Young man bashed in another Sydney attack

A YOUNG man has been hit in the head and further assaulted after falling to the ground during another late night attack in Sydney. The 20-year-old was bashed while walking with friends along a main road at Rooty Hill, in the city's west, in...

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NSW punch victim dies in hospital

Sydney teenager Daniel Christie has died two weeks after being punched on New Year's Eve. Source: AAP SYDNEY teenager Daniel Christie has died less than two weeks after being punched to the ground on New Year's Eve. Describing Mr Christie...

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Telstra hit with $510,000 fine

Telstra has been hit with a $510,000 fine for failing to connect new landline customers on time. Source: AAP TELSTRA has been hit with a $510,000 fine for failing to connect new landline customers on time. Under federal law, the telecommunications...

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Thai man extradited for Vic murder charge

A THAI man accused of murdering a Melbourne good Samaritan fears for his safety behind bars, a court has heard. Sarud Seehaverachart, 31, was returned from Thailand to face a murder charge over the 2009 death of Luke Mitchell who was killed...

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Rudd speech put US defence sec to sleep

Robert Gates' memoir contains an anecdote about a dinner he shared with former PM Kevin Rudd (pic). Source: AAP AS Kevin Rudd's long soliloquy about Australian history dragged on, the dinner's guest of honour - then-US defence secretary Robert...

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Mapping the risk of massive quakes

A TEAM of scientists, led by a Melbourne professor, has published research that shows where giant earthquakes are most likely to strike. Monash University Professor Wouter Schellart says earthquakes mostly occur at the boundaries of tectonic...

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Man refused bail after murder charge

A MAN has fronted court over the stabbing murder of a man found dead on the NSW mid-north coast on New Year's Day. Chad Misiepo, 33, was refused bail at Coffs Harbour Local Court on Wednesday. He was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the...

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Federal govt eyes alcohol violence inquiry

Alcohol-fuelled violence across the nation will be the focus of a federal parliamentary inquiry. Source: AAP THE federal government is planning an inquiry into alcohol-fuelled violence across the country. Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel...

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Rescued Antarctic group due home on Jan 22

PASSENGERS rescued from an ice-bound ship in the Antarctic are expected to reach Tasmania on January 22. But the effort that rescued 52 expeditioners, many of them from Australia and New Zealand, will delay the Australian Antarctic Division's...

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Aust trade deficit narrows as exports grow

AUSTRALIA'S international trade deficit has narrowed for the fourth consecutive month and strengthening resources exports are expected to support a shift back to surplus. The deficit on goods and services was $118 million in November, down from...

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Expats could push up Aussie house prices

EXPATS and foreign investors could push residential property prices even higher this year as the falling Australian dollar prompts offshore buyers to enter the market. A combination of low interest rates, a weaker local currency and surging house...

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Truck driver killed on NSW's Hume Highway

A TRUCK driver has died after his vehicle collided with another truck on the Hume Highway near Yass in southern NSW. The northbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours after the accident at about 10.45am (AEDT) on Monday. Paramedics...

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WA oppn slams decision to move rapist

WA police have recaptured two violent prisoners who escaped from a security van in Perth. Source: AAP A DANGEROUS sex offender who escaped a security van in WA should never have been allowed to travel from Perth to a regional prison to be near...

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US icebreaker sent to help trapped vessels

An American icebreaker will attempt to free two ships stuck in ice in Antarctica. Source: AAP AN American icebreaker will try to free two ships trapped by thick Antarctic ice. The US Coast Guard's Polar Star accepted a request from the...

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