Brave teachers honoured in national awards

THEY tackled an armed woman to the ground, but the five Perth teachers did not forget their manners - they offered the intruder a cushion for her head until police arrived. The five women, who work at St Stephens School in Duncraig, have been...

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Rudd offers tax sweetener to small firms

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will offer small businesses a tax deduction sweetener of up to $10,000 for equipment, from the day after the election, if Labor wins. Mr Rudd is set to announce a 'small business investment boost' on Sunday. It will...

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Egypt detains suspected 'spy' swan

IN a case that's ruffling feathers in Egypt, authorities have detained a swan that a citizen suspected of being a spy. Officials say a man brought the suspected winged infiltrator to a police station on Friday in the Qena governorate, some 450...

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Ex-royal limousine sells for $70,000

THE description "one careful lady owner" particularly applies to a Daimler car auctioned for more than STG40,000 ($A69,970) - as it once belonged to the Queen. Complete with a space to accommodate the royal handbag, the 2001 Daimler Super V8 LWB...

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Grave excavation work begins at US school

RESEARCHERS from a Florida university has begun exhuming dozens of graves at a notorious former reform school where ex-inmates from the 1950s and 1960s have detailed horrific beatings that took place in a small, white concrete block building at the...

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Obama holds Syria meeting ahead of report

US President Barack Obama is meeting with senior national security advisers at the White House to discuss plans for possible military action against Syria. The meeting should be followed by the public release of a report on intelligence the...

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Rudd campaigning in the NT

QUESTIONS about poor polls are likely to dog Kevin Rudd as he campaigns on Saturday ahead of Labor's official campaign launch. A week out from the federal election, a Morgan Poll shows the coalition is increasing its lead over Labor and there...

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Rudd to unveil outer suburbs plan

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd is to unveil his plan to make living in the outer suburbs more affordable. Mr Rudd, who is campaigning in Perth on Friday, will commit to appointing Australia's first Minister for Cities and will also pledge to set...

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Young women have more IVF success: study

ONE in two women aged under 35 will be rewarded with a baby if they persevere with assisted fertilisation attempts, according to a groundbreaking study. But the chances of success drop dramatically after five tries. The University of NSW (UNSW)...

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Hockney aide killed by acid drink

AN assistant to British artist David Hockney died after drinking acid at the painter's home, an inquest has heard. Dominic Elliott, 23, had taken cocaine, ecstasy and temazepam before he drank the liquid and was rushed to hospital, where he...

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US wildfire 23 per cent contained

THE giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park is about 20 per cent contained. The US Forest Service says the fire has now consumed 758 square kilometres. The fire in northern California has destroyed 111 structures and threatened...

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China plans unmanned lunar lander

CHINESE officials say the country will launch its first unmanned lunar lander by the end of this year, complete with a radio-controlled rover to transmit images and dig into the moon's surface to test samples. The Chang'e 3 lander has officially...

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Brits see Aussies as 'hopeless hicks'

COMEDIAN Adam Hills says coverage of the federal election in the UK has reinforced the British view that most Australians are "hopeless hicks". Hills cast a pre-poll ballot at Australia House in London on Wednesday as the Australian Electoral...

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Artist who painted Putin in panties flees

AN artist whose paintings depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in women's undergarments has fled the country. The director of St Petersburg's Museum of Power, Tatiana Titova, says Konstantin Altunin left...

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Rudd gets more briefings on Syria

HAVING met for the final leaders' debate, Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott go their separate ways as they continue their election campaigns. The prime minister starts Thursday in Canberra, where he will receive an update on the situation in Syria....

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US consumer confidence up in August

CONFIDENCE in the US economy has inched closer to a 5-and-a-half year high on growing optimism that hiring and wages could pick up in coming months. The Conference Board, a New York-based private research group, said on Tuesday that its consumer...

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Brazil building collapse kills 6: official

A COMMERCIAL building in Brazil's biggest city has collapsed, killing at least six people, authorities say. Another 11 people were pulled alive from the rubble, but an unknown number remained trapped below. Firefighters said it was not yet...

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