Carlton AFL player charged with assault

A CARLTON AFL player charged with assaulting a fan will continue playing while the case proceeds. SIMON White is with the club in Fremantle, where he has been named in Carlton's team for its Thursday night AFL game. White allegedly punched...

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UK AG won't challenge Harris jail sentence

British government won't challenge the sentence handed down to convicted paedophile Rolf Harris. Source: AAP CONVICTED paedophile Rolf Harris will not see his jail term challenged by the British government's chief legal adviser for being...

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Tax, security info at cyber attack risk

TAX and social security records and national security information remains vulnerable to cyber attacks, a new report shows. AN auditor-general review of seven major government agencies found that none complied with the required cyber security...

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Qld bikies can fill out 'resignation' form

QUEENSLAND bikies and their associates can fill out a form to declare they are no longer part of an outlaw group. THE Queensland Police Service website has a questionnaire asking people to describe the steps they have taken to "disassociate"....

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Senator breaks into song during farewell

Senator Ursula Stephens has burst into song during her valedictory speech. Source: AAP LEAVING parliament may be a blessing in disguise for Labor Senator Ursula Stephens, who looks prepped to shine on another stage - in showbiz. THE Irish-born...

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Bishop restates support for Fiji election

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has been updated on Fiji's progress towards its first democratic elections in nearly a decade. FIJI has promised to hold elections on September 17, the first since the country's leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama...

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Peter Greste jailed for 7 years in Egypt

Tony Abbott has lobbied Egypt's new president for the release of journalist Peter Greste (pic). Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues accused of aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood have been jailed...

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Vic 'palm reader' jailed for assaults

A VICTORIAN man who used an offer to read women's palms as a ruse to sexually assault them while travelling on a train has been jailed for at least 10 months. AJAY Chopra, 41, had pleaded guilty to all five charges relating to the assaults on...

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Salvos sorry for abuse 'greatest failure'

The Salvation Army will again give evidence at the child sex abuse royal commission in Sydney. Source: AAP THE Salvation Army says it is profoundly sorry for the abuse suffered by children in its care, and events revealed by the royal commission...

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Labor, coalition in cost of living battle

Prime Minister Tony Abbott will personally reintroduce a bill to axe the carbon tax. Source: AAP LABOR and the coalition have traded blows over cost-of-living pressures as the government reintroduced its carbon tax repeal bills. THE government...

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