Syria conference could be in October: Ban

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he hopes to have a peace conference on Syria in October. Source: AAP THE head of the United Nations says he hopes to have a second peace conference on Syria next month, although much still remains to...

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United honours $5 tickets after web glitch

United Airlines says it will accept tickets it mistakenly offered online at the wrong prices. Source: AAP US flight company United Airlines says it will accept tickets it mistakenly sold this week for next to nothing. A pricing error...

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Albanese runs for Labor leadership

ANTHONY Albanese believes he's the best candidate to lead Labor back into government at the next election. The former deputy prime minister has the policy credentials and has experience across a range of portfolios, he told reporters in Canberra...

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Suicide attack on US consulate in Afghan

HEAVILY armed gunmen in suicide vests have detonated a truck bomb outside the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat, sparking a shootout with American forces. US State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf says there are no American casualties...

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Shorten will stand for Labor leadership

BILL Shorten will stand for the Labor leadership, saying he wants to lead the rebuilding of the party and take the fight up to the coalition. Mr Shorten said he was running because he believed Labor could win the next election. Mr Shorten told...

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Abbott makes boat plan top priority

Prime minister-elect Tony Abbott is expected to lay out his "stop the boats" plan next week. Source: AAP PRIME minister-elect Tony Abbott is expected to lay out his "stop the boats" plan next week, after the swearing in of his new frontbench....

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Aussies hurt, guides killed in PNG

Tour leader Christina King. Source: Supplied FOUR Australian trekkers have been injured, two of their guides hacked to death and another five badly injured when bandits attacked them on the first night of a trek in Papua New Guinea's highlands....

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NSW property dug up in hunt for Jasmine

Police forensic experts are excavating a NSW property as they search for a woman missing since 2009. Source: AAP POLICE forensic experts are using earth moving equipment to dig up a property in northern NSW as they search for a young woman...

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Elders to cut workforce by 10 per cent

Struggling rural services company Elders will slash its workforce by 10% as part of $25m of cuts. Source: AAP STRUGGLING rural services company Elders is set to axe about 150 jobs, or about 10 per cent of its workforce, as it re-organises and...

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Palmer claims he delivered Abbott's win

Former rugby league star Glenn Lazarus says the Palmer United Party is like the Melbourne Storm. Source: AAP MINING magnate Clive Palmer says life as a federal MP might bring him happiness, love and "a smile on the face of a child". The...

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Newman shakes up Qld's department heads

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has announced a big shake-up of the state's department heads. Mr Newman released a list of director-general changes on Monday as part of his plan to improve the public service. Public Service Commissioner...

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Shots fired in suburban Sydney street

SHOTS have been fired in a suburban street in Sydney's southwest. No one was injured during the shooting at Greenacre early on Sunday morning, police say. They have recovered four bullet casings. They are asking anyone with information on...

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NZ's smaller Ross Sea idea 'baffling'

NEW Zealand's decision to scale back plans for a massive Ross Sea marine reserve has been described as "baffling" and a tactical mistake by environmentalists. After joining the US in seeking the establishment of a 2.3 million square kilometre...

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