UK teen catches TB from pet kitten

A BRITISH teenager developed pneumonia and has been rushed to hospital for treatment for severe lung damage after she contracted tuberculosis from her pet kitten. Jessica Livings, 19, had to have emergency surgery after she caught TB, in what...

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Search for WA diver hampered by rain

POLICE searching for a diver missing off the WA coast have been hampered in their efforts by rain. The diver was one of a group of five who were on board a vessel on Saturday about 4-5km off the Dawesville Cut, just south of Mandurah. Police...

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Approach minimum wage with caution: govt

The Abbott government says it's wary of increasing the minimum wage. Source: AAP ANY prospective increase to the minimum wage should take into consideration the fact that Australians are set to benefit to the tune of $550 a year once the...

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Penny Sharpe wins ALP preselection

NSW MP Penny Sharpe has won the Labor party's first community preselection process, under which local residents and branch members can both vote for their preferred candidate. The trial of what Labor insiders call "US-style primaries" was run...

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Syringe threat in Vic carjacking

A woman has been threatened with a syringe during a carjacking in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong. Source: AAP A WOMAN has been threatened with a syringe during a carjacking in Melbourne, police say. The woman was parked in a shopping...

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Customs nabs smuggled tobacco in Vic

Customs have seized tonnes of smuggled cigarettes from a shipping container in Melbourne. Source: AAP CUSTOMS officers have smoked out more than 300,000 smuggled cigarettes and almost two tonnes of illicit molasses tobacco in Melbourne. ...

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500 litres of CSG water leaks in forest

Contaminated waste water has leaked from a Santos coal seam gas well in northern NSW. Source: AAP ABOUT 500 litres of contaminated waste water has leaked from a coal seam gas well in northern NSW. The spill, which occurred on Tuesday...

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NY college to offer Miley Cyrus class

A US college will offer a course called The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender and Media. Source: AAP A COLLEGE in upstate New York is offering a course on Miley Cyrus and won't even make students do any class twerk. The Saratogian...

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Vic underworld man The Texan Longley dies

Billy "The Texan" Longley, who survived the Painters and Dockers wars, has died in Melbourne. Source: AAP ONE of the Melbourne underworld's great survivors, former Painters and Dockers union hardman Billy "The Texan" Longley, has died. ...

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Pell promises compo for Vic abuse victims

CARDINAL George Pell has promised to review compensation payments for Melbourne church abuse victims and has conceded it may cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Cardinal Pell met with Anthony and Chrissie Foster, whose two daughters were abused...

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Abuse case challenge 'was not denial':Pell

Cardinal George Pell has given evidence at the royal commission into child sexual abuse in Sydney. Source: AAP CARDINAL George Pell insists he acted truthfully when he instructed lawyers to vigorously dispute the claims of a sexually abused...

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Questions over deadly NZ plane crash probe

QUESTIONS are being raised about the conclusions reached by an official investigation into a deadly 2010 skydiving plane crash at New Zealand's Fox Glacier. Nine people, including two Australians, were killed when the Fletcher FU24-954 plane crashed...

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Installing batts 'not that hard': Garrett

ALTHOUGH four people subsequently died working under the scheme, the minister in charge Peter Garrett reportedly believed it was easy to install pink batts. According to an email from a cabinet staffer, former environment minister Mr Garrett and...

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Scalping not a big problem, senators say

CONCERT-GOERS and sports fans can breathe easy: ticket scalping isn't a big deal in Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has found. Because of this, the committee looking into the matter doesn't see the need for any further regulation. But it...

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New debris found in hunt for MH370

NEW satellite images taken three days ago have revealed 122 potential pieces of debris from the missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370, Malaysia's Transport Minister says. Hishammuddin Hussein revealed the latest - and largest - find of objects...

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NSW urged to get flu-ready

Pregnant women and the elderly are being urged to prepare for winter and get a flu shot. Source: AAP PREGNANT women and the elderly are being urged to prepare for winter and get a flu shot following an "unusually high" level of influenza...

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Pope outlines sex abuse commission

Pope Francis has named the initial members of a commission to advise him on sex abuse policy. Source: AAP POPE Francis has named the initial members of a commission to advise him on sex abuse policy, tapping lay and religious experts - and...

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Female hiker found in Vic park

A HIKER missing for days in the Victorian wilderness has been winched to safety. A police helicopter spotted the woman and winched her from the Alpine National Park, northeast of Melbourne, just after 10am on Sunday. The woman, from the rural...

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One-punch killers to face life in Qld

One-punch killers will face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. Source: AAP ONE-PUNCH killers would face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. The Newman government's draft plan to tackle...

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Mining tax debate focus in parliament

THE federal government will try to pressure Labor over the repeal of the mining tax this week as the re-run of the West Australian Senate election looms. The repeal bills have been listed as the first item of business in the upper house when parliament...

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