Police hunt two sex predators in Melbourne

A man has tried to sexually assault a woman in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. Source: AAP THE hunt is on for two sex predators who attacked three women in the same Melbourne suburb where Jill Meagher died. Police say an assault...

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Cabbie car-jacked in NSW Hunter region

A taxi driver has been beaten up, robbed and car-jacked in the NSW Hunter region. Source: AAP A TAXI driver had his nose broken during a terrifying ordeal in which he was beaten up, robbed, kidnapped and car-jacked by a drunken passenger...

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Blazes lit in Melbourne's botanic gardens

A 100-YEAR-OLD pavilion was damaged and two others destroyed by an arsonist in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. Firefighters were called to a large blaze in the gardens just before 6am on Saturday and arrived to find two more fires burning....

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Oprah helps Barbara Walters say goodbye

Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton have surprised Barbara Walters as she taped her final edition of The View. OPRAH Winfrey and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have surprised Barbara Walters as the legendary American...

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Israel designs hi-tech fin to save turtle

A prosthetic fin has been built to save the life of an injured sea turtle in Israel. Source: AAP A BADLY injured sea turtle's prospects are looking up - thanks to a new prosthetic fin designed by an Israeli team and modelled on the wings of...

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Truck driver's arrest sparks SA drug bust

THE arrest of a truck driver in NSW has led to a drug bust in South Australia. Police on Wednesday stopped a truck on the Sturt Highway, near Gol Gol, and found six bags of cannabis weighing about 160 grams, leading them to charge the 42-year-old...

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Land Council upset over NT township leases

THE federal government is trying to snatch back land from Aboriginal people by pressuring them to sign 99-year township leases, the Northern Land Council says. The NLC is clashing with federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion over what...

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Donation law concerns cost me job: Davis

CHRIS Davis says he was sacked as Queensland's assistant health minister partly because he raised concerns about changes to political donation laws. Premier Campbell Newman sacked Dr Davis this week, saying his decision to speak out against some...

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Tinkler faces ICAC over pollie donations

Nathan Tinkler tells ICAC, he gives to political parties because he's a great guy. Source: AAP NATHAN Tinkler has told NSW's donation rort inquiry he gives to political parties because he's "such a great guy", not because he thinks his largesse...

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Trial for academic over indecency claims

Criminologist Paul Wilson is ordered to stand trial for allegations he indecently treated two girls. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND criminologist Paul Wilson has been ordered to stand trial over allegations he indecently treated two girls in the...

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Labor pounce on second staffer conflict

Federal Minister Nigel Scullion is under fire over a staff member cited for conflict of interest. Source: AAP LABOR has vowed to continue probing a second Abbott government minister over conflict of interest allegations. William "Smiley"...

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Johnston fights for more funds for defence

DEFENCE Minister David Johnston needed to convince colleagues defence would be unable to mount short-notice missions such as its search for the missing Malaysian airliner if it did not get more cash. In hard negotiations before the government's...

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Uncensored Rudd reveals batts flaws

Kevin Rudd move to expose cabinet discussions about insulation scheme had a short-lived opposition. Source: AAP OPPOSITION to Kevin Rudd's plan to reveal the innermost secrets of the federal government lasted for a little less than 16 hours....

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Abbott hits back over state budget riot

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is confident he can get controversial budget measures through parliament. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has told the states they must accept there are "swings and roundabouts" when it comes to federal money....

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Boat turn-back lawful: border commander

THE army general leading Australia's border security crackdown is confident authorities did not commit a people-smuggling offence when turning an asylum seeker boat back to Indonesia this month. Indonesian navy officers have claimed Australian...

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Gillard's book will be out in October

Former PM Julia Gillard says writing her memoir has been an exhilarating and cathartic experience. Source: AAP FORMER prime minister Julia Gillard has worked through a special kind of therapy after losing her job: writing a book. My Story...

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Yahoo snaps up messaging app Blink

YAHOO is buying the mobile messaging app Blink. Terms of the deal, which was announced on Wednesday on Blink's website, are not being disclosed. Messages sent through the Blink app self-destruct after a certain amount of time. The app allows...

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Italy diplomat denies abuse in Philippines

AN Italian diplomat facing human trafficking and child abuse allegations in the Philippines has denied any wrongdoing. Daniele Bosio, who has been suspended as Italy's ambassador to Turkmenistan, submitted an affidavit on Wednesday denying the...

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Aust tennis great Court helps Ugandans

AUSTRALIAN tennis great Margaret Court has landed in Uganda on a week-long visit to promote the sport in the east African nation. Court, 71, her husband Barry and tennis coach Matthew Carle were welcomed by hundreds of players when they touched...

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NSW police officer charged with assault

A NSW police officer has been charged with assaulting a colleague during a domestic dispute. The female senior constable, attached to a command in the Western Region, was summonsed to court after allegedly assaulting another officer during a...

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AirAsia to do Interpol checks

BUDGET airline AirAsia says it will become the first carrier to check its passengers' passports against Interpol's database of stolen and lost travel documents. The Kuala Lumpur-based airline said on Tuesday it will begin implementing the screening...

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Hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine

AT least one miner has been killed and 19 others hospitalised following an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey. More than 200 others are reported trapped. Local administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci said 20 people were rescued...

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Chris Lane murder accused in US court

THE youngest teenager accused of the drive-by shooting murder of Australian baseballer Chris Lane has appeared in an Oklahoma court. James Edwards Jr, who was 15 when Lane was shot in the back while jogging along a Duncan, Oklahoma, street last...

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Alcohol abuse death toll revealed

MORE than three million deaths worldwide in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol - and Europe is the region with the highest consumption of alcohol per capita, according to a report. Alcohol consumption can not only lead to dependence but...

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Chrysler reports $690m 1Q loss

CHRYSLER Group has posted big first quarter sales gains thanks to new Jeep Cherokee and Ram utility models. However, its results have been overshadowed by charges related to its merger with Italian automaker Fiat SpA. Chrysler lost $US690 million...

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Thirteen migrants found dead in Sahara

THIRTEEN African migrants have been found dead in the Algerian desert and 33 others from a group being smuggled across the Sahara are missing. Algerian media reports are quoting security sources in neighbouring Niger as saying the bodies of...

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