Downer elected SA Liberal party president

Former foreign minister Alexander Downer has been elected president of the Liberal Party in SA. Source: AAP FORMER foreign minister Alexander Downer has been elected unopposed as the president of the South Australian Liberal Party. Mr...

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Vic house prices soar to record highs

Melbourne house prices have hit record levels after a successful three month period on the market. Source: AAP MELBOURNE house prices have reached record levels after a successful three month period on the property market. The city's...

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No charges for driving on US jet survivor

A firefighter who ran over and killed a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash will not be charged. Source: AAP THE US firefighter who ran over and killed a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco was unaware she was responsible...

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Man charged over Sydney box cutter attack

A man has been charged with stabbing another man with a box cutter in a car park in Sydney. Source: AAP A MAN has been charged with stabbing another man with a box cutter in a car park in Sydney's southwest. Police say the two men aged...

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Vic march for women calls for funding lift

A SECOND rally on the Melbourne street where murder victim Jill Meagher was last seen alive has heard passionate calls to boost funding for women's shelters and support services. More than 1000 people gathered outside Brunswick Town Hall on...

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NT education minister booed at rally

HUNDREDS of protesters have shouted down the Northern Territory's education minister at a rally against cuts to education funding. About 500 teachers, parents, and supporters gathered in front of Darwin's Parliament House on Thursday to protest...

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Several fires raging around Newcastle

Fires raging around Newcastle have forced the closure and evacuation of the airport. Source: AAP SEVERAL out-of-control fires are raging north, south and west of Newcastle, forcing the closure and evacuation of the airport with authorities...

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Nestle posts 4 per cent rise in sales

Nestle has posted a modest four per cent increase in sales for the first nine months of 2013. Source: AAP SWISS food and drink giant Nestle has posted a modest four per cent increase in sales of dozens of its household name brand products for...

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NSW braced for loss of homes, if not life

HUNDREDS of homes are feared destroyed and the NSW premier believes it will be a miracle if no lives are lost in the most grave bushfire crisis to hit the state in a decade. While the extent of the devastation was unclear on Thursday night, one...

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Verizon 3Q profit soars

VERIZON is reporting a 40 per cent jump in third-quarter net income after adding more than 1 million new wireless devices to its network. The largest US mobile phone carrier earned $US2.23 billion ($A2.34 billion), or 78 US cents per share,...

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Wheels fly off truck on Sydney freeway

A truck has been issued with a defect notice after two of its wheels flew off on a Sydney motorway. Source: AAP A TRUCK has been issued with a defect notice after two of its wheels flew off on a Sydney motorway. Police saw the incident...

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Row grows over Qld sex offender jail terms

Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie announced plans to amend legislation over sex offenders. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie is on a collision course with civil libertarians and lawyers after announcing plans to...

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HSU to chase Williamson settlement

THE Health Services Union says it's determined to wring a $5 million settlement from its disgraced former boss Michael Williamson, who has apparently declared himself bankrupt. The former HSU secretary and Labor Party president on Tuesday pleaded...

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US pins hopes on Senate leaders

The White House has rejected the latest effort by Republicans to resolve an impasse over the budget. Source: AAP THE US is hours from a fateful fiscal deadline, with a chaotic political stand-off threatening to trigger a debt default and rock...

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Italy contacts Germany over Nazi's body

Clashes have broken out in Italy outside a Nazi war criminal's funeral which had to be suspended. Source: AAP ITALY says it has contacted Germany over what to do with the body of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke, as Rome commemorates the 70th...

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Shorten lags on parliament experience

BILL Shorten isn't the least experienced opposition leader of the past 40 years, but he's not far off. Since the Liberals' Billy Snedden failed to oust Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam, only three opposition leaders have had less time in parliament...

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Redfoo without an artist on X Factor

LMFAO frontman Redfoo said he was "gutted" to be the first coach to lose all his artists on The X Factor. Redfoo's tenancy as an active coach was exhausted after Jiordan Tolli, the last of his three under-24 female singers, was eliminated on...

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Parliament to sit over four weeks in 2013

PARLIAMENT is likely to be recalled in a month's time, with four sitting weeks before Christmas. AAP understands the 44th Parliament will first sit on November 12, with the Tuesday sitting a largely ceremonial affair. This includes swearing...

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Facebook opens office in Israel

Facebook says it's opening its first office in Israel after acquiring an Israeli technology startup. Source: AAP FACEBOOK says it is acquiring an Israeli mobile technology startup and opening its first office in Israel. Facebook said...

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Another arrest in fruit shop shooting

A 27-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in a western Sydney fruit shop. Police arrested the man in a Villawood home on Monday night and are interviewing him at Fairfield Police Station. He's the second person...

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