Abbott pledges $500m to SA road project

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has pledged $500 million for Adelaide's South Road upgrade. Source: AAP FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has pledged $500 million for an Adelaide road project and says he will remove any government...

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Vic ALP confident of winning Lyndhurst

Martin Pakula is confident he can win the by-election in the Victorian state seat of Lyndhurst. Source: AAP LABOR candidate Martin Pakula is confident he can win Saturday's by-election in the Victorian state seat of Lyndhurst. Victory for...

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Mexican teachers storm party offices

Teachers in Mexico enraged over education reforms have set fire to offices of local ruling parties. Source: AAP TEACHERS angered at education reform have stormed the offices of political parties in southwestern Mexico, breaking windows and...

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Gillard says children will drive Anzac day

Prime Minister Julia Gillard thinks Australian children will be the driving force behind Anzac Day. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard believes Australian children will be the driving force behind Anzac day for "all of time". Ms Gillard,...

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We must have a path to surplus: Abbott

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the government must lay out a pathway back to a budget surplus. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says the federal government must lay out a pathway to return the budget to surplus, or it will put...

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Budget cash for indigenous communities

REMOTE indigenous communities in five states will share $44.1 million in federal funding for essential services such as power, water and sewerage. The federal government will commit the money in the May budget towards improving municipal services...

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More cash for Vic level crossing removal

SEVEN more level crossings will be removed across suburban Melbourne, the state government says. Treasurer Michael O'Brien says there will be $52.3 million in next month's budget to fund preliminary works to remove the crossings. But he refused...

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ITC sides with Apple over Motorola case

THE US International Trade Commission has tossed out a Motorola Mobility patent claim that threatened to block the import of some Apple iPhone models. The commission on Monday dismissed a complaint by Google-owned Motorola Mobility accusing...

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2nd man arrested over Indian girl's rape

INDIAN police have arrested a second suspect in their investigation into the abduction and rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi last week, officials say. Pradeep Kumar was arrested at a relative's home in the eastern state of Bihar overnight...

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$32 billion needed in Vic transport: RACV

VICTORIA needs about $32 billion to fix up its congestion and road safety problems, the state's peak road user body says. The RACV is calling for the funding over the next 10 years, in the lead-up to this year's federal election. Launching...

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N Korea 'moves two more missile launchers'

NORTH Korea has moved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations are apparently under way for a missile test as tensions simmer on the peninsula, reports say. Expectations had been high that Pyongyang would carry out a test...

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CBS Twitter feeds compromised, closed

The Twitter accounts for two US TV news programs have been compromised and suspended. Source: AAP THE Twitter accounts for two US TV news programs have been compromised and suspended. A CBS News spokeswoman has confirmed tweets sent earlier...

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