Elton to become dad again: report

AS Sir Elton John kicks off his Australian tour in Perth on Saturday night a report back in England says he is to become a dad again. The Sun newspaper says Sir Elton, 65, and partner David Furnish, 50, will become fathers again next year. ...

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Qld crews battle huge Mackay shops fire

RESIDENTS living near a burning shopping centre in north Queensland could be forced to evacuate if firefighters can't bring the massive blaze under control. Emergency services received reports of a fire in a shopping centre on Greenfield Blvd,...

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Charges for trucks under review

CHARGES for heavy vehicles will be reviewed next year with a view to overhauling the system in 2014. Australia's transport ministers endorsed options for heavy vehicle charging, funding and governance reform at their standing council meeting...

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Former mayor not guilty of sex assaults

THE paraplegic former mayor of Griffith has been found not guilty of five charges of sexually and indecently assaulting two women. However, the jury in the trial of Michael Gerard Neville, 54, was unable to reach a verdict on three more charges...

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More Sri Lankans forced to return home

ANOTHER 30 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat have been sent home. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says the men were "involuntarily" returned to Colombo on a charter flight on Thursday. It brings to 186 the number of...

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No Wivenhoe Dam release

WATER will not be released yet from Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam to help protect the city from potential wet season flooding. Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle says although the dam is 96.5 per cent full, its dedicated flood mitigation compartment,...

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Pilot survives light plane crash in Qld

A PILOT has survived a light plane crash southwest of Brisbane. Emergency services got a call at 1.50pm (AEST) on Tuesday saying a Cessna 172 crashed about 12.5km north of the town of Beaudesert. The plane wreckage was found on a property next...

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Mother a clue to woman's fertility

A WOMAN'S potential fertility can be predicted from the age her mother went through the menopause, a study has found. Ovarian reserve - the number of eggs a woman has left in her ovaries - was found to decline faster in women whose mothers had...

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Solar scheme pushing up Qld power prices

QUEENSLANDERS will be paying an extra $240 on their annual power bills within three years to cover the costs of the state's Solar Bonus Scheme. Modelling by the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) shows that by 2015/16 almost 12 per cent...

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Rescued abalone hunter to be deported

A MALAYSIAN man who was rescued in treacherous conditions on an abalone hunt north of Perth has been detained for overstaying his visa. He was one of three abalone fishermen rescued after being swept into heavy seas by a strong rip in Yanchep...

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Key grapples with twin gaffes

NZ Prime Minister John Key is under fire after labelling a radio host's outfit "gay". Source: AAP PRIME Minister John Key doesn't think anyone should be offended by the way he used the word "gay" and he doesn't believe David Beckham is dumb....

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Police concern for taken child

POLICE are seeking urgent public assistance to find a four-week-old boy taken from a Sydney hospital by his father. Police said 26-year-old Justin Groves walked from The Royal Hospital for Women at Randwick in Sydney's east at 11.40am (AEDT)...

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Final countdown for royal outback visit

ONE of Queensland's last true stockmen is set to deliver a whip-cracking display when the outback town pulls out all stops to welcome royalty. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are scheduled to touch down in the central west Queensland...

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Virgin deals a tricky issue for ACCC

VIRGIN Australia's proposed takeover of Skywest and Tiger Airways Australia is a tricky issue for the regulators assessing the deal, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims says. This week, Virgin announced plans to acquire...

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