Man abducts, attacks Qld woman in her car

A MAN has attacked a woman after jumping in her car at a north Queensland car wash and telling her to drive to an industrial area. Police say the woman was cleaning her car in the early hours of Saturday morning when a man jumped in and told...

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Alarm saves Qld girl from deliberate fire

A smoke alarm has helped a teenage girl escape a house fire in Queensland. Source: AAP A TEENAGE girl has escaped a house fire that may have been deliberately lit in central Queensland. The fire started at a home in Bundaberg just before...

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Confusion over why PM cancelled Bali trip

The federal government won't say why Prime Minister Tony Abbott cancelled a trip to Indonesia. Source: AAP LABOR is demanding to know why Prime Minister Tony Abbott cancelled a planned trip to Indonesia, accusing him of further straining the...

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Call for release of Liberal donation audit

AN audit of Liberal Party donations in the wake of damaging slush fund allegations needs to be released publicly, the NSW opposition says. The call comes after another political head rolled this week as the Independent Commission Against Corruption...

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TV veteran Efrem Zimbalist Jr dies aged 95

EFREM Zimbalist Jr, the son of famous musical parents who established his own name in the long-running television series 77 Sunset Strip and even the even longer running TV hit The F.B.I., has died at age 95. Zimbalist died on Friday at his Solvang...

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Cyclist killed on main Sydney road

A cyclist has been fatally struck by a bus on a main road in Sydney's north shore. Source: AAP A CYCLIST has been fatally struck by a bus on a main road in Sydney's north shore. Police said the man, whose age was not known, died at the...

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Lindy Chamberlain says abuse declining

LINDY Chamberlain-Creighton says cowardly abuse towards her has gradually subsided since a coronial inquest almost two years ago found that a dingo killed her baby daughter Azaria in 1980. A royal commission exonerated her of murder in 1988. ...

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Labor's party, but Wran had common touch

NSW Liberal Premier Mike Baird had plenty of time to take in the scene as he walked to his seat at the state funeral for his fabled Labor forerunner Neville Wran. Labor party banners hung either side of the Sydney Town Hall stage, which was set...

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Christian Brothers knew of abuse: lawyer

A LAWYER who represented the Christian Brothers against survivors of extreme abuse in Western Australia has agreed it's inconceivable the order's leaders did not know sexual abuse and gratuitous violence was going on. On Thursday, the Royal Commission...

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China's Xi vows action after rail attacks

China's president has ordered a crackdown after a stabbing spree and explosion at a railway station. Source: AAP CHINESE President Xi Jinping has ordered a crackdown after a stabbing spree and explosion at a railway station in the restive Muslim-majority...

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Nyrstar approves Port Pirie project

MINING and metals processing company Nyrstar has given approval to a $350 million redevelopment of its smelting operations in South Australia. The company's board has approved the redevelopment at Port Pirie subject to the signing of final documents...

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Ex-adidas workers march in first May Day

AMONG the workers readying to march for Indonesia's first Labour Day national holiday are women who used to earn less than $1 an hour making adidas shoes, until they were sacked. In 2012, about 1300 workers from the Panarub Dwikarya factory spoke...

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Abuse survivor wants attacker exhumed

A SURVIVOR of child sex abuse at a West Australian boarding school wants the remains of a former principal exhumed from the school and reburied with his "pedophile" mates, a royal commission has heard. Gordon Grant, a former resident of St Joseph's...

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Vic rail chaos may continue for third day

Major delays and train cancellations on four Melbourne rail lines could drag into the afternoon. Source: AAP THE disruption to Melbourne train services could continue for a third day as rail operator Metro works to install new cabling. ...

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Regal touch boosts Blue Mountains tourism

The royal visit to the Blue Mountains has boosted the fire-ravaged region's visitor numbers. Source: AAP PRINCE William and his wife Catherine's trip to the Blue Mountains has not only lifted spirits in the fire-ravaged region but boosted its...

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Two MPs allege Palmer approach

A Queensland MP has told police an envoy for Clive Palmer offered him an inducement to jump ship. Source: AAP TWO Queensland government MPs have accused Clive Palmer's team of trying to lure them away from the Liberal National Party. Mr...

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Coles sales figures fail to impress

Shares in Wesfarmers have fallen following the release of March quarter sales figures. Source: AAP SHARES in retail group Wesfarmers dropped more than two per cent after the Coles supermarket owner's latest sales fell short of investor expectations....

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Plane catches fire at Perth Airport

A plane has made an emergency landing in Perth after flames were spotted coming from its engine. Source: AAP A PLANE has made an emergency landing at Perth Airport after a suspected engine fire erupted shortly after take-off. The Cobham...

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Whitehaven pushes ahead with new mine

WHITEHAVEN Coal sold less coal in the March quarter while battling low prices, but its flagship Maules Creek project is more than one-third complete. The controversial NSW mine is the target of a long running campaign that has included legal action...

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Partial eclipse ruined by cloud

IT was billed as the "super fat banana". But Tuesday's rare partial solar eclipse was more like a rotten tomato. Thick cloud blanketed most of the continent for much of the day, ruining any sustained view of the eclipse for astronomers and enthusiasts...

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WA senate result expected Tuesday

THE results of the West Australian Senate re-run election are about to be announced. WA Australian electoral officer Kathy Mitchell says she has advised candidates that distribution of preferences to decide the six WA Senate places would start...

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Deloitte wary of a softly, softly budget

A critic of the way governments spend money won't argue for big expenditure cuts in the budget. Source: AAP A FEARSOME critic of the way coalition and Labor governments spend money is reluctant to argue for big expenditure cuts in the budget....

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Vic premier denies conflict over grant

VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine says there was no conflict of interest over a government decision to grant $1.5 million to a businessman with whom he owns a racehorse. Dr Napthine says he was not directly involved in his government's decision...

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Australia stuck below 3 pct growth: IMF

The International Monetary Fund have urged Treasurer Joe Hockey not to go too hard in his budget. Source: AAP THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sent Treasurer Joe Hockey a timely reminder not to go too hard in his first budget. ...

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Hospital attack kills 22 in C Africa

BANGUI, Central African Republic, April 28 AFP - At least 22 people including three staff members of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres have been killed during an attack by gunmen on a Central African hospital, in the latest atrocity to hit...

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We'll be fair in tough May budget: Abbott

PM Tony Abbott has refused to comment on reports his government may soon introduce a debt levy. Source: AAP TONY Abbott has promised to be fair and equitable when meting out some of the tougher measures in the May budget. However, the prime...

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Search zone for MH370 broadened

The search zone for MH370 has been expanded after an underwater drone found nothing of interest. Source: AAP THE search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight has been expanded after the Bluefin-21 underwater drone found no trace of...

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Palmer trying to buy govt in NT: Giles

Federal MP Clive Palmer has induced three rebel Northern Territory MPs to join his political party. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer has been accused of buying his way into Northern Territory politics after three indigenous MPs joined his party a month...

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MERS claims two more lives in Saudi Arabia

SAUDI Arabia's Health Ministry says two more patients who contracted a potentially fatal Middle East virus related to SARS have died as the kingdom detected nine new cases of the disease. The ministry said in a statement on its website late...

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Chloe and Kelly through to MKR grand final

TRASH talking travellers Chloe and Kelly are through to the My Kitchen Rules grand final after rolling the show's good guys Paul Bullpitt and Blair Tonkin. Bullpitt and Tonkin made up one of the more polite and level-headed teams on the Seven...

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