PM praises decades of Vietnamese success

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has praised more than 35 years of Vietnamese ambition, commitment and goodwill in Australia. Ms Gillard took part in a Vietnamese New Year festival in Sydney on Saturday evening. "In 1977, a small wooden vessel...

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What a hoot: how owls rotate their heads

US researchers have figured out how owls can almost fully rotate their heads. Source: AAP US medical specialists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have figured out how owls can almost fully rotate their heads - by as much as 270 degrees...

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Body found in bushland near Bendigo

A CYCLIST has discovered the body of a man while riding near Bendigo. Police say the cyclist reported the grim finding to them while riding at Strathfieldsaye, northwest of Melbourne, at around 4pm (AEDT) on Saturday. A crime scene has been...

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Panasonic posts $A6.5bn loss

PANASONIC said it lost about $US6.77 billion ($A6.52 billion) in the nine months to December and was on track to lose a whopping $A8 billion. The struggling electronics giant's nine-month net loss, revealed on Friday, nearly doubled its year earlier...

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US victims' group fury over church abuse

THE archbishop of Los Angeles has stripped his predecessor of all church duties as he released files on more than 100 clerics, as required under a 2007 lawsuit deal over alleged sex abuse. Archbishop Jose Gomez said retired Cardinal Roger Mahony...

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Police charge man with west Sydney murder

A 26-year-old man has been charged with murdering a 66-year-old woman in Sydney's west. Source: AAP A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murdering a 66-year-old woman in Sydney's west. Police said they were called to a home in Lucas...

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Minister lauds cheap abortion pill moves

A family planning group has applied to put abortion drugs on the PBS, says Minister Tanya Plibersek. Source: AAP FEDERAL Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has congratulated a family planning group for its efforts to put a controversial abortion...

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Qld payroll inquiry to begin hearings

QUEENSLAND'S $5 million inquiry into the state's health payroll bungle will begin on Friday. The inquiry, to be led by former Court of Appeal Judge Richard Chesterman QC, will investigate the 2010 rollout of a flawed payroll system which left...

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Police investigate Wollongong sex assault

POLICE are investigating the sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman who may have had her drink spiked at a pub in Wollongong, south of Sydney. Police said the woman was out with friends at a pub early on Thursday morning when a man bought her...

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Senator wants disaster insurance scheme

SA Independent Nick Xenophon will push for the introduction of a natural disaster insurance scheme. Source: AAP INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon has called for the introduction of a federal natural disaster insurance scheme in the wake of...

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Bollywood star defends Muslim comments

BOLLYWOOD superstar Shah Rukh Khan insists he is "safe and happy" in India in a bid to end a controversy sparked by an article he wrote on being Muslim in the Hindu-majority country. The piece led Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik to...

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Wesfarmers sales up, record Xmas numbers

Wesfarmers lifted sales in all its retail businesses in the first half of the financial year. Source: AAP WESFARMERS lifted its first half sales across all retail divisions as customers flocked to its stores in record numbers over the Christmas...

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Swimmer feared dead is found safe

A SWIMMER feared drowned off the NSW Central Coast has been found safe and well on dry land. The man had been last seen walking into the water in Cabbage Tree Bay at Norah Head about 4pm (AEDT) on Saturday. Another swimmer became concerned...

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Peris wins ALP's top Senate spot in NT

Olympian Nova Peris is set be endorsed for the top spot on Labor's NT Senate ticket. Source: AAP NOVA Peris says she's worked in the community for years without seeking attention and deserves to be at the top of Labor's Northern Territory Senate...

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Qantas confirm cabin pressure problem

Qantas is refusing to say why a flight from Brisbane to Townsville had to divert to Rockhampton. Source: AAP QANTAS has confirmed a flight that had to be diverted en route from Brisbane to Townsville was having cabin pressure problems. ...

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Two WA bushfires threatening homes

Homes and lives are under threat from two out of control bushfires burning in WA, authorities say. Source: AAP HOMES and lives are under threat from two bushfires burning in Western Australia. A watch and act alert has been issued for people...

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Winds and more rain roar towards Sydney

GALES and heavy rainfall will pound the NSW coast as far south as Sydney and the Illawarra region, possibly causing seawater flooding, forecasters say. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Julie Evans said the heaviest rainfall from ex-cyclone Oswald...

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Hundreds need help as Oswald hits Tweed

Residents have been evacuated in northern NSW as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald heads south. Source: AAP RESIDENTS along the Tweed River in northern NSW are bracing for heavy flooding and hundreds have already called for help as ex-tropical cyclone...

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Bushfire bears down on Vic town of Boho

Rain has slowed the progress of two major bushfires burning in eastern Victoria. Source: AAP A LARGE, fast moving out-of-control bushfire which has burnt out 750 hectares is heading towards the community of Boho, near Benalla in northeast...

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NSW Police urge care on wet roads

POLICE are urging motorists in NSW to slow down and drive cautiously in the wet weather following 127 major crashes on Saturday. The weather is expected to deteriorate further on Monday as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald tracks south from Queensland....

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Brisbane expected to flood

FORECASTERS expect minor floods in the Brisbane and Bremer rivers, but Queensland premier Campbell Newman says it will be nothing like what happened in 2011. If current projections play out, 3600 residential properties will be affected in Brisbane,...

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