Obama vows to fix healthcare website

The White House says the bug plagued website for Obamacare scheme will be fixed by end of November. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama has acknowledged problems with the rollout of a key health website, adding he had people "working overtime"...

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End failure mentality, PM tells Tasmania

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says Tasmania has to stop programming itself to fail. Source: AAP TASMANIA needs to stop programming itself for failure, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told the ailing island state. In a clear reference to environmental...

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US citizen drowns off Tasmania

A UNITED States citizen has drowned while diving off Tasmania. The woman was diving off the Tinderbox Marine Reserve south of Hobart when she was reported missing at about 1.15pm (AEDT) on Saturday. Her diving companions located her a short...

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Stuntman-director Hal Needham dies

HAL Needham, a top Hollywood stuntman who turned to directing rousing action films including Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run, has died aged 82. His business managers told the Los Angeles Times that Needham died on Friday in Los...

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Large shark bites diver's fin off WA

A LARGE shark is believed to have bitten part of a scuba diver's fin off Perth. The diver said he saw a large dark shape in the water then noticed part of his fin was missing as he returned to his boat. The man was diving near Little Island...

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Roadside bombing kills 6 Afghan soldiers

A ROADSIDE bombing has killed six Afghan soldiers in the country's west, a military spokesman says. Najibullha Najibi said on Friday that the six died when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the western Herat province's Adraskan district...

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Bronco turned outlaw bikie denied bail

A FORMER Brisbane Bronco turned outlaw motorcycle gang member has been denied bail over drug trafficking charges under harsh new laws designed to stop bikies walking free. Michael Spence, 25, was one of eight men arrested on Wednesday in a police...

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Car image released in Qld gunman hunt

POLICE are searching for a small aqua hatchback in their hunt for tattooed gunman who opened fire at a Sunshine Coast motel. They have released a picture of an older model Ford Festiva with Queensland number plates and are asking anyone who...

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Security giant Serco chief resigns

CHRISTOPHER Hyman, the chief executive of security giant Serco, which is facing an investigation after the British government was overcharged millions of pounds for electronically tagging criminals, has resigned, the company has announced. Hyman...

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Aust publisher battles for Myanmar paper

STAFF members of the Yangon-based "Myanmar Times" newspaper house have appealed to a Myanmar court against a bid by the local partner to liquidate the company, overseen by Australian publisher, Ross Dunkley. Dunkley, 55, is fighting to stave off...

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WA mosquito warning over Ross River virus

PEOPLE in Western Australia's South West region are being warned to avoid mosquito bites after this season's first detection of Ross River virus in the insects. People in Western Australia's South West region are being warned to...

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Aung San Suu Kyi collects rights prize

FREEDOM of thought is yet to become the birthright of every Myanmar citizen, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said as she collected a European Union democracy prize awarded 23 years ago when she was under house arrest. The Sakharov Prize...

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12 Months for bomb hoax bridegroom

A PANICKED English groom who staged a bomb hoax on his wedding day so his bride would not find out he bungled the booking has been jailed in Liverpool for 12 months. Neil McArdle had forgotten to fill in the forms to marry the "love of his life"...

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Midsection of plane recovered in Laos

INVESTIGATORS in Laos say they have retrieved the midsection of a Lao Airlines passenger plane that crashed into the Mekong River a week ago, killing all 49 people on board, including six Australians. The turboprop plane crashed last Wednesday...

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China defends record at UN rights inquiry

CHINA has defended its human rights record to the UN, insisting it has undertaken sweeping reforms as Tibetan activists say more must be done to hold Beijing to account. China's special envoy Wu Hailong told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday...

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Explosion on Russian bus kills 5

AN explosion on a passenger bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has killed at least five people and injured 17, officials say. Irina Gogolyeva, a spokeswoman for the Emergency Situations Ministry, says the cause of the blast has not yet...

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Third Degree burnt on X Factor

AUSTRALIA is still to anoint a reality show band with viewers casting aside Third Degree on The X Factor. The mixed band, consisting of Kelebek, Jacinta Gulisano and Jordan Rodrigues who all auditioned as solo artists, were put together after...

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Qld police interview teen over man's death

Police are questioning a teenage boy over the death of a man in Queensland. Source: AAP POLICE are questioning a teenage boy over the death of a man in Queensland. The 42-year-old man died after a fight at a Conondale home on the Sunshine...

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DJs boss says quitting was personal

Paul Zahra has cited personal reasons for stepping down as chief executive of David Jones. Source: AAP PAUL Zahra has cited personal reasons for stepping down as chief executive of high-end department store chain David Jones. The announcement...

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Gorbachev skips meeting for treatment

FORMER Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has skipped an annual meeting of Nobel Peace Prize laureates because he is receiving treatment at a German hospital. Gorbachev's spokesman, Vladimir Polyakov, said on Monday doctors have told the former...

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Khloe Kardashian to return to Australia

Khloe Kardashian will reportedly travel to Australia next month to promote the family's new line. Source: AAP KHLOE Kardashian must be having mixed feelings about returning to Australia in November. Last time she visited, in 2011, she...

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Woman accused of retirement village thefts

A WOMAN has been accused of carrying out a number of break-ins at a Sydney retirement village. Police were called to Cardinal Freeman Retirement Village in Ashfield on Saturday after two elderly residents reported their units had been broken...

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Sydney airport delays after plane mishap

THERE are flight delays at Sydney Airport after a United Airlines plane had problems during take-off. The aircraft had "some issues" taking off late Sunday afternoon, forcing it to turn back, a spokeswoman for Sydney airport told AAP. Fairfax...

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Interstate fire crews sent to help NSW

FIREFIGHTERS across Australia are being deployed to aid NSW in its state of emergency. With deteriorating weather conditions feared to return to the state on Monday, a 120-strong replacement crew will head from Victoria to NSW. Victoria's fire...

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Chopper brags about four murders

CAREER criminal Mark Chopper Read has confessed murdering four people, including missing Queensland bikie boss Sidney Michael Collins, in the last interview before his own death. His first kill, he claimed, was as a teenager. Read made the admissions...

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