New test may help with Bladder cancer

A SIMPLE urine test may be able to distinguish between aggressive and low-grade bladder cancers, allowing doctors to tailor personalised treatments, say scientists. Researchers measured levels of a protein shed by bladder tumours in 600 patients....

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Aust set to assume chair of G20

AUSTRALIA will assume the chairmanship of the G20 on Sunday, giving it the key role in setting the agenda and managing the summit to be held in Brisbane next November. The G20 is the top global forum for examining the world's economic and financial...

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Pakistan PM in Kabul to discuss Taliban

PAKISTAN'S prime minister says that the recent release of a senior Taliban leader shows he is committed to helping bring peace to Afghanistan. Nawaz Sharif said after meeting in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that an agreement...

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No Aussies caught in helicopter pub crash

IT appears that no Australians were in a Glasgow pub when a police helicopter crashed into the roof on Friday night killing at least one person. There were more than 100 revellers in the Clutha pub when the incident occurred and the death toll...

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NRL's Russell Packer charged with assault

Newcastle Knights recruit Russell Packer has been charged with assault over a fight in Sydney. Source: AAP NRL player Russell Packer has been charged over a fight in which he allegedly fractured a man's eye socket. Packer, 24, and a 22-year-old...

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Drugs, gun powder seized from south Sydney

DRUGS, gun powder, fireworks and air rifles have been seized from a home in Sydney's south. Police found the prohibited goods while searching a Peakhurst home on Friday morning. Ammunition, nine cannabis plants, ecstasy, magic mushrooms, prescription...

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Female serial killer stands by pleas

A BRITISH female serial killer who admitted to murdering three men will stand by her guilty pleas. The bodies of Lukasz Slaboszewski, 31, Kevin Lee, 48, and John Chapman, 56, were found in ditches in Cambridgeshire, England, in March. Joanna...

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Brazilian city loses ground to squatters

Squatters in Brazil's biggest city, faced with a lack of housing, are taking over old buildings. Source: AAP SAO Paulo's housing department estimates this Brazilian city of more than 11 million people is short of adequate homes for at least...

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Indonesia not rushing to restore ties

Julie Bishop described talks with Indonesia over the spying controversy as a positive step forward. Source: AAP INDONESIAN Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has cast doubt over a quick resumption of conventional relations with Canberra, saying...

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Tourist forced oral sex, court hears

A BRITISH tourist accused of forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him on Bondi Beach told her he had a lot of money and if she told the police it wouldn't go anywhere. Gregory Charles Cox, 32, is facing two charges of having sexual intercourse...

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Abbott backs Bishop over China dispute

Tony Abbott says Australia will speak its mind on China's territorial dispute with Japan. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says Australia will speak its mind on China's territorial dispute with Japan, after his foreign minister was accused...

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Tears, cheers for shark victim

Shark attack victim Chris Boyd (R) has been remembered in an emotional service in the WA waves. Source: AAP CHRIS Boyd - the surfer killed by a shark in the waters off Gracetown - has been remembered in an emotional service in the West Australian...

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NSW MP flags inquiry into Currawong sale

THE NSW Parliament has flagged an inquiry into the controversial sale of a former union-owned retreat on Sydney's northern beaches. Nationals MP Trevor Khan gave notice in state parliament on Wednesday night he would move a motion on the next...

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'Give Kiwis fair go in Australia'

A NEW Zealand politician has urged Australia to give Kiwis living in the country a "fair go". Opposition Leader David Cunliffe has used a high-level meeting in Sydney to lobby for New Zealanders to be treated the same as Australians living in...

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Police search WA property for missing teen

Several people are being questioned over the disappearance of WA teenager Hayley Dodd 14 years ago. Source: AAP A PROPERTY is being forensically examined and several people are being questioned over the disappearance of West Australian teenager...

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Navy show off sub rescue capability

The navy has shown it can rescue crew members from a sunken submarine in its latest rescue exercise. Source: AAP THE navy has shown it can rescue crew members from a sunken submarine, should that ever be necessary. The submarine escape...

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Shark protection laws could change in WA

WA is considering changing laws so sharks that stay close to southwest beaches can be killed. Source: AAP HE is not labelling it a shark cull, but Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett says the state government may change laws so sharks...

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Vic govt criticised for project secrecy

THE Victorian government has been criticised for its secrecy about the cost of new major projects in the auditor-general's report on the state's finances. The report, which looks at the state's financial performance for 2012-13, says changes...

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No post-poll sales boost for Harvey Norman

Harvey Norman's CEO says the retailer hasn't seen a rise in sales since the federal election. Source: AAP RETAILER Harvey Norman says a rise in consumer confidence since the federal election has not provided a boost in its sales. "We...

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Qld oppn gets even on CMC saga

Queensland's opposition has reinstated three sacked members to the Crime and Misconduct Commission. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S opposition got mad, but now they've got even in a tussle with the government over the latest Crime and Misconduct Commission...

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WA shark threat order rescinded

Some surfers in Western Australia are calling for a cull of sharks larger than three metres. Source: AAP AN imminent threat order in place following a fatal shark attack in Western Australia's South West has been lifted. The WA Department...

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Police appeal for video of NSW ski crash

POLICE are calling for anyone who may have filmed the moments leading up to a tragic waterskiing accident in NSW to come forward. On Sunday morning a 20-year-old champion waterskier, Sarah Teelow, had just started the Bridge to Bridge Water...

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Federal govt relists terror groups

THE federal government has updated its listing of terror groups and their financiers, renewing some and removing others. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said these listings implemented Australia's obligations under a resolution of the United Nations...

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Bomb attacks in Iraq kill 5 troops

A bombing near Baghdad has killed five members of Iraq's security forces. Source: AAP A SUICIDE car bomb and another bombing near Baghdad have killed five members of Iraq's security forces. Police say the suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden...

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Drug lab uncovered in Sydney's north

A DRUG lab has exploded on Sydney's northern beaches. Police were called to a unit block on Frazer Street at 5pm on Saturday following reports of the blast. Entering the unit via a balcony, they allegedly found a clandestine laboratory. NSW...

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ACT house shatters Christmas lights record

CANBERRA'S Richards family have turned on more than half a million Christmas lights, reclaiming a Guinness world record they first held in 2011. Their 331,038-bulb effort was eclipsed a year later when 346,283 lights were powered up at a home...

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No let up as more storms forecast this evening

NT residents are being urged to make final preparations as tropical Cyclone Alessia heads for the coast. SEVERE thunderstorm warnings remain in place for several areas across Queensland tonight. The weather bureau said the Wide...

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Yemen court delays elopement case verdict

A YEMENI court has postponed a verdict in the case of a Saudi woman accused of eloping with her Yemeni boyfriend, as the couple's supporters demonstrated outside. Prosecutors say they need time to see if 22-year-old Huda Abdullah Ali can be...

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