Qld man's body found with gunshot wounds

A BRISBANE man's body was found riddled with gunshot wounds in a park south of Brisbane, police say. Members of the public found the body of Mitchelton man Julian Neuendorf, 38, in the Logan River near the Logan Reserve boat ramp at Henderson...

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Suspect killed in Indonesian terror raid

INDONESIAN police have shot dead a suspected militant and seized bombs during a raid in a district that has been at the centre of an anti-terror crackdown in the past week, a spokesman says. The raid on a house was conducted by local police...

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Man dies, nine injured in Melbourne crash

A MAN has been killed and at least nine people injured in a collision between a train and a truck in Melbourne. Emergency services say the man died at the scene after being found and treated by paramedics near the main engine of the train. ...

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Junior miners struggling in Qld: report

START-UP miners in Queensland are struggling with a cumbersome exploration permits system and falling commodity prices, a report says. The market value of the state's smaller mineral explorers has fallen by 42 per cent in 2012, compared with...

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Elephant in S Korea imitates human speech

SCIENTISTS say an elephant in a South Korean zoo is using his trunk to imitate human speech. An international team of researchers says Koshik can reproduce five Korean words by tucking his trunk inside his mouth and modulating the sound coming...

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Newman knew of LNP's donation worries

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman knew weeks ago that the Liberal National Party was worried about a political donation to his transport chief. But Mr Newman kept silent about his party's concerns, even as his government forced Michael Caltabiano...

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New China stealth fighter in test flight

CHINA'S second stealth fighter has made a first test flight, state media reports. The J-31, the second stealth plane to be unveiled by China in less than two years, flew for 11 minutes on Wednesday morning, the state-run Global Times cited an...

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Green groups slam govt reef strategy

GREEN groups have slammed the Queensland government's draft strategy for development near the Great Barrier Reef, saying it flouts United Nations guidelines. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney tabled the draft 10-year Great Barrier Reef Ports Strategy...

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Rayney acquitted of murdering his wife

PROMINENT Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney has been found not guilty of killing his estranged wife, Corryn, following one of the most high-profile murder trials in Western Australia's history. The prosecution had alleged Mr Rayney murdered the former...

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Elderly man pleads guilty to mercy murder

AN 81-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of his de facto wife, whom he has admitted killing as part of a failed "mercy" suicide pact. Herbert Erickson was charged with the murder of Julie Betty Kuhn, 73, in January this year after her...

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US executes man for murder of girl

A HAS US man has been executed for the 1990 rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl who disappeared after leaving her home to buy sugar for lemonade. Sixty-year-old Donald Moeller received a lethal injection on Tuesday night in Sioux Falls,...

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Melbourne man dies in Syria 'crossfire'

AN Australian kickboxer believed to have been killed by crossfire in Syria had not joined rebel fighters in the ongoing conflict, the Islamic Society of Victoria says. Roger Abbas, 23, of Melbourne's northern suburb of Meadow Heights, had shown...

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Aussies cosy in NY bars as Sandy looms

THE wind from the outer reaches of Hurricane Sandy gusted ominously, public transport shut down and the warnings were grim, but AFL and rugby replays were keeping the clientele happily camped at several Australian bars in New York City. With authorities...

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Foreign students to get transport discount

INTERNATIONAL students will get a 35 per cent discount on NSW public transport after a report said they were at risk of being attacked and mugged. A report also highlighted allegations of abuse at some student accommodation in NSW, including...

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NZ dollar holds above 82 US cents

THE New Zealand dollar held above 82 US cents as the nation's relatively high yields and economic growth stronger than in Europe or the US helps underpin demand for the currency. The kiwi recently traded at 82.16 US cents from 82.21 cents on...

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Govt aims to boost Asian trade links

AUSTRALIA'S trade with Asia will rise significantly under the federal government's new Asian century policy blueprint. The government's long-awaited white paper sets the goal of increasing the value of Australia's trade with Asia to one third...

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Greenwich 'passionate' about many issues

NEWLY elected independent MP for Sydney Alex Greenwich has denied coalition claims he is a single-issue politician after his landslide by-election victory. More than 48 per cent of voters chose Mr Greenwich in Saturday's poll, with the Clover...

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Asia strategy needs joint effort: business

BUSINESS is calling for bipartisanship over the broad direction of the federal government's Asian century white paper, as Australia sets course to ramp up its engagement with Asia. The Business Council of Australia (BCA) and Australian Chamber...

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