Downer elected SA Liberal party president

Former foreign minister Alexander Downer has been elected president of the Liberal Party in SA. Source: AAP FORMER foreign minister Alexander Downer has been elected unopposed as the president of the South Australian Liberal Party. Mr...

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Vic house prices soar to record highs

Melbourne house prices have hit record levels after a successful three month period on the market. Source: AAP MELBOURNE house prices have reached record levels after a successful three month period on the property market. The city's...

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No charges for driving on US jet survivor

A firefighter who ran over and killed a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash will not be charged. Source: AAP THE US firefighter who ran over and killed a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco was unaware she was responsible...

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Man charged over Sydney box cutter attack

A man has been charged with stabbing another man with a box cutter in a car park in Sydney. Source: AAP A MAN has been charged with stabbing another man with a box cutter in a car park in Sydney's southwest. Police say the two men aged...

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Activist Malala meets Queen at reception

The Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban met with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Source: AAP SCHOOLGIRL Malala Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, spoke to the Queen about the importance of education...

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Stars help open US performing arts centre

LA's Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has been opened with a black-tie gala. Source: AAP MOST community performing-arts centres open with the mayor in attendance, maybe a few local business owners. Not in Beverly Hills. ...

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Cat loses leg after being shot in WA

The RSPCA is investigating after a cat's leg was amputated after being shot with a rifle in WA. Source: AAP AN 18-month old cat has lost a leg after it was shot with a rifle in Western Australia. Stella was found limping by her owner...

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Sun reporter charged with MP's phone theft

A BRITISH tabloid reporter and a member of the public are facing charges linked to the theft of a mobile phone belonging to a member of parliament. Sun journalist Nick Parker is accused of one count of receiving stolen goods and one of unauthorised...

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Malaysia must back off threats: Xenophon

INDEPENDENT Senator Nick Xenophon has called on the government to press Malaysia to back off threats against students who attend an event featuring opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim this weekend. Senator Xenophon said the level of paranoia from...

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Nestle posts 4 per cent rise in sales

Nestle has posted a modest four per cent increase in sales for the first nine months of 2013. Source: AAP SWISS food and drink giant Nestle has posted a modest four per cent increase in sales of dozens of its household name brand products for...

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NT education minister booed at rally

HUNDREDS of protesters have shouted down the Northern Territory's education minister at a rally against cuts to education funding. About 500 teachers, parents, and supporters gathered in front of Darwin's Parliament House on Thursday to protest...

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Several fires raging around Newcastle

Fires raging around Newcastle have forced the closure and evacuation of the airport. Source: AAP SEVERAL out-of-control fires are raging north, south and west of Newcastle, forcing the closure and evacuation of the airport with authorities...

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HSU to chase Williamson settlement

THE Health Services Union says it's determined to wring a $5 million settlement from its disgraced former boss Michael Williamson, who has apparently declared himself bankrupt. The former HSU secretary and Labor Party president on Tuesday pleaded...

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Row grows over Qld sex offender jail terms

Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie announced plans to amend legislation over sex offenders. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie is on a collision course with civil libertarians and lawyers after announcing plans to...

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Italy may send Nazi's body to Germany

Clashes have broken out in Italy outside a Nazi war criminal's funeral which had to be suspended. Source: AAP ITALY says it has contacted Germany over what to do with the body of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke, as Rome commemorates the 70th...

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US pins hopes on Senate leaders

The White House has rejected the latest effort by Republicans to resolve an impasse over the budget. Source: AAP THE US is hours from a fateful fiscal deadline, with a chaotic political stand-off threatening to trigger a debt default and rock...

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Snitching bikies can avoid long jail terms

A Queensland government plan to lock up criminal bikies in a super jail could lead to more crime. Source: AAP BIKIE gang members can avoid the extraordinary jail terms threatened by new laws in Queensland if they turn informer. The laws...

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Former HSU boss pleads guilty to fraud

Disgraced former HSU boss Michael Williamson admitted he defrauded the union out of almost $1m. Source: AAP DISGRACED former Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson faces 30 years in jail and civil action by his former union for fraudulently...

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Qld compo changes to be rushed through

The Queensland government says changes to the workers compensation scheme will protect employers. Source: AAP SOME Queenslanders injured at work will no longer be able to sue their employers under reforms to be rushed through state parliament....

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McCann appeal sparks huge response

UK police are focussing on a man with dark hair who was seen the night Madeleine McCann disappeared. Source: AAP A NEW British police television appeal about the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal has triggered...

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Parliament to sit over four weeks in 2013

PARLIAMENT is likely to be recalled in a month's time, with four sitting weeks before Christmas. AAP understands the 44th Parliament will first sit on November 12, with the Tuesday sitting a largely ceremonial affair. This includes swearing...

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Redfoo without an artist on X Factor

LMFAO frontman Redfoo said he was "gutted" to be the first coach to lose all his artists on The X Factor. Redfoo's tenancy as an active coach was exhausted after Jiordan Tolli, the last of his three under-24 female singers, was eliminated on...

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Shorten lags on parliament experience

BILL Shorten isn't the least experienced opposition leader of the past 40 years, but he's not far off. Since the Liberals' Billy Snedden failed to oust Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam, only three opposition leaders have had less time in parliament...

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Facebook opens office in Israel

Facebook says it's opening its first office in Israel after acquiring an Israeli technology startup. Source: AAP FACEBOOK says it is acquiring an Israeli mobile technology startup and opening its first office in Israel. Facebook said...

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Let the Labor renewal begin: Shorten

The Labor Party will announce the result of the caucus and leadership ballot on Sunday. Source: AAP NEW federal Labor leader Bill Shorten is prepared to force a parliamentary showdown with the coalition government over the carbon tax. Junior...

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Vic boy killed crossing train tracks

A teenage boy has been killed by a train in Victoria as he attempted to cross the tracks. Source: AAP A VICTORIAN teenager killed as he attempted to cross railway tracks may have misjudged the speed of the oncoming train, police say. ...

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Mongols patch over the Finks in WA

The notorious US-based Mongols bikie gang has patched over the Finks in Western Australia. Source: AAP A POLICE operation has confirmed the notorious Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang has patched over the Finks in Western Australia. Police...

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Strong winds expected amid NSW bushfires

Properties have reportedly been damaged as an out of control bushfire continues to blaze in NSW. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS are bracing for a night of strong winds and thunderstorms, as a number of homes in NSW were destroyed by bushfires. ...

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