Dozens booked for drink driving in NSW

NSW police have charged 32 people with drink driving during the second day of a police operation. Source: AAP DOZENS of NSW motorists have been charged with driving under the influence on the second day of a police drink-driving operation....

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Dozens killed in northern Mali fighting

CHAD suffered the heaviest losses so far in the French-led campaign to drive Islamists from northern Mali after a battle in which it said 13 Chadian soldiers and 65 Islamist rebels were killed. News of the battle came after two suicide car bombers...

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Hendra virus kills Queensland horse

A horse that died earlier this week in north Queensland has tested positive for the Hendra virus. Source: AAP FOUR people are being examined for the bat-borne Hendra virus after a horse died from the disease in north Queensland. A horse...

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NBN switched on in first regional Vic town

THE boss of the national broadband network builder is open to a debate about alternative technologies for the future of Australia's telecommunications systems. The Labor government has directed NBN Co to build high-speed broadband optic-fibre...

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12 hurt in Sydney school bus accident

Eleven children and an adult were injured in a traffic incident outside a Sydney primary school. Source: AAP ELEVEN children and an adult have been injured when a school bus nearly crashed into a car outside a western Sydney primary school....

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Telstra cuts 648 jobs at Yellow Pages firm

TELSTRA is axing 648 jobs from its ailing Sensis division, which publishes the Yellow Pages, White Pages and Trading Post. Sensis is shedding almost 20 per cent of its 3500-strong workforce as it struggles to make the transition from print to...

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Sydney rail link on time, on budget: govt

The NSW transport minister denied claims the North West Rail Link has blown its budget by $35m. Source: AAP SYDNEY'S North West Rail Link is on time and on budget says NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian. The NSW opposition has...

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SA premier welcomes BHP Billiton change

SA's premier says Andrew Mackenzie's appointment as BHP Billiton CEO is good news for the state. Source: AAP PREMIER Jay Weatherill says the appointment of Andrew Mackenzie as the new head of BHP Billiton is good news for South Australia....

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NZ tobacco reform plans delight Plibersek

The Australian government welcomed news that NZ will soon adopt plain packaging for cigarettes. Source: AAP THE Australian government has welcomed news that New Zealand will soon follow its lead and adopt plain packaging for cigarettes. ...

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Aussie Jews welcome Zygier probes

Australia's Jewish community welcomed a probe into the mysterious death of suspected spy Ben Zygier. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S Jewish community says it hopes official investigations of the mysterious death of Melbourne man and suspected Israeli...

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NZ shares gain as leaders rebound

NEW Zealand shares rose on Monday as Fletcher Building and Telecom bounced back from Friday's selloff when investors sold liquid stocks to participate in an Auckland International Airport share placement. But NZX and Freightways fell after posting...

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Bushfire threatening Perth homes

LIVES and homes are under threat from a bushfire on the outskirts of Perth. A watch and act alert has been issued for people in the eastern part of Mt Helena, in the Shire of Mundaring, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) says....

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Quake shakes central Italy

A small earthquake has hit the area in Italy which suffered a deadly earthquake in 2009. Source: AAP A 4.8-MAGNITUDE quake hit central Italy late Saturday, shaking apartment buildings in the centre of Rome and spooking citizens in the region...

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Qld housing market improves

THE number of first home buyers in Queensland continues to drop since the removal of the First Home Buyers Grant. The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) says the although the real estate market in Queensland exceeded expectations for the...

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