Hugh Jackman to get Hollywood star

Australian actor Hugh Jackman is set to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Source: AAP HUGH Jackman has been a bona fide Hollywood star for years and in a fortnight he will have one to prove it. The Hollywood Chamber...

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Campaign to end NSW boating deaths

A RISE in boating fatalities in NSW since July has sparked a new campaign to get people to wear life jackets. Minister for Roads and Ports Duncan Gay says there has been a spike in boating fatalities on the state's coastline and waterways, with...

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Heat hits the rails ahead of run home

HALF hour delays are being experienced on the Caboolture train line after heat caused the tracks to buckle. Buses have been brought in to transport passengers between Caboolture and Petrie train stations after three heat-buckled portions of...

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Treasurers must reform tax: Oakeshott

INDEPENDENT MP Rob Oakeshott has thrown down the challenge to commonwealth and state treasurers to sort out the issue of mining tax and royalties, and put politics "in the back pocket". An independent inquiry has called for an overhaul of the...

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Wheat deregulation clears Senate

LEGISLATION to deregulate the wheat market has passed the Senate. The Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012 cleared the Senate on Thursday with amendments from the Australian Greens. The bill was passed on the voices and did not come to...

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Bashed officer suffers second beating

Senior Constable Gabe Jose after today's bashing. Picture: CHANNEL 10 Source: Supplied Senior Constable Gabe Jose after today's bashing. Picture: CHANNEL 10 Source: Supplied A GOLD Coast police officer who was savagely bashed...

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Auditor slams Vic school funding cuts

THE Victorian government has denied funding cuts in vocational training at schools will prompt more students from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds to drop out. A report into school retention rates has found less than two-thirds of students in...

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Newman govt dumps dissenting Douglas

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman's government has punished an MP who suggested there was something sinister about his ouster from the parliament's ethics committee. Liberal National Party MP Alex Douglas claims he was pushed out of his role...

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Man winched from container ship

A MAN is recovering from surgery after paramedics rescued him from a container ship 95 nautical miles off the NSW coast. A doctor and a paramedic from Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT) flew from Illawarra regional airport to the ship after...

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Winemakers preserve wine with late pruning

AUSTRALIAN winemakers can trick their grapes into maturing later in a bid to counteract the effects of climate change, research shows. Over the past 25 years, the harvest date for Australian wines has come forward almost one day a year, agricultural...

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Macklin releases NDIS draft laws

Minister Jenny Macklin has released draft legislation for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Source: AAP THE federal government has reassured people with disabilities that a planned national insurance scheme will be flexible to adapt...

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Less rest, more stress for casuals at Xmas

CHRISTMAS for many casual workers is a time which is fraught with stress about job prospects in the new year, parliament has been told. Australian Greens deputy leader Adam Bandt has introduced a private member's bill calling for an amendment...

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Catalans vote in pro-independence fervour

Catalans will vote in a snap election that could lead to a redrawing of the map of Spain. Source: AAP WHIPPED up in a pro-independence fervour, millions of Catalans vote on Sunday in a snap election that could lead to a redrawing of the map...

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Men arrested after mosque 'threat'

A person is in custody after a threat has been made against a mosque in Sydney's south. Source: AAP TWO suspected Muslim extremists have been arrested at a mosque in Sydney's south after threats were allegedly made against worshippers. ...

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