Airlines back to normal after glitch

Hundreds of frustrated passengers voice their anger with Jetstar at Sydney Airport this morning. Picture: Jonty Bush/Facebook Source: The Daily Telegraph The chaos at Melbourne Airport this morning with Jetstar and Virgin Australia check-in...

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Four kids linked to shopping centre fire

Fire crews rush to fight a blaze at a shopping centre in North Mackay. Picture: Seven News via Twitter. Source: Supplied MACKAY police have arrested four children and declared an emergency situation as an "enormous fire" burns in North Mackay....

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Australian PM insists 'many' boats stopped

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says the government's border protection policies are working, insisting co-operation with Indonesia has successfully disrupted "many" people-smuggling ventures. Ms Gillard said the government would remain focused...

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Savile driver questioned over abuse claims

THE former flatmate and chauffeur of British TV presenter Jimmy Savile faces more questions from police after he was arrested over historic abuse allegations. Ray Teret was held by officers from Greater Manchester Police by detectives investigating...

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Towel clue in dead baby case

Police say this towel is a new clue in the case of the dead baby found in Charters Towers. Source: The Courier-Mail Police say a dress like this one was found in the area and is believed to be a clue to the case. Source: Supplied A...

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Leightons exec faces $20.7m fraud charge

THE finance manager of a Brisbane construction company has been charged with stealing $20.7 million from his employer during a 12-year stint with the company. Leighton Contractors finance division manager Damian Victor O'Carrigan, 58, was arrested...

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Nauru hunger strike continues

MOST asylum seekers in Nauru's offshore processing centre are still eating regular meals, despite claims from a refugee advocate 300 detainees are on a hunger strike. Ian Rintoul, of the Refugee Action Coalition, says about 300 of the 377 asylum...

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Check NT homes are cyclone ready: BOM

PEOPLE in Australia's Top End should check their homes remain cyclone code compliant, with predictions two or three big storms will form in the region this season. Mr Shepherd, from the Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin, said two or three cyclones...

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Chopper fights bushfire near houses

A WATER-BOMBING helicopter is rushing to help control a blaze close to properties south of Brisbane this afternoon. Four crews are at the fire around Brookside Street at Doolandella, with a Department of Community Safety spokeswoman saying...

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Cop stood down over racist conduct claim

A 37-year-old police constable has been stood down from official duty yesterday after allegations of racially offensive conduct came to light. The Metropolitan North Region officer has been accused of racially offensive conduct toward community...

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Minority govt woes wash over ACT

THE demonisation of minority government at a federal level could have played a part in the ACT election result, analysts say. The eighth ACT Legislative Assembly will sit for the first time on Tuesday, with eight Labor members, eight Liberals...

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Bonds higher ahead of RBA meeting

AUSTRALIAN bond prices are higher, as the market awaits a key rates decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and the outcome of the US presidential election. At 1630 AEDT on Monday, the December 10-year bond futures contract was trading...

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Search stepped up for missing prospector

POLICE have stepped up the search for a gold prospector, who has been missing in the West Australian outback since Saturday. The man was last seen by friends heading into bushland about 7km south of Menzies, about 130km north of Kalgoorlie,...

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Man killed in Vic farming accident

A VICTORIAN farmer has died after the ute he was working in went over an embankment and into a quarry. The 77-year-old Noorat man was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene near Terang in Victoria's west. Investigators believe the man...

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