Polls close in Tasmania state election

Over 360,000 Tasmanians will vote in 305 polling places from Hobart to King Island in Bass Strait. Source: AAP THE counting of votes in the Tasmanian election is under way as the state decides who should govern for the next four years. ...

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Elderly lady dies in NSW crash

Two men have been killed in a car crash on the NSW north coast. Source: AAP AN elderly woman has been killed in a car crash in central NSW. The 81-year-old was driving along a rural road five kilometres outside Tumut, between Wagga Wagga...

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Missing plane flew west 'deliberately': PM

Some experts theorise one of the pilots or someone else hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. Source: AAP MALAYSIA'S prime minister says communications aboard a missing jet were switched off and its course deliberately changed by someone...

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Smoke still troubles Vic town of Morwell

A CFA volunteer has been struck by a tanker while fighting a grassfire in central Victoria. Source: AAP VULNERABLE residents who have been forced to leave a smoke-affected Victorian town will likely spend another weekend away from home. ...

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Iraq tries to legalise child marriage

A CONTENTIOUS draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to submit to sex on their husband's whim. The measure, aimed at creating different laws for Iraq's majority...

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NSW man charged with grooming girl, 15

A NSW man who allegedly tried to groom a girl through a social networking site has been charged. Source: AAP A NSW man who allegedly tried to groom a 15-year-old girl through a social networking site has been charged and granted conditional...

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South Australia's jobless rate rises

South Australia's Premier Jay Weatherill insists he is focused on creating jobs. Source: AAP PREMIER Jay Weatherill insists creating jobs is at the heart of what his Labor government is about, despite official figures showing South Australia's...

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Myer exec Greg Travers resigns

RETAILER Myer's executive general manager, business services and strategy, Greg Travers, has resigned to take up a role in the resources sector. Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes paid tribute to Mr Travers' contribution to the company over...

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"Kill" machete not murder weapon

A HOMEMADE machete with "kill" written on it was found at a NSW murder scene but prosecutors don't believe it was used to fatally stab a small-time drug dealer. The 30cm weapon was found by police at a Wagga Wagga home in May 2011 the day after...

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Stop poisoning dingoes, scientists urge

MANY regard them as pests and one infamously killed a baby. But controlling Australia's dingo population with poison may be doing more harm than good, according to a controversial new study. "Dingoes should not be poisoned if we want to halt...

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Japan marks 3rd anniversary of disaster

JAPAN has observed a moment of silence to mark the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away thousands of victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked the nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power. ...

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One suspect on missing jet is Iranian

MALAYSIAN police say they have identified one of two men who boarded a missing Malaysian jet with fake passports as a 19-year-old Iranian believed to be seeking to emigrate to Germany. "We believe he is not likely to be a member of any terror...

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University of Qld staff to strike

STAFF at the University of Queensland will strike on Tuesday in protest at their "casualisation" and worsening conditions. National Tertiary Education Union members will walk off the job for 24 hours, accusing the university of languishing behind...

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300 sequel victorious at Aust box office

IN the battle for the Australian box office, 300: Rise of an Empire has come out victorious. According to the latest figures from the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, the action-packed sequel, starring Australians Sullivan...

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Charges expected after woman set alight

A MAN is expected to be charged after a woman was set on fire in Sydney's CBD last week. Police have been told the 34-year-old woman was splashed with a flammable liquid and set alight around 6pm (AEDT) on Friday. She was rushed from Castlereagh...

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