First test for PNG deal after boat arrives

A new approach to boat arrivals could save lives, Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare says. Source: AAP MORE than 80 boat people are facing transfer to Papua New Guinea under the government's tough new asylum seeker plan, after their vessel was...

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G20 seeks to narrow differences on growth

FINANCE chiefs of G20 states have sought to narrow differences on how to keep budget deficits in check without harming fragile growth as the world economy emerges from slowdown. The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the top 20 advanced...

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Kremlin critic Navalny cheered in Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has received a hero's welcome after his release from jail. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of supporters of Alexei Navalny have gathered at a Moscow rail station to cheer the Russian opposition leader as a national...

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Indonesia confirms visa clamp on Iranians

INDONESIA has confirmed it will stop issuing visas on arrival to Iranians after a growing number of them have been caught smuggling drugs or have used the country as a transit point before seeking asylum in Australia. Amir Syamsuddin, justice...

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Orica shares tumble as profit downgraded

SHARES in explosives and mining industry supplier Orica have tumbled after it said its profit is set to fall by about 10 per cent. The company has blamed global economic conditions and higher than expected costs in its tunnelling business for...

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Poisoned India pupils' parents rampage

Burials have begun for 23 children killed after eating a free school lunch in India. Source: AAP GRIEVING parents have rampaged through a village in eastern India to protest the deaths of 23 pupils who ate a poisoned school lunch and the perceived...

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NSW govt waters down its line on alcohol

THE NSW opposition and Greens have angrily declared the alcohol lobby the winner after the government released its new guidelines on alcohol promotion. The guidelines ban the use of merchandise, interactive games or technology that appeals to...

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European stocks dip at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets have slid at the start of trading, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index losing 0.20 per cent to 6,558.80 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 retreated 0.19 per cent to 8,239.38 points and in Paris the CAC 40 shed 0.24...

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Taped phone call told of 'porn file': ICAC

A LABOR election candidate dumped amid corruption claims wanted to "go for" a rival who had been caught out watching porn, a secretly taped phone call reveals. Jeffrey Salvestro-Martin was this week disendorsed as the ALP's candidate for John...

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Stocks to watch at close on Wednesday

STOCKS to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Wednesday: BBG - BILLABONG INTERNATIONAL - up 8.5 cents, or 34 per cent, at 33.5 cents Investors have cheered a refinancing deal that will keep troubled retailer Billabong solvent,...

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Bullying forum to push for legal reform

A SYMPOSIUM on bullying will push for a more unified approach to the issue, including cases of cyberbullying, under Australian law. Former Family Court Chief Justice Alastair Nicholson, who will be speaking at the conference, said current laws...

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1200 Qld power jobs gone

QUEENSLAND'S power companies slashed more than 1200 jobs last financial year. The bosses of transmission provider Powerlink and distributors Ergon and Energex fronted a budget estimates hearing to explain that capital works have slowed as well...

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Broome asylum seekers sent to Curtin

AN asylum seeker boat that was spotted sailing close to the West Australian coast had mainly Vietnamese people on board, the Department of Immigration confirmed. The boat, carrying 84 people, was detected by a Customs and Border Protection surveillance...

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