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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