Greens warn of Abbott's absolute power

THEY seem resigned to a coalition victory but the Australian Greens are promising they can still stop Tony Abbott from wielding absolute power over Australia's parliament. The Greens want to "Abbott-proof" the Senate to prevent the coalition from...

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Mates' NSW camping trip ends in stabbing

A TEENAGER has been stabbed at an Orange campsite. Police say a group of men were on overnight camping trip at Long Point Reserve when an altercation occurred on Friday evening. The 19-year-old was stabbed to his abdomen and back and had to...

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Abbott, Rudd battle over Syria response

TONY Abbott has accused Kevin Rudd of exaggerating Australia's role in the Syrian crisis, but the Labor leader has hit back at his opponent's lack of foreign policy experience. Government officials operating in caretaker mode during the election...

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Killer's father accused of gun offences

THE father of a mentally-ill man who killed three neighbours in a shooting spree unlawfully failed to keep the keys to his gun safe away from his son, police have alleged. But Guiseppe Corbo's lawyer said his client complied with firearms laws...

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Guard of honour for murder victim Lane

Hundreds of mourners have crowded into a Melbourne church for the funeral of baseballer Chris Lane. Source: AAP MURDER victim Chris Lane's father says his son's death is senseless but his words about letting things go are helping. The Melbourne...

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Fire breaks out on NSW Central Coast

A LARGE fire has broken out near homes on the NSW Central Coast. Firefighters were called to the five-hectare blaze, near Birdie Beach Drive at Lake Munmorah, around 1pm (AEST) on Wednesday. NSW Rural Fire Service spokesman Ben Shephard said...

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Gillard to miss ALP campaign launch

Former PM Julia Gillard has declined an invitation to attend Labor's election campaign launch. Source: AAP A FAMILIAR Labor face will be missing from the ALP's campaign launch after former prime minister Julia Gillard indicated she won't...

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Loans to boost apprenticeship rates: TAFE

A COALITION plan to give young apprentices $20,000 interest free loans is a "novel" way to boost training numbers and address cost-of-living issues for students, educators say. Mr Abbott announced the apprentice loans at the coalition campaign...

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