Aust to deport Kiwi who killed two boys

A NEW Zealand woman who killed two teenage boys when driving on the footpath in Australia under the influence of drugs and alcohol will be deported when released from jail. Tania Winifred Paula Clark, 40, is serving a nine-year jail term for the...

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Brake failure ruled out in Qld train crash

QUEENSLAND Transport Minister Scott Emerson says Fair Work Australia has debunked union claims that a passenger train crash was caused by brake failure. Queensland Rail and police are investigating how a Brisbane train left the tracks and smashed...

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Dozens suspended in Harvard cheat scandal

Around 60 students at Harvard University have been suspended in a mass cheating scandal. Source: AAP AROUND 60 students at Harvard University have been suspended and others disciplined in a mass cheating scandal at the elite college, the...

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GG visits flood-ravaged NSW residents

GOVERNOR-GENERAL Quentin Bryce has visited the NSW Clarence Valley to comfort residents who lost all their possessions to record floods. At a barbecue for the Clarence-Nambucca State Emergency Service, Ms Bryce met Britteny Desvaux and Aaron Godwin,...

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Woman nabbed for salary sacrifice fraud

A BRISBANE woman has been charged with stealing salary-sacrifice money from government and other workers. Police refused to say how much money was involved but it's believed it could run into millions of dollars. The 58-year-old allegedly misappropriated...

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Gallery celebrates nation's leading ladies

THEY'RE Australia's "First Ladies". Not to be mistaken for prime minister's wives - they're more the pioneering kind. The National Portrait Gallery's latest exhibition illustrates the accomplishments of Australian women in medicine, politics,...

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Tony Windsor opens social media accounts

MP Tony Windsor has launched new social media accounts but denies it is the start of his campaign. Source: AAP FEDERAL independent MP Tony Windsor has launched two new social media accounts, but denies the move is the start of his re-election...

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Statue of Governor Macquarie unveiled

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has unveiled a new statue of Governor Lachlan Macquarie at Hyde Park. Source: AAP NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has described Governor Lachlan Macquarie as "a great builder of this city" as he unveiled a new bronze...

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Cord blood under the microscope

IN 2008, Melbourne leukemia patient Graham Barnell was the eighth person in the world to receive a revolutionary stem cell treatment in Seattle. The experimental therapy to replace his diseased bone marrow used stem cells from umbilical cord blood...

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Fate of Dulcie Birt still a mystery: court

THE fate of Ipswich mother Dulcie Birt remains a mystery even as a man awaits sentencing for causing her death. Alwyn John Gwilliams, 43, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the Supreme Court in Brisbane to the manslaughter of Ms Birt, 31, and to...

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Motorbikes ok to weave in Sydney trial

SYDNEY'S motorbike riders will be able to "lane filter" with impunity under a road safety trial. It is illegal in NSW for motorbikes to overtake slow or stopped cars by weaving between lanes, but the practice will be permitted in some inner...

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Mali rebels may move to Libya: UN official

THE UN's special representative for Libya has warned the Security Council that France's military offensive in northern Mali may drive Islamic insurgents out and across the porous borders with Algeria and into Libya. UN officials including peacekeeping...

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Travellers delayed as flights cancelled

THOUSANDS of travellers making their way home after the long weekend are facing delays and disruptions at Sydney Airport, as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald forces airlines to cancel flights. Among them are Jackie Bialockie and her two high-school...

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US says Iran blast reports not credible

THE White House has dismissed reports of an underground explosion at Iran's Fordo atomic plant and also accused the Islamic Republic of adopting delaying tactics on nuclear talks. Iran had previously condemned reports in sectors of the US and...

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NBN just a start, Tim Berners-Lee says

NBN Co boss Mike Quigley says the company is "ramping up" the $37.4 billion NBN project. Source: AAP "A piece of fibre coming out of the wall" is just the starting point for the national broadband network (NBN), world wide web inventor Tim...

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Towns isolated in Lockyer flood crisis

AUTHORITIES are trying to get emergency supplies to people isolated in Lockyer Valley evacuation centres as floodwaters in some areas surpass the levels seen in the devastating 2011 floods. Mayor Steve Jones says waters have already risen one...

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Ipswich flood begins as river breaks banks

THE Bremer River has broken its banks at Ipswich and businesses are beginning to flood, Mayor Paul Pisasale says. "This is the start of our emotional pummelling," Mr Pisasale told AAP on Monday afternoon. He said there was already water through...

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Sydney, Illawarra in Oswald's path

About 2000 people have been isolated by floodwaters as destructive winds and rain hit northern NSW. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of emergency service workers are on standby across NSW as floodwaters rise and ex-tropical cyclone Oswald heads south....

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NSW police hunt stolen highway patrol car

A MAN has stolen a fully marked highway patrol car following a struggle with police officers in Sydney's northwest. Police said Mount Druitt Highway Patrol officers stopped a man in his vehicle on the M4 near Richmond at just before noon (AEDT)...

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We're going to need a lot of help: Newman

PREMIER Campbell Newman says Queensland will need a lot of help from the federal government to recover from the state's unfolding flood disaster. Mr Newman is meeting with the state's disaster managers as cities along the central coast flood,...

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MP's app searches for the answers

Federal Liberal MP Andrew Laming has launched an iPhone app to canvas voters' opinions. Source: AAP THE Liberal MP whose tweets about the Logan riots caused a stir earlier this month has launched an iPhone app to canvas voters' opinions....

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