President Obama meets Malala

US President Barack Obama (R) has met in Washington with Pakistani advocate Malala Yousafzai. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama has met with 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls' education and the target of a Taliban assassination...

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Bali victims remembered 11 years on

LITTLE children clambered around the Bali bombing memorial in Sydney on Saturday, knocking the flowers laid by the friends and family of those killed. One boy asked his new playmate, "Which one is yours?" And she, a girl no older than seven,...

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Leighton scandal leads to third exit

A THIRD former Leighton executive has quit his current post because of an alleged connection to the construction giant's bribery scandal. Russell Waugh, the engineering chief at UGL, has mutually agreed with the company to step down immediately....

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Italy's Alitalia board to meet on future

ITALIAN airline Alitalia is to hold a crunch meeting to vote on a recapitalisation plan that would save it from imminent default and avoid its planes being grounded by the weekend. The national postal service was brought in at the last minute...

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Dutch team takes World Solar Challenge

The leading cars in the World Solar Challenge are expected to reach Adelaide on Thursday morning. Source: AAP THE car finished in the rain, with the sun it runs on nowhere in sight, but that didn't matter to the Dutch Nuon team as they triumphed...

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Origin to benefit from high gas prices

ORIGIN Energy is looking forward to the step change in earnings it will enjoy from 2015 due to rising gas prices and its liquefied natural gas project coming online. The prospect of a gas shortage in NSW or at least high export parity prices...

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New jet simulators for Adelaide

A NEW jet simulation centre positions Adelaide as a focus for pilot training in the Asia-Pacific, the South Australian government says. Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) on Wednesday opened a new facility at Parafield Airport, in Adelaide's northern...

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Qld govt has plan B over sex offender

THE Queensland government is considering tougher laws to ensure serial sex offender Robert John Fardon remains behind bars. Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says he has a "plan B" if his appeal against Fardon's release fails. Fardon was briefly...

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Quake in southwest Sydney felt 38km away

AN early-morning tremor that shook Sydney's southwest was felt as far away as Wollongong, but there have been no reports of damage. The 3.5 magnitude earthquake was felt at 7.15am (AEDT) on Tuesday, prompting about a dozen reports to Geoscience...

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Morrison to inspect Nauru hospital

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison is to visit Nauru and will deliver a message to asylum seekers. Source: AAP IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison will inspect the Nauru hospital where an asylum seeker is expected to give birth to twins...

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Pilot dies in NSW ultralight plane crash

A MAN has died in an ultralight plane crash in southwest NSW. Ben Dumbrell, a well-known respected member of the Tumut community, was found dead inside the wreck of his ultralight on a property at Adelong at 6.15am (AEDT) on Monday. The 65-year-old's...

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Beer-swilling WA pig meets tragic end

A BEER-SWILLING feral pig that made headlines for stealing six packs from tourists in Western Australia has met a tragic end. Main Roads in the region confirmed on Monday the wild pig had been found dead after being hit by a truck near Port...

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Lorde's debut album charts at No.1

THE top six albums in Australia's charts are all new entries for the first time in Aria Albums Chart history. Lorde takes out the No.1 spot with her debut album Pure Heroine, scoring the third highest weekly sales of the year. Also entering high...

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Coalition MPs' wedding travel costs $20k

IF the average Australian wedding costs $36,000, what should taxpayers make of paying almost $20,000 for five coalition MPs - including Prime Minister Tony Abbott - to attend three weddings? Interim Labor leader Chris Bowen says the series of...

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