China zoo with fake lion closes: media

A Chinese zoo under fire for disguising a hairy dog as a lion has closed for "rectification". Source: AAP A CHINESE zoo ridiculed for disguising a dog as a lion has shut down temporarily for "rectification", media report. The zoo's supposed...

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System failed NT woman, inquest hears

TWO families devastated by a killing that shocked Alice Springs are united in the sense of betrayal they feel towards the mental health system. Gwvynyth Cassiopeia-Roennfeldt and Rocky Manu were flatmates for 18 months before the paranoid schizophrenic...

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Aftershocks rattle NZ after 6.6 quake

KIDS at a school in New Zealand's capital Wellington were learning what to do in an earthquake just as a magnitude 6.6 quake struck, while Marlborough's mayor asked churchgoers to pray as he sheltered with them under a table. "How spooky was that?!...

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China zoo with fake lion closes: media

A Chinese zoo under fire for disguising a hairy dog as a lion has closed for "rectification". Source: AAP A CHINESE zoo ridiculed for disguising a dog as a lion has shut down temporarily for "rectification", media report. The zoo's supposed...

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System failed NT woman, inquest hears

TWO families devastated by a killing that shocked Alice Springs are united in the sense of betrayal they feel towards the mental health system. Gwvynyth Cassiopeia-Roennfeldt and Rocky Manu were flatmates for 18 months before the paranoid schizophrenic...

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Aftershocks rattle NZ after 6.6 quake

KIDS at a school in New Zealand's capital Wellington were learning what to do in an earthquake just as a magnitude 6.6 quake struck, while Marlborough's mayor asked churchgoers to pray as he sheltered with them under a table. "How spooky was that?!...

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Japan PM skips reference to WWII remorse

JAPAN'S conservative prime minister has broken with two decades of tradition by omitting any expression of remorse over the country's past aggression in Asia on the anniversary of its World War II surrender. Shinzo Abe's speech on Thursday - which...

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Coles lifts Wesfarmers profit to $2.26b

Strong growth from Coles has helped Wesfarmers post a six per cent rise in annual profit. Source: AAP THE head of Coles says Australians are still paying too much for groceries, even as it posted a $1.5 billion full year profit. A 13 per...

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NSW suffering scandal withdrawal: premier

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has denied pushing through a Sydney Water deal for a company linked to Eddie Obeid, saying the state is suffering "scandal starvation" after years of Labor corruption. He also said the corruption watchdog hadn't sought...

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Optus says improvement needed on network

Australian telco Optus has lifted its quarterly net profit by almost eight per cent. Source: AAP OPTUS admits it needs to improve the quality of its network after seeing rival Telstra scoop up most of the 550,000 customers who this year abandoned...

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Aust shares close lower

AUSTRALIAN stocks have closed slightly lower despite strong profit growth by market heavyweights including Commonwealth Bank. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.3 points, or 0.01 per cent, at 5,157.4, while...

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Koreas hold fresh talks on fate of Kaesong

THE two Koreas have held fresh talks on reopening a joint industrial estate, ahead of South Korea-US military exercises next week that the North says are a rehearsal for war. The two sides have already met for six rounds of fruitless discussions...

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Abbott dismisses Labor GST scare

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says Labor's scaring the "bejesus" out of voters over the coalition's tax plans but the prime minister's not letting the issue go. Labor's claim that the opposition is planning to raise the 10 per cent GST or broaden...

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Floods in Nepal kill seven

A FLOODED river has swept away part of a small village in northeastern Nepal, killing seven people, a local police official says. Heavy rain overnight swelled the river, which washed away four houses in the village in Ramechhap district while...

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Holden workers vote for pay freeze

Holden workers in Adelaide have voted in favour of a new enterprise agreement. Source: AAP HOLDEN workers in Adelaide have voted in favour of a new enterprise agreement that could save the car maker's Australian operations. About 1500...

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WA Libs backflip over unpopular power plan

WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett has denied his backflip over an unpopular state budget cost savings measure was due to pressure from a "grumpy" federal Liberal MP. The Liberal leader says he was not pushed into abandoning the plan to slash...

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Rudd shrugs off bad polls for Labor

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd is unfazed by Labor trailing the coalition in the polls four weeks out from the federal election and his colleagues deny Labor's campaign is faltering. Labor said a poor poll on Monday simply showed there was long way...

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Rudd says he didn't know debate rule

The coalition has accused PM Kevin Rudd of cheating in the first leaders' debate. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd insists he didn't know he'd be breaking the rules by using notes in the leaders' debate - and he's done it before. Opposition...

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Abbott in surplus budget pledge

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he's looking forward a television debate against PM Kevin Rudd. Source: AAP BUDGIE smugglers are out, for now, but a budget surplus will be in, Tony Abbott promises. Mr Abbott joined 85,000 others on the...

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Abbott must come clean on costings: PM

Kevin Rudd (pic) says Tony Abbott must outline the coalition's costings at the leaders' debate. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has challenged Tony Abbott to stop being evasive on the coalition's costings when the pair meet for the...

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SA cops hopeful baby safe with fleeing dad

POLICE searching for a South Australian man who absconded with his infant daughter after allegedly assaulting a family member say they believe he has no intention of harming the child. Benjamin Koch, 38, took nappies and baby formula when he...

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