Bullet hits man's pillow as he sleeps

A Sydney man has escaped with a grazed elbow after shots were fired into his innerwest home. Source: AAP A BULLET hit a man's pillow as he slept in Sydney's west. The 62-year-old was asleep with his wife in Windsor Avenue, Croydon Park...

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Australians on board missing plane

A search and rescue mission is underway for a Malaysia Airlines flight, which has lost contact with air traffic control. Flight with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board missing ... Malaysia Airlines service bound for...

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Fonterra expects higher milk volumes

Fonterra forecasts its New Zealand milk supply to rise 7.5 per cent this year. Source: AAP FONTERRA anticipates bigger growth in milk supply this season with dry conditions not as bad as last year's drought and the incentive of a higher forecast...

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Labor asks teachers and CLP to end impasse

NORTHERN Territory Labor has called on the Australian Education Union and the Country Liberals government to end their stand-off as teachers in public schools strike all day across the NT. Twenty four schools are closed and all of the other 130...

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Ford says no guarantees on 2016 closure

Ford says there are no guarantees the company will keep making cars in Australia until 2016. Source: AAP FORD is rolling new car models into Australia earlier than expected, but says it might shut down local manufacturing earlier than initially...

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Biotron shares jump on trial result

SHARES in drug developer Biotron have soared after data from a clinical trial of its lead anti-viral drug showed patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C were virus-free after six months of treatment. "This extends previous data that showed...

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Business wants carbon tax repealed:Hockey

FEDERAL Treasurer Joe Hockey says business wants the shackles of the carbon tax removed and again urged the Labor opposition to support its repeal. Four key business groups have called on senators to swiftly repeal the carbon tax. The legislation...

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Economic growth starting to pick up pace

Exports lifted economic growth to an annual rate of 2.8 per cent after the December quarter. Source: AAP ECONOMIC growth picked up pace at the end of 2013, and it looks like it will get even stronger in 2014. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...

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Gina gets richer but falls down list

Gina Rinehart has tumbled 10 places on a list of the world's wealthiest, despite getting richer. Source: AAP MINING magnate Gina Rinehart has tumbled 10 places on a list of the world's wealthiest, despite getting richer. Ms Rinehart's current...

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RBA's rate unchanged as economy improves

THE Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate at 2.5 per cent, amid signs that the local economy is starting to improve. The decision was expected, after RBA governor Glenn Stevens said a month ago that the board would not be changing the...

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Online privacy a threat to kids: forum

DETAILED personal information about thousands of Australian children is up for grabs each time they log in at school, a forum has heard, and parents have no idea. The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) says free web tools...

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Man shot west of Brisbane

A man is in a serious condition after being shot in the stomach the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane. Source: AAP A YOUNG man is in a serious condition after being shot in stomach in the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane. A woman is assisting...

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Police release image over Vic kidnap bid

AN image has been released of a man police want to speak to about an attempted abduction of a boy from a Melbourne playground. The six-year-old boy was in the playground on Dempster Way in Narre Warren when he was approached by an unknown man...

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NZ MP urges Aust same-sex marriage reform

NEW Zealand MP Louisa Wall is challenging Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to pick up the ball on same-sex marriage. The gay Labour MP, who is a former national representative netball and rugby union player, has released a video urging Mr...

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