Cyclone warning for coastal and island NT

A WARNING continues for north-eastern parts of the Northern Territory over concerns ex-cyclone Gillian may re-intensify. The Bureau of Meteorology extended the cyclone warning to coastal and island communities from Elcho Island to Cape Shield,...

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Jet disappeared 'deliberately': Malaysia

Some experts theorise one of the pilots or someone else hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. Source: AAP THE missing Malaysian airliner was apparently deliberately diverted and flown for hours after vanishing from radar, said Malaysian...

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Liberals win majority government in Tassie

Over 360,000 Tasmanians will vote in 305 polling places from Hobart to King Island in Bass Strait. Source: AAP TASMANIA'S Liberals is set for a crushing election victory and a return to office in the island state for the first time in 16 years....

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SA election still too close to call

About one million people are set to cast their ballots to decide the next state government of SA. Source: AAP THE South Australian election is neck and neck with almost a quarter of the vote counted, as swings varied widely across the state....

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Stormy weather moves through Vic

STORMS have swept through Victoria, bringing down trees and causing damage to homes. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm alert on Saturday, warning that damaging winds, heavy rainfall and large hailstones were likely to affect...

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Life sentence for Daniel’s killer

Years before Brett Cowan abducted Daniel Morcombe he appeared in this interview from Front Up in 1999. Courtesy: SBS Daniel Morcombe was abducted and murdered by Brett Cowan. Source: News Corp Australia THE serial...

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SA driver over seven times alcohol limit

AN Adelaide woman has been caught drink driving, recording a staggering blood alcohol reading of more than seven times the legal limit. Police were called to the suburb of Ingle Farm at 5.30pm after a motorist reported concerns about the woman's...

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Vic MP recovering after surgery

A VICTORIAN MP who underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour is now on the road to recovery. The member for Carrum, Donna Bauer, had surgery last Saturday to remove a large growth that was discovered during a routine medical check. Doctors...

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Indigenous concerned about Cape York plan

TRADITIONAL owners on Queensland's Cape York say they need more time to consider the government's 20-year plan for the peninsula. About 10 indigenous groups say they want the March 25 deadline for submissions on the Cape York regional plan extended...

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Gorgon could be delayed until 2016

AUSTRALIA'S largest gas project Gorgon could be delayed until at least 2016 as joint venture partners Chevron and Shell differ on the expected start-up date. It follows a series of delays and cost blowouts to the massive $US54 billion ($A60.02...

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Hey Dad! star not well liked on set: court

Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes wasn't liked on set, former female crew have told a court. Source: AAP FORMER female crew members of the popular television series Hey Dad! have told a court that its star Robert Hughes made them feel uncomfortable...

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Perth man not guilty of insider trading

Perth businessman John Kizon has been found not guilty of insider trading over an online sex shop. Source: AAP PERTH businessman John Kizon and his associate Nigel Mansfield have been found not guilty of insider trading related to an online...

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Man guilty of Serco employee killing

MATEJ Vanko has been found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of holding his Serco immigration detention centre supervisor hostage and executing her brother and his two dogs. The jury deliberated for just over two hours before returning guilty verdicts...

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Palmer loses in Abbot Point decision

CLIVE Palmer's attempt to have a stand alone coal terminal at Abbot Point declared a significant project has failed in the Supreme Court in Brisbane. Queensland's Co-ordinator-General refused to give Waratah Coal's proposal the status in August...

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Tiger triplets' births filmed in UK

Hidden cameras have captured the birth of three rare Sumatran tiger cubs at London Zoo. Source: AAP HIDDEN cameras have captured the birth of three tiger cubs at London Zoo. Three of the world's rarest tigers were born to five-year-old...

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Talks before new resources policy: Shorten

Bill Shorten says Labor will consult the mining sector before revising its resources policies. Source: AAP FEDERAL Labor stands firmly behind the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT) but has promised to consult the sector before formulating...

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Police search for missing north Qld man

DETECTIVES are appealing for information to help find a northwest Queensland man missing for over a fortnight. Richard Mutimbe, 59, was last seen at Mount Isa Mines on February 28 and was reported missing last Thursday by his boss at the mining...

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Gillard offered Wilkie seat, MP says

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie revealed Julia Gillard asked him to be the ALP candidate for Denison. Source: AAP FORMER prime minister Julia Gillard asked Andrew Wilkie to be the Labor candidate for his Tasmanian seat, the independent MP says....

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India asked to join hunt for missing plane

MALAYSIA has asked India to join the expanding search for the missing Boeing 777 near the Andaman Sea - far to the northwest of its last reported position and a further sign that authorities have no idea where the plane might be more than four days...

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Murdoch among TV Hall of Fame inductees

RUPERT Murdoch has been inducted into the US Television Academy Hall of Fame in a ceremony in California. Murdoch noted that the ceremony fell on his 83rd birthday, which he called an annoyance: "As you well know, I'm not fond of looking back,"...

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Man with stolen passport was asylum seeker

A MAN travelling with a stolen passport on a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner was an Iranian teenager trying to migrate to Germany, and is not believed to have any terrorist links, police say. The announcement is likely to dampen, at least for...

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Charges laid over fatal tanker crash

THE truckie at the centre of a fiery fatal crash on Sydney's northern beaches last year has been charged with dangerous driving. Two people were killed and five injured in October when the Cootes Transport fuel tanker allegedly lost control...

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Bishop grilled on 'inhumane' asylum policy

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has faced accusations that Australia's treatment of asylum seekers is "inhumane and uncivilised" during a hostile BBC interview in London. Ms Bishop is in the United Kingdom for the annual AUKMIN meeting with her...

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We'll keep Union Jack, Bishop tells Brits

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has reassured the British that Australia isn't about to ditch the Union Jack from the national flag. Ms Bishop on Tuesday was quizzed about the push by New Zealand prime minister John Key to change their flag to...

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Boat briefing travel cost over $15,000

The travel bill for Operation Sovereign Borders media briefings has come in at more than $15,000. Source: AAP THE Abbott government spent more than $15,000 flying Operation Sovereign Borders commander Angus Campbell and other officials to...

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Malaysia launches terror probe over plane

Vietnamese planes have spotted two large oil slicks in the sea near where a Malaysian jet vanished. Source: AAP MALAYSIA has launched a terror probe into the disappearance of a passenger jet carrying 239 people and the United States has sent...

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China to tighten rules against pollution

China says it will tighten environmental legislation and force polluters to pay compensation. Source: AAP CHINA says it will tighten environmental legislation and force polluters to pay compensation following renewed blasts of toxic air....

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Hopes fade for missing jet passengers

Two Brisbane couples and another two Australians are among 239 people missing on a Malaysia Airlines flight. Missing plane ... Malaysia Airlines flight 370 was bound for Beijing and has vanished. Source: Supplied ...

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Happy leads singles chart for ninth week

Pharrell Williams' hit Happy holds the top spot in both the ARIA singles and albums charts. Source: AAP IT didn't win the Oscar but Pharrell Williams' hit Happy still holds the top spot on the ARIA singles chart. Williams' single, which...

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Thoughts with those on Malaysia flight: PM

PM Tony Abbott says Australians' thoughts are with the families of those on a missing Malaysia jet. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says Australians' thoughts are with the passengers and families of those on a missing China-bound Malaysia...

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