End failure mentality, PM tells Tasmania

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says Tasmania has to stop programming itself to fail. Source: AAP TASMANIA needs to stop programming itself for failure, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told the ailing island state. In a clear reference to environmental...

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Iran hangs 16 in reprisal for border clash

GUNMEN have killed at least 14 Iranian guards on the Pakistani border, in a rugged area used by drug traffickers, prompting Tehran to retaliate by hanging 16 "rebels," reports say. The ambush on the porous border happened on Friday night in the...

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Obama vows to fix healthcare website

The White House says the bug plagued website for Obamacare scheme will be fixed by end of November. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama has acknowledged problems with the rollout of a key health website, adding he had people "working overtime"...

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US citizen drowns off Tasmania

A UNITED States citizen has drowned while diving off Tasmania. The woman was diving off the Tinderbox Marine Reserve south of Hobart when she was reported missing at about 1.15pm (AEDT) on Saturday. Her diving companions located her a short...

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NSW bushfire crisis refuses to let up

The RFS Commissioner became emotional as he spoke of the firefighter pilot who was killed in NSW. Source: AAP A FIREFIGHTING pilot has become the second fatality of the NSW bushfire crisis as the biggest blaze in the state edged closer to homes....

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Former fiery killed in Vic plane crash

A FORMER senior Victorian firefighter who died in a light plane crash in the state's north has been remembered as a much-loved community member. Peter Brereton from Euroa in north-east Victoria has been identified as the pilot who died after...

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Don't play politics with RBA, Wong says

The opposition has accused Treasurer Joe Hockey of playing politics with the Reserve Bank. Source: AAP THE opposition has accused Treasurer Joe Hockey of playing politics with the Reserve Bank of Australia, while a former RBA board member says...

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Mackenzie backs BHP's green credentials

Andrew Mackenzie has defended BHP's environmental credentials in the face of criticism. Source: AAP BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie has defended the resource giant's environmental credentials in the face of criticism from a former chairman...

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Environment Dept to slash 150 jobs

THE Environment Department will slash 150 jobs before Christmas and more may go as part of the Abbott government's plan to shed 12,000 public sector jobs. Staff were sent a notice on Wednesday telling them that as a result of the department's...

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Carr wishes Kelly could have his seat

BOB Carr has used his last stand as a senator to endorse vanquished Labor MP Mike Kelly for his job. The former NSW Labor premier was parachuted into the Senate and the plum jet-setting role of foreign minister 18 months ago by then prime minister...

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Liberals seek Senate voting system change

A PARLIAMENTARY committee will seek public input on the federal election as the Liberal party urges Labor to support an overhaul of the Senate voting system. Liberal federal director Brian Loughnane has called for parliament's joint standing committee...

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Robber artist wins richest Aust art prize

A PAINTER jailed for holding up a convenience store has won Australia's richest art prize. Nigel Milsom was awarded the $150,000 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for his work, Uncle Paddy, in Sydney on Wednesday. As Milsom is serving a prison...

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Debt ceiling lifted as audit announced

Treasurer Joe Hockey will ask parliament to lift the cap on borrowings to $500 billion. Source: AAP TREASURER Joe Hockey will ask parliament to lift the cap on borrowings to $500 billion to give the federal government room to cope with global...

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Thailand mulls tourist medical fee

Thailand is set to impose a $A16.60 entry fee on tourists. Source: AAP THAILAND is mulling slapping a 500-baht ($A16.60) entry fee on tourists to help cover foreigners' unpaid medical bills at hospitals, officials say. "The policy is the...

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China faces human rights scrutiny in UN

FACED with a United Nations review of its human rights, China has acknowledged it still faces shortcomings but insists it has reduced poverty, deepened judicial reforms and protections of ethnic minorities. China put its pride and promise to...

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WA mosquito warning over Ross River virus

PEOPLE in Western Australia's South West region are being warned to avoid mosquito bites after this season's first detection of Ross River virus in the insects. People in Western Australia's South West region are being warned to...

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Opera House celebrates 40 years

More than 16,000 people gathered at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday to celebrate its 40th birthday. Source: AAP WHEN architect Jon Utzon designed the Sydney Opera House, his family didn't foresee how iconic it would become for Australia....

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Interstate fire crews sent to help NSW

FIREFIGHTERS across Australia are being deployed to aid NSW in its state of emergency. With deteriorating weather conditions feared to return to the state on Monday, a 120-strong replacement crew will head from Victoria to NSW. Victoria's fire...

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Indian death toll from toxic liquor 42

Another 10 people have died after drinking toxic bootleg liquor in northern India. Source: AAP ANOTHER 10 people have died in hospitals after drinking toxic bootleg liquor in northern India, raising the death toll to 42 in the past three...

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Khloe Kardashian to return to Australia

Khloe Kardashian will reportedly travel to Australia next month to promote the family's new line. Source: AAP KHLOE Kardashian must be having mixed feelings about returning to Australia in November. Last time she visited, in 2011, she...

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