Supermarket looting spreads in Argentina

LOOTERS have ransacked supermarkets in several Argentine cities, causing two deaths and evoking memories of widespread theft and riots that killed dozens during the country's worst economic crisis a decade ago. Santa Fe Province security minister...

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Man critical after ladder fall in Sydney

A MAN is in critical condition after falling four metres from a ladder in Sydney's inner west. The 55-year-old fell from the ladder at Enmore around 3.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday and suffered a fractured skull. A CareFlight spokesman said a doctor...

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Obama and family fly to Hawaii for Xmas

President Barack Obama and his family are spending the Christmas holidays in Hawaii, officials say. Source: AAP PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his family are spending the Christmas holidays in Hawaii, where he was born and raised. The first...

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Boom state WA forecasts budget deficit

THE West Australian government has flagged the boom state's first deficit in 13 years, sparking calls for a complete review of capital expenditure programs. In its Mid Year Economic Review, released on Friday, the state's books were tipped to...

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Police warn of High Court case scam

POLICE are appealing for victims of a widespread fraud which they say has seen Australians hand over more than $2 million. NSW Police said on Friday that they had launched an investigation into the allegedly fraudulent scheme, which asks people...

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Canberra police get Taser cameras

ACT police will be armed with new Tasers equipped with video recording capabilities from Friday. Source: AAP ACT police will be armed with new Tasers with video cameras on them from Friday. The new X2 Tasers also have audio recording...

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Europe launches British military satellite

A EUROPEAN rocket has launched a major satellite designed to expand telecommunications for the British military from the Kourou space base in French Guiana, flight operators say. Skynet 5D - the fourth in Britain's new generation of Skynet military...

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Sudan bus collision kills 33 people

THIRTY-THREE people have been killed and 24 injured when two inter-city buses collided in Sudan, in one of the country's worst road accidents in years. The crash between a full-sized passenger bus and a minibus occurred late on Wednesday near...

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Qld public servants reject pay offer

Queensland's public servants have rejected the state government's 2.35 per cent pay offer. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S public servants have rejected the state government's controversial wage offer. The government sent the core wage agreement...

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Teens survive collision with train in Qld

FOUR teenagers were lucky to escape serious injury when their car was hit by a freight train in central Queensland. Two 19-year-old males and two females, 18 and 19, suffered only cuts and bruises after their vehicle left the Gladstone road...

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Gang rape in India sparks protests

MPS, rights groups and citizens across India have expressed outrage over the gang rape of a woman on a bus in New Delhi and are urging the government to crack down on crimes against women. Opposition lawmakers protested outside parliament on...

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Share hope this Christmas: Uniting Church

AS you get together with family and friends this Christmas, do not forget those facing hardship, the Uniting Church says. In the annual Christmas message, President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Reverend Professor Andrew Dutney, said the...

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Aust bonds lower after RBA minutes

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices were lower after the release of the minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest board meeting reduced traders' expectations of future interest rate cuts. RBC Capital Markets fixed income strategist Su-Lin...

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Man faces 10 years jail over flight abuse

AN international flight was diverted after a drunken Perth man allegedly tried to smoke a cigarette on the plane before punching and spitting on crew members. The 34-year-old man was taken off the flight, enroute from Sydney to Japan on Monday...

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Price cut for some SA power users

The SA government has negotiated price cut for around 20 per cent of the state's electricity users. Source: AAP ABOUT 200,000 South Australian households will get an electricity price cut from January, with the state government indicating...

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Murder accused's wife faces Qld court

THE wife of a man accused of murdering Ayr woman Sarahjane Dower has appeared in a Queensland court charged with being an accessory after the fact. Jody Viero, 29, was given bail in Townsville Magistrates Court on Monday after her case was adjourned...

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WA police find marron, marijuana at house

A 59-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with drug-related offences following a search of his home south of Perth, which also uncovered 37 live marron in the bathtub. Police searched the man's Mandurah home on Saturday afternoon and found about 290...

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Land tax revenue would have to triple: Vic

Land tax revenue would have to triple if Victoria abolished stamp duty, the state government says. Source: AAP LAND tax revenue would have to triple if Victoria abolished stamp duty, the state government says. Federal Treasurer Wayne...

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Union warned about WA dock's standards

A KARRATHA man's arm was crushed as he worked at the dock supplying Chevron's massive Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia on Saturday, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says. The man was airlifted to a Perth hospital after his arm became...

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ANC conference starts with Zuma under fire

SOUTH Africa's ruling ANC kicked off what promises to be a contentious five-yearly party conference on Sunday, with embattled President Jacob Zuma facing a leadership challenge from his number two. Thousands of singing and dancing ANC members...

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Treasurers meet to discuss tax reform

TAX reform will top the agenda when Treasurer Wayne Swan meets his state and territory counterparts on Monday but his government is holding firm against any major changes to the GST. The Standing Council on Federal Financial Relations is expected...

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