Thousands flee Dreamworld after fire alert

Thousands have been evacuate from Dreamworld on the Gold Coast due to a grassfire. Source: AAP MORE than 7000 people fled Australia's largest theme park on Saturday after a grassfire started nearby. The fire, sending a huge plume of smoke...

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Emma Thompson gets Hollywood honour

British actress Emma Thompson has added her hand and shoe prints to the Hollywood Boulevard. Source: AAP BRITISH actress Emma Thompson has cemented her place in Hollywood, by adding her hand and shoe prints to the fabled pavement outside...

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Aboriginal artist's work on Qantas 737

A painting by Aboriginal artist Paddy Bedford has inspired the latest aircraft for Qantas. Source: AAP ABORIGINAL artist Paddy Bedford would often tell his daughter his work was going to end up on a plane. "'I'm going to have a painting...

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Four charged with severing US man's penis

FOUR people are accused of torturing a California marijuana dispensary owner with a blowtorch and cutting off his penis in an attempt to force him to reveal where he had buried piles of cash in the desert. Ryan Anthony Kevorkian, 34, and his wife...

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Severe thunderstorms forecast for NSW

A SEVERE thunderstorm warning has been issued for large swathes on NSW's central west. Damaging winds are forecast to hit parts of the central west slopes and plains and parts of the upper western forecast districts on Friday evening, the Bureau...

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Ken Levy re-appointed CMC chair

THE Queensland government has extended the contract of the head of the state's crime and corruption watchdog despite criticism he was biased. The opposition wanted Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) Chair Dr Ken Levy to resign after he penned...

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Police charge 21 Rebel bikies in blitz

POLICE have arrested 21 members of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang in a week-long blitz. As part of the Attero National Task Force, state and federal police worked together to disrupt, disable and dismantle the criminal activities of the Rebels....

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Third suspect chemical haul found in WA

A THIRD suspicious package has been discovered in the same region south of Perth where highly volatile explosive chemicals were recently found. Bomb squad technicians are at a disused caravan park at Peppermint Grove Beach in the Capel region...

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Toddler hospitalised after bunk bed fall

A TODDLER has been hospitalised after she fell from her bunk bed in the NSW Southern Highlands and hit a cooling fan. The two-year-old girl was flown from her Berrima home to the Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney on Thursday night.The girl...

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Crown of thorns plague moving south

A CROWN of thorns plague is eating its way through the Great Barrier Reef, almost wiping out at least one reef between Cooktown and Cairns. It is the fourth major outbreak since 1960s and is yet to reach its peak. Starting in Lizard Island...

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Congolese rebels surrender in Uganda

A UGANDAN military official says at least 1700 Congolese M23 rebels, including the top commander, have surrendered to Ugandan authorities. The official said on Thursday that M23's General Sultani Makenga and his fighters were being held by the Ugandan...

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Aust woman in Dublin free to leave care

A court was told the Australian woman found on a Dublin street has a history of psychiatric issues. Source: AAP A 25-YEAR-OLD Australian woman found in Dublin a month ago is free to leave state care after a psychiatrist found she wasn't suffering...

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Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Australia

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) will make her first visit to Australia this month. Source: AAP AUNG San Suu Kyi will make her first visit to Australia in late November. The Burmese opposition leader will attend public events...

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US man skydives on 100th birthday

After getting a doctor's certificate, a 100-year-old man in the US has skydived for the first time. Source: AAP WHEN Vernon Maynard's friends asked him what he wished he had done in his 100 years of life, the US man said he had always wanted...

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CSG projects face less hurdles in NSW: BCA

CSG projects in NSW could face fewer regulatory hurdles with a new plan for environmental approvals. Source: AAP MINING companies wanting to develop coal seam gas (CSG) projects in NSW could soon face fewer regulatory hurdles, after the O'Farrell...

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Family of shot Sydney girl talk to police

The family of a teenage girl who was shot in her western Sydney home are now talking to police. A schoolgirl has been shot at a home in Sydney's west, in what police say is a targeted attack. Source: AAP AFTER a day of being...

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Bandicoot fire survivor revives at Taronga

A northern brown bandicoot which survived the NSW bushfires is being treated at Taronga Zoo. Source: AAP A TINY survivor of the NSW bushfires has staff at Taronga Zoo gushing. The northern brown bandicoot was recently handed into the...

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Death crash officer trial begins

A MOTHER driving her daughter to have her hair done on her 16th birthday died of multiple injuries when a police vehicle chasing a stolen car slammed into her at high speed, a court has been told. The first class constable who was driving the...

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Boog and Drew evicted from Big Brother

OUSTED Big Brother intruder Alex "Boog" Roe might need to evict part of her wardrobe after family, friends and fans saw a bit more of her than necessary. Roe and Anthony Drew were evicted from the Nine Network series on Monday night, leaving Tahan,...

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No more survivors after Myanmar boat sank

FAMILY members are scouring the coastline off western Myanmar, a day after a boat carrying at least 70 Muslim Rohingya capsized, but there are no new signs of survivors, a community leader says. Only eight people have been plucked from the waters...

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Volcanic eruption displaces 1300 villagers

ABOUT 1300 villagers living at the foot of Mount Sinabung in Sumatra have been evacuated after an eruption, the National Disaster Management Agency said. Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said on Sunday four villages situated within three...

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Hawkesbury blaze under control

FIREFIGHTERS are expected to work through the night to mop up a bushfire that threatened about 50 properties at Lower Portland near the Hawkesbury River on Sunday afternoon. More than 100 firefighters worked to quell the blaze, which reportedly...

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LAX gunman planned to kill many agents

Los Angeles International Airport is returning to normal operations after a gunman sparked chaos. Source: AAP THE gunman who allegedly killed a security officer at Los Angeles airport carried a note saying he planned to murder "multiple" agents,...

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Southern Highlands bushfire under control

A BUSHFIRE that threatened rural properties in the Southern Highlands is now under control. An emergency warning was issued for a fire at Alpine, between the Hume Highway and the Old Hume Highway, at about 5.30pm (AEDT). The fire was brought...

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