Emma Thompson gets Hollywood honour

British actress Emma Thompson has added her hand and shoe prints to the Hollywood Boulevard. Source: AAP BRITISH actress Emma Thompson has cemented her place in Hollywood, by adding her hand and shoe prints to the fabled pavement outside...

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PM defends boat policy despite backdown

Australia's backdown with Indonesia over an asylum boat doesn't signal failure says Tony Abbott. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S backdown from a stalemate with Indonesia over the turn-around of an asylum seeker boat signals a crack in the government's...

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Rocky start to first term over: Barnett

WESTERN Australian Premier Colin Barnett says the rocky start to his second term is behind him. Addressing the WA Liberals' annual conference on Saturday, Mr Barnett acknowledged he had been heavily criticised - even by some in his party - for...

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Man charged after WA explosives scare

A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been charged over highly volatile explosive chemicals that were recently found south of Perth. On October 28, a member of the public discovered about 3kg of the substance - TATP - hidden underwater near a jetty at Leschenault...

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Thousands flee Dreamworld after fire alert

Thousands have been evacuate from Dreamworld on the Gold Coast due to a grassfire. Source: AAP MORE than 7000 people fled Australia's largest theme park on Saturday after a grassfire started nearby. The fire, sending a huge plume of smoke...

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Asylum seeker boat helped after call

AN asylum seeker boat has been assisted off the coast of Indonesia after issuing a distress call while making its way to Australia. A spokesman for the Indonesian search and rescue agency, BASARNAS, confirmed to AAP that a distress call was...

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Details of abuse aboard navy ship emerge

A WOMAN claims the "inappropriate behaviour" that prompted the navy to launch an investigation into sailors involved sexual assaults on young male sailors on HMAS Ballarat. The Navy has confirmed the ship involved in the allegations is Anzac Class...

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Mystery Dublin woman was a drifter

A court was told the Australian woman found on a Dublin street has a history of psychiatric issues. Source: AAP THE young Australian woman found wandering in a distressed state on a Dublin street was reportedly a drifter who was convicted several...

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Knoxville walks red carpet in Sydney

COMPARED to his stunts on Jackass, Johnny Knoxville says his trips to the hospital for Bad Grandpa were nothing. Beer in hand, Knoxville greeted fans at the Australian premiere of Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa in Sydney on Thursday night. The...

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Poor weather lead to NT family crash: ATSB

THE pilot of a light aircraft which crashed into water killing himself and his young family had probably struggled with poor weather before making the fatal descent, investigators have found. Stuart Sceney, 45, his wife Karmi Dunn, 53, and their...

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Russia no-show at Greenpeace hearing

RUSSIA has failed to appear before an international court that is hearing a Dutch bid to force the release of the Greenpeace protest ship Arctic Sunrise and the activists who were on board her. Russia announced last month that it does not accept...

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Roo and dingo paintings to stay in Britain

AUSTRALIA has lost out to the British in a tussle to purchase the first non-indigenous paintings of a kangaroo and dingo, made after Captain James Cook's voyage on the Endeavour. London's National Maritime Museum has secured the 18th century...

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Aussie link to woman found on Irish street

A woman found in some distress in Ireland a month ago has been identified as being Australian. Source: AAP THE woman at the centre of a worldwide police appeal after being found in a Dublin street confused and virtually unable to communicate...

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Chinese soak up Aussie fine wines

AUSTRALIA sells more of its top-shelf wine to China than any other country but the industry is going to great lengths to convince drinkers there it has even more to offer. China remains the fastest-growing market for Australian wine in years,...

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Former ACCC boss says sell Australia Post

The federal government should sell Australia Post, a former head of the competition watchdog says. Source: AAP THE federal government should sell Australia Post, a former head of the competition watchdog says. Graeme Samuel, who chaired...

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WA man jailed for boy's gun cleaning death

THE family of a WA teen killed by a bullet fired from a gun that was being cleaned have reacted angrily to his killer's jail sentence. Perth man Joseph Christopher Giglia, 30, was sentenced to six years and five months behind bars after pleading...

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RBA not sure renewed confidence will last

RBA governor Glenn Stevens says it is unclear whether the renewed bout of confidence will last. Source: AAP THE central bank boss believes it is too early say whether the burst of post-election confidence will last. Reserve Bank of Australia...

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Dozens caught in online child sex sting

An sting that used a computer-generated girl has ensnared potential Australian child-sex predators. Source: AAP DETAILS of dozens of would-be Australian sex predators have been provided to Interpol by a Dutch children's rights group, which...

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Anger at Queensland bikie bail change

Queensland's chief magistrate is to personally hear bail applications made by alleged bikies. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S chief magistrate will personally hear disputed bail applications made by alleged bikies in a move that has infuriated lawyers...

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US mall shooting suspect found dead

A 20-YEAR-OLD US man suspected of firing multiple shots and causing a lockdown at New Jersey's largest shopping mall has been found dead of a self-inflicted wound, authorities say. Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said the body of Richard...

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Support mentally ill older people: charity

OLDER people with a mental illness need specialised care, according to a charity that says many are falling through the cracks. Research by SANE Australia shows care is often left to people who do not have the necessary knowledge. "We found...

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Search scaled back for swimmer at Bondi

THE search for a man feared drowned off Sydney's Bondi Beach has been suspended. A man, believed to be in his 20s, went missing off Bondi Beach sometime after 5pm (AEDT) on Monday. His disappearance sparked a search and rescue operation that...

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Skype sex victim lashes out at Defence

A FEMALE army cadet secretly filmed having sex with a colleague claims Defence degraded her following the incident and hopes suing the department will force it to change its attitude towards women. The woman known as Kate is taking legal action...

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High Court sets Dec 3 for marriage case

THE High Court will hear the Commonwealth's legal challenge to new ACT laws legalising same-sex marriage over two days from December 3. Chief Justice Robert French on Monday told a directions hearing the case would be heard before the court's...

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Morsi goes on trial in tense Egypt

The Egyptian government says ex-president Mohamed Morsi won't appear at the opening of his trial. Source: AAP EGYPT'S deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi has gone on trial in a Cairo courthouse over protester deaths, raising fears of new...

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