LNP launches Griffith campaign

LNP candidate Bill Glasson has asked voters in ex-prime minister Kevin Rudd's Brisbane seat to not judge him based on the prime minister and Queensland's premier. Instead, he wants them to judge him on own achievements. Prime Minister Tony Abbott...

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Obama asks CEOs for help hiring jobless

US President Barack Obama is asking major corporations to help give the long-term unemployed a job. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama is asking major corporations for their help in putting the long-term unemployed back to work. CEOs...

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End car subsidies: Productivity Commission

THE Productivity Commission believes the automotive sector should not receive any further taxpayer assistance beyond 2020. In a report commissioned by the federal coalition government, the commission described as "weak" the arguments for more...

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Reef dumping allowed by park authority

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has approved the dumping of dredge spoil in the park. Source: AAP THE Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has approved the dumping of up to three million tonnes of dredge spoil inside the park's...

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Greens urge PM to keep ABC Asian service

GREENS leader Christine Milne says it would be a very bad mistake if the federal government abandoned the ABC's Australia Network Asian broadcasting service. Cabinet has reportedly discussed ending the broadcaster's contract to provide Australian...

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More sweltering weather for SA

SOUTH Australians, including those attending Friday's Big Day Out in Adelaide, have been warned to take care during the state's second heatwave this year. "The reality for South Australians is that we are in day three of what is likely to be...

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Forge shares down on earnings downgrade

SHARES in Forge Group have dropped another eight per cent following more bad news from the engineering company, which now says it expects to post a full-year loss of up to $25 million. Having flagged full year earnings of between $45 million...

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Drillsearch production estimates soar

OIL and gas explorer Drillsearch Energy has increased its 2014 production guidance by around a million barrels. In a forecast representing a new record for Drillsearch, the company said it would produce between three million and 3.3 million...

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Salvos abuse evidence will shock: inquiry

Evidence about abuse at Salvation Army homes is some of the worst heard at the royal commission. Source: AAP CHILDREN at a Salvation Army home in Queensland were fed food donated for animals, savagely beaten, sexually abused and locked in a...

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NSW govt finalises CSG safeguards

THE NSW government's announcement of finalised safeguards to protect homes and high quality farmland from coal seam gas projects has upset groups on both sides of the CSG debate. NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner said on Tuesday the finalised reforms...

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Treasurer sets fed debt limit at $500bn

TREASURER Joe Hockey has given a directive to set Australia's debt limit at $500 billion, despite parliament voting to abolish the ceiling altogether. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said it was a classic example of the coalition saying one thing...

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Vic man's beating death in home rampage

A group of 10 men smashed up a house and car in Victoria before leaving a man dying in his home. Source: AAP AN armed gang of youths stormed a Melbourne home in an Australia Day suburban rampage, beating to death a 20-year-old man and injuring...

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Man shot dead in Sydney's southwest

A young man has died on a footpath in Sydney's southwest after being shot. Source: AAP A YOUNG man has died on a footpath outside an apartment block in Sydney's southwest after being shot. Police and ambulance paramedics responded to reports...

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Record number of new Australians

A record 17,863 people will become citizens as part of Australia Day celebrations. Source: AAP MORE people than ever will become Australian citizens in ceremonies across the nation on Sunday. The federal government says a record 17,863...

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