Early voting to open for WA senate poll

EARLY voting centres for Western Australia's re-run Senate election are about to open across the state. Voters unable to attend a polling place on election day April 5 can vote early either in person, or by post in a range of city and regional...

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Greste's family hail PM's intervention

THE parents of jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste say Prime Minister Tony Abbott's direct appeal for his release will undoubtably help the case. Mr Abbott rang interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour on Thursday night, three months after...

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Search for MH370 shifts focus

The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines flight has resumed with weather conditions improving. Source: AAP THE hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has shifted more than a thousand kilometres from where teams had been scouring...

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Investors set to flock to Medibank float

Investor interest in the float of Medibank Private is likely to be strong, analysts say. Source: AAP THE Abbott government's sale of Medibank Private is likely to be a good opportunity for investors, but bad news for the health insurer's staff....

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Canning of safaris a croc: NT govt

THE federal government's decision not to allow crocodile hunting safaris in the Northern Territory has been derided as "a croc" by the NT government. Two NT ministers have accused federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt of being shortsighted and...

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Art Gallery of NSW to give back sculpture

AUSTRALIA is returning a stolen statue worth more than $300,000 to India. The 1000-year-old Ardhanariswara idol, depicting Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati, was on display at Sydney's Art Gallery of NSW after being purchased during the...

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Blind woman's bid to sue Qld GP fails

A QUEENSLAND woman left blind and deaf by a rare disease has failed in a bid to sue her doctor. Nancy Leanne Mules from Cairns in far north Queensland tried to sue her GP for almost $8 million in damages after the deadly fungal infection cryptococcal...

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NSW MPs deadlocked over anti-violence plan

PARLIAMENT has again rejected the NSW government's tough anti-violence measures targeting drunk and drug-affected offenders. The coalition wants stern sentencing laws to apply to two reckless grievous bodily harm offences, two reckless wounding...

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UK teachers walk off the job

THOUSANDS of schools across England and Wales will face disruption and closures as teachers stage a one-day national walkout in an ongoing bitter row over pay and conditions. The strike, called by the National Union of Teachers, could force...

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Vic $128m plan for vulnerable children

The Victorian government has unveiled a plan to reduce the number of children living in state care. Source: AAP AN overhaul of Victoria's child protection system will focus on protecting vulnerable children who are specifically targeted for...

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Parcel bomb seriously injures Qld man

A MAN has been seriously injured after he opened a suspected parcel bomb in southeastern Queensland. Police say the parcel exploded in the man's arms, seriously injuring his upper body, at his home on Owen St, Dalby, about 2.45pm (AEST) on Tuesday....

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Good and bad news in jobs survey

MORE Australian employers are planning to retrench staff in the next three months. A survey of 2,887 Australian employers found 12.1 per cent are planning to swing the axe in the three months to the end of June, compared to 11.2 per cent in...

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Female hiker found in Vic park

A HIKER missing for days in the Victorian wilderness has been winched to safety. A police helicopter spotted the woman and winched her from the Alpine National Park, northeast of Melbourne, just after 10am on Sunday. The woman, from the rural...

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One-punch killers to face life in Qld

One-punch killers will face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. Source: AAP ONE-PUNCH killers would face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. The Newman government's draft plan to tackle...

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NSW urged to get flu-ready

Pregnant women and the elderly are being urged to prepare for winter and get a flu shot. Source: AAP PREGNANT women and the elderly are being urged to prepare for winter and get a flu shot following an "unusually high" level of influenza...

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