Senate approves $633bn defence bill

The US Senate has approved a $A606.41 billion defence spending bill for next year. Source: AAP THE US Senate has approved a $US633 billion ($A606.41 billion) defence spending bill for next year that tightens penalties on Iran, funds the war...

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South Sudan army 'shoots down' UN chopper

South Sudan's army has shot down a UN helicopter killing all four crew on board. Source: AAP SOUTH Sudan's army has shot down a UN helicopter killing all four crew on board, a United Nations spokesman says. The helicopter was hit on a...

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Major abalone haul in WA's midwest

Three people face charges in WA after being caught with more than 700 abalone and trochus shells. Source: AAP IN one of Western Australia's biggest hauls of poached abalone and trochus shells, fisheries officers have seized more than 700...

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More doomsday sect arrests in China

CHINA has detained more than 100 further members of a Christian sect accused of predicting doomsday, taking the total held beyond 1,000 as officials denied cold weather was apocalypse-related. More than 90 members of "Almighty God", a Christian...

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Labor walks away from surplus promise

THE federal government has conceded it's unlikely to deliver on its promised budget surplus this financial year, in the wake of a big drop in tax revenues. Figures released on Thursday showed financial year-to-date company tax payments were much...

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Palmer denies knowledge of Ashby case

Billionaire Clive Palmer (pic) denied any prior knowledge of the court case against Peter Slipper. Source: AAP MINING magnate and coalition donor Clive Palmer has denied any prior knowledge of a politically damaging court case brought against...

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Cairns croc management plan unveiled

SEPARATING rogue saltwater crocodiles from people is part of a snappy new croc management plan released in Cairns by the Queensland government. The plan will take a three-tier approach similar to a plan used in the Northern Territory based on...

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Fed govt cuts forcing bed closures: Vic

THOUSANDS of patients will suffer, with every Victorian hospital copping the brunt of "unprecedented" federal funding cuts, the state government says. Up to 700 Royal Melbourne Hospital patients will be forced to wait longer for elective surgery,...

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New species old threats to Mekong wildlife

FROM a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF says in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011. But from forest loss to the construction of major...

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Kiwi runs out of optimistic puff

THE New Zealand dollar fell in local trading as investor optimism ran out of puff from the Federal Reserve's plan to print more money and the Bank of Japan looking likely to follow suit after the weekend's election. The kiwi fell to 84.34 US...

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WA dock worker's wrist injured: company

THERE have been conflicting reports about the injury of a worker at a dock supplying Chevron's massive Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia over the weekend. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) claimed a man was being sent by air ambulance...

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NSW men charged over 290 cannabis plants

POLICE have charged three men after finding almost 300 cannabis plants in the tray of a ute west of Sydney. Police allege the 290 plants were found during a vehicle search about 10.30pm (AEDT) on Friday at Marrangaroo near Lithgow. The search...

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Aussies to spend $8.5 billion this Xmas

Australians are forecast to fork out $8.5 billion on presents this Christmas, a survey says. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS are expected to spend about $8.5 billion on Christmas presents this festive season, with almost a third admitting to feeling...

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