Anger over attack on HK journos in China

HONG Kong journalists have condemned an attack on two cameramen outside the Beijing home of the wife of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, slamming it as a violation of press freedom. The pair were beaten up by a group of unidentified men when...

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Woman shot in legs in Sydney's west

A WOMAN has been shot a number of times in her legs in Auburn, before more shots were fired at a house in the same western Sydney suburb. Police were called to Auburn Road at 2.40pm (AEDT) on Saturday after reports of a shooting. They found...

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Aussie netballers want a pay rise

AUSTRALIA'S national netball team want to more than double their pay, with their union claiming the pay gap with other sports is a gender issue. The Australian Diamonds want their current average salary of $10,000 a year boosted to $25,000,...

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Two hurt, one critical, after Vic hit-run

A MELBOURNE man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being dragged 40 metres by a car in a hit and run. Another man, 32, is also in hospital. The two men are believed to have been struck by a car in Heidelberg West, in the city's...

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PM points to Victorian Liberal woes

Federal Labor has made hay over the sudden Liberal leadership change in Victoria. Source: AAP FEDERAL Labor has pointed to the under-siege Liberal government in Victoria, where voters are angry about services cuts, as evidence of the risks...

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Fed hospital cuts 'politically motivated'

FEDERAL cuts to state hospital funding were politically motivated to improve the budget and that calls into question the federal government's commitment to heath reforms, a scathing Senate report says. Just weeks after Prime Minister Julia Gillard...

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Coal proceeds 'funded Obeid lifestyle'

EDDIE Obeid and his wife have "plainly" been funding their lifestyle with "millions and millions of dollars" from a controversial coal deal in the NSW Upper Hunter, the state's corruption watchdog has heard. The Independent Commission Against...

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Ex-Nufarm predator new Roundup distributor

A SUBSIDIARY of a Chinese company that unsuccessfully tried to take over agricultural chemicals supplier Nufarm has been appointed the new distributor of the Roundup weedkiller in Australia and New Zealand. Nufarm, which currently holds the...

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Mix 94.5 remains Perth radio king

ABC'S local radio station in Perth, 720, has been knocked off the mantle as the No.1 breakfast radio station - beaten by Mix 94.5. The latest radio ratings show Mix 94.5 has increased its breakfast listeners by 0.9 percentage points to 14.9...

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Mix 94.5 remains Perth radio king

ABC'S local radio station in Perth, 720, has been knocked off the mantle as the No.1 breakfast radio station - beaten by Mix 94.5. The latest radio ratings show Mix 94.5 has increased its breakfast listeners by 0.9 percentage points to 14.9...

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PM to attend ex-Speaker's funeral in Vic

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is expected to interrupt her week in western Sydney to attend a state funeral for former federal Speaker Joan Child in Melbourne. Ms Child, the first female Speaker of federal parliament, died on February 23, aged...

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Drink companies win recycling challenge

COCA-COLA has won its Federal Court challenge to the Northern Territory's cash for containers recycling scheme. In the Federal Court in Sydney on Monday, Justice John Griffiths found in favour of three major beverage companies which had applied...

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Three swift water rescues in Queensland

Residents of Dalby Queensland are fleeing floodwaters as the expected peak of 3.2 m could rise. Source: AAP RAIN is easing in Queensland but it is going to be another wet week for the sodden southeast. Emergency alerts were cancelled on...

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Titanic II a tribute to lives lost: Palmer

Clive Palmer has dismissed critics who claim he isn't serious about building a Titanic II. Source: AAP MINING magnate Clive Palmer has told British critics of his plan to build a replica Titanic that it's "bulls***" to suggest he's simply seeking...

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