Vic police search for crash witnesses

VICTORIA Police are searching for a man who tried to help a motorcyclist who died in a road accident. They say a number of witnesses were at the scene of the fatal accident in Clayton South on Friday night and are calling for them to come forward....

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Alarm saves Qld girl from deliberate fire

A smoke alarm has helped a teenage girl escape a house fire in Queensland. Source: AAP A TEENAGE girl has escaped a house fire that may have been deliberately lit in central Queensland. The fire started at a home in Bundaberg just before...

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TV veteran Efrem Zimbalist Jr dies aged 95

EFREM Zimbalist Jr, the son of famous musical parents who established his own name in the long-running television series 77 Sunset Strip and even the even longer running TV hit The F.B.I., has died at age 95. Zimbalist died on Friday at his Solvang...

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Man dies trying to cross major NSW freeway

A MAN has died after being hit by two cars while trying to cross a major highway in Sydney, causing several other vehicles to crash. He was walking south across three lanes of the M4 at Parramatta on Saturday evening when he was hit and about...

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Missing Vic man's friends fear foul play

FRIENDS of a Melbourne man who went missing while working his delivery route fear he may have met with foul play. Shiva Chauhan, 27, was last heard from via text message around 11.30pm (AEST) on Thursday. On Friday morning, it was discovered...

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Wine prices may rise due to frost

Wine drinkers could pay more for their favourite tipple after frost damaged the 2014 harvest. Source: AAP WINE drinkers could pay more for their favourite tipple after frost damaged the 2014 harvest. Winemaker Australian Vintage, whose...

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Drug-smuggling syndicate smashed

A drug-smuggling syndicate has been smashed after police intercepted a package of methamphetamines. Source: AAP A DRUG-TRAFFICKING syndicate has been broken up after the recipient of a 12.5 kilogram package of methamphetamines was arrested...

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Blast on Indian train kills one

Twin blasts on a passenger train at a southern Indian railway station have killed a woman. Source: AAP TWIN bombs planted on a train killed one person and wounded at least nine others in the southern Indian port of Chennai. In the latest...

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New list ranks Grange as top wine

A new classification of Australian wines has listed Penfolds Grange as the nation's top drop. Source: AAP WHILE the thought of a bottle of Penfolds Grange may now leave a bitter taste in the mouth of former NSW premier Barry O'Farrell, a...

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MH370 relatives to be sent home

RELATIVES of those on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight will be checked out of hotels and sent home to await updates on the search. In a statement on Thursday evening, the airline said relatives would be sent home and Family Assistance...

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Regal touch boosts Blue Mountains tourism

The royal visit to the Blue Mountains has boosted the fire-ravaged region's visitor numbers. Source: AAP PRINCE William and his wife Catherine's trip to the Blue Mountains has not only lifted spirits in the fire-ravaged region but boosted its...

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Gonski steps up as ANZ chairman

Respected businessman David Gonski (pic) is set to replace John Morschel as ANZ chairman on May 1. Source: AAP RESPECTED businessman David Gonski takes control in ANZ's boardroom on Thursday, replacing the bank's chairman of four years John...

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Tenants sign on for Barangaroo tower

Two firms have signed up as tenants for the tallest building at Sydney's Barangaroo development. Source: AAP PLANNING for the tallest office tower at Sydney's Barangaroo development will commence after the developer secured two tenants for...

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Gold dazzles at refurbished Perth Mint

Perth Mint has opened a new exhibition with the most valuable coin in the world as its centrepiece. Source: AAP THE biggest, heaviest and most valuable coin in the world is the centrepiece of a new permanent exhibition at the refurbished Perth...

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Tunisia uses Star Wars to rescue tourism

IMPERIAL stormtroopers are set to march through Tunisia's capital as part of a new effort to attract tourists and burnish the image of the North African country. Tunisia's national tourism office is collaborating with the local Star Wars fan...

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Two MPs allege Palmer approach

A Queensland MP has told police an envoy for Clive Palmer offered him an inducement to jump ship. Source: AAP TWO Queensland government MPs have accused Clive Palmer's team of trying to lure them away from the Liberal National Party. Mr...

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Plane catches fire at Perth Airport

A plane has made an emergency landing in Perth after flames were spotted coming from its engine. Source: AAP A PLANE has made an emergency landing at Perth Airport after a suspected engine fire erupted shortly after take-off. The Cobham...

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Whitehaven pushes ahead with new mine

WHITEHAVEN Coal sold less coal in the March quarter while battling low prices, but its flagship Maules Creek project is more than one-third complete. The controversial NSW mine is the target of a long running campaign that has included legal action...

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Partial eclipse ruined by cloud

IT was billed as the "super fat banana". But Tuesday's rare partial solar eclipse was more like a rotten tomato. Thick cloud blanketed most of the continent for much of the day, ruining any sustained view of the eclipse for astronomers and enthusiasts...

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Pakistan PM's gas cut off for unpaid bills

PAKISTANI authorities have disconnected gas supply to the prime minister's official residence and the national parliament secretariat over unpaid bills. The move was part of a drive to recover unpaid bills from defaulters in a country facing...

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MERS claims two more lives in Saudi Arabia

SAUDI Arabia's Health Ministry says two more patients who contracted a potentially fatal Middle East virus related to SARS have died as the kingdom detected nine new cases of the disease. The ministry said in a statement on its website late...

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We'll be fair in tough May budget: Abbott

PM Tony Abbott has refused to comment on reports his government may soon introduce a debt levy. Source: AAP TONY Abbott has promised to be fair and equitable when meting out some of the tougher measures in the May budget. However, the prime...

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Vic Premier to ask feds for help at COAG

MAJOR infrastructure funding and a greater share of GST revenue are Premier Denis Napthine's targets for the next Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting in Canberra on Friday. Dr Napthine said Victoria needs more support from the federal...

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Search zone for MH370 broadened

The search zone for MH370 has been expanded after an underwater drone found nothing of interest. Source: AAP THE search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight has been expanded after the Bluefin-21 underwater drone found no trace of...

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Palmer trying to buy govt in NT: Giles

Federal MP Clive Palmer has induced three rebel Northern Territory MPs to join his political party. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer has been accused of buying his way into Northern Territory politics after three indigenous MPs joined his party a month...

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