Qld man's body found with gunshot wounds

A BRISBANE man's body was found riddled with gunshot wounds in a park south of Brisbane, police say. Members of the public found the body of Mitchelton man Julian Neuendorf, 38, in the Logan River near the Logan Reserve boat ramp at Henderson...

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1 dead, nine injured in train-truck crash

A TRAIN collided with a truck at a level crossing in Melbourne's south on Saturday, killing a 30-year-old man and injuring nine other people, including the train driver. Police said 13 people were aboard the south-bound metro train when it struck...

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Holden to cut jobs in Adelaide

CAR maker Holden will cut 170 jobs at its Adelaide assembly plant because of falling demand for locally-built vehicles. Holden said the job cuts would be achieved through voluntary redundancies and would allow the company to better match production...

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Self managed super attracting crime: ASIC

THE increase in self managed superannuation funds is attracting crime organisations to Australia, the corporate watchdog says. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said superannuation was expected to...

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Coalition's McKew stunt fails

AN attempt by the coalition to table a page of former Labor MP Maxine McKew's book in parliament has failed. Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop said Prime Minister Julia Gillard had repeatedly told parliament and elsewhere that she'd "always...

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PM says UN does matter to Australia

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says the United Nations does matter to Australia and now a local voice will be heard at the highest level. After moving a motion of condolence over the death of Corporal Scott Smith in Afghanistan, Ms Gillard said...

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Asia strategy needs joint effort: business

BUSINESS is calling for bipartisanship over the broad direction of the federal government's Asian century white paper, as Australia sets course to ramp up its engagement with Asia. The Business Council of Australia (BCA) and Australian Chamber...

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Aust share market expected to open higher

THE Australian share market is expected to open higher on Monday despite lacklustre trading on Wall Street on Friday. US markets closed mixed but were almost flat on Friday as investors weighed disappointing company earnings against a slightly...

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