Fewer UK patients dying from cancer

Fewer UK patients are dying from cancer despite an increase in the diagnosis rate, a report shows. Source: AAP FEWER people are dying from cancer in the UK despite an increase in the numbers being diagnosed, figures show. Latest figures...

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Broadcasting watchdog to quiz 2Day FM

THE broadcasting regulator says it will be talking to the licensee of the radio station which broadcast the prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness. The call by Sydney 2Day FM presenters...

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ACT launch site for NDIS: Gallagher

ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says 5000 people with disabilities will benefit as a result of the territory being a launch site of the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS). Ms Gallagher on Friday signed an agreement with Prime Minister...

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States sign on to NDIS launch sites

ALL Australian states and territories have signed a broad agreement on the national disability insurance scheme. Speaking after the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra on Friday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she also had...

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Mexican court backs same-sex marriage

MEXICO'S Supreme Court has ruled that a law in southern Oaxaca state that bans same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, paving the way for same-sex couples to marry in that state and possibly in the rest of Mexico. In a unanimous decision on...

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First Aussie hybrid engine plant opens

AUSTRALIA'S car manufacturing industry has received a shot in the arm with the opening of a multimillion-dollar engine plant in Melbourne's west. The Toyota petrol-electric hybrid engine plant is the first of its kind built outside of Japan and...

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War Memorial battle dioramas get revamp

The Australian War Memorial is renovating its prized dioramas ahead of a $27 million redevelopment. Source: AAP WHEN the Australian War Memorial first displayed its battle dioramas in the 1920s, their realism was overwhelming for one veteran...

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Forest deal pressure mounts on Tas MLCs

THE blowtorch is being applied to Tasmania's upper house members as they prepare to vote on the state's historic forest peace deal. Major employer Ta Ann has flown in its group managing director from Malaysia, while federal environment minister...

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Summernats could set burnout world record

PEOPLE who love to hate Canberra's annual Summernats car festival will have one more reason to consider leaving town for the 2013 event - organisers are hoping to set a world record for the biggest mass burnout. Seventy street machines will line...

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Mars rover detects hint of life in soil

The Mars rover has detected organic compounds that could suggest there was once life on the planet. Source: AAP THE Mars rover Curiosity has offered a tantalising taste of evidence that there was once life on the Red Planet. NASA's Sample...

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Sundance deal looks shaky amid delays

SHARES in Sundance Resources remain in a trading halt, as a potential takeover deal with suitor Hanlong Mining appears to be falling apart. Sundance released a statement on Monday saying Hanlong wanted to delay the deal because it could not...

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Make GST change a priority: Baird

NSW has welcomed a federal government commitment to review the GST threshold on overseas purchases. Source: AAP NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has urged Canberra to lower the $1000 threshold on overseas online purchases "as a matter of priority",...

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Sundance deal looks shaky amid delays

SHARES in Sundance Resources remain in a trading halt, as a potential takeover deal with suitor Hanlong Mining appears to be falling apart. Sundance released a statement on Monday saying Hanlong wanted to delay the deal because it could not...

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Make GST change a priority: Baird

NSW has welcomed a federal government commitment to review the GST threshold on overseas purchases. Source: AAP NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has urged Canberra to lower the $1000 threshold on overseas online purchases "as a matter of priority",...

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Qld party death prompts Facebook warning

A BIRTHDAY celebration that spiralled out of control near Brisbane has left a teenager dead and a man facing a possible murder charge, prompting police to warn about the dangers of promoting parties on social media. Police say between 100 to 150...

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Explosions, gunfire rock Afghan airport

A SERIES of explosions followed by gunfire have rocked the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad as its airport came under an attack claimed by the Taliban, witnesses and officials say. The Taliban told AFP that they had launched an assault including...

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