Struggling farmers to get federal loans

Struggling farmers will be offered concessional loans under a federal government package. Source: AAP FARMERS struggling with debt will be offered concessional loans under a federal government package Treasurer Wayne Swan says will help secure...

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Smithfield shootings spark reprisal fears

POLICE say there could be violent reprisals in Sydney's west after four men were gunned down in what is believed to be an attack by a rival group. The men, aged between 20 and 25, were shot outside a Smithfield residence just after 8pm (AEST)...

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NSW man shot in knee with BB gun

A MAN shot in the knee after objecting to remarks made to his girlfriend was wounded by a BB gun, police say. Police said the 21-year-old man told them he was shot in the knee about 9.30pm (AEST) on Friday while walking with his girlfriend along...

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Patel to stand trial for GBH

Former surgeon Jayant Patel will face court in Queensland for the grievous bodily harm of a patient. Source: AAP FORMER surgeon Jayant Patel will stand trial in Queensland for the grievous bodily harm of a patient in 2004. Patel, who...

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Building workers' march in Vic to go ahead

Grocon CEO Daniel Grollo says incidents such as Melbourne's fatal wall collapse can sometimes occur. Source: AAP THE union representing building workers says a march to the site of Melbourne's triple fatal wall collapse will go ahead, amid...

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Elderly WA woman fined over fatal crash

AN elderly Perth woman banned from driving for life after causing the death of a man will be haunted with memories of the accident for the rest of her days, her son says. Mary Bolgia, 82, has been convicted by a jury of dangerous driving causing...

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Honour the Anzacs every day, urges WA

AUSTRALIANS have been urged to show the Anzac spirit of mateship and national pride every day, and not just once a year during the veterans march in Perth. Residents of the Perth capital gathered in record numbers to honour veterans and present...

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Don't glorify Anzacs, warns Tas governor

IMAGES of terrified soldiers who had "pissed in their own pants" have been used by Tasmania's governor to implore Australians not to glorify war on Anzac day. Governor Peter Underwood says the country needs to remember the realities of conflict...

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NT diggers praise Anzac Day youth turnout

VETERANS of World War II and more recent battles were overjoyed to see the crowds of young people who turned out for Darwin's Anzac Day. "I am impressed by all the young people here," said 94-year-old WWII veteran Ted Milliken. Lieutenant Milliken,...

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Positive results from face transplants

FACE transplant surgeries are delivering positive results with few setbacks, a leading surgeon says. Boston surgeon Dr Julian Pribaz led the team that performed the first full facial transplant in the US and also gave the American woman mauled...

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Canada train plot suspects reject charges

Two men accused of plotting with al-Qaeda to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court. Source: AAP TWO foreign nationals arrested on suspicion of what police say was an al-Qaeda-backed plot to derail a Canadian passenger train have...

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Cairns casino expects more Chinese

REEF Casino Trust expects the number of Chinese tourists visiting Cairns to rise, which the company says will benefit the Cairns casino. Reef owns the Cairns casino. "The Chinese tourist market for Cairns is expected to continue to grow," Reef...

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Qld mayor in race for Joyce's Senate seat

A LIBERAL National Party preselection battle is brewing over who will fill Barnaby Joyce's shoes as a Queensland senator. Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown has put forward his name to replace Senator Joyce, who is contesting the House of Representatives...

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Coalition wants wealthy to donate more

THE federal coalition plans to revive a body to encourage community philanthropy among Australia's wealthy if it wins the next election. Opposition families spokesman Kevin Andrews on Tuesday flagged the proposal to re-establish the former Howard...

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US man shoots dead girlfriend, 3 others

A MAN has fatally shot his live-in girlfriend at an apartment south of Seattle and then killed three other people. The dead included a 62-year-old neighbour who told others to call police and retreated inside his unit before the gunman broke down...

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Church culture helped abuse go undetected

CHILDREN complaining of sex abuse were rarely believed and sometimes punished under a culture in church and community organisations that helped the crime go undetected, Melbourne's Anglican archbishop says. Archbishop Philip Freier said an unwillingness...

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Vic discovery provides hope of cancer drug

MELBOURNE scientists have been involved in a discovery they hope will lead to a new cancer drug. The scientists have created a new chemical compound designed to block a protein that has been linked to poor results in cancer treatment. They...

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Spending is Labor's budget problem: Abbott

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says the federal government has a problem with spending rather than revenues, predicting budget deficits stretching out "as far as the eye can see". Treasurer Wayne Swan revealed on Sunday government revenues would...

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AG plays down Boston bomber's sheik link

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Mark Dreyfus has played down any potential link between a Sydney sheik and the Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed in a shootout. US authorities are investigating if Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was a follower of controversial Australian...

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Fortescue predicts $140 iron ore price

FORTESCUE Metals chief executive Nev Power predicts the iron price will hover between $139 and $140 per tonne in the short term because of low iron ore stocks. Australia's third largest iron ore miner says the commodity will then trade between...

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Vic premier U-turns on outpatient promise

VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine is backing away from a key election promise to release the state's outpatient waiting list. Before winning power in November 2010, the coalition pledged to release the list which has tens-of-thousands of people...

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