Thousands flee Dreamworld after fire alert

Thousands have been evacuate from Dreamworld on the Gold Coast due to a grassfire. Source: AAP MORE than 7000 people fled Australia's largest theme park on Saturday after a grassfire started nearby. The fire, sending a huge plume of smoke...

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Four charged with severing US man's penis

FOUR people are accused of torturing a California marijuana dispensary owner with a blowtorch and cutting off his penis in an attempt to force him to reveal where he had buried piles of cash in the desert. Ryan Anthony Kevorkian, 34, and his wife...

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Aboriginal artist's work on Qantas 737

A painting by Aboriginal artist Paddy Bedford has inspired the latest aircraft for Qantas. Source: AAP ABORIGINAL artist Paddy Bedford would often tell his daughter his work was going to end up on a plane. "'I'm going to have a painting...

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Syrian rebels launch counteroffensive

SYRIAN rebels have launched a counteroffensive in the northern city of Aleppo, recapturing a base near its international airport hours after the army had advanced into the area, activists say. Saturday's fighting came as the main Western-backed...

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Strangers to pay respects to war hero

HUNDREDS of people are expected to attend the funeral of a British war veteran they never knew after it emerged he died with no close friends or relatives. Harold Jellicoe Percival helped with the famous Dambusters raids during the Second World...

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Police charge 21 Rebel bikies in blitz

POLICE have arrested 21 members of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang in a week-long blitz. As part of the Attero National Task Force, state and federal police worked together to disrupt, disable and dismantle the criminal activities of the Rebels....

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Severe thunderstorms forecast for NSW

A SEVERE thunderstorm warning has been issued for large swathes on NSW's central west. Damaging winds are forecast to hit parts of the central west slopes and plains and parts of the upper western forecast districts on Friday evening, the Bureau...

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Student injured in Melbourne uni explosion

A MELBOURNE university student has been taken to hospital following a campus lab explosion. The student, believed to be in his 20s, had been working in the chemical engineering research lab at the University of Melbourne when an explosion caused...

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Ken Levy re-appointed CMC chair

THE Queensland government has extended the contract of the head of the state's crime and corruption watchdog despite criticism he was biased. The opposition wanted Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) Chair Dr Ken Levy to resign after he penned...

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Third suspect chemical haul found in WA

A THIRD suspicious package has been discovered in the same region south of Perth where highly volatile explosive chemicals were recently found. Bomb squad technicians are at a disused caravan park at Peppermint Grove Beach in the Capel region...

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Man found with stab wounds in west Sydney

A MAN has been found with two stab wounds to his chest in Sydney's west. Police said the man, believed to be in his 30s, was treated by paramedics who responded to a call to go to Constitution Hills at about 8.20pm (AEDT) on Thursday. The man...

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Details of abuse aboard navy ship emerge

A woman claims inappropriate behavior aboard a naval ship involved sexual assaults on male soldiers. Source: AAP A WOMAN claims the "inappropriate behaviour" that prompted the navy to launch an investigation into sailors involved sexual assaults...

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Bank of England keeps rates unchanged

THE Bank of England has decided to keep its key interest rate at a record low of 0.5 per cent as it monitors the economy's strengthening recovery. The Monetary Policy Committee also voted on Thursday to refrain from pumping more money into the...

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Knoxville walks red carpet in Sydney

Beer in hard, Johnny Knoxville walked the red carpet for the Australian premiere of his new film. Source: AAP COMPARED to his stunts on Jackass, Johnny Knoxville says his trips to the hospital for Bad Grandpa were nothing. Beer in hand,...

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240 jobs to go at WA power company

MORE than 200 workers are to be made redundant at state-owned West Australian energy company Horizon Power. Workers were told on Thursday that 130 jobs would be gone by Christmas, and another 110 staff would be out of work by June next year....

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Court hears balcony murder accused 'rage'

Prosecutors in the murder trial of Sydney man Simon Gittany say he was an intensely jealous partner. Source: AAP SHE was "completely and utterly isolated". Controlled by her intensely jealous and possessive partner who tracked her every...

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Morrison disappoints on Christmas Island

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison is visiting Christmas Island and touring the detention centre. Source: AAP CHRISTMAS Island residents are disappointed they didn't get a formal opportunity to voice their concerns about the treatment of...

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Outlook bleak for Carnaby's black cockatoo

The outlook is bleak for a threatened bird species that's unique to WA's southwest, research shows. Source: AAP THE outlook is bleak for a threatened bird species that's unique to Western Australia's southwest, research shows. As the...

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BAE axes 1775 Jobs at UK shipyards

BRITISH defence giant BAE Systems is to axe 1775 jobs across its naval ships business and end shipbuilding at one the country's most historic yards. The firm said 940 jobs will be lost in Portsmouth, on the south coast, and a further 835 in...

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Roo and dingo paintings to stay in Britain

Australia has lost its attempt to secure the first non-indigenous paintings of a kangaroo and dingo. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA has lost out to the British in a tussle to purchase the first non-indigenous paintings of a kangaroo and dingo, made...

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CSG projects face less hurdles in NSW: BCA

CSG projects in NSW could face fewer regulatory hurdles with a new plan for environmental approvals. Source: AAP MINING companies wanting to develop coal seam gas (CSG) projects in NSW could soon face fewer regulatory hurdles, after the O'Farrell...

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Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Australia

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) will make her first visit to Australia this month. Source: AAP AUNG San Suu Kyi will make her first visit to Australia in late November. The Burmese opposition leader will attend public events...

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US man skydives on 100th birthday

After getting a doctor's certificate, a 100-year-old man in the US has skydived for the first time. Source: AAP WHEN Vernon Maynard's friends asked him what he wished he had done in his 100 years of life, the US man said he had always wanted...

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Family of shot Sydney girl talk to police

The family of a teenage girl who was shot in her western Sydney home are now talking to police. A schoolgirl has been shot at a home in Sydney's west, in what police say is a targeted attack. Source: AAP AFTER a day of being...

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Bold and the beautiful play at the Cup

Sunset hues of red, tangerines and bright yellows ruled the fashion stakes on Melbourne Cup Day. Source: AAP THE bold and the beautiful lit up Flemington in the fashion stakes on Melbourne Cup day, with American swimwear model Kate Upton and...

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Skype sex victim lashes out at Defence

The female army cadet at the centre of the Skype sex scandal is suing the Department of Defence. Source: AAP A FEMALE army cadet secretly filmed having sex with a colleague claims Defence degraded her following the incident and hopes suing...

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Parties consider WA senate poll challenge

With the declaration of the WA senate result, the timer has started on a possible court challenge. Source: AAP THE Abbott government is relishing the prospect of a fresh Senate election in Western Australia, claiming it will be a referendum...

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Egypt court adjourns Morsi trial

The Egyptian government says ex-president Mohamed Morsi won't appear at the opening of his trial. Source: AAP AN Egyptian court has adjourned to January 8 the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi over his alleged involvement in the death...

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'Illusion' distorts dentists' work: study

A new study has found dentists are drilling bigger holes than necessary when performing root canals. Source: AAP AN optical illusion that can make the area of tooth decay appear larger tricks dentists into drilling bigger holes than necessary,...

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Search scaled back for swimmer at Bondi

The search for a man feared drowned off Sydney's Bondi Beach has been suspended due to fading light. Source: AAP THE search for a man feared drowned off Sydney's Bondi Beach has been suspended. A man, believed to be in his 20s, went missing...

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