Twitter hammered by cyber attack

Twitter says hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its active users. Source: AAP TWITTER says it was hammered by a "sophisticated" cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets, and that the...

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US remembers Columbia shuttle disaster

The US has held a ceremony to remember the astronauts who died in the Columbia shuttle disaster. Source: AAP WITH sombre ceremonies, the United States has commemorated the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew on the...

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Son refused bail over mother's death

A 26-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before a Sydney court charged with his mother's murder. Michael Thomas, 26, appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Friday charged with murder. Court documents indicate the victim was his 66-year-old mother,...

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26 dead as China bridge collapses

AT least 26 people were killed as a bridge collapsed in central China on Friday after a truck carrying fireworks exploded, state-run media reported. The lorry "suddenly exploded" as it crossed the expressway bridge outside the city of Sanmenxia...

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PM visits flood-hit Bundaberg

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and deputy Wayne Swan will tour flood affected Bundaberg. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says she's seen remarkable sights in a visit to communities ravaged by the one-in-200-year flood that hit south-east...

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Tattoo industry revamp to stamp out bikies

The NSW tattoo industry will have to apply for new licences and undergo police checks from February. Source: AAP TATTOO artists and parlour owners in NSW will have to apply for new licences in a move aimed at cleaning up an industry that has...

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Locals isolated at flooded Logan

PARTS of Logan, south of Brisbane, are isolated by floodwaters. Major flood levels are now easing slowly downstream from Yarrahappini to Logan Village and homes and businesses have escaped major damage. Mayor Pam Parker says about 200 residents...

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Lawyers of 9/11 accused seek Gitmo access

Lawyers for alleged 9/11 plotters want to experience the conditions their clients are being held in. Source: AAP LAWYERS for five alleged 9/11 plotters have urged a military judge to give them two days to visit the super-secure prison and cells...

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Production falls at Beach Energy

OIL and gas producer Beach Energy still expects to meet its full year production targets despite a fall in the second quarter of the financial year. Adelaide-based Beach produced 1.84 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) in the three months...

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Robert McClelland tipped to retire

FORMER federal attorney-general Robert McClelland will retire from politics at the next federal election. Mr McClelland, who was dumped from the front bench by Prime Minister Julia Gillard after he supported Kevin Rudd in a leadership challenge...

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It's 'invasion day' not Australia Day: MP

FEDERAL Labor MP Steve Gibbons has referred to Australia Day as "invasion day", saying it's odd Australians celebrate it by "throwing dead animals on a cooking fire" just as the displaced Aboriginal people did. But after complaints from left and...

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US approves major boost for cyber security

THE US has approved a five-fold expansion of its cyber-security force over coming years to increase its ability to defend critical computer networks, The Washington Post reports. Citing unnamed officials, the newspaper says the Defense Department's...

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North Korean leader vows strong action

NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," indicating that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device...

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Fruitvale, Blood Brother win at Sundance

THE dramatic film Fruitvale and the documentary Blood Brother won over audiences and Sundance Film Festival judges. Both American films won audience awards and grand jury prizes Saturday at the Sundance Awards. Fruitvale tells the true story...

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