Greens retain seat of Melbourne

AUSTRALIAN Greens deputy leader Adam Bandt has retained the lower house seat of Melbourne. Mr Bandt claimed victory minutes after Labor's candidate Cath Bowtell conceded defeat. "It looks like we have won the seat of Melbourne," Mr Bandt told...

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Swan says he'll be returned in Lilley

FORMER treasurer Wayne Swan says he'll keep his seat, but has refused to say who should lead the Labor party in opposition. Mr Swan says Labor's policies saved Labor from further losses, particularly in Queensland. When asked about the Labor...

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Beattie won't give up on Forde

Labor's Peter Beattie says he has no regrets about returning to politics despite a looming defeat. Source: AAP FORMER Queensland premier Peter Beattie says he's still in with a chance in the seat of Forde. Mr Beattie seemed to have given...

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Abbott to govern with 30-seat majority

THE federal Liberal-National coalition is likely to govern with a majority of at least 30 seats after a swing of just over three per cent against Labor. The ALP has become the first two-term federal government to be thrown out of office since...

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Hawke sings praises of Medicare

Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke says the availability of healthcare under Medicare was under threat. Source: AAP FORMER prime minister Bob Hawke has struck a chord with his supporters with an unexpected solo performance celebrating the 30th...

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Fiat confirms investment in flagship Turin

Fiat is to produce Maserati SUVs from next year under investment plans for its key Mirafiori plant. Source: AAP ITALIAN carmaker Fiat, which controls Chrysler, will go ahead with investments in its flagship Mirafiori plant in Turin, where...

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Morcombe accused's trial set for February

The trial of the man accused of murdering schoolboy Daniel Morcombe will begin next February. Source: AAP THE trial of the man accused of murdering Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe will begin next February. Lawyers for Brett Peter...

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Versace Macau hotel will fit local culture

ITALIAN fashion house Versace and Macau casino company SJM say the Versace-themed hotel they're planning for the Asian gambling city will be tweaked to appeal to the local Chinese market and open in 2017 Versace chief executive Gian Giacomo...

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Mushrooms are Vit D factories: scientist

Button mushrooms are able to make enough vitamin D for the average person's estimated daily needs. Source: AAP THREE or four button mushrooms are able to make enough vitamin D for the average person's estimated daily needs, says a respected...

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Family of Gary Tweddle can say goodbye

GARY Tweddle's family and friends can finally bid him goodbye, with his body formally identified, police say. The 23-year-old went missing from a work conference at the Fairmont Resort at Leura, west of Sydney, in the early hours of July 16. He...

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Aust Lexus among worldwide car recall

MORE than 2000 Lexus vehicles will be recalled in Australia as part of a major global recall of Toyotas due to a fault that could cause them to stop mid-journey. The Japanese auto giant recalled 370,000 vehicles worldwide on Thursday, around...

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Dominic Bird acquitted of drugs charges

A Malaysian court has acquitted Australian man Dominic Bird of drug-trafficking charges. Source: AAP PERTH man Dominic Bird has walked free after a court in Malaysia acquitted him of drug-trafficking charges that carry a mandatory death penalty....

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NSW Essential Energy employee electrocuted

AN Essential Energy employee has died after being electrocuted by power lines on NSW's mid north coast. The 47-year-old man died after receiving an electric shock at about 10.30am (AEST) on Monday while he was working on the Pacific Palms network...

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Customs officer accused of importing drugs

A FEMALE Australian customs official will front court after being charged with importing and trafficking drugs. The 27-year-old former border protection officer at Sydney airport was arrested on Monday by Australian Federal Police (AFP). She...

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Philippine leader cancels China trip

CHINA has demanded the Philippines drop its arbitration case with the United Nations on territorial disputes as a condition for allowing President Benigno Aquino to visit a Chinese trade fair, diplomatic sources say. The demand prompted Aquino...

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Syrian war between unsavoury sides: Abbott

Kevin Rudd says Tony Abbott's "baddies versus baddies" comment raises questions about his judgement. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says Syria's civil war involves "two pretty much equally unsavoury sides" and Australia should be...

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Bomb kills 8 Afghan mining firm workers

A PROVINCIAL governor says a vehicle carrying employees of a private mining company has struck a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan, killing eight. Parwan province leader Abdul Basir Salangi says five people also were wounded on Saturday...

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Abbott coming round election mountain

Tony Abbott says if the coalition wins the election, he will conscious of his responsibilities. Source: AAP TONY Abbott was upstaged on Sunday. But it wasn't Kevin Rudd stealing the limelight. Nine-year-old Ben Betteridge captured the travelling...

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Abbott view on Syria 'sophisticated': Pyne

Tony Abbott has backed US military strikes against Syria but says they must be carefully targeted. Source: AAP THE coalition has defended its leader Tony Abbott's baddies versus baddies description of the Syrian crisis as a sophisticated analysis....

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Attempted murder in Brisbane carjacking

A man has been accused of trying to kill another man during a botched car robbery in South Brisbane. Source: AAP A MAN has been accused of trying to kill another man during a botched car robbery in South Brisbane. A 44-year-old man was...

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