Australians on board missing plane

A search and rescue mission is underway for a Malaysia Airlines flight, which has lost contact with air traffic control. Flight with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board missing ... Malaysia Airlines service bound for...

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Elderly couple bashed in home invasion

An elderly couple have been bashed during a home invasion at Bathurst in NSW's central tablelands. Source: AAP AN elderly couple have been bashed during a home invasion at Bathurst in NSW's central tablelands. Police say the 85-year-old...

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Qld cop hit by ute during radar operation

A police officer has been hit by a ute while conducting traffic operations on the Gold Coast. Source: AAP A POLICE officer has been hit by a ute while conducting traffic operations on the Gold Coast. Police say the male sergeant, 57,...

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NSW teacher arrested after child porn find

A PRIMARY school teacher has been charged after police uncovered child abuse material at a home west of Sydney. After receiving a tip-off, detectives raided the man's home in the Lithgow suburb of Oaky Park on Friday. Police say a number of...

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Man struck by lightning in Sydney's west

A MAN has been struck by lightning as severe thunderstorms sweep across Sydney. A NSW Fire and Rescue spokesman said the 65-year-old man was struck outside his home in Baulkham Hills, in northwest Sydney, at 5pm on Friday. Fire fighters administered...

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MPs slam Rinehart's views on entitlement

AS she predicted, Gina Rinehart's criticism of Australia's "entitlement" mentality has drawn return fire, with left wing MPs inviting her to leave the country, and leave the nation's battlers alone. Ms Rinehart, who's worth almost $20 billion,...

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Firms fed-up being unpaid govt pay-clerks

The Australian Industry Group group's Innes Willox (R) is seeking less haste to balance the budget. Source: AAP BUSINESS groups have hit out at the opposition for blocking the removal of $44 million in red-tape associated with the current paid...

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Manus Is on Iran-Indon human rights agenda

IRAN and Indonesia are preparing to discuss Australia's treatment of asylum seekers, following the death of an Iranian man on Manus Island. Reza Berati, 23, died on February 17 when riots erupted at Australia's offshore detention centre. Iranian...

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Labor goes on attack over Qantas safety

QANTAS has been ordered to consider giving workers and unions more detail about the reasons behind cutting 5000 jobs as it starts shedding almost one third of check-in staff at Sydney international airport. Qantas began offering its check-in staff...

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Overfishing threatens sea slugs: study

SLUG-LIKE sea cucumbers found on the Great Barrier Reef are under threat from overfishing, researchers say. A Southern Cross University study shows nine of the 16 species considered vulnerable or endangered worldwide are found on north Queensland's...

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Pressure for 'unstable' Corby to be jailed

PRESSURE is growing for Indonesian authorities to revoke Schapelle Corby's parole, after a rash of bad publicity and apparent attempts to take her own life. The convicted drug smuggler's family denies she twice tried to take a knife to her wrist...

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Little penguin hand-raised in WA

A PENGUIN chick has been successfully hand-raised in Perth with fish smoothies after his parents struggled to cope with his feeding demands. In a first for the Penguin Island Discovery Centre, the 10-week-old chick named Noorook, which is an...

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Man busted with $1m of cannabis

A NSW man is to face court accused of trucking almost $1 million worth of cannabis across the state during a six-month period. The 47-year-old was arrested in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday following a year-long investigation into the large-scale supply...

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New rules for Everest climbing season

People wanting to climb Mount Everest will now have to bring their garbage back down with them. Source: AAP MT Everest's climbing season has begun with new rules that require climbers to bring down their personal garbage, and more security...

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Rocks, gravel thrown in wild car pursuit

A PASSING driver suffered a serious head injury from a rock thrown from another car speeding up to 150km/h during a police chase, a court has heard. After that, the car continued, hitting a truck with another rock before doing a u-turn and driving...

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Egg warning over Vic salmonella outbreak

VICTORIANS have been warned of the higher risk of eating raw or undercooked eggs after more than 200 people fell ill from salmonella. Health authorities have linked two restaurants to raw-egg foods using products from western Victorian supplier...

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Reynolds readies for WA Senate re-run

WA Senate candidate Linda Reynolds (L) says she's not angry she has to hit the campaign trail again. Source: AAP DESPITE winning fair and square in the West Australian Senate election, Liberal candidate Linda Reynolds says she's not angry about...

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Park body draft rejected reef dredge plan

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) initially rejected a dredge dump proposal. Source: AAP THERE will be a push in the Senate on Tuesday to revoke the approval of the Abbot Point coal port expansion. The Greens will ask...

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CleanUp Australia back at work

Around 550,000 volunteers will focus on cigarette butts and drink bottles for CleanUp Australia day. Source: AAP CLEANUP Australia's Ian Kiernan and more than half a million of his mates will spend Sunday applying his newly developed formula,...

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Man under police guard after alleged arson

A QUEENSLAND man who allegedly set fire to a house in the state's southeast is now under police guard in hospital. A 16-year-old girl suffered serious burns in the blaze and has been flown to Brisbane for treatment. Police say seven people...

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Hundreds rally over Vic mine fire response

HUNDREDS of residents have rallied in Victoria's Morwell where a coal mine is on fire, demanding a royal commission into what they say is a lack of action by authorities. Protest leader Nerissa Albon said 1200 people had turned out to the rally,...

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