Winds ease fire threat, but blow out power

STRONG winds have blown away much of South Australia's fire risk, but also torn down trees and left thousands without power. A cool southerly change, which came after temperatures soared past 40 degrees, rolled in on Friday and brought wild wind...

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Suspected NSW drug house goes up in flames

POLICE are investigating a blaze at what's believed to be a suburban Sydney drug lab. Firefighters arrived at the Yagoona house, in the city's southwest, just after 6am (AEDT) on Saturday to find it well alight. No one was inside, police say....

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Security scare at NSW parliament house

Police have rushed in and grabbed a man from a car after a stand-off outside NSW Parliament. Source: AAP POLICE have averted a potentially explosive situation after overpowering a man who allegedly threatened to set a car alight outside the...

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Doubt cast over child safety at NSW YMCA

THE YMCA may be asked by the royal commission into child sexual abuse to look at whether two of its NSW senior managers are fit to run a child-safe organisation. At a hearing of the commission in Sydney on Friday, the counsel assisting the commission,...

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Toll wins Coca-Cola Amatil contract

Toll has won a $380 million contract to distribute Coca-Cola Amatil's products across Australia. Source: AAP TOLL Group has won a $380 million contract to transport Coca-Cola Amatil's beverages across Australia. The five year contract...

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Big paper mill fire in Sydney

AROUND 100 firefighters are battling a serious blaze at a paper mill in Sydney, with the fire spreading from stacks of paper to a three-storey building. Three ladder appliances were deployed on Thursday afternoon to pour water on the fire near...

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Hockey highly dishonest on budget: Swan

Former treasurer Wayne Swan has lashed out at his successor for dishonesty of the highest magnitude. Source: AAP FORMER treasurer Wayne Swan has lashed out at his successor for "dishonesty of the highest magnitude" and fiddling the budget...

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Bega pulls out of cheese takeover battle

BEGA Cheese has pulled out of the three-way battle for control of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter. The other Australian player in the fight, meanwhile, says it still has the best takeover offer, despite Canadian dairy giant Saputo sweetening its...

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NSW govt to appeal IRC super decision

THE NSW government will appeal a decision by the industrial umpire that public sector workers should be paid superannuation on top of their 2.5 per cent wage cap. Treasurer Mike Baird said the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) had on Tuesday...

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NBN rollout is scattered: Switkowski

TELSTRA management has directly contradicted claims by its workforce that the company's copper network is in disrepair, a Senate Select Committee into the National Broadband Network has heard. Under questioning from Greens Senator Scott Ludlum,...

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Aurizon to cut rail fleet, cancel project

FREIGHT and coal haulage operator Aurizon will take a hit of almost $200 million as it cuts the size of its rail fleet and cancels a major Queensland project. The company, previously known as QR National, is reducing its locomotive fleet by...

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Kiwi extends gains over Aussie dollar

THE New Zealand dollar has extended its rally against its trans-Tasman counterpart as the divergence between the neighbouring economies makes New Zealand interest rates more attractive. The kiwi rose as high as 92.49 Australian cents on Monday,...

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Bushfire threatens lives, homes in WA town

High temperatures in Western Australia have prompted bushfire warnings for much of the state. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS have controlled but not contained a bushfire burning near homes northeast of Perth. The emergency warning has been downgraded...

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Nervous trading ahead of Federal Reserve

THE Australian sharemarket is expected to see some nervous trading ahead of this week's US Federal Reserve meeting. The meeting is expected to indicate when the Federal Reserve might wind back its stimulus program, after a bipartisan US budget...

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