Bigger fines urged to save NSW koalas

PENALTIES for illegal logging in NSW forests should be 10 times higher to ensure koala habitats are preserved, the state opposition says. Forestry Corporation of NSW was fined a total of $900 last week after being found guilty of illegal logging...

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Police weigh up charges over royal prank

Radio host Mel Greig (L) has filed a claim against 2Day FM for failing to provide a safe workplace. Source: AAP THE fallout from a royal prank call continues to haunt 2Day FM radio, with Australian police looking at whether charges could be...

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Rudd, Abbott snipe over indigenous vote

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says buckpassing on recognising Aborigines in the constitution must end, and is promising a referendum within two years. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott argues it was Labor who put the process on ice in 2012 and he remains...

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Holden brushes off report of more funding

Holden has brushed off reports it wants more government funding, describing them as speculation. Source: AAP HOLDEN says reports it wants more taxpayer funding to ensure the future of its Australian car assembly operations is pure speculation....

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Alcoa posts $US119m second quarter loss

STRONG demand for lightweight aluminium in cars and aeroplanes is helping Alcoa Inc cope with lingering weak metal prices. The US-headquartered company reported a second-quarter loss of $US119 million ($A131 million). That compared with a loss...

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Rudd lifts ALP as he proposes party reform

Labor's prospects of holding government have improved as Kevin Rudd proposes party reforms. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd's return to the top job continues to revitalise the government's voting base, giving the Labor leader added authority...

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Brisbane raid nets haul of guns, ammo

A raid on a Brisbane house has uncovered a large cache of shotguns, rifles and ammunition. Source: AAP POLICE have seized 23 guns and a large stash of ammunition in a raid on a home in Brisbane. Officers from specialist teams that investigate...

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Panel says no to commercial UCG industry

COMPANIES trialling a gas extraction process in Queensland will be asked to prove they can put out underground fires. An independent scientific panel has made three recommendations to the state government about underground coal gasification...

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At least 80 missing in Canada train blaze

At least 80 people are missing after an oil train derailment in Quebec, Canadian police say. Source: AAP AT least 80 people are missing after a driverless oil tanker train derailed and exploded in the small Canadian town of Lac-Megantic, destroying...

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Unhelpful asylum seekers processed last

The Rudd government says asylum seekers who destroy their identity papers will be processed last. Source: AAP ASYLUM seekers who try to "game" the system by destroying their passports will be forced to the back of the processing queue under...

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