Latham tips Albo to take ALP top job

Mark Latham believes Anthony Albanese (pic) will emerge the victor of the Labor leadership contest. Source: AAP FORMER Labor leader Mark Latham says he voted for Bill Shorten to take the party's top job, but he doesn't think he backed a winner....

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Bali victims remembered 11 years on

The 88 Australians who died in the first Bali bombings 11 years ago have been remembered in Sydney. Source: AAP LITTLE children clambered around the Bali bombing memorial in Sydney on Saturday, knocking the flowers laid by the friends and family...

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Leighton scandal leads to third exit

A THIRD former Leighton executive has quit his current post because of an alleged connection to the construction giant's bribery scandal. Russell Waugh, the engineering chief at UGL, has mutually agreed with the company to step down immediately....

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NZ dollar little changed this week

THE New Zealand dollar is little changed over the week as US policymakers continued to bicker over the federal budget and looming breach of the debt ceiling, leaving financial markets nervous about taking positions. The kiwi dollar traded at...

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Shark spotted chomping on whale carcass

Sight to be man of vision's legacy HE was a man of vision who gave Sydney one of her greatest treasures. But tragically, Sydney Opera House architect Jorn Utzon later experienced a steady decline in his sight through macular degeneration. ...

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New opera to be based on Beaumont kids

AN opera based on the missing Beaumont children is being developed to premiere in 2016, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of their disappearance. State Opera of South Australia, in partnership with ensemble SINGular Productions, have received...

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NSW to face extreme fire danger

A TOTAL fire ban has been declared for 15 areas in NSW ahead of hot and gusty weather conditions. Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Greater Hunter areas are forecast to face extreme fire danger on Thursday,...

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Letter gives new insight into Ned Kelly

A new account of bushranger Ned Kelly's capture has been donated to the State Library of Victoria. Source: AAP NED Kelly had a "soft and mild looking face and eyes" and cried "I am done I am done" when finally shot by police, according to a...

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Man, 74, dies after fall from scooter

A 74-YEAR-OLD man has died in southern NSW after falling off a child's motorised scooter and tumbling three metres down an embankment, police say. The man died in hospital shortly after the incident in Nethercote on Sunday.Police on the far south...

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ASX says no plans for a merger

AUSTRALIAN share market operator ASX Ltd has no plans to merge with any Asian market operators. ASX chief executive Elmer Funke Kupper said the opportunities for consolidation between market operators were in the United States and Europe where...

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Aust retirement system among world's best

AUSTRALIAN retirees have got it pretty good, according to a report ranking the lucky country as having the third-best pension system in the world. Compulsory superannuation combined with a generous Age Pension helped Australia maintain third place...

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Morrison pledges crack down on refugees

ASYLUM seekers who live in the community and are charged with a crime are having their visas cancelled or being returned to immigration detention centres. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said the crackdown came after a rise in the number of...

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Xenophon demands Papuan trio explanation

Three West Papuan activists have been convinced to leave Australia's consulate in Bali. Source: AAP INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon says West Papuan activists were "effectively threatened" to leave the Australian consulate in Bali ahead of...

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APEC leaders seeks ways to foster growth

INDONESIA'S President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is urging Asian business and political leaders to do more to counter the economic headwinds confronting developing countries by dismantling barriers to trade and investment. Yudhoyono told a regional...

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