PM backs easing Qantas ownership limits

PM Tony Abbott says he backs unshackling Qantas from restrictions on foreign share ownership. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has backed unshackling Qantas from restrictions on foreign share ownership. But independent Senator Nick...

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Man dies following Vic skydiving incident

A MAN has plunged to his death in a skydiving incident in Victoria's northeast. The 33-year-old man's parachute malfunctioned and he fell a considerable distance in Drysdale Road, Euroa, about 12.30pm (AEDT), an Ambulance Victoria spokesman...

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NSW Taser death police to be charged soon

Officers involved in the death of a Brazilian student who was tasered by police may be charged. Source: AAP THE family of a Brazilian student who died after being tasered by Sydney police has welcomed news the officers involved may be charged,...

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COAG ditches national licensing scheme

Federal, state and territory leaders opted to abolish the National Occupation Licensing Authority. Source: AAP A COUNTRY-WIDE licensing authority for a range of occupations including lawyers and real estate agents has been scrapped. The...

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Toyota likely to leave Australia: AMWU

Toyota is likely to leave Australia now that Holden is stopping building cars here, a union says. Source: AAP TOYOTA will almost certainly leave Australia now that Holden is stopping building cars here, a union says. The Australian Manufacturing...

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Keep suspended sentences: Vic report

Community safety could be compromised if suspended sentences are removed in Victoria, a report says. Source: AAP REOFFENDING by criminals is likely to worsen and lead to compromised community safety if suspended sentences are completely removed...

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Barrier Reef could be dead by 2100: study

Rising sea temperatures could kill off the Great Barrier Reef by 2100, a scientist claims. Source: AAP RISING sea temperatures could kill off the Great Barrier Reef by the end of the century, a scientist claims in a new book. The coral...

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Alleged killer feared death by fork

A QUEENSLAND man accused of murdering his wife was afraid she would kill him with a kitchen fork so he pushed her, causing her to fall onto tiles and die, a court has heard. Klaus Andres, 70, has pleaded guilty to interfering with Li Ping Cao's...

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Long jail term for murder of pensioner

A NSW man who brutally murdered a weak and disabled pensioner under the mistaken belief that he was a pedophile has been jailed for at least 22 years and six months. Michael Peter Kaine, 50, was found guilty of murdering 62-year-old Dennis Griffin...

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Drunken violence blitz to start

Police in Australia and New Zealand are planning their next coordinated blitz on drunken violence. Source: AAP POLICE across Australia and New Zealand are planning their seventh coordinated blitz on drunken violence in the lead-up to Christmas....

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Elderly pair held against will in break-in

AN elderly couple had to be rescued from their North Queensland home after an intruder allegedly held them against their will. Police spent almost an hour urging the intruder to come out of the house at Kirwan in Townsville before he gave himself...

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Mourning period for C. African victims

French troops have received a triumphant welcome as they arrived in Central African Republic. Source: AAP CENTRAL African Republic President Michel Djotodia has declared a three-day period of mourning for the 300 recent victims of sectarian...

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