Train breaks down on Sydney level crossing

A TRAIN has broken down at a level crossing blocking the main road through a northwestern Sydney suburb. Drivers are being urged to avoid Garfield Road at Riverstone, which has been shut in both directions, the Transport Management Centre (TMC)...

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Probe into alleged attack by Qld cops

POLICE have launched an investigation after footage emerged showing a police officer allegedly punching a man in the face outside a Brisbane nightclub. The footage, taken by a member of the public, shows three uniformed police officers speaking...

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Sydney wife killer jailed for 21 years

BEFORE stabbing his wife to death, Andrzej Giercyznski had humiliated her, abused her and treated her as a servant for his "exclusive use" for more than 28 years. Now Giercyznski has been jailed for more than 21 years. Giercyznski stabbed his...

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Queensland Motorways to be auctioned

THE Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) is to auction off road toll division Queensland Motorways. Treasurer Tim Nicholls had said on Thursday there were no plans to sell the government-owned corporation. Although the company will stay...

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Gay marriage lobby to pressure Abbott govt

The High Court of Australia has overturned the ACT's same-sex marriage laws. Source: AAP THE honeymoon hadn't even begun for newlyweds Narell Majik and Ash Watson before the High Court of Australia declared their marriage constitutionally invalid....

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Vic designer killed 'days before fire'

POLICE have accused a man of murdering Stuart Rattle five days before the well-known interior designer was found dead in his burned Melbourne unit. Mr Rattle's body was found by firefighters at his South Yarra unit in the early hours of Monday...

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Paul Walker's body released to family

US actor Paul Walker will be buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. Source: AAP US actor Paul Walker will be buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. The Fast & Furious actor, 40, and...

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Police get fresh clues on NSW missing man

Police will search a home on the Central Coast where missing man Ronald Penn was last seen in 1995. Source: AAP POLICE are preparing to search a Central Coast property where a missing NSW man was last seen in 1995. Ronald Penn was last...

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Fonterra units drop 2% on price hike tip

THE New Zealand sharemarket has retreated as a brokerage put a sell rating on Fonterra Shareholders' Fund ahead of what's expected to be a hike to its forecast milk payment. The NZX 50 Index fell 11.8 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 4706.506 on...

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Victorian firm wins SA design competition

A DESIGN featuring an art gallery, a new high school and with an emphasis on open space has won a competition for what will emerge on the site of the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The site, in the centre of city, will be redeveloped after the new...

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Investors wipe out QBE by $4.2bn

QBE has flagged a $250 million loss and announced its chairman will leave the company. Source: AAP INSURER QBE insists it can make its disastrous US business a success after taking a near $1 billion hit and watching its shares plunge. The...

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Man and 15 birds die in Sydney unit fire

TWO pet parrots may owe their lives to their owner who apparently battled to save them before he died in a fire at his home in Sydney's southwest. The body of the man, believed to be a 63-year-old, was found in the Greenacre unit after firefighters...

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Australia pledges more aid to Philippines

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is pledging another 10 million dollars in aid to the Philippines. Source: AAP FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has visited typhoon-devastated communities in the Philippines, pledging another $10 million to Australia's...

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Send customs ship to stop whaling: Greens

The Abbott government is being pressed to honour its commitment to take action on Japanese whalers. Source: AAP THE Abbott government is being pressured to honour its election commitment and send a customs vessel to Antarctica, as Japanese...

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