NSW patients more likely to die on weekend

IF you are on the path to a heart attack or even cancer, new research shows you would be better off fronting a hospital outside of weekend hours. The medical research from the University of NSW reveals patients are up to 15 per cent more likely...

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Brits claim doughnut is theirs

IT is usually thought of as an all-American treat but the recipe for the doughnut may have originated in Britain. The Hertfordshire Record Society, which publishes a volume of records every year, has released The Receipt Book of Baroness Elizabeth...

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Pay for BOQ boss grows to $2.9m

The CEO of Bank of Queensland received a pay rise to $2.9m as the bank returned to profitability. Source: AAP BANK of Queensland chief executive Stuart Grimshaw's pay grew by 60 per cent to $2.9 million as the bank returned to profitability....

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Two men dead in Vic light plane crash

Two killed in fiery light plane crash UPDATE: TWO people have died after a light plane crashed on take-off in Victoria's north-east. VIC News   Victoria set for record auction day MORE than 1500 auctions will take place across Melbourne...

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Commissioner David Ipp to retire from ICAC

ICAC Commissioner David Ipp will step down as head of NSW's corruption watchdog next year. "In opposition I repeatedly expressed my concern that (the Independent Commission Against Corruption's) inner-spring had wound down," Premier Barry O'Farrell...

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NZ govt rushes to validate police oaths

NEW Zealand's parliament has rushed through a law to validate the oaths taken by dozens of police officers, after learning they were wrongly sworn in. The government had to pass the law under urgency on Thursday to avoid the possibility that the...

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New bushfire emergency in Lake Macquarie

AN emergency alert has been issued for a fire at Lake Macquarie, near Gateshead. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) says the fire at Oakdale Road has jumped the Fernleigh track. It has burnt seven hectares of scrub, with 11 trucks and 40 firefighters...

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Consumers complain less about telcos

COMPLAINTS from phone and internet users to telcos have reached a five-year low. The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) annual report shows it received 158,652 new complaints about landline, mobile and internet issues in 2012/13, an...

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Qld police and bikies in arms race

Queensland police fear they could be murdered by bikies under the state's tough new anti-bikie laws. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND police could be armed with semi-automatic assault rifles and body armour to keep them safe amid the state's crackdown...

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Open speed limits irresponsible: doctors

THE Northern Territory's plan to trial open speed limits could pose significant dangers to motorists and pedestrians. The NT government plans to trial an open speed limit for 12 months from February on a 200km stretch of the Stuart Highway near...

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Pike River mine re-entry operation starts

Work has started on the Pike River coal mine re-entry operation in New Zealand. Source: AAP WORK has started on the Pike River mine re-entry operation and an air force helicopter is helping remove debris from the top of a ventilation shaft....

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Man dies after motorcycle crash

A MAN has died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash in the Northern Territory last week. The 28-year-old man was riding a trail bike along Melville Bay Road in Nhulunbuy at about 7pm on October 14 when police believe he lost control...

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Khloe Kardashian to return to Australia

KHLOE Kardashian must be having mixed feelings about returning to Australia in November. Last time she visited, in 2011, she and her older sister Kim flew into a media storm. They arrived in Australia in the wake of Kim's announcement that she...

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Real test of new NSW train times

The NSW government says people will be pleased with changes to Sydney's public transport services. Source: AAP PEAK-HOUR commuters will put Sydney's sweeping public transport changes to the test on Monday. While the changes mean an extra...

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