Police pelted by brawling Vic youths

BRAWLERS pelted police with glass bottles in Melbourne as they tried to break up a large street fracas, sparking fears of drunken violence marring Australia Day festivities. Officers had been confronted by a huge crowd of aggressive youths after...

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Sydney Harbour to launch Australia Day

WHETHER you're into sheep shearing, whip cracking, fireworks or surfing, there is something for everyone this Australia Day. And a 100-year-old Iraqi-born grandmother and a two-year-old Indian boy are among nearly 3600 people from 113 countries...

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1974 flood victims face second recovery

IT was an abnormally wet summer when Cyclone Wanda crossed the Queensland coast 40 years ago today. Wanda made landfall near Maryborough, about 250km north of Brisbane, as a relatively weak system, but at the time no one realised it was about...

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Pouch-surfing could save wallabies

AS some of Australia's mammals stare down the barrel of extinction, researchers are hoping a bit of pouch-surfing might bring them back from the brink. In a case of inter-species trickery, the new breeding technique involves transferring tiny...

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Abuse by Marist brother 'criminal'

A MARIST brother who taught at a school in Cairns where boys were molested has been forced to acknowledge the criminal nature of the behaviour. Brother Andrew Moraghan, who was a dorm master at boys' boarding school St Augustine's College in Cairns...

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AMA calls for national summit on alcohol

EMERGENCY doctors who spend their weekends dealing with victims of drunken violence have called on the federal government to follow NSW's momentum in tackling alcohol-related harm. Sexual assaults, dying car crash victims and surviving drunk drivers...

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Labor transport plan undercosted: Vic govt

VICTORIAN Labor's plan for 24-hour weekend public transport will cost double what it says and lead to a hike in fares, the government says. Under the $50 million proposal, all-night public transport will run on weekends from New Year's Eve 2015,...

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Rising unemployment hits Aussie confidence

The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment has fallen amid rising unemployment. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S rising jobless rate is chipping away at consumer confidence. Confidence fell by 1.7 per cent from 105.0 points in...

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$20m for drought-hit Qld farmers

The Queensland government has offered drought-hit farmers a $20 million support package. Source: AAP DROUGHT-STRICKEN farmers will get a $20 million support package from the Queensland government. Two-thirds of the state is drought-declared,...

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Trio charged after man shot in Sydney

THREE people have been arrested after a man showed up at a Sydney hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg. Police were called to Nepean Hospital about 9.45pm (AEDT) on Monday after the 34-year-old received treatment for the injury. A crime...

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House sales fall as prices hit new high

THE number of houses sold in New Zealand fell in December from a year earlier as the national median sale price rose to a new record, according to Real Estate Institute figures. The number of houses sold fell 1.1 per cent to 5,688 in December...

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West Gate safe despite crack: VicRoads

Two lanes of Melbourne's West Gate Bridge have been closed after a crack appeared to have developed. Source: AAP A LARGE crack has appeared in Melbourne's West Gate Bridge, but authorities say there are no structural defects. The crack,...

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Bushfire threatens WA homes and lives

LIVES and homes are under threat from an out-of-control bushfire in Western Australia's South West region. A watch-and-act alert has been issued for people in Riverslea in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. "There is a possible threat to...

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NSW properties under threat from fire

SEVERAL isolated rural properties have come under threat from a bushfire in southern NSW that has intensified in deteriorating conditions. An emergency warning has been issued for the Humula, Carabost and Little Billabong areas after a south westerly...

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