Abbott commits to NSW tunnel

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has committed to funding a tunnel linking NSW's F3 and M2 motorways, saying it's time to end the frustration of the state's Central Coast drivers. The NSW government is close to striking a deal with federal Labor...

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Jobs still short of Swan's promise: Hockey

EMPLOYMENT growth is still well short of what the federal government promised two years ago, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says. Data on Thursday showed the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 5.5 per cent from 5.6 per cent as the number of...

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Barnaby Joyce backs referendum

SENATOR Barnaby Joyce says he will vote in a referendum to recognise local governments in the constitution and allow federal funds to flow directly to them. But he has slammed the federal government's timing of the announcement and its failure...

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NSW girl grabbed during cross country run

A MAN dressed in black has attempted to abduct a teenage girl who became separated from other competitors during a school cross country run in Sydney. The man tried to grab the 14-year-old during the event organised by Woolooware High School,...

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Qld cops probe case of headless croc

Police are searching for those responsible for hacking off a crocodile's head in north Queensland. Source: AAP POLICE are examining a decapitated crocodile in far north Queensland to try and figure out who hacked its head off. Charter boat...

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Pakistan peacekeeper killed in DR Congo

A Pakistani peacekeeper has been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN says. Source: AAP ATTACKERS have killed a Pakistani peacekeeper in an ambush in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations says. ...

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Govt axes 'rock solid' commitment: Abbott

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says the federal government's ditching of a planned family benefits increase is another example of Labor rewriting a "cast-in-stone" commitment. Finance Minister Penny Wong has blamed a decline in revenue for the...

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Hockey says budget 'cupboard is bare'

SHADOW treasurer Joe Hockey says the federal election won't be a battle involving big spending promises by the major parties because the "cupboard is bare". Mr Hockey made the comment in a speech outlining the coalition's fiscal strategy ahead...

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3 brothers held over kidnapped US women

THREE US women who had been missing for years - two of whom disappeared as teenagers - have been found alive in a house in Cleveland. A neighbour spotted one of the women - Amanda Berry - screaming and trying to get out of the house. "I heard...

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Replica gun burglar loses bid to appeal

A BURGLAR who was shot by a policeman after pointing a replica gun at him has failed in his bid to appeal one of his convictions. Cameron Francis Kelly was sentenced to 18 months' jail in October for assaulting a public officer, in addition...

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'Naive' SA woman given bond for fraud

A "NAIVE and foolish" woman whose grandiose business plans included building a hospital in Africa and the construction of major Australian railway lines has been given a suspended jail term for fraud. Heidi Marie Litkowitch, 65, admitted forging...

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Raise Sydney weekend taxi fares: IPART

HAILING a Sydney taxi on a Friday or Saturday night will cost $6.50 before passengers have gone anywhere under a recommendation by the pricing regulator. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has recommended increasing the flag...

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Parliament House marks 25th anniversary

A WEEK is a long time in politics and for Australia's "new" Parliament House, it's been a very long 1300 weeks. This Thursday, May 9, marks the 25th anniversary of the new parliament's opening by the Queen. In 1988 there was some trepidation...

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'New' Parliament House wins over pollies

THOUSANDS of tourists see Parliament House as a temple of democracy, but for Australia's politicians the 25-year-old building is simply an office. A very big office. For those who worked in the old parliament, the sheer size of the new building...

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Italian quake-hit town of Onna rebuilds

Reconstruction has started on an Italian medieval town destroyed by an earthquake four years ago. Source: AAP RECONSTRUCTION work funded by the German government has started on a 13th century church in Onna, a village in the central Italian...

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