Motorcyclist dies after toy run event

A 58-YEAR-OLD man is dead and a teenage girl is in hospital after a motorcycle crash on the Brooker Highway in Hobart. Police say the motorcycle, which had earlier been involved in a toy run event, was travelling north when it crashed about...

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Shark blamed for NSW surfer's injuries

A SURFER who showed up at a NSW mid-north coast hospital with cuts to his hand and leg has received a surprising diagnosis: shark attack. Police say the 26-year-old was in the water at Port Macquarie about 6.15pm (AEDT) on Thursday, when he...

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Manufacturing decline is limited: report

AUSTRALIA'S manufacturing sector has faced difficult economic conditions over the past decade but new research has pin-pointed a sharp downturn in overall productivity to just three key areas. A staff working paper by the Productivity Commission...

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Trade not aid key to Asian support: Abbott

TRADE, not aid, should be Australia's policy when it comes to assisting Asian neighbours, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said, as the opposition called for an inquiry into his government's $4.5 billion aid program cuts. Speaking in Melbourne on Thursday...

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Raided East Timor lawyer calls for inquiry

A LAWYER representing East Timor in its spying case against Australia has accused ASIO of raiding his home and office, seizing documents and "muzzling" a key whistleblower days before the case is due to begin. Attorney-General George Brandis has...

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Kidnap threat against Belgian princess

PRINCESS Elisabeth, the 12-year-old daughter of Belgium's new king, has been threatened with kidnapping. An anonymous letter sent to the newspaper La Derniere Heure and addressed to King Philippe contained the threat, along with racist remarks...

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Singer Roy Harper faces child sex trial

VETERAN folk and rock performer Roy Harper is set to be tried next year over allegations he committed a string of sex offences in the 1970s in England. The singer-songwriter, who has performed with Pink Floyd and influenced rock band Led Zeppelin,...

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Lloyds names Norman Blackwell new chair

LLOYDS Banking Group PLC has named Norman Blackwell its chairman, succeeding Winfried Bischoff when he retires next year. The bank said in a statement on Monday that Blackwell, who has been a non-executive director, will succeed Bischoff as...

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Israeli PM under fire over expenses

THE Israeli prime minister's reported penchant for scented candles is setting off a stink. Maariv daily on Monday slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for spending $US1700 ($A1870) on scented candles, $US23,300 on flower arrangements and...

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Three Qld men in court for bashing murder

THREE young men will appear in a Sunshine Coast court on Monday charged with murder after allegedly killing a man in an early morning bashing. The 45-year-old victim sustained head injuries when he was attacked outside the Factory nightclub...

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Second body removed from UK pub

THE body of a second victim has been removed from the Glasgow hotel which collapsed when a police helicopter crashed through its roof. At least eight people were killed when the helicopter crashed into the Clutha Vaults pub in Scotland's largest...

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Salvos snapshot shines light on homeless

THEY'VE been reaching out to the homeless for 130 years, but for the first time the Salvation Army is releasing data on the people they help. The Salvation Army on Monday released its first National Homeless Report, revealing how many people...

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