Confusion over why PM cancelled Bali trip

The federal government won't say why Prime Minister Tony Abbott cancelled a trip to Indonesia. Source: AAP LABOR is demanding to know why Prime Minister Tony Abbott cancelled a planned trip to Indonesia, accusing him of further straining the...

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Man abducts, attacks Qld woman in her car

A MAN has attacked a woman after jumping in her car at a north Queensland car wash and telling her to drive to an industrial area. Police say the woman was cleaning her car in the early hours of Saturday morning when a man jumped in and told...

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Ramsay Healthcare founder leaves $3b

Ramsay Health Care founder Paul Ramsay has died at the age of 78 after suffering a heart attack. Source: AAP RAMSAY Health Care founder Paul Ramsay, one of Australia's richest men, has died, leaving more than $3 billion to the foundation bearing...

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Myer looks forward to better 2015

Myer has blamed refurbishment work at three of its stores for a slide in its third quarter sales. Source: AAP SPEAKING after the release of Myer's lacklustre third quarter sales results, Mr Brookes said the department store's sales would increase...

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ERA strikes marketing deal with Rio Tinto

URANIUM miner ERA has struck a deal with its parent company Rio Tinto to improve how it sells uranium. ERA operates the Ranger mine in Kakadu National Park, while Rio Tinto has uranium mining operations in Namibia. Under the new deal, production...

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Faulkner plans to call it a day

VETERAN Labor Senator John Faulkner will step down at the next federal election. Senator Faulkner, elected for NSW in 1993, says he will not re-nominate for preselection for the 2017 election. "A quarter of a century is a long time, and my current...

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Alleged Gold Coast sniper faces trial

A MAN'S failure to hang up a phone properly helped lead police to an accused sniper, a Gold Coast court has heard. Rick El Masri, 37, is on trial for the near fatal shooting of father-of-three Hylton Miller on December 4, 2010, on the Gold Coast....

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Smith takes on professor role at UWA

FORMER foreign affairs and defence minister Stephen Smith has been appointed a professor of international law at The University of Western Australia (UWA). Prof Smith was awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree at UWA in 1977 and became a barrister...

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Canberra's great crockery outrage

INEVITABLY, in this era of cliches, it was dubbed PlateGate; though it might have been the Great Crockery Hunt, or two senatorial bulls in a china shop. It was certainly the stunt of a very sleepy day in Parliament House. Though it also had a...

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Air search for MH370 called off

A report into the flight MH370 disaster is understood to recommend real-time tracking of aircraft. Source: AAP THE air search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet has been called off but the underwater search will be expanded. Prime Minister...

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Vic Premier to ask feds for help at COAG

MAJOR infrastructure funding and a greater share of GST revenue are Premier Denis Napthine's targets for the next Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting in Canberra on Friday. Dr Napthine said Victoria needs more support from the federal...

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Palmer 'induced' rebel NT trio: Newman

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has accused federal MP Clive Palmer of inducing three Northern Territory MPs to join his political party. Mr Newman says questions need to be asked about what cash, jobs and financial support Mr Palmer offered...

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