California wildfire doubles in size

MORE than 1600 Californian firefighters are battling a blaze east of Los Angeles that has injured six people and forced hundreds to flee their homes. The fire is estimated to cover 7200 hectares, a figure that has nearly doubled since Thursday....

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Deputy PM says airport curfew claims false

DEPUTY Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims flights were allowed to land after curfew at Sydney airport because politicians were on board. Max Moore-Wilson, the boss of Sydney airport, claimed that Virgin Australia was on Tuesday...

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RBA forecasts consistent with govt: Bowen

FEDERAL Treasurer Chris Bowen says the latest central bank forecasts are totally consistent with the government's own outlook. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its quarterly statement on monetary policy on Friday and trimmed its...

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NZ dollar heads for 2.1% weekly gain

THE New Zealand dollar is heading for a 2.1 per cent weekly gain against the greenback as investor concerns about Fonterra's food scare dissipate and as Chinese figures reinvigorate optimism about Australasia's biggest trading partner. The kiwi...

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New board member for Newcrest

GOLD miner Newcrest has appointed experienced director and lawyer Peter Hay to its board. Mr Hay also holds positions on the boards of ANZ, Myer, Alumina, GUD Holdings and Epworth Healthcare, and will join Newcrest as a non-executive director...

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Oppn must come clean on costing: Rudd

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says the clock is ticking for Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to show the coalition's policy costings. The Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO) will be released on Tuesday by the Treasury and Finance department,...

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Rebel separatists kill 14 in SW Pakistan

REBEL separatists have killed 14 people, including three security officers, after stopping vehicles at a fake checkpoint in Pakistan's volatile southwestern province of Baluchistan. The attack appears to have targeted mostly people from the...

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NSW murderer's friend avoids jail term

A FRIEND of a man who murdered his teenage girlfriend says he didn't tell police about the attack because he was scared his tongue would be ripped out with bolt cutters. Adam Dark spent five days with convicted murderer Sean Lee King after the...

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ALP offers $450 million for child care

PM Kevin Rudd has committed $450m to provide before and after hours school-based care for children. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has committed $450 million to provide before and after hours school-based care for children. Mr Rudd...

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Prayer leader pleads guilty to assaults

A MUSLIM prayer leader has pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting two teenage girls and a grandmother on Sydney's northern beaches. Ahmed Abdelshafy Mohamed El-Kahly, 60, appeared at North Sydney Local Court on Monday dressed in traditional...

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Hopes fade for Indonesians missing at sea

MALAYSIAN rescuers say hopes are fading for 40 Indonesians who went missing at sea days earlier, as one survivor recounted how passengers terrified by high waves panicked and caused their boat to capsize. The wooden boat, believed to be carrying...

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Election date set for September 7

Speculation is mounting that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may be closer to naming the poll date. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS will go to the polls on September 7, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced. "It's on. A few moments ago I saw the...

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