Vic house prices soar to record highs

Melbourne house prices have hit record levels after a successful three month period on the market. Source: AAP MELBOURNE house prices have reached record levels after a successful three month period on the property market. The city's...

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Sparkie burnt in NSW supermarket fire

A YOUNG electrician has suffered second-degree burns to his face and hands during a fire which destroyed a supermarket in northwest NSW. The 20-year-old sparkie, who is due to be airlifted to Sydney for treatment, was on Saturday afternoon working...

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No charges for driving on US jet survivor

A firefighter who ran over and killed a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash will not be charged. Source: AAP THE US firefighter who ran over and killed a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco was unaware she was responsible...

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Downer elected SA Liberal party president

Former foreign minister Alexander Downer has been elected president of the Liberal Party in SA. Source: AAP FORMER foreign minister Alexander Downer has been elected unopposed as the president of the South Australian Liberal Party. Mr...

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Man charged over Sydney box cutter attack

A man has been charged with stabbing another man with a box cutter in a car park in Sydney. Source: AAP A MAN has been charged with stabbing another man with a box cutter in a car park in Sydney's southwest. Police say the two men aged...

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Stars help open US performing arts centre

MOST community performing-arts centres open with the mayor in attendance, maybe a few local business owners. Not in Beverly Hills. The opening of the city's Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts was celebrated with a black-tie gala...

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One dead and 80 homes destroyed in fires

THEY have been described as apocalyptic, devastating and some of the worst we have ever seen. The fires in NSW have left one man dead and hundreds of homes feared destroyed, while emergency services warn there may be worse news to come. More...

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Man dies defending home in Central Coast

The mayor of Lake Macquarie says she's confident locals will band together in the face of bushfires. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS are still labouring to protect homes in NSW's Central Coast, after one man died and historic properties are feared...

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Indian police arrest 35 crew of US ship

POLICE in southern India have arrested all 35 crew members on board a US ship which was detained last week, news reports say. Police boarded the Seaman Guard Ohio docked at the VO Chidambaram Port in Tuticorin town and arrested 10 crew members...

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Private British lake goes on sale on eBay

A LAKE in England which inspired William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter is up for sale on eBay. Esthwaite Water, the Lake District's largest privately-owned lake, is the first lake in the world to be sold on the internet auction site. Owner...

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Six Australians killed in Laos plane crash

A father and his aid worker son (pic) are among six Australians who died in a plane crash in Laos. Source: AAP THE world has lost one of its best men after an aid worker and his father were among six Australians killed in a plane crash in Laos....

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Several fires raging around Newcastle

SEVERAL out-of-control fires are raging north, south and west of Newcastle, forcing the closure and evacuation of the airport with authorities advising people in some threatened areas to leave. There are also reports a fast-moving intense fire...

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Fire warning issued for NSW south coast

A ONE-HECTARE bushfire has flared up and is out of control on the NSW south coast, prompting the Rural Fire Service (RFS) to issue and emergency warning. The fire is burning around Maddens Road at Wandandian, south of Nowra, and was heading...

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Roche see 6 per cent sales boost

SWISS drugmaker Roche Holding has reported a six per cent increase in overall sales for the first nine months of the year helped by strong demand for its established and new cancer drugs. The Basel, Switzerland-based company said on Thursday that...

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Nestle posts 4 per cent rise in sales

SWISS food and drink giant Nestle has posted a modest four per cent increase in sales of dozens of its household name brand products for the first nine months of 2013. The Vevey, Switzerland-based company, whose business reflects the global economy,...

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Italy may send Nazi's body to Germany

Clashes have broken out in Italy outside a Nazi war criminal's funeral which had to be suspended. Source: AAP ITALY appears set to send the body of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke to Germany as it commemorated the 70th anniversary of a round-up...

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Wheels fly off truck on Sydney freeway

A truck has been issued with a defect notice after two of its wheels flew off on a Sydney motorway. Source: AAP A TRUCK has been issued with a defect notice after two of its wheels flew off on a Sydney motorway. Police saw the incident...

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Row grows over Qld sex offender jail terms

Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie announced plans to amend legislation over sex offenders. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie is on a collision course with civil libertarians and lawyers after announcing plans to...

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HSU to chase Williamson settlement

THE Health Services Union says it's determined to wring a $5 million settlement from its disgraced former boss Michael Williamson, who has apparently declared himself bankrupt. The former HSU secretary and Labor Party president on Tuesday pleaded...

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US pins hopes on Senate leaders

The White House has rejected the latest effort by Republicans to resolve an impasse over the budget. Source: AAP THE US is hours from a fateful fiscal deadline, with a chaotic political stand-off threatening to trigger a debt default and rock...

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Angry taxi drivers protest Vic reforms

Taxi drivers rallied outside Victorian parliament to protest against the taxi industry reforms. Source: AAP MORE than 100 taxi drivers and owners have rallied outside Victorian parliament to protest against the state government's taxi industry...

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Plibersek gets Burke's disappointment

Former Labor speaker Anna Burke has criticised the way the opposition front bench has been selected. Source: AAP NEW federal Labor deputy Leader Tanya Plibersek understands that some senior MPs are disappointed they didn't make it to the new...

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Snitching bikies can avoid long jail terms

A Queensland government plan to lock up criminal bikies in a super jail could lead to more crime. Source: AAP BIKIE gang members can avoid the extraordinary jail terms threatened by new laws in Queensland if they turn informer. The laws...

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Former HSU boss pleads guilty to fraud

Disgraced former HSU boss Michael Williamson admitted he defrauded the union out of almost $1m. Source: AAP DISGRACED former Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson faces 30 years in jail and civil action by his former union for fraudulently...

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Qld compo changes to be rushed through

The Queensland government says changes to the workers compensation scheme will protect employers. Source: AAP SOME Queenslanders injured at work will no longer be able to sue their employers under reforms to be rushed through state parliament....

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Elderly man missing on Bribie Island

AN elderly man has been missing on an island north of Brisbane for six days. Police say 73-year-old Michael Newbon was last seen walking along the Heathland Street fire break heading towards Banksia Beach on Wednesday morning. Mr Newbon, who...

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String of Wheatbelt quakes not a cluster

A SERIES of earthquakes in Western Australia's Wheatbelt is a coincidence and not a cluster, Geoscience Australia says. On Tuesday, a 2.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeast of Koorda, where two further quakes - magnitude 2.6 and 2.2 - hit...

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No deal yet as US debt deadline looms

THE US is still facing a potentially devastating sovereign debt default after senators failed to agree on terms to reopen the federal government and raise the country's borrowing limit. Republicans and Democrats - at war over the country's finances...

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Redfoo without an artist on X Factor

LMFAO frontman Redfoo said he was "gutted" to be the first coach to lose all his artists on The X Factor. Redfoo's tenancy as an active coach was exhausted after Jiordan Tolli, the last of his three under-24 female singers, was eliminated on...

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Parliament to sit over four weeks in 2013

PARLIAMENT is likely to be recalled in a month's time, with four sitting weeks before Christmas. AAP understands the 44th Parliament will first sit on November 12, with the Tuesday sitting a largely ceremonial affair. This includes swearing...

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Ballot brings renewal for Labor: Shorten

Bill Shorten says he has "things to learn" after winning federal Labor's historic leadership ballot. Source: AAP BILL Shorten says he has "things to learn" after winning federal Labor's historic leadership ballot despite being backed by just...

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Let the Labor renewal begin: Shorten

The Labor Party will announce the result of the caucus and leadership ballot on Sunday. Source: AAP NEW federal Labor leader Bill Shorten is prepared to force a parliamentary showdown with the coalition government over the carbon tax. Junior...

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Vic boy killed crossing train tracks

A TEENAGE boy has been killed by a train in Victoria as he attempted to change platforms by crossing the tracks. The boy was at Riddells Creek train station, about 50km north of Melbourne, when he was hit by a train bound for Bendigo about 2pm (AEDT),...

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Mongols patch over the Finks in WA

The notorious US-based Mongols bikie gang has patched over the Finks in Western Australia. Source: AAP A POLICE operation has confirmed the notorious Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang has patched over the Finks in Western Australia. Police...

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Strong winds expected amid NSW bushfires

Properties have reportedly been damaged as an out of control bushfire continues to blaze in NSW. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS are bracing for a night of strong winds and thunderstorms, as a number of homes in NSW were destroyed by bushfires. ...

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