Fresh Fairfax count to begin Monday

THE seat of Fairfax is headed for a recount after Clive Palmer finished just 36 votes ahead of his Liberal National Party opponent Ted O'Brien. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) says a fresh count will begin on Monday. "There will be...

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Qantas near miss being investigated

THE air traffic controller overseeing an apparent near miss between two Qantas passenger aircraft hasn't been stood down, it has emerged. Air navigation services provider Airservices Australia, who employs the traffic controller, says the staff...

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NSW cops stay on duty while death probed

TWO police officers who arrested a man who later died at a northern NSW station will remain on duty while an internal investigation is conducted. Police have not released the identity of the man or provided details of the circumstances leading...

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Armed Russians detain Aussie activists

ACTIVISTS are calling for the release of two Australians detained aboard a Greenpeace icebreaker after armed Russian officers stormed it using helicopters and ropes. Greenpeace says the Arctic Sunrise had been sailing peacefully when security...

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Tinkler falls off BRW Young Rich list

EDS: Not to be used before 1500 AEST on Wednesday September 18 By Evan Schwarten SYDNEY, Sept 18 AAP - Just two years ago, Nathan Tinkler was sitting comfortably atop BRW's Young Rich list, with a fortune estimated at $1.13 billion. Now the...

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WA puppies being sold with fatal diseases

UNSUSPECTING dog lovers across Perth are increasingly being sold puppies with potentially fatal diseases including parvovirus, warns the state's consumer watchdog. More than 30 cases of ill animals being sold by breeders have been raised with...

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Perth man in long battle to escape death

PERTH man Dominic Bird has been granted bail in Malaysia pending the outcome of an appeal against his acquittal on drug trafficking charges, but still faces another lengthy court battle to escape the death penalty. Mr Bird, accused of supplying...

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Scout leader told to quietly resign

A DISGRACED Scout leader was urged to quietly resign from the organisation and warned if he appealed the decision it could jeopardise his full-time job working with Aboriginal children. Former regional commissioner of the Hunter Scouts, Allan...

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WA's streak of Lotto luck continues

WESTERN Australia's run of Lotto luck continues with the state's 57th Division 1 win for the year, this time in the Kimberley region. A Saturday Lotto ticket worth $472,444 was sold at Chinatown Newsagency in Broome. Owner Nescia Hick said...

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Former Aust PM Howard in Emmy segment

AND the Emmy goes to John Howard and Tim Fischer. OK. Not really. The former Australian prime minister and his deputy did not actually win an Emmy on Sunday night at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, but they played a role (small...

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Shots fired in abandoned Melbourne factory

SHOTS have been fired into a factory in Melbourne's south-east. It is believed 70 shots were fired into the empty factory in Clayton South just before 11.30pm (AEST) on Saturday. Shots were also fired into a number of vehicles outside the factory....

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Comedian Simon Pegg in Perth for film

ENGLISH actor and comedian Simon Pegg has arrived in Perth to work on the Australian film, Kill Me Three Times. The star of Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead and the recently released The World's End tweeted on Friday: "G'day Perth. Let's make a film."...

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