Lufthansa pilots to strike

Lufthansa pilots have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike for better pay and conditions. Source: AAP AN overwhelming 97 per cent of Lufthansa pilots have voted to go on strike for higher pay and better benefits, their union says, after counting...

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Reasonable chance of finding plane: RAAF

Three planes have left Perth to continue the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Source: AAP THERE is a reasonable chance of finding something in the Indian Ocean in the search for the missing Malaysian Airline plane MH370, Royal...

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New laws for farm, mine disputes in Qld

RESOURCE companies will no longer be able to use court action to railroad Queensland farmers under new state laws. Under the old system, if landholders and resource firms couldn't strike a compensation and land access deal within 40 days, the...

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Vic kindy kidnapper jailed for bashing

SERAFETTIN Huseyin once kidnapped a group of terrified kindergarten kids and doused them in petrol to highlight his wife's medical compensation battle over the birth of their son. More than two decades on, it was a belief that his wife misled...

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PM angry as carbon tax repeal defeated

The PM has slammed the opposition for blocking his carbon tax repeal package in the Senate. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has vowed to push on with scrapping the carbon tax despite the Senate voting down the measures. The Senate...

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San Francisco ups loans for home buyers

SAN Francisco will now lend as much as $US200,000 ($A221,717) to some home buyers toward a down payment on their first house or condominium. Mayor Ed Lee's decision to double the previous limit of $US100,000 was intended to help middle-class...

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Soldiers injured in Qld training exercise

Three soldiers have been hurt during a training exercise in Queensland involving a Howitzer. Source: AAP THREE soldiers have been injured, two seriously, while firing a gun at an army base in central Queensland. The soldiers were injured...

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Dramatic boost for ICU infection survival

AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand hospitals have dramatically improved the survival chances of people admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with severe infections, according to a 12-year study. The improvements are so good that patients in the two...

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Australia pushed to lead election inquiry

CAMBODIA'S opposition party is calling on Australia to lead an investigation into that country's elections, which were marred by allegations of corruption and political violence. Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy is in Canberra with two of...

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Anger over Victorian coal fire clean-up

PROFESSIONAL cleaners will help some people return to their ash-damaged homes in the Victorian country town of Morwell. But others who will have to clean up themselves are unhappy about it. Ash and smoke from a burning coal mine forced people...

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Cassowaries cop bad rap: conservationists

DON'T be fooled by their bad-bird reputation - cassowaries need your help. Only 1000 southern cassowaries, known for the large horn-like casque on their head, are thought to remain in far north Queensland. Growing to a height of up to 180cm,...

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E-commerce giant Alibaba to list in US

CHINESE e-commerce giant Alibaba Group plans to go public on a US stock exchange, possibly raising up to $US15 billion ($A16.78 billion) in the biggest initial public offering since Facebook. The announcement on Sunday confirming plans for a US...

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Newman told to sideline health minister

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is being urged to sideline his health minister. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman is being urged to sideline his health minister as doctors at public hospitals threaten to resign en masse over...

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Stolen BMW crashes into driver: police

POLICE in Perth are investigating a pursuit that ended with a 51-year-old man in a critical condition after his car was hit by a stolen BMW driven by a teenager. Police say officers tried to stop the BMW on Albany Highway in East Victoria Park...

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