Pistorius to be indicted for murder

Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius will be indicted for premeditated murder next week. Source: AAP OSCAR Pistorius will be indicted for premeditated murder on Monday and the double-amputee Olympian will go on trial in early 2014, about...

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Rudd contradicted on PNG plan: Abbott

PAPUA New Guinea's flat contradiction of key details in Kevin Rudd's tough new asylum seeker policy shows the Australian prime minister can't be trusted, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says. PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has told Fairfax Media...

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NSW govt advisor busy protecting Diaz

THE federal Liberal candidate for the marginal Sydney seat of Greenway, who shot to infamy in a trainwreck television interview, doesn't want for good media advice. During a boisterous NSW budget estimates hearing on Friday, the state opposition...

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Vic hepatitis doctor loses appeal bid

A VICTORIAN doctor who infected 55 of his female patients with hepatitis C has lost his bid to appeal against his sentence. Lawyers for James Latham Peters argued his 14-year jail term fell outside the acceptable range and was disproportionate...

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SA police search for missing camel

A LIFE-SIZE fibreglass camel with a missing ear has been stolen from a South Australian property. The thieves faced a massive challenge in moving the replica, which is 183cm tall, filled with 200kg of sand and has a broken rear left leg. The...

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Coles lifts Wesfarmers profit to $2.26b

WESFARMERS is optimistic about the year ahead after supermarket giant Coles helped it grow annual profit by six per cent to $2.26 billion. The company will also deliver $579 million to its shareholders via a 50 cent dividend, which will be paid...

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Cathay Pacific swings to HK$24

HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has swung to a first-half net profit of HK$24 million ($A3.42 million), but is warning of continued high fuel prices and a challenging business environment. The profit for the six months ending June 30 comes...

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Abbott under fire for gay marriage comment

FEDERAL Labor has blasted Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for describing the push to legalise same-sex marriage as the "fashion of the moment". Mr Abbott on Wednesday told John Laws on his 2SM radio program that he was not "someone who wants to...

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Rescuers race to help typhoon hit towns

PHILIPPINE rescuers are clearing landslide-choked roads in an effort to reach isolated villages devastated by deadly Typhoon Utor, which has left tens of thousands of people homeless and killed two. Eleven others are missing after Utor, the strongest...

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Jihadists claim rocket attack on Israel

A GROUP of jihadist fighters say they have fired a Grad rocket on the Israeli Red Sea town of Eilat in retaliation for an alleged Israeli air raid. The Mujahideen Shura Council said in a statement published on a jihadist forum its fighters fired...

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Economy is the key poll concern: survey

VOTERS are taking a keener interest in the economy and are less concerned about the carbon tax and the environment, a new survey shows. The Australian National University on Monday released the findings of its latest ANUpoll into voter attitudes....

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Gay marriage conscience vote 'democratic'

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott should allow coalition MPs to exercise their democratic right in a vote on same sex marriage, an activist says. Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) spokeswoman Shelley Argent says legalising gay marriage...

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Facebook pages demanded in employment row

A woman sacked by Air NZ has been forced to hand over copies of her Facebook pages. Source: AAP AIR New Zealand has forced a sacked flight attendant to hand over copies of her Facebook pages and bank accounts to show what she was doing when...

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Riot at Greek migrant detention camp

Detainees have hurled stones at officers at the Amygdaleza detention camp outside Athens. Source: AAP POLICE have been dispatched to put down a riot at Greece's main migrant detention camp with detainees hurling stones at officers and setting...

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