UN pushes for war crimes probe in Syria

A senior UN official has called for a war crimes investigation in Syria. Source: AAP FIERCE clashes raged on Friday in a majority Kurdish city of Syria and near Damascus, as UN rights chief Navi Pillay piled pressure on the Security Council...

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Pedestrian killed in Tiaro crash

A MALE pedestrian has been killed on the side of the road at Tiaro, south of Maryborough, after he was struck by a car, according to paramedics. The Queensland Ambulance Service says the man was on the edge of the Bruce Highway which runs through...

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Intel 4Q profit down 27 per cent

INTEL Corp, the world's largest chipmaker, says its fourth-quarter net income has fallen 27 per cent from the previous year, as PC sales continued to weaken. Net income was $US2.47 billion ($A2.35 billion), or 48 US cents per share, for the October...

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Granville train crash victims remembered

THE 83 victims of Australia's worst train disaster have been remembered in a moving ceremony in Sydney's west. The packed 6.09am Mount Victoria to Sydney train, locomotive No.4620, derailed and crashed as it approached Granville station at about...

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Rate cut more likely after weak jobs data

THE case for yet an another interest-rate cut is getting stronger after a weaker than expected jobs report. The jobless rate rose to 5.4 per cent in December after the number of people in employment fell by 5500, the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

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Australia urges safety for Syrian medics

Australia will present a plan to the UN calling for the safety of medical workers in Syria. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA will present a plan to the United Nations on Friday calling for medical workers and hospitals in Syria to be protected from the...

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Unis offer 71,000 new places for 2013

UNIVERSITIES in NSW and the ACT will offer places to more than 71,000 new students for 2013. More than 55,000 main round offers will be released on Wednesday night, on top of more than 16,000 early round offers already made. This was an increase...

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Trade Me, Fonterra rise as index eases

THE steam came out of the NZX 50 Index on Wednesday, although investors continued to favour Fonterra tradable units and Trade Me, owing to pending index changes. The NZX 50 Index eased 1.72 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4169.23, on volume of 32.65...

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Rayney must deal with appeal first: judge

A WEST Australian Supreme Court judge has ruled that no significant progress can be made in Lloyd Rayney's defamation case against police until after the court deals with an appeal against his murder acquittal. Mr Rayney, a prominent Perth barrister,...

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Wild weather slams second outback town

DAMAGE: A business in Blackall had part of the roof ripped up by winds of up to 120km/h. Source: Supplied WILD weather has slammed a second Queensland town less than 24 hours after Blackall in the central west was hit by a mini tornado. ...

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Govt pressed to reveal mining tax revenues

The government is being pressured to reveal how much the mining tax has earned to date. Source: AAP THE federal opposition says the government should come clean with the public on how much the mining tax has raised to date, then immediately...

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Climate change talk 'convenient': Newman

THE Queensland premier says it's "very convenient" to blame climate change for conditions that have always occurred in Australia. Campbell Newman made the comment after federal Nationals Leader Warren Truss said it was "utterly simplistic" to...

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Banks need to pass on savings, says ARA

Interest rate cuts are lagging in Australia, according to the Australian Retailers Association. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S peak retail industry body says the retail sector is waiting for the big banks to cut interest rates, passing on additional...

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New fire tax in train for NSW

A new fire tax on NSW homeowners will be fairer for funding the state's fire and emergency services. Source: AAP A NEW fire tax on NSW homeowners will be fairer than the current system which exempts people without home insurance from helping...

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