Manly protesters want shark cull scrapped

Thousands have gathered on Manly beach in Sydney to protest against WA's shark culling policy. Source: AAP ANTHONY Joyce once shared the Western Australian government's views on sharks after he found his foot in the jaws of one while surfing....

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Senate to question ASIC over DJs decision

The Senate will look into the corporate regulator's actions against two David Jones directors. Source: AAP A DECISION by the corporate regulator not to reopen an investigation into two David Jones directors accused of insider trading will...

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Carr offers government advice on China

WHAT'S the difference between a best friend, an oldest friend and your closest friend? Quite a bit in the tricky world of diplomacy, where the choice of words can mean the difference between a compliment and a snub. Former foreign minister...

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Second Qld cyclone may be on the way

Flood fears are easing in north Queensland after Cyclone Dylan was revised downwards. Source: AAP AS north Queenslanders mop up after the state's first cyclone of the season, forecasters say another one could be on the way. Cyclone Dylan,...

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Qld raids net huge cash, heroin haul

Police have seized heroin worth $1.4m in a series of raids in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Source: AAP POLICE have seized almost half a million dollars in cash and heroin worth $1.4 million in a series of raids in Brisbane and the Sunshine...

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Dumping beginning of end for reef: Greens

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has approved the dumping of dredge spoil in the park. Source: AAP THE controversial decision to allow sludge to be dumped off the Great Barrier Reef has environmentalists predicting the death of...

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WA police bust 1379 texting drivers

WA police have fined more than 1000 motorists for using mobile phones while driving in 40 days. Source: AAP WEST Australian police have fined more than 1000 motorists for using mobile phones while driving during a novel 40-day crackdown that...

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Greens wary of harbour leak inquiry

The Abbott government has announced a review of two leaking incidents in Gladstone Harbour. Source: AAP THE Australian Greens warn that an inquiry into a leaking wall designed to keep toxic material out of Gladstone Harbour could dissolve...

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Alcohol violence bills pass NSW parliament

The first part of NSW's package of laws to reduce street violence in Sydney passed the lower house. Source: AAP MANDATORY minimum sentences for intoxicated assaults, earlier closing times for bottle shops and 1.30am lock-outs are set to be...

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Rice farmers add to Thai govt woes

BESIEGED by anti-government protests in Bangkok for the past three months, embattled caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is facing another challenge in the countryside, from more than a million angry rice farmers. Yingluck's Pheu Thai...

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Novartis Q4 net profit rises to $US2b

SWISS drug maker Novartis AG has reported a two per cent rise in fourth-quarter net profit, helped by delays in generic competition to its blockbuster drugs. The company, based in Basel, Switzerland, said on Wednesday it had a net profit of...

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iiNet takes swipe at NBN Co

AUSTRALIA'S second largest DSL internet service provider iiNet has taken a swipe at NBN Co, saying it has ignored input from industry experts while devising its new corporate plan. iiNet's chief regulatory officer Steve Dalby said NBN Co - the...

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Hundreds rally against Tasmanian pulp mill

HUNDREDS have rallied outside the Tasmanian parliament in protest at the born-again pulp mill proposal for the state's north. As parliament reconvened in a pre-election bid to ensure the mill's future, more than 600 turned out to voice their opposition...

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Folk singer, activist Pete Seeger dies

PETE Seeger, the banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage, has died at the age of 94. Seeger's grandson,...

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Salvo child abuse 'extreme', inquiry hears

Evidence about abuse at Salvation Army homes is some of the worst heard at the royal commission. Source: AAP A SALVATION Army officer in Sydney would send boys who were in care to the homes of adults to be sexually assaulted, an inquiry has...

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Baby rescued after boat hits rocks

SYDNEY, Jan 27 AAP - Eight people, including a baby, have been rescued after a catamaran ran aground on the NSW south coast. Local lifesavers, Marine Rescue NSW and the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter were called in after the vessel struck...

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Treasury given nod for $500 billion debt

Treasurer Joe Hockey has ordered Australia's debt limit be set at 500 billion dollars. Source: AAP TREASURER Joe Hockey has given Treasury authority to borrow $500 billion, in line with the government's unsuccessful bid last year to set the...

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Search continues for boy taken by croc

NORTHERN Territory police have killed two crocodiles during their ongoing search for a 12-year-old boy taken by a crocodile in billabong. The boy was swimming with friends at a billabong near Jabiru at Kakadu National Park on Sunday when he...

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Bryce delivers final Australia Day address

IN her final Australia Day address as Governor-General, Quentin Bryce has paid tribute to the courage, compassion and resilience of the nation's people amid numerous natural disasters. She also called for continued interpersonal respect. Australia's...

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Social media storm brews over shark cull

The death of the first shark under WA's culling program has sparked outrage on social media. Source: AAP OPPONENTS to the West Australian government's shark killing program have responded angrily to the first slaughter in the state's waters....

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Police concerned for missing NSW man

A 42-year-old man's disappearance from his home on the NSW Central Coast has police worried. Source: AAP POLICE are searching for a 42-year-old man who has gone missing from his home on the NSW Central Coast. Geoffrey Brock was reported...

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