Greens retain seat of Melbourne

AUSTRALIAN Greens deputy leader Adam Bandt has retained the lower house seat of Melbourne. Mr Bandt claimed victory minutes after Labor's candidate Cath Bowtell conceded defeat. "It looks like we have won the seat of Melbourne," Mr Bandt told...

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Swan says he'll be returned in Lilley

FORMER treasurer Wayne Swan says he'll keep his seat, but has refused to say who should lead the Labor party in opposition. Mr Swan says Labor's policies saved Labor from further losses, particularly in Queensland. When asked about the Labor...

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Beattie won't give up on Forde

Labor's Peter Beattie says he has no regrets about returning to politics despite a looming defeat. Source: AAP FORMER Queensland premier Peter Beattie says he's still in with a chance in the seat of Forde. Mr Beattie seemed to have given...

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Abbott to govern with 30-seat majority

THE federal Liberal-National coalition is likely to govern with a majority of at least 30 seats after a swing of just over three per cent against Labor. The ALP has become the first two-term federal government to be thrown out of office since...

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Labor set to lose three seats in Vic

LABOR is likely to lose at least three seats in Victoria and has failed to regain the prized seat of Melbourne from the Greens. The Liberal Party is well ahead in the seats of Corangamite, Deakin and La Trobe with significant portions of the...

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Morcombe accused's trial set for February

The trial of the man accused of murdering schoolboy Daniel Morcombe will begin next February. Source: AAP THE trial of the man accused of murdering Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe will begin next February. Lawyers for Brett Peter...

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Versace Macau hotel will fit local culture

Italian fashion house Versace says its Macau hotel will be tweaked to appeal to Chinese culture. Source: AAP ITALIAN fashion house Versace and Macau casino company SJM say the Versace-themed hotel they're planning for the Asian gambling city...

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UK rider jailed for assault on ex-jockey

ONE of the Queen's horse riders has been jailed after attacking an ex-jockey in a jealous rage. Jonathan Nolan, 32, who is a work rider for royal trainer Sir Michael Stoute, battered former jockey-turned-PR director John Maxse after confronting...

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Abbott proud of best-ever policy package

Tony Abbott wants his proposed commission of audit to run its eye over every part of government. Source: AAP THE coalition's policy war chest is the best ever taken to an Australian election by an opposition, Tony Abbott reckons. But there's...

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Skaf rapist paroled, brothers face court

THE brothers of Skaf gang rapist Mohammed Sanoussi have been charged over a bashing on the same day he was granted parole. The news comes after the NSW government revealed it would considering appealing against the parole because "some new and...

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Condolences pour in for Tweddle's family

FRIENDS and supporters of Gary Tweddle have offered their condolences to his family after his body was formally identified. The 23-year-old went missing from a work conference at the Fairmont Resort at Leura, west of Sydney, in the early hours...

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Aust Lexus among worldwide car recall

MORE than 2000 Lexus vehicles will be recalled in Australia as part of a major global recall of Toyotas due to a fault that could cause them to stop mid-journey. The Japanese auto giant recalled 370,000 vehicles worldwide on Thursday, around...

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Dominic Bird acquitted of drugs charges

A Malaysian court has acquitted Australian man Dominic Bird of drug-trafficking charges. Source: AAP PERTH man Dominic Bird has walked free after a court in Malaysia acquitted him of drug-trafficking charges that carry a mandatory death penalty....

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UK soldier 'fired at twitching bodies'

A BRITISH soldier fired a volley of bullets into the "twitching" bodies of Iraqis after a firefight, a public inquiry has heard. Former army private Duncan Aston told the Al-Sweady Inquiry he also saw a fellow private stamp on the head of a dead...

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Another man charged over Sydney brawl

A SECOND man has been charged over a brawl in which an off-duty police officer and his friends were set upon when they went to the aid of a man who was being attacked in Sydney's south. The officer and his three friends were sitting in a Cronulla...

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Coronation Street actor denies sex charges

BRITISH television actor Michael Le Vell has appeared in court accused of raping a young girl. The actor stood in the dock at Manchester Crown Court on Monday as the charges were read out to him before the start of his trial. Le Vell, 48, who...

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Syrian war between unsavoury sides: Abbott

Kevin Rudd says Tony Abbott's "baddies versus baddies" comment raises questions about his judgement. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says Syria's civil war involves "two pretty much equally unsavoury sides" and Australia should be...

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Man 'deliberately hit' by car in NSW

A FATHER has suffered head injuries after being hit by a car on the NSW Central Coast in what police say was a deliberate attack. The 37-year-old was walking with his wife, two children and family dog in Woy Woy on Monday afternoon when he exchanged...

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Germany tries man, 92, for Nazi war crimes

GERMANY has put a 92-year-old former member of the Nazi Waffen SS on trial on charges that he executed a Dutch resistance fighter in 1944. Dutch-born Siert Bruins, who is now German, volunteered for the SS after the Nazis conquered The Netherlands...

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Mourners gather for Heaney funeral

The body of Irish poet Seamus Heaney has been taken to a Dublin church ahead of a funeral service. Source: AAP FAMILY and friends of Nobel Laureate poet Seamus Heaney have gathered with his contemporaries and dignitaries to pay last respects...

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