Greens' Mehreen Faruqi to take NSW MLC job

THE NSW Greens have announced academic Mehreen Faruqi will replace upper house MP Cate Faehrmann when she resigns later this year. Ms Faehrmann is leaving state politics to run for a seat in the senate. She entered parliament in 2010 and is...

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7.1 quake rocks Indonesia

A MAJOR 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck on land at 1.42pm local time at a depth of 75km, 237km east of Enarotali, the USGS said.Local...

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Mirvac finance director to leave group

PROPERTY developer Mirvac says its finance director Greg Dyer will stand down after only eight months in the job. Mr Dyer will vacate the position immediately as the board looks for a replacement. However, he will remain in an executive capacity...

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DLP Senator on way to East Timor

AUSTRALIA'S only Democratic Labor Party (DLP) Senator John Madigan is off to East Timor on a fact-finding visit to get a better understanding of the problems facing fledgling nation. The privately organised and funded trip is the Senator's second...

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Leno-Fallon changeover talk of TV town

US TV host Jay Leno (L) will leave the Tonight Show after 22 years as Jimmy Fallon (R) takes over. Source: AAP THE coming Jay Leno-Jimmy Fallon Tonight handover is the talk of late-night TV shows in the US. David Letterman poked fun at...

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Cyprus bank workers to strike over pension

Finance minister Harris Georgiades has vowed to do "whatever it takes" to sort out Cyprus' economy. Source: AAP BANK employees in Cyprus have stopped work over fears pensions are at risk under the country's crippling bailout, as the new finance...

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Stocks to watch at close on Wednesday

STOCKS to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Wednesday: ANZ - ANZ BANKING GROUP - down 55 cents at $28.27 CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK - down 50 cents at $68.45 NAB - NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK - up 16 cents at $31.11 WBC - WESTPAC...

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Man killed in crash on Steve Irwin Way

A man has died in a crash on the Steve Irwin Way, on the Sunshine Coast. Picture: Nine News Source: Supplied POLICE are investigating a fatal car crash involving a B-double semi-trailer at the Glasshouse Mountains on the Sunshine Coast. ...

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Coalition pressures Labor on super changes

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has homed in on divisions within federal Labor over possible superannuation changes in the May budget. But the coalition isn't saying whether an Abbott government would keep the changes in place and pocket the savings...

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SA happy to reveal help to Holden

THE South Australian government will reveal the amount of cash provided to local carmakers over the past decade. Mr Weatherill said he was happy to detail the support offered to both Holden and Mitsubishi before it closed its assembly operations...

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Police impound 80 cars in Qld over break

FOUR people have died on Queensland's roads and more than 80 cars have been impounded across the state during the Easter long weekend. Superintendent Craig Hanlon said one in 120 motorists breath tested were found to have been drink driving....

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Arrest of man wanted over Qld girl's death

A MAN wanted for questioning over the death of a three-year-old girl in Brisbane will appear in a NSW court after being arrested on traffic matters. Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the girl, whose body...

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Thunderstorms hit southeast Queensland

WEATHER warnings have been issued in southeast Queensland, with damaging winds and heavy rainfalls expected to mar the long weekend. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Robert Wardle says the Darling Downs region, south of Brisbane, was already...

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Teens killed by wall were on way to MCG

A third person has died in hospital following the collapse of a brick wall in inner-Melbourne. Source: AAP THE teenage siblings were walking to meet their father for Carlton's first AFL game of the season when a brick wall collapsed killing...

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