Greste family weighs bid for pardon

The family of Australian journalist Peter Greste may seek a pardon from Egypt's new president. Source: AAP THE family of Australian journalist Peter Greste may seek a pardon from Egypt's new president, fearing a legal appeal could take too...

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Alleged gang rape disgusting: NSW police

Police are hunting six men involved in the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in Sydney's west. Source: AAP THE gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in a Western Sydney car park stairwell has disgusted police. THE girl was in the Liverpool...

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Jobs could go, Qld health minister says

Queensland's health minister concedes jobs could be lost as local health boards take over staffing. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S health minister has conceded jobs could be lost as local health boards gain control of staffing from a centralised...

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Jodhi Meares charged with DUI

Jodhi Meares is heading to court after allegedly being caught drink driving in Sydney's east. Source: AAP JAMES Packer's ex-wife Jodhi Meares will face court in August on drink driving charges after crashing into three parked cars in Sydney's...

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NSW teenager survives 80m cliff fall

A TEENAGER'S survival from an 80-metre cliff plunge in NSW's Hunter Valley is "mind-boggling". THE 17-year-old and a group of friends were trying to get into a dance party in Watagan State Forest, 20 kilometres west of Lake Macquarie, on Saturday...

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Qld ministers meeting in Palmer's seat

QUEENSLAND cabinet ministers are meeting in Clive Palmer's Sunshine Coast electorate only days after the mining magnate confirmed he would be suing the deputy premier. MINISTERS and department heads are holding a community forum, with approved...

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US and NZ unite in climate change fight

Barack Obama has praised NZ PM John Key as a key ally in his efforts to tackle climate change. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama has praised New Zealand Prime Minister John Key as a key ally in his crusade to tackle climate change. ...

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Great white shark numbers are surging

Great white shark numbers are surging in the western North Atlantic, a study shows. Source: AAP GREAT white shark numbers are surging in the western North Atlantic after decades of decline. A NEW study by National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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Aussie food growers hurt by poor labelling

Misleading labels on supermarket shelves are hurting Australian food manufacturers, inquiry told. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN food growers and producers are being hurt by confusing food labelling crowding supermarket shelves, an inquiry has heard....

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Mantra shares hit the ASX

SHARES in Australia's second largest hotel and resort operator have fallen since it listed on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday. MANTRA Group shares began trading on the Australian share market at $1.80 each at 1200 AEST, valuing...

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Vic Libs deny pre-poll talks with Rise Up

THE Liberals have not held preference discussions with the hard-right Rise Up Australia Party ahead of Victoria's election, a government minister says. PASTOR Danny Nalliah, who leads the Christian Rise Up party, says he spoke to a Liberal candidate...

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Sunken Malaysia boat was overloaded: govt

THE boat that sank off Malaysia with 97 Indonesian illegal migrants was likely carrying three times more passengers than it could safely transport, authorities say as they expand a search for 26 still missing. NINE bodies have been found after...

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Vic mine owners 'obliged to manage risk'

A perfect storm of unforeseeable events led to a fire in a Victorian coalmine that lasted 45 days. Source: AAP THE owners of a Victorian coalmine that caught fire cannot hide behind regulations to avoid their responsibilities, an inquiry...

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Pay rises in the growing US economy

As the US economy continues to grow, workers in some industries are benefiting from higher wages. Source: AAP IF you hope to get a raise that finally feels like one, it helps to work in the right industry. HISTORICALLY, at this stage in...

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Local vaccination objection rate doubles

THE number of Australian children formally registered each year as a vaccination objector has doubled in the past decade. THERE were just over 2000 children whose parents registered them as vaccination objectors during 2002, ensuring they go...

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Filipino militant nabbed for Aussie kidnap

PHILIPPINE security forces have captured two Abu Sayyaf militants in a southern city, including one allegedly involved in the kidnappings of Australian man Warren Rodwell and an American teenage boy. POLICE and army troops captured Jimmy Nurilla...

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Hong Kong tourist injured in Perth mugging

A 31-YEAR-OLD tourist is nursing a fractured eye socket after being mugged in the Perth CBD. THE woman, who had just arrived from Hong Kong, was walking across from the Esplanade Bus Port on Sunday evening when she was approached by a man who...

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PNG top cop jailed, bailed and knighted

PAPUA New Guinea's police commissioner has been jailed, bailed and knighted in the space of a weekend. AND in what could make for one of the most awkward knighting ceremonies in history, the judge who sentenced commissioner Tom Kulunga on Friday,...

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Qld chief justice critics told to shut up

Queensland science minister has lashed out at critics of Tim Carmody's appointment to chief justice. Source: AAP A QUEENSLAND government minister has lashed out at critics of Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody's appointment to chief justice, saying...

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Firies cancer law not ruled out: Vic govt

Volunteer firefighters rally in Melbourne for access to compensation for cancer contracted at work. Source: AAP THE Victorian government says it hasn't ruled out changing the way firefighters access cancer compensation as hundreds rallied...

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Let's be energy superpower: Abbott

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he wants Australia to become a global energy superpower. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA should aim to be an affordable energy superpower, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says. MR Abbott visited Houston - which is home...

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Qld A-G had private dinner with Carmody

QUEENSLAND'S attorney-general had a private dinner at an upmarket Brisbane restaurant with Tim Carmody a week before he officially took over as chief magistrate. MR Carmody, who this week was controversially appointed as the state's next chief...

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Seeney lawsuit about 'integrity': Palmer

CLIVE Palmer is suing Queensland's deputy premier for defamation, only a month after he did the same thing to Premier Campbell Newman. BUT the mining magnate-turned-federal MP, who once listed litigation as a hobby in his Who's Who entry, says...

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Collette and Galafassi to pay $600,000

ACTOR Toni Collette and her musician husband David Galafassi have had a partial win in their legal battle with another Sydney couple over a multimillion dollar Paddington terrace home. COLLETTE and Galafassi will now need to cough up just over...

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At least 15,000 at Vic budget protest

Thousands of people have marched through Melbourne in protest against tough federal budget cuts. Source: AAP AT least 15,000 people brought central Melbourne to a standstill, demanding an end to the federal government's budget cuts. Construction...

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Govt providing stability for jobs: Hockey

TREASURER Joe Hockey is taking credit for the creation of more than 100,000 full-time jobs since the start of the year. New data shows the number of people in full-time employment grew 22,200 in May, which helped keep the jobless rate steady at...

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Protecting reef should be priority: poll

A poll shows Australians want those in power to make protecting the Great Barrier Reef a priority. Source: AAP MOST Australians want those in power to make protecting the Great Barrier Reef a priority, a new poll carried out on behalf of...

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Green groups facing off against Rinehart

Green groups are challenging Gina Rinehart in a Queensland court in a bid to stop a mega coal mine. Source: AAP GREEN groups are challenging billionaire Gina Rinehart in Queensland's highest court in a bid to stop a mega coal mine. Ms...

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Man dies after car rolls in Hunter region

A 38-YEAR-OLD man has died at the scene after his car rolled and he was thrown onto the road in NSW's Hunter region. Emergency services were called to Oakey Creek Road, Pokolbin, just after 1am on Tuesday following reports of an accident, police...

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Don't sweat Johnson speculation: Barnett

IT'S unlikely there will be moves to oust maverick West Australian Liberal backbencher Rob Johnson from the party, Premier Colin Barnett says. Mr Johnson has been an outspoken critic of the state government since he was deposed as police minister...

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Kiwi woman charged over crystal meth haul

A NEW Zealand woman charged with smuggling five kilograms of crystal meth into Australia has been refused bail. Customs officers at Sydney Airport stopped Tuvaine Puri, 53, as she stepped off a flight from India on Saturday afternoon. They...

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Man impaled in Qld quad bike crash

A LONG weekend holiday has ended badly for two young men who have suffered horrific injuries in a quad bike crash in southern Queensland. One had his thigh impaled on a handlebar and the other sustained neck wounds from barb wire fencing in...

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Budget could still get through: Govt

Mathias Cormann warns against about assumptions which government budget measures will be blocked. Source: AAP THE government is still confident it can get its toughest budget measures through the upper house, despite rumblings they'll be blocked....

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Man dies in cliff fall south of Sydney

A MAN has died after falling over a cliff in the Royal National Park south of Sydney. It's believed the man was with a group of walkers when he fell about 10 metres down the cliff, north of Little Marley Beach, about 10.30am on Sunday. Police...

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Hertz to review years of financial results

Car rental giant Hertz is to restate its 2011, 2012 and 2013 reports after an audit found errors. Source: AAP HERTZ Global Holdings Inc says it has to review and correct its financial reports from the past three years after an audit by the...

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NSW govt to extend home owner grant

Next week's NSW budget will extend eligibility criteria for a first home owner grant. Source: AAP THE NSW government has freed land for 6600 new homes in Sydney's northwest and will extend a first home owner grant in next week's budget. ...

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NZ's North Island rattled by 5.1 quake

NEW Zealand's central North Island has been rattled by a 5.1 magnitude quake. The 76km deep earthquake was centred 20km west of Ohakune, in the Tongariro National Park, just before 4pm on Friday. Thousands reported feeling the moderate quake...

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Qld govt to absorb fed pension cuts

The Queensland government will absorb all federal concession cuts to pensioners and seniors. Source: AAP THE Queensland government will absorb all concession cuts to pensioners and seniors dished out by the federal government. Two days...

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Newman to defend Palmer court action

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman (pic) will defend a defamation suit taken by Clive Palmer. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has stood by claims Clive Palmer tried to buy his government, saying the public deserved to know...

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Nuclear waste would boost economy: Hawke

AUSTRALIA should allow the world's nuclear waste to be dumped in the country's most remote areas, former prime minister Bob Hawke believes. Mr Hawke has used an address to the National Press Club in Canberra to outline his vision for the Australian...

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Low paid workers get $18.70/week pay rise

The Fair Work Commission is to announce its decision on whether the minimum wage will be increased. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S 1.5 million lowest paid workers will get an $18.70 a week pay rise. The increase falls below the $27 per week...

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Westfield in court before restructure vote

WESTFIELD Retail Trust (WRT) is in court to seek approval to conclude an investor vote on a controversial proposed merger with the Australasian business of Westfield Group. The planned merger hit a brick wall last week when an investor vote...

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RBA leaves interest rates on hold

Ambulance torched in van blast AN AMBULANCE has caught fire when its crew stopped to help a man whose van had burst into flames at a busy intersection in Melbourne's east. Paper planes to crash World Cup AUSTRALIA'S Socceroos may not...

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Fairfax scales back job cuts

FAIRFAX Media will push ahead with cuts to its staff but has saved some positions from the firing line. Staff at Fairfax papers, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, walked off the job last month...

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Modelling missing on Medicare co-payment

Indigenous health advocates say a proposed Medicare co-payment is breaching human rights. Source: AAP THE Abbott government did no modelling on how its $7 Medicare co-payment would impact on emergency departments, despite doctors and the...

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Mickelson says he's co-operating with FBI

US golfer Phil Mickelson confirms that FBI agents investigating insider trading approached him. Source: AAP US golfer Phil Mickelson has confirmed that FBI agents investigating insider trading approached him at a tournament this week. The...

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Man charged after baby attacked

A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with grievous bodily harm and cruelty after an injured baby was admitted to a Brisbane hospital. The one-year-old boy was taken to hospital with unspecified injuries, police say.The man will appear in the Pine...

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SA teen charged over stabbings, assault

A teenager stabbed two men and struck a third in the head in an altercation in Adelaide, police say. Source: AAP A TEENAGER stabbed two men and struck a third in the head in an altercation in Adelaide, police say. A large disturbance...

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Aussie flights hinge on further eruptions

A massive ash cloud from an Indonesian volcano may disrupt aviation in parts of Australia. Source: AAP THE resumption of flights across northern Australia depends on whether further volcanic eruptions in Indonesia amplify an already huge intercontinental...

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Milne slams ABC, SBS funding 'attack'

GREENS leader Christine Milne has slammed what she says is a federal government attack on the ABC and SBS. A leaked draft report recommends SBS merge some operations with the ABC to cuts costs. SBS should also be able to raise more revenue...

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Vic mine fire health program 'a success'

THE monitoring of firefighters battling a blaze at a Victorian coal mine was the largest health assessment at a fire in the world, and it has been declared a success by the state's fire chief. Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said 7000...

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Qld cracks down on Uber taxi service

QUEENSLAND has followed in NSW's footsteps by banning start-up taxi company Uber. The government issued a cease-and-desist notice last week to the web-based driver hire company, which allows non-taxi drivers to offer a taxi service. Uber's ride-sharing...

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MP shows off home state art

A MYSTERIOUS face stares across Teresa Gambaro's parliamentary office, looming out of a canvas covered in crosshatches. The character, drawn by Vernon Ah Kee, will greet visitors to the Liberal MP's digs in Parliament House until September as...

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