3rd Battalion troops welcomed home in Qld

AUSTRALIAN diggers who trained Afghan army recruits in the face of rising insider attacks have been welcomed home by their proud local communities. Families and friends in Brisbane and Townsville welcomed 750 men and women from the 3rd Battalion...

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UN climate talks go into extra time

UN climate talks in Doha have yet to produce a deal the day after their scheduled close, with negotiators locked in a stand-off about funding, a delegate says. "We do not expect a deal for at least several more hours," the official, who was...

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ACT launch site for NDIS: Gallagher

The ACT has signed an agreement that will see the NDIS launched in Canberra from July 2014. Source: AAP ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says 5000 people with disabilities will benefit as a result of the territory being a launch site of the...

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Qld fires under control

FIREFIGHTERS are confident they'll have a dangerous bushfire burning in Queensland's Western Downs under control on Friday night. Fire crews and water bombing helicopters continued to tackle the blaze at Halliford, southwest of Dalby, that caused...

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Tourists leave Thai islands after blackout

AUTHORITIES are trying to restore power on two popular islands in southern Thailand after a power blackout extending at least 48 hours caused travellers to leave. Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province lost electricity on Tuesday...

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Aust stocks close weaker with no direction

AUSTRALIAN stocks finished slightly weaker on Thursday, with the market lacking direction despite an unexpected fall in Australia's unemployment rate. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 11.1 points, or 0.25 per cent,...

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Big boost in training enrolments in SA

A move to make many TAFE training courses free in SA has lifted enrolments, the government says. Source: AAP A MOVE to make many TAFE training courses free in South Australia has lifted enrolments and will help grow jobs, the state government...

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Vic urges federal U-turn on hospital cash

VICTORIA wants the federal government to reconsider a cut to the state's health funding at Friday's meeting of state and territory leaders in Canberra. Health Minister David Davis said the federal government had decided to slash Victoria's hospital...

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Weak global growth sparks another rate cut

The RBA has dropped the cash rate to 3.00 per cent, its lowest level in more than three years. Source: AAP THE central bank has given Australians an early Christmas present, but there are no signs there will be more interest rate cuts in early...

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ASIC gives auditors a yellow card

THE corporate regulator has issued auditors with "a yellow card" as it moves to prevent another major company collapse. Almost one in five auditors is not doing their job properly, leading to a significant deterioration in auditing standards over...

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Bonds up on rate cut expectations

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices have rallied on expectations the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the cash rate on Tuesday. JP Morgan interest rate strategist Sally Auld said a string of weaker-than-expected economic data released on Monday...

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Boston church to sell 1640 hymn book

CONGREGANTS of one of the US's oldest churches have voted to auction off a 372-year-old hymn book that's expected to fetch between $US10 million ($A9.63 million) and $US20 million (19.25 million). Members of the Old South Church in Boston authorised...

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Man takes road trip wrong way down Hume

DRIVERS on the Hume Highway in NSW were forced to veer out of the way as an out-of-state motorist came barrelling the wrong way down the road on Sunday morning. Police at Goulburn in the state's Southern Tablelands started receiving calls just...

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Weapons to Syria going via Iraq

The air corridor over Iraq has emerged as a supply route for weapons for the Syrian government. Source: AAP THE air corridor over Iraq has emerged as a supply route for weapons for the beleaguered government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,...

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