US, EU report progress in TTIP trade talks

US and EU trade representatives have had a "productive" fifth round of talks, but hard work lies ahead, US trade representative Michael Froman says. "We've moved from discussing a conceptual framework to defining specific ideas for addressing...

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Budget will pass eventually: PM

Tony Abbott says he won't compromise on his budget as pressure mounts from all sides. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says he won't surrender his budget in the face of pressure to compromise over its most unpopular measures. Mr Abbott...

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New app to help bring missing kids home

A NEW smartphone app will help the parents and guardians of Australian children who go missing. The free Police Child ID app, for iPhone and Android, allows parents to store photos and vital information about their children and is designed to...

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Govt to work on asylum backlog from July

The federal government plans to introduce new laws to speed up the asylum seeker decision process. Source: AAP THE government will wait until July before trying to tackle the huge backlog of asylum seeker claims, the immigration minister says....

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Vic dad's mystery call before execution

Police have posted a $500,000 reward for information about the shooting death of a Melbourne man. Source: AAP A YOUNG father received a mystery call at his home just before he headed to a Melbourne shopping strip where he was gunned down....

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Vic bomb scare shuts down freeway

A man has been arrested and the bomb squad has been deployed following a siege in Melbourne. Source: AAP AN agitated truck driver with what appeared to be a bomb strapped to his head reached speeds up to 100km/h as he led a police chase up...

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Hockey snaps at snappers

JOE Hockey has snapped at photographers as he tried to sell the budget to a room full of people representing some of the nation's poorest. The Treasurer was 24 minutes into a question and answer session at an Australian Council of Social Services...

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Teens charged over Vic railway stabbing

SEVERAL teenagers have been charged after a man was stabbed during a fight at a Melbourne train station. A number of people were involved in the April 24 fight at Sunshine Railway Station, with a man stabbed a number of times before collapsing...

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No disputes before Lin murders: grandad

GRANDFATHER Yang Fei Lin was planning on buying his grandson a new pair of shoes on the morning the Lin family was discovered murdered in a Sydney home. In an interview with police played to the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday, Mr Lin recalls the...

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School culture 'emboldened' abuser

A TEACHER felt "emboldened" to abuse his students because of the culture at an exclusive, independent Perth school, an inquiry has heard. A former teacher at the school has also told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual...

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PM misunderstands budget impact: Vic

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott fails to understand the immediate impact of his government's federal budget cuts, the Victorian government says. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine wants a meeting with Mr Abbott to resolve what he says is a misunderstanding...

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Gay business owners still face challenges

IT happens a few times a year: A customer refuses to work with Dave Greenbaum because he's gay. Greenbaum, a Kansas-based computer repair business owner, often needs to go into customers' homes. Some people realised he is gay after he was quoted...

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Budget gives Labor its voice: Shorten

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says the federal government's "terrible" budget has united his party. Source: AAP THE Abbott government's budget has given Labor back its voice. That's Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's message to party members....

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Harry pays Cassino troops tribute

Prince Harry is paying tribute to Allied soldiers who died in the Battle for Mount Cassino. Source: AAP PRINCE Harry is marking the sacrifices of Allied soldiers who fought in one of the Second World War's most infamous conflicts - the Battle...

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