Eight dead in China bridge collapse

Eight people have been killed and 13 injured when a bridge on a major highway in China collapsed. Source: AAP A BRIDGE on a major expressway in central China has collapsed, leaving the twisted remains of cars and trucks scattered among the...

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Bundy residents weep at flood losses

North Bundaberg residents have begun the heartbreaking journey of returning home to assess damage. Source: AAP RESIDENTS of north Bundaberg have wept either tears of joy or despair after finally being allowed back to their homes after a raging...

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Iemma undecided on federal move: Burke

FORMER NSW premier Morris Iemma is mulling over a move to federal politics which could see him run for Robert McClelland's south Sydney seat once he retires. The former federal attorney-general announced his retirement from politics on Tuesday,...

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North Burnett gets flood help at last

THE clean-up effort in Queensland's North Burnett is gaining momentum after some jaded locals protested that help had been too slow to arrive after devastating floods. Crews started arriving in the region on Thursday and Friday, but it was not...

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Qld damage bill to top 2011 floods

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman says the damage bill from ex-tropical cyclone Oswald across the state could exceed the insurance claims of the 2011 floods. Flooding in Brisbane, Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley in 2010/11 cost $2.388 billion...

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Origin's production steady in Dec quarter

ORIGIN Energy's production was steady in the three months to December, and the company says all maintenance work planned for the financial year is complete. Origin produced 28.8 petajoules (PJe) of gas in the December quarter, up slightly from...

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Thailand pushes 200 Rohingya back to sea

THAILAND'S navy has blocked more than 200 Rohingya refugees from entering the kingdom as part of a new crackdown on refugees from violence-hit western Myanmar (Burma), officials say. Thousands of Rohingya - members of a stateless Muslim minority...

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More funding for Vic students: Minister

THE Victorian government says disadvantaged students will receive more support with increases in school education funding, despite opposition claims millions of dollars have been ripped from the sector. Education Minister Martin Dixon said last...

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Gillard congratulates Nova Peris

Olympian Nova Peris has won pre-selection as the Labor Senate candidate for the Northern Territory. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says Nova Peris will be a tough candidate for Labor in this year's federal election. Ms Peris...

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Man suffers head injury after snake bite

A 54-year-old man who was bitten by a snake has been rushed to hospital after fainting and hitting his head in Queensland's north this afternoon. The man was trying to get a snake out of his Proserpine home pool when he was bitten on his foot....

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Hugh and Naomi's Oscar hopes sag at SAGs

IT'S a good thing Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman could drown their sorrows together at the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) in Los Angeles. It was a tough night for the Aussie trio, particularly Jackman and Watts, who likely came...

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Storms whip up ocean foam on Qld coast

Ocean foam whipped up by wild seas has blanketed beaches on the Gold and Sunshine coasts. Source: AAP THE wild weather on Queensland's southeast coast has whipped up more than the swell, with layers of ocean foam blanketing some roads and...

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Elderly man's body found in Qld flood zone

The body of an elderly man has been pulled from the water, northeast of Bundaberg, Qld police say. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND has recorded its first flood death - an elderly man whose body was pulled from the water at Burnett Heads, northeast...

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Schwarzenegger to speak in Australia

Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger is to visit Australia for a speaking tour. Source: AAP WHEN he says he'll be back, he means it. It's been 23 years but Arnold Schwarzenegger is coming back to Australia as a guest for...

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