in record numbers to honour veterans and present...

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Don't glorify Anzacs, warns Tas governor

IMAGES of terrified soldiers who had "pissed in their own pants" have been used by Tasmania's governor to implore Australians not to glorify war on Anzac day. Governor Peter Underwood says the country needs to remember the realities of conflict...

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Canada train plot suspects reject charges

Two men accused of plotting with al-Qaeda to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court. Source: AAP TWO foreign nationals arrested on suspicion of what police say was an al-Qaeda-backed plot to derail a Canadian passenger train have...

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Suspect device found at Gold Coast caryard

POLICE have cordoned off several Gold Coast streets after a suspicious device was discovered at a car dealership, which was targeted two weeks ago. Officers are at the Nissan dealership in Robina, where a pipe bomb was found on April 8.An 100 metre...

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Costello report not pretty: Qld premier

QUEENSLAND'S premier is strongly against selling state assets that are monopolies, despite recommendations in the Costello report. The much-awaited 1000-page report into the state's finances, headed by former federal treasurer Tim Costello, will...

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Spending is Labor's budget problem: Abbott

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says the federal government has a problem with spending rather than revenues, predicting budget deficits stretching out "as far as the eye can see". Treasurer Wayne Swan revealed on Sunday government revenues would...

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Time to discuss disabled access to law

THE criminal justice system is failing people with a disability, the head of the Australian Human Rights Commission says. The commission this month launched a discussion paper on the issue and is holding a series of discussions across the country....

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CBS Twitter feeds compromised, closed

THE Twitter accounts for two US TV news programs have been compromised and suspended. A CBS News spokeswoman has confirmed tweets sent earlier on Saturday afternoon from the 60 Minutes and 48 Hours Twitter handles, saying their accounts were...

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Swan warns of 'sledgehammer' revenue hit

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan says the budget revenue has taken a $7.5 billion "sledgehammer" hit because of twin factors - a high dollar and lower terms of trade. Mr Swan said over the past six months the federal government has been contending...

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