Pair die in fatal Qld car crash

Two people have been killed after their car hit a tree in a Gold Coast suburb. Source: AAP TWO people have been killed after their car hit a tree in a Gold Coast suburb. The driver, a 27-year-old Darra man, and a 26-year-old Fortitude...

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PM pays tribute to beef baron Graeme Acton

Australian beef baron Graeme Acton has died aged 63, after falling from a horse. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has paid tribute to Australian beef baron Graeme Acton, describing him as a great and proud man. "He was a proud Queenslander...

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Easy access to welfare is over: Andrews

Australians who receive the disability support pension will be assessed for the capacity to work. Source: AAP UP to 20,000 Australians who receive the disability support pension (DSP) will be assessed for the capacity to work, and if deemed...

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SA man burned as car engulfed in flames

A man has suffered serious burns when his car caught fire on Adelaide's Northern Expressway. Source: AAP A MAN has been pulled from his burning car on an Adelaide expressway. Emergency crews pulled the man from his car at Virginia after...

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Harris used fame to abuse girls: court

The assault trial of Rolf Harris has heard details of his alleged crimes against four teenage girls. Source: AAP ROLF Harris wrote to the father of one of the girls he's alleged to have indecently assaulted, apologising for his behaviour, but...

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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Vic

Three people have contracted the potentially deadly legionnaires' disease in Melbourne west. Source: AAP THREE people have been struck down by an outbreak of potentially deadly legionnaires' disease in Melbourne. Two men and a woman,...

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Snapchat settles charge it deceived users

US regulators announced a deal with Snapchat to settle a charge that the internet firm misled users Source: AAP US regulators have announced a deal with Snapchat to settle a charge that the internet firm misled users into believing images sent...

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Hate preacher cries over Bosnia killings

Fiery hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri has cried on the stand over the killing of Muslims in Bosnia. Source: AAP BRITISH hate preacher Abu Hamza quietly cried while describing the killing of Muslims in Bosnia in the 1990s during testimony at...

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WA debt rises amid infrastructure splurge

THE West Australian government's debt projections show the state sliding deeper into the red as huge spending on infrastructure overshadows revenue raising and cost cutting measures. The 2014/15 state budget handed down on Thursday shows the goal...

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Mama panda shows off Canberra babies

Four-month-old twin red pandas are shown off for the first time at the National Zoo in Canberra. Source: AAP IT'LL be a bittersweet Mother's Day for second-time mum Eilish. The National Zoo's prized red panda lost one of her cubs the...

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NSW govt slammed for train announcement

THE NSW government has been accused of showing "callous disregard" for local manufacturing jobs after it refused to commit to building the state's next generation of trains in Australia. Premier Mike Baird on Thursday pledged $2.8 billion for...

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Brand wins damages over cheat slur

COMEDIAN Russell Brand has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that he had cheated on girlfriend Jemima Khan. Brand was not at London's High Court for the settlement of his action against News Group Newspapers...

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Deficit levy makes sense: Deloitte

IMPOSING a deficit levy would show the Abbott government is serious about repairing the budget. So says economist Chris Richardson, a long-time critic of government spending by both sides of politics, who believes a levy targeted at the top...

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Lessons to be learned from RAMSI: report

IN an era of tight budgets and slashed aid spending, it's hard to imagine the Australian government handing out hundreds of millions of dollars, year after year, to prop up one of its tiny Pacific neighbours. But in the 10 years to 2013, the government...

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Ice harm spikes, especially in Vic regions

ACUTE health problems caused by crystal methamphetamine use have spiked sharply across Victoria in recent years, but especially in regional areas, research shows. Ambulance crews attended 198 per cent more call-outs to deal with acute health effects...

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Nintendo says no to virtual equality

NINTENDO isn't allowing gamers to play as gay in an upcoming life simulator game. The gaming company said on Tuesday it wouldn't bow to pressure to allow players to woo characters of the same sex in English editions of Tomodachi Life. The announcement...

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Mixed reaction for big-spending Vic budget

The Victorian government will unveil a string of record surpluses from 2015/16 in its budget. Source: AAP THE Victorian government will stake its November re-election bid on its record infrastructure splurge but the opposition has accused it...

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Westfield sweetens local split plans

Westfield Group has altered its planned split of Australian and NZ assets from its global business. Source: AAP SHOPPING centre giant Westfield Group has sweetened its plan to split its Australian and New Zealand assets from its international...

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Pistorius introduced Steenkamp as fiancee

A neighbour has testified that Oscar Pistorius was "torn apart" after shooting his girlfriend. Source: AAP OSCAR Pistorius introduced Reeva Steenkamp as his fiancee just a week before he shot her, a neighbour has testified, as the defence said...

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PM's call puts Aust-Indon ties on track

A group of 20 asylum seekers claim they were turned back to Indonesia by Australian authorities. Source: AAP INDONESIA'S president has told Prime Minister Tony Abbott he hopes the two countries can heal the rift left by last year's spying scandal...

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Firefighter bravery recognised

NSW firefighters have been awarded for their actions at a major fuel spill that threatened Sydney. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS who attended a fuel spill with the potential to ignite and threaten a Sydney peninsula faced a choice. Leave the...

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Cancer tot’s siblings shame adults

Diagnosed with cancer when aged two ... Nicholas Forwood with sister Charlotte, 10, and brother Luke, 12. Source: News Corp Australia THREE-year-old Nicholas Forwood's cancer treatment left him so radioactive he had to be isolated in a lead-lined...

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Male survival gene under threat in UK

MANKIND has come a long way since the days of hunters and gatherers - but the modern British man's survival gene could be in danger of becoming extinct. According to a new television survey, ready meals and toiletries are the luxuries more than...

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18 dead in India train accident

A passenger train has derailed in western India, killing at least eight people and injuring 57. Source: AAP A PASSENGER train has derailed in western India, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 100 as rescue workers race to free...

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