Libs govern in national interest: Abbott

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says the federal election will be the clearest choice in a generation. Mr Abbott told the Liberal Party's Victorian campaign launch the choice was not just between different teams and policies, or between unity and...

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I stand by boats 'conflict' comments: Rudd

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says he stands by comments questioning whether Tony Abbott was "trying to risk conflict" with Indonesia over his "turn back the boats" plan. During his first press conference on Friday Mr Rudd said the coalition's boats...

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Moors murderer 'killed four more'

A newly published letter from Moors murderer Ian Brady claims he killed four more people. Source: AAP A LETTER in which Britain's infamous Moors Murderer Ian Brady claims to have killed four more people has been published for the first time....

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New team to handle economic transition

JULIA Gillard kicked off the week telling business how proud she was of the economic achievements of her government over the past three years, while scolding those who dared to talk the economy down. On her third anniversary as prime minister...

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Vic hikers spend night in freezing bush

VICTORIAN police have winched two hikers to safety after they spent a freezing night lost in bush near Mount Buller. The men contacted authorities as darkness approached on Thursday when they realised they had become lost on their way from Ritchies...

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No concerns about sex offenders in NSW

THERE are no "significant concerns" about high risk sex offenders currently on parole in NSW, a review has found. It was carried out after a convicted murderer on parole allegedly tried to rape and kill a Sydney woman last week. Attorney-General...

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West Sydney voters keen on Rudd

VOTERS in key western Sydney seats say they're pleased Kevin Rudd's back as prime minister, but are split on whether he can lead Labor to an election victory. In Penrith, in the federal seat of Lindsay, golf club manager Jeanette said she backed...

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Dead people still "own" guns in WA

DEAD men aren't supposed to have guns. Except in Western Australia, where almost 1000 firearms belonging to people who've died are unaccounted for. An audit of the state's weapons has uncovered serious flaws in gun control, with police having...

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Shorten spent weeks pondering Rudd return

Gillard stalwart Bill Shorten says he's been thinking about the leadership change for a few weeks. Source: AAP FORMER Gillard backer Bill Shorten says he had been thinking of switching his vote to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for "the last couple...

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Woman's death blamed on Indonesian smog

SMOG from slash-and-burn agricultural fires in Indonesia has been blamed for killing an asthmatic woman in Malaysia, the first reported death attributed to the crisis. The Sun newspaper says Li Cai Ling, from the southern town of Muar, which...

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Bureau improves online weather info

HAVE you ever wanted to check the weather for exactly where you are? Or plan for a surfing weekend, with information on temperature, rainfall and sea conditions, over a seven-day period? MetEye allows users to select a wide range of data on...

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Education Bill passes the Senate

LABOR'S multi-billion dollar schools funding plan has passed the Senate, but not without sparking widespread objections from the opposition. The Senate debate on the Australian Education Bill was limited to 165 minutes, drawing repeated complaints...

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Stabbing for 'supremacy', NSW court hears

WHEN Mosa Julius Mbele stabbed a 16-year-old boy at Sydney's Bankstown railway station he was trying to show he "owned" the suburb, his murder trial has heard. Mosa Julius Mbele has been charged with murdering the 16-year-old, who can't be named...

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SA cops back down on 'cha-cha' charge

ADELAIDE sometimes has a reputation of being a big country town but pedestrians beware - you can be booked for crossing the road too slowly. A Perth man last week faced court accused of staying on an Adelaide CBD road longer than necessary to...

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Bob Hawke arrives at Hazel memorial

FORMER prime minister Bob Hawke is at the Sydney Opera House where a memorial service for his former wife Hazel Hawke is about to get underway. As the rain cleared and the sun came out, a procession of political figures past and present alighted...

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Tropical storm Barry kills three in Mexico

AN eight-year-old child and his mother were killed in southern Mexico after being swept away in a river during tropical storm Barry, bringing the death toll from the storm to three, authorities say. "After more than 24 hours, we were able to...

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Man charged over Sydney vehicle shooting

ONE of two men who allegedly shot at a man and a woman in a car in Sydney's west and then led police on a pursuit that ended in a crash has been charged. The other man remains in hospital under police guard after suffering a bite wound from...

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Daredevil walks Grand Canyon on tightrope

US daredevil Nik Wallenda has became the first man to cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope, completing his latest record-breaking feat in just under 23 minutes. The 34-year-old, who walked across the Niagara Falls last year, prayed repeatedly...

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Two dead in crash in northern Victoria

POLICE have reported a second death from a car crash in northern Victoria. A Holden Commodore sedan was reportedly travelling westwards along the Toolamba-Rushworth Road, near Winter Road, Tatura when it veered off and crashed into a tree. ...

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Soldier death a 'terrible blow': Smith

THE death of a soldier in Afghanistan is a terrible reminder for the families of Australia's fallen soldiers, Defence Minister Stephen Smith says. It was confirmed on Sunday that a special forces soldier from the Sydney-based 2nd Commando Regiment...

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