Death toll in Canada rail crash up to 28

The death toll from the Canada rail disaster has risen to 28 after four more bodies were discovered. Source: AAP THE death toll from the Lac-Megantic train disaster has risen to 28 after four more bodies were pulled from rubble of the devastated...

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Local ballots for Labor preselection

LABOR will hold local ballots for preselection in five seats vacated by former prime minister Julia Gillard and several of her senior ministers. The national executive decided on Saturday the rank and file process would apply for preselecting...

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NGOs in dilemma over rescuing N Koreans

SOUTH Korean NGOs face a dilemma over how to rescue 64 North Koreans held by Myanmar rebels and forced to work on a drug farm, an activist says. The North Koreans have been taken to a rebel camp northeast of Tachilek, a town along the border between...

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China ready to negotiate investment treaty

CHINA has agreed to negotiate a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, a move hailed by Washington as a significant step in the Asian giant's economic reforms that could level the playing field for American businesses. China made...

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Abbott ventures into Rudd homeland

TONY Abbott has nudged a kid out of the way during a schoolyard game of footy. The federal opposition leader, who's known for his competitive streak, visited a Catholic college in Kevin Rudd's electorate on Friday. He spent time on the field...

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Body found in SA backyard

Woman survives highway rock-throwing A 54-YEAR-old woman miraculously escaped injury last night when a rock was hurled at her car from an overpass in Perth's northern suburbs. Agar the 'Orrible melts UK hearts POMS-EYE VIEW: THE English...

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Virgin/Air NZ partnership set to continue

The ACCC says it is planning to reauthorise Virgin Australia's partnership with Air New Zealand. Source: AAP VIRGIN Australia's trans-Tasman alliance with Air New Zealand is set to continue after the consumer watchdog said it intended to re-authorise...

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Night shift 'ups miscarriage risk': study

WOMEN who work night shifts are at greater risk of suffering miscarriages than those who work regular office hours, according to new research. The study, led by Dr Linden Stocker and Dr Ying Cheong, also shows those who work alternate and changing...

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NASA's Mars rover to up hunt for life

THE next robotic rover to explore Mars in 2020 should scour the red planet's surface more closely than ever for signs of past life, a NASA team says. The US space agency's science definition team has released a 154-page document containing its...

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Qld shooting victim's family shocked

THE brother of a Gold Coast man shot dead in his bed says the family is shocked that anyone could do it to him. Shyam Dhody, also known as Sam, was found dead by his partner when she arrived at their Sunbird Court home at Gilston just before...

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Michael Hill increases sales

MICHAEL Hill International increased sales by 6.8 per cent last year as it opened more jewellery stores in a challenging environment. Sales climbed to $NZ541.5 million ($A467.62 million) in the 12 months ended June 30, from $NZ507.3 million...

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Yancoal privatisation faces FIRB hurdle

CHINESE giant Yanzhou Coal Mining's plans to take full control of its Australian offshoot Yancoal could face a potential roadblock from the Foreign Investment Review Board. Yanzhou, which already owns 78 per cent of the local miner, has approached...

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Five killed in India building collapse

FIVE restaurant workers have been killed and others injured when a two-storey hotel collapsed in the southern Indian city of Secunderabad, a local police official told AFP. "Five people have died and 15 more have been injured when the City Light...

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Fiji sends more UN peacekeepers to Israel

FIJI has announced it will send a further 380 troops to join a UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights, lifting the Pacific nation's contribution to 562. The move comes after several countries withdrew from the peacekeeping force because...

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Kiwis push for more rights in Australia

TWELVE years after laws were passed thwarting New Zealanders crossing the Tasman from becoming Australian citizens, momentum is gathering to overturn the "bizarre" imbalance in rights between the two countries. More than 100,000 New Zealanders...

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Girl threatened in Sydney chemist hold-up

A 16-YEAR-OLD girl has been threatened with a knife during an armed robbery at a chemist in Sydney's south. Two men entered the Caringbah pharmacy about 8.15pm on Saturday night. One stole cash from an unattended counter while the other forced...

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Change law for gay school kids: NSW MP

INDEPENDENT Sydney MP Alex Greenwich is pushing for changes to state laws that he says allow private schools to discriminate against gay students. Mr Greenwich says the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act contains exemptions that mean private schools...

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Vic footy spectator's wheelchair taken

A footy spectator had his wheelchair stolen while watching a match at the MCG, police say. Source: AAP A FOOTY spectator had his wheelchair stolen while watching a match at the MCG. The man, 60, left his wheelchair near the Medallist...

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