Second Greenpeace activist denied bail

Russian authorities have denied bail to a second Australian Greenpeace activist charged with piracy. Source: AAP BAIL has been denied for a second Greenpeace activist charged with piracy by Russian authorities. Twenty-seven year old Australian...

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Australia to help ID plane crash victims

Australia will send two forensic experts to help with identifying victims of the Lao Airlines crash. Source: AAP TWO Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers will help to identify victims of the Lao Airlines crash which killed all on board...

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Morrison says Sri Lankans set to return

Scott Morrison advised a screen-out policy will be enforced on all Sri Lankan asylum seekers. Source: AAP SRI Lankan asylum seekers coming to Australia, whether by plane, boat or through third countries, can now expect to be promptly returned...

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NSW firefighters battle to control blazes

Authorities are fearing more fatalities, after the NSW bushfires claimed their first life. Source: AAP ONE man has died and authorities fear more fatalities will be discovered in the hundreds of homes destroyed by some of the most destructive...

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Abbott urged to visit indigenous in jail

A PROMINENT indigenous leader has challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to visit Aboriginal offenders in Australian prisons to better understand their disadvantage. Les Malezer urged Mr Abbott to listen to the stories of indigenous offenders...

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Ten targets ratings boost after $285m loss

Ten Network Holdings has reported a $285 million loss amid falling revenues and one-off writedowns. Source: AAP TEN Network is using the clout of its mega-wealthy shareholders to help fund a ratings turnaround, after posting a full year loss...

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Xero, Fletcher help lift NZX 50 index

XERO and Fletcher Building have provided a small gain for the New Zealand sharemarket in a mixed day of trading. The NZX50 Index of leading stocks rose 10.846 points, or 0.228 per cent to 4,758.771 on Wednesday. But within the index, 19 stocks...

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Times get tough for Iluka again

THE economic green shoots that boosted Iluka Resources' hopes of a recovering mineral sands market earlier this year have shrivelled. The miner's sales revenue of $147 million in the three months to the end of September was down 39 per cent...

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Luxury Maserati torched in Perth's south

A LUXURY car stolen from a Perth home has been torched south of the city. The black Maserati was taken by burglars from a house in Forrestfield, in the city's foothills, on Friday morning and discovered ablaze in Baldivis early on Tuesday. ...

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Tragedy spurs call for rental laws review

VANESSA Robinson frequently hears from frightened tenants who fear their children will suffer the same fate as her boys, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning. A faulty gas heater caused the deadly and odourless gas to flood her Shepparton rental...

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Bigger budget surplus than expected in Vic

VICTORIA'S higher than expected $316 million surplus will make major projects more affordable and borrowing money easier, the state government says. The surplus was significantly more than the predicted $177 million for 2012/13, but the opposition...

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Bluescope to buy an Arrium business

BLUESCOPE Steel will buy Arrium's OneSteel sheet and coil business for around $23 million. The steel manufacturer said the agreement included processing and distribution businesses in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The company expects...

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AFL club asked to protest East West Link

A COLLINGWOOD resident who is set to lose his home of 70 years to make way for Melbourne's East West Link has called on the Collingwood Football Club to join opposition against the project. Keith Fitzgerald told a protest against the road on Sunday...

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Port Stephens fire threatening properties

A BUSHFIRE in the NSW Hunter region is burning out of control and threatening properties. Police are evacuating people on the corner of Browns Road and Rooks Road in Port Stephens. The NSW Rural Fire Service is urging residents in Lemon Tree...

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