Reasonable chance of finding plane: RAAF

Three planes have left Perth to continue the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Source: AAP LONG-RANGE aircraft have joined the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, boosting confidence that suspected debris from MH370...

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Qld police search garbage dump for body

A SEARCH is underway at a Queensland landfill site for the remains of a diamond miner who vanished a month ago. David Hanson, 71, was supposed to catch a flight to Tanzania on February 22 but never made it to the airport. Police believe his...

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Cops firing blanks in sex exemption debate

Police in Hawaii may lose a law that allows them to have sex with prostitutes while on the job. Source: AAP POLICE in Hawaii are facing the prospect of losing an exemption that allows them to have sex with prostitutes while on the job. ...

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Double bombing kills seven in Iraq

A DOUBLE bombing has killed seven people north of Baghdad. Police say the attack happened on Saturday morning when a roadside bomb exploded in a commercial street in the city of Tikrit. Minutes later, a car bomb struck officers arriving to...

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Road accident kills 35 in Pakistan

A COLLISION between two passenger buses and a petrol tanker killed 35 people in southwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, with many of the victims burning to death. A bus travelling to Karachi collided with the tanker in the early hours...

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Principal says school trusted staff

A FORMER Adelaide principal who hired a pedophile says he did not lie but made a mistake when he initially said he had done a police check on the bus driver. Claude Hamam also said the school was extremely vigilant about supervision, but he had...

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Australia's real Pacific solution

Guards at Australia's detention centre on Manus island are ordered to carry hooked knives. Source: AAP GUARDS at Australia's detention centre on Manus island are ordered to carry hooked knives. The knives are used to cut ropes when asylum...

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Nats will do better at re-run poll: Joyce

THE Nationals will improve their performance at the re-run West Australian Senate election, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says. The party - which began in the west - missed out on a seat at the September poll because of preference deals...

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No sweet tooth for Australian cake champ

FOR an award-winning cake decorator who spends Monday to Friday surrounded by the temptations of her sugary creations, Jacquie Goldstaiz's palate is a blessing in disguise. "I never bake for me. I just really love fresh fruit and vegetables,"...

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Trio charged after Vic bikie gang raids

Police are conducting raids on properties linked to the Comancheros outlaw bikie gang in Victoria. Source: AAP THREE men have been charged and guns and drugs seized after raids on the Comanchero bikie gang across Melbourne. Police searched...

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Nine killed in Turkey crash

AT least nine people are dead and five others have been left injured after a passenger train crashed into a minibus carrying workers to a factory in southern Turkey. Local governor Basri Guzeloglu said on Thursday the train slammed into the...

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Woodside to operate Browse for 50 years

Woodside Petroleum plans to operate its Browse offshore floating LNG project in WA for 50 years. Source: AAP WOODSIDE Petroleum plans to operate its Browse offshore floating LNG project for fifty years, with the first production well due to...

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Man wedged between car and wall critical

A MAN is in a critical condition in a Sydney hospital after becoming wedged between his car and a brick wall. The 50-year-old had been reversing from a driveway at a unit block on Shadforth Street, Wiley Park when he got stuck on Thursday morning....

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Qld premier says doctors are replaceable

Queensland's premier has threatened to replace doctors if they resign over a contracts dispute. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman is threatening to replace senior medical specialists with overseas doctors if they resign en masse...

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Cootes granted NSW govt reprieve

The NSW government says trucking company Cootes Transport can continue driving on the state's roads. Source: AAP EMBATTLED trucking company Cootes Transport has been granted a reprieve, with the NSW government allowing the firm to continue...

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No curfew for Brisbane Airport: Truss

THE federal government will not allow a curfew to be imposed on Brisbane Airport. "A curfew at Brisbane Airport would have had an ongoing impact on the Brisbane economy, not to mention the tourism industry," Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss...

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Sun saps folic acid from women: study

Women who spend a lot of time in the sun are at risk of losing folic acid, according to a new study. Source: AAP WOMEN who spend a lot of time in the sun are at risk of losing folic acid, according to a new study. This means outdoor workers...

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Crimeans attack Ukraine navy HQ

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and leaders of Crimea and its biggest city Sevastopol have signed a treaty making the two entities new members of the Russian Federation. The treaty goes into force immediately, but stipulates an interim period...

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Comedians join anti-cage eggs campaign

LAUGHTER is a useful tool for getting across a message on an unpleasant topic. That's the tack Animals Australia has taken in its latest television campaign urging consumers to shun battery cage eggs, featuring comedians including Arj Barker,...

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Decades-old fire to be extinguished

A fire that's been burning for years in a section of a Victorian coal mine may be put out for good. Source: AAP A FIRE that may have been burning since the 1970s in a disused part of a Victorian mine will have to finally be put out as it...

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Three Australian beaches in world's top 25

Three Australian beaches, including Whitehaven Beach, have been voted among the best in the world. Source: AAP THREE Australian beaches have been voted among the best 25 in the world. But not only did Sydney's iconic Bondi beach not make...

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Aust needs science strategy: Chubb

Australia's chief scientist Ian Chubb says Australia needs a more strategic approach to science. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA is not doing collaboration between science, government and industry well and needs a strategy to improve research and innovation,...

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Shark attack may have been mackerel

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl injured in what was thought to be a shark attack may have been bitten by a mackerel. The girl suffered "very minor injuries" to her hand when she was bitten on Tuesday afternoon while swimming off the main beach at Lennox...

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Liberals gain ground in SA election

The Liberal Party has gained ground in resumed counting on Tuesday of the South Australian election. Source: AAP THE Liberal opposition has closed the gap in some seats and extended its lead in others as counting resumed in South Australia's...

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Joyce fends off more jobs speculation

The opposition is holding off on a decision on Qantas law changes until an inquiry is tabled. Source: AAP QANTAS chief Alan Joyce will not rule out sending more jobs offshore if able to do so under legislative changes being considered by federal...

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Govt called on to encourage Chinese money

The Australia China Business Council has met with ministers ahead of Tony Abbott's visit to China. Source: AAP BUSINESS groups want the federal government to do all it can to encourage Chinese investment in Australia to help build much needed...

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Pistorius ordered six guns before shooting

OSCAR Pistorius was in the process of buying six guns at the time he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, more than usually allowed under South African law, his murder trial has heard. The order for three shotguns, two revolvers, and a rifle...

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Vic premier to fight for fair share of GST

VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine has vowed to "kick and scream" for a fairer share of the GST cake at the next meeting between the federal government and states and territories. Dr Napthine said it was wrong that Victoria received about 90 cents...

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Hi-tech serenity for people with dementia

Healthcare expects are using gaming technology to bring serenity to people living with dementia. Source: AAP HEALTHCARE experts have found a way to bring serenity to the lives of people with dementia - thrill-a-second gaming technology. ...

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Vic paramedics to take industrial action

Victorian paramedics say they'll take stop-work action over their long-running pay dispute. Source: AAP VICTORIAN paramedics say they'll take stop-work action over their long-running pay dispute. Paramedics have backed work bans, which...

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Baby sisters in hospital after collision

TWO baby sisters are in a serious but stable condition after the hatchback they were travelling in collided with a NSW Fire and Rescue truck driving in the same direction on the Pacific Highway in Sydney's north. A 17-month-old girl sustained...

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Qld Labor open to longer jail terms

QUEENSLAND'S opposition leader says tougher punishment for convicted child sex offenders needs to be looked at following the sentencing of schoolboy Daniel Morcombe's killer. Serial pedophile Brett Peter Cowan was sentenced last week to life...

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Premier Hodgman gets straight to work

Will Hodgman has declared he begins his new job as Tasmania's premier with a mandate for change. Source: AAP TASMANIA'S next premier Will Hodgman has spent day one after the Liberals' thumping election victory familiarising himself with the...

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Stolen BMW crashes into driver: police

POLICE in Perth are investigating a pursuit that ended with a 51-year-old man in a critical condition after his car was hit by a stolen BMW driven by a teenager. Police say officers tried to stop the BMW on Albany Highway in East Victoria Park...

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20,000 Sydney homes lose power in storm

STRONG winds have lashed the NSW coast, cutting power to about 20,000 homes in Sydney's north and 19,000 on the Central Coast. Residents between Palm Beach and Freshwater lost power early on Sunday afternoon and, about an hour later, State Emergency...

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