Oprah helps Barbara Walters say goodbye

Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton have surprised Barbara Walters as she taped her final edition of The View. OPRAH Winfrey and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have surprised Barbara Walters as the legendary American...

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Blazes lit in Melbourne's botanic gardens

A 100-YEAR-OLD pavilion was damaged and two others destroyed by an arsonist in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. Firefighters were called to a large blaze in the gardens just before 6am on Saturday and arrived to find two more fires burning....

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Police hunt two sex predators in Melbourne

A man has tried to sexually assault a woman in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. Source: AAP THE hunt is on for two sex predators who attacked three women in the same Melbourne suburb where Jill Meagher died. Police say an assault...

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Cabbie car-jacked in NSW Hunter region

A taxi driver has been beaten up, robbed and car-jacked in the NSW Hunter region. Source: AAP A TAXI driver had his nose broken during a terrifying ordeal in which he was beaten up, robbed, kidnapped and car-jacked by a drunken passenger...

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Israel designs hi-tech fin to save turtle

A prosthetic fin has been built to save the life of an injured sea turtle in Israel. Source: AAP A BADLY injured sea turtle's prospects are looking up - thanks to a new prosthetic fin designed by an Israeli team and modelled on the wings of...

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Abbott hits back over state budget riot

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is confident he can get controversial budget measures through parliament. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has told the states they must accept there are "swings and roundabouts" when it comes to federal money....

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Uncensored Rudd reveals batts flaws

Kevin Rudd move to expose cabinet discussions about insulation scheme had a short-lived opposition. Source: AAP OPPOSITION to Kevin Rudd's plan to reveal the innermost secrets of the federal government lasted for a little less than 16 hours....

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Johnston fights for more funds for defence

DEFENCE Minister David Johnston needed to convince colleagues defence would be unable to mount short-notice missions such as its search for the missing Malaysian airliner if it did not get more cash. In hard negotiations before the government's...

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Borders commander warns vigilance is vital

THE army general charged with preventing asylum seeker boats from reaching Australia says ongoing vigilance is vital. There have been no successful people smuggling ventures to Australia since late December, but Lieutenant General Angus Campbell...

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Labor pounce on second staffer conflict

Federal Minister Nigel Scullion is under fire over a staff member cited for conflict of interest. Source: AAP LABOR has vowed to continue probing a second Abbott government minister over conflict of interest allegations. William "Smiley"...

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Italy diplomat denies abuse in Philippines

AN Italian diplomat facing human trafficking and child abuse allegations in the Philippines has denied any wrongdoing. Daniele Bosio, who has been suspended as Italy's ambassador to Turkmenistan, submitted an affidavit on Wednesday denying the...

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Sony sinks to $A1.46bn quarterly loss

Struggling electronics giant Sony says it lost 128.4 billion yen in the fiscal year to March. Source: AAP SONY Corp sank to a 138 billion yen ($A1.46 billion) quarterly loss because of expenses related to exiting the personal computer business....

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NSW police officer charged with assault

A NSW police officer has been charged with assaulting a colleague during a domestic dispute. The female senior constable, attached to a command in the Western Region, was summonsed to court after allegedly assaulting a police another officer...

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Gillard's book will be out in October

Former PM Julia Gillard says writing her memoir has been an exhilarating and cathartic experience. Source: AAP FORMER prime minister Julia Gillard has worked through a special kind of therapy after losing her job: writing a book. My Story...

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Aust tennis great Court helps Ugandans

AUSTRALIAN tennis great Margaret Court has landed in Uganda on a week-long visit to promote the sport in the east African nation. Court, 71, her husband Barry and tennis coach Matthew Carle were welcomed by hundreds of players when they touched...

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Aus twins parents ignore negativity

THE Australian parents of rare conjoined twins, Faith and Hope, ignored doctors when they advised them they should end the pregnancy when they knew the babies would be born with one head and two faces. Now they are equally ignoring any negative...

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Defence spending hike gets big tick

Defence funding will rise, but it will also lose staff. Source: AAP THE Australia Defence Association has given the defence budget increase a big tick and reckons it might help the government achieve a funding promise. After several years...

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Welfare, benefits changes slammed

CHANGES to family benefits, work for the dole schemes and a $7 GP co-payment in the federal budget have angered welfare and health groups. But business gets a tax cut and higher education lobbies back changes on course fees and support for students...

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Uni students pledge to fight fee hikes

Universities will be able to charge what they like while government contributions reduce from 2016. Source: AAP A BODY blow or historic reform? The reaction to the deregulation of university fees depends on whether it causes pain or gain....

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Non-mining industries told to fire up

THE mining industry has underpinned Australia's budget for a decade but Treasurer Joe Hockey says its peak has passed and it's now time for other industries to step up. Treasury forecasts the Australian economy will grow below trend in 2014/15...

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Australian feared dead in Nepal mountains

HUMAN remains found in the Nepalese mountains are suspected of being that of a 23-year-old West Australian man who has been missing for six months. Matt Allpress has been missing in the Annapurna region since November after he failed to arrive...

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Arbib blames Garrett for pink batts

Former Labor senator Mark Arbib is to front the home insulation royal commission on Monday. Source: AAP FORMER senator Mark Arbib has put the blame for Labor's botched home insulation program squarely on the shoulders of his ex-colleague Peter...

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Teacher charged over NSW mine protest

A QUEENSLAND school teacher faces a possible jail term after chaining himself to an excavator and disrupting work at the NSW Maules Creek mine. Simon Wells, 55, became the 159th person to be arrested this year at the Leard State Forest in the...

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Victorian baby's murder 'inexplicable'

Prosecutors say the savage murder of a baby by a Victorian burglar demands a life sentence. Source: AAP IT was an evil and ferocious killing of an 10-month-old baby boy with no explanation. Harley Hicks used a homemade baton made of copper...

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Union cash handover at Gillard's house

A former union official told an inquiry he gave cash to workers at former PM Julia Gillard's home. Source: AAP A FORMER union official went to the home of former prime minister Julia Gillard and gave cash to workers doing renovations, a royal...

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Flat open for Aust shares on budget eve

The Australian share market is tipped for a flat start ahead of Tuesday's federal budget. Source: AAP THE Australian share market is tipped for a flat start ahead of Tuesday's federal budget. CommSec chief economist Craig James says the...

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Militants kidnap, kill 20 Iraqi soldiers

A series of bombings in Iraq has killed 19 people, authorities say. Source: AAP MILITANTS who attacked a military base in north Iraq kidnapping 20 soldiers later shot them dead. The soldiers were abducted by a large group of militants...

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Dozens hurt in China protest

At least 29 police have been injured in China during a protest over a proposed waste incinerator. Source: AAP A PROTEST in eastern China over a plan to build a waste incinerator has turned violent with state media reporting at least 10 demonstrators...

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Missing Queensland girl found safe

Police say 3 men and a woman who abducted Queensland toddler Bella Goulding are known to her family. Source: AAP A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl abducted from her father's southeast Queensland home has been found safe and well in a Brisbane suburb. ...

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Man stabbed by teen at NSW house party

A teenager has been charged after a man was stabbed at a central west NSW house party overnight. Source: AAP A YOUNG man has been stabbed in the back, chest and stomach at a central west NSW house party. The man was arguing with the teen...

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