Israel says Palestinians kidnapped teens

Israeli security forces are combing the West Bank in search of three missing teenagers. Source: AAP THREE Israeli teenagers, one of them also a US citizen, have been kidnapped in the occupied West Bank, presumably by Palestinians, the army...

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Vic union rejects sabotage claim

THE CFMEU has rejected a claim of sabotage over a deliberately lit fire at a Grocon building site in Melbourne, saying it is a matter for police. GROCON is claiming the fire at its Collins Street office block development on Friday is part of...

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Twin Vic house fire deliberate: crews

TWO neighbouring homes have gone up in flames in a suspicious fire in inner Melbourne. A WOMAN was the only resident present when the blaze ignited just after 3.30pm on Saturday and was taken to hospital with minor injuries. MFB commander Rick...

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Cambodian workers in exodus from Thailand

More than 80,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand, fearing a crackdown on migrant workers. Source: AAP MORE than 80,000 Cambodians have fled neighbouring Thailand to return home, fearing a crackdown on migrant workers under Thailand's new military...

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Syria TV says 30 killed in blast near Iraq

A BOMB attack targeting a weapons bazaar in eastern Syria close to the Iraqi border has killed 30 "terrorists", state television reports. "A big explosion hits a terrorist arms market in Mayadeen, killing 30 terrorists and wounding dozens of...

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Former POW Bergdahl back in US

A defence official says US soldier Bowe Bergdahl is due to arrive at a Texas facility on Friday. Source: AAP THE US soldier freed in a controversial swap with the Afghan Taliban has arrived back in the United States, his latest step in a...

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Men 'more likely to keep up diet'

Men are more likely to stick to a diet once they realise that obesity is a health problem. Source: AAP FEWER men join weight-loss programs than women but are more likely to stick with them, analysis of international obesity studies has found....

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Vic MP Shaw says parliament 'screwed' him

Suspended Victorian MP Geoff Shaw will be the main attraction at a comedy event on Friday night. Source: AAP ROGUE Victorian MP Geoff Shaw has told a comedy show audience he's been "screwed by the parliament". HEADLINING the event at...

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Qld premier denies Facebook sacking

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has denied that a public servant was sacked for a Facebook post. Source: AAP THE Queensland premier has denied a public servant was sacked for posting a Facebook message criticising the sacking of 14,000...

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US marshals to auction seized bitcoins

US authorities will auction off $US18 million in Bitcoins they seized from Silk Road. Source: AAP THE US Marshals Service says it will auction about $US18 million in bitcoins seized last northern autumn from Silk Road, a website that was...

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Hugh Jackman, Tony Abbott US gym buddies

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has trained alongside Hollywood star Hugh Jackman at a New York gym. Source: AAP HE'S the Action Man PM, so perhaps it's only fitting that Tony Abbott would want to pump iron with Wolverine. THE two fitness...

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Govt providing certainty for jobs: Hockey

A FURTHER rise in full-time employment comes at an opportune time for Joe Hockey as he continues to peddle his poorly received budget. THE jobless rate also remained at 5.8 per cent for a third straight month in May when economists had expected...

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'Knock-about bloke' Qld's top judge

Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody QC is believed to be the front runner to be Queensland's Chief Justice. Source: AAP TIM Carmody is criticised for being inexperienced and too close to the government to be Queensland's top judge, but has stared...

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Girlfriend stomper gets five years in jail

WHEN Sydney man Trent Wainwright got angry at his 19-year-old girlfriend late one night, he threw her onto a concrete driveway, stomped repeatedly on her head and hurled a heavy terracotta pot at her. WAINWRIGHT had been out drinking with work...

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Islamabad condemns US drone strikes

PAKISTAN has condemned the first US drone strikes on its soil this year despite suspicions the two countries coordinated over the attack in the aftermath of a Taliban siege of Karachi airport. THE strikes took place over Wednesday night and...

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WA animal poisonings worry RSPCA

THE RSPCA is calling for witnesses after reports of more than 40 animals being poisoned over the past six months in West Australia. Since December, the not-for-profit organisation has investigated 29 cases of dogs being poisoned, seven cases...

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Goodman upgrades 2014 guidance

GOODMAN Group has upgraded its 2014 financial year earnings guidance due to strong property fundamentals. Goodman increased its forecast operating earnings outlook for the 2014 financial year to $600 million, a seven per cent increase compared...

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No evidence Rudd alerted on batts: lawyer

THE royal commission into Labor's home insulation program didn't hear any evidence that Kevin Rudd received and ignored safety warnings, the former prime minister's lawyer says. Bret Walker, SC, has provided a written submission to the inquiry,...

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Ministers talk security in Japan

Australia's defence and foreign ministers are in Japan for top level talks. Source: AAP DEFENCE Minister David Johnston and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop are in Japan for top level talks as Australia and Japan move to deepen defence and security...

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Shark fin off menu in Singapore resort

A MAJOR Singaporean resort is removing shark fin from its exhibition and convention centre menus, its management has announced. Shark fin soup is a traditional staple of wedding dinners in the predominantly Chinese city-state. "Marina Bay Sands...

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Scottish backpacker missing in Melbourne

A social media campaign has been launched in a bid to locate a missing Scottish tourist. Source: AAP WITH no passport, money or a place to stay, backpacker Jonathan Ansell was distressed when he called his mother back in Scotland two weeks...

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Nexus shareholders to reject Seven's offer

NEXUS Energy shares have slumped more than 35 per cent as investors worry their shareholdings could be worthless within 48 hours. Shareholders are expected to reject Seven Group's $26.6 million takeover offer for the struggling oil and gas company...

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Johnson won't be expelled: Barnett

WA's premier says rogue MP Rob Johnson is not at risk of being expelled from the Liberal party. Source: AAP ROGUE West Australian Liberal backbencher Rob Johnson is not at risk of being expelled from the party, Premier Colin Barnett says....

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Trapped man may stay in German cave longer

Rescuers are working to retrieve a man stuck deep underground inside a cave in the German Alps. Source: AAP RESCUERS say they aim to extract a researcher trapped with a serious injury in Germany's deepest and longest cave by the end of the...

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Barnett flags WA penalty rate changes

THE West Australian premier is seeking to allow small businesses access to the same employment conditions as larger companies to establish fairer penalty rates throughout the week. Colin Barnett said larger employers, such as Coles and Woolworths,...

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17 Indian police get life for killing man

AN Indian court has sentenced 17 police officers to life in prison for kidnapping and killing a 22-year-old jobseeker in their custody in 2009. Prosecutors said business graduate Ranbir Singh had gone to the northern city of Dehradun looking...

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Australian man dies at Indonesian volcano

An Australian man has died as he was setting out to climb Indonesia's Mount Rinjani volcano. Source: AAP AN Australian man has died from a suspected asthma attack as he was setting out to climb Indonesia's Mount Rinjani volcano. Cairns...

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Scottish tourist missing in Victoria

POLICE have appealed for public help to find a missing UK tourist who has not had contact with his family in Scotland for two weeks. Twenty-six year old Jonathan Ansell, who has been in Australia for about two years, last told his family he...

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BHP axes 170 jobs at WA iron ore mine

BHP Billiton has slashed 170 jobs at its massive Mt Whaleback iron ore mine in Western Australia. Source: AAP BHP Billiton has slashed 170 jobs at its massive Mt Whaleback iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region, saying the cuts...

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Malaysia, Aust to share MH370 search costs

MALAYSIA and Australia will share the cost of the next phase of the search for a Malaysian Airlines plane that went missing more than three months ago, a senior official says. "Costs will be shared 50-50 between Malaysia and Australia," deputy...

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Remains of NT croc attack victim found

Water police are searching a billabong in the Kakadu National Park for a man taken by a crocodile. Source: AAP THE remains of a man taken by a crocodile in front of his family in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park have been recovered....

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Smithsonian names Aussie museum director

THE Smithsonian has named Australian Melissa Chiu, a museum leader for the Asia Society in New York, as the next director of the Hirshhorn Museum for modern and contemporary art in Washington. Darwin-born Chiu joins the Smithsonian in September....

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Filipino, Viet navy forces chill on island

PHILIPPINE and Vietnamese naval forces have played football, volleyball and tug-of-war on a disputed island amid rising tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea. The games were being held on the Vietnamese-occupied Southwest Cay...

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Sotheby's goes street with Banksy exhibit

THERE'S a dead rat at the heart of a new exhibition mounted by august auction house Sotheby's. Stuffed and sporting a backpack and a spray can, the rodent is the creation-cum-alter ego of Banksy, the anonymous street artist turned art-world superstar....

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Authorities work to recover fallen body

A man has died after falling over a cliff in the Royal National Park south of Sydney. Source: AAP THE body of an experienced French climber who died after falling 40 metres off a cliff in the Royal National Park south of Sydney has been recovered....

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