Liberal lead narrows in McEwen

THE margin is tightening in the nation's closest election race in the Victorian seat of McEwen. Liberal challenger Donna Petrovich narrowly leads Labor incumbent Rob Mitchell, with just 142 votes separating them at lunchtime Saturday. This...

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United honours $5 tickets after web glitch

US flight company United Airlines says it will accept tickets it mistakenly sold this week for next to nothing. A pricing error on the company's website on Thursday left lucky travellers paying only the security fee of $5 ($A5.40) or $10 ($10.80)...

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Death toll in US floods rises to four

Colorado has received more than its normal annual rainfall in a single day, leaving four dead. Source: AAP A FOURTH body has been recovered after floods in the western US state of Colorado, as the area received nearly half its normal annual...

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Aquila Resources rebounds into profit

AQUILA Resources has rebounded into profit as it offloads assets and plans to bring its Eagle Downs project into production by 2017. Aquila said 2012-13 profit was $317 million following a loss of $238,000 in the prior year. The company said...

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Recount no good, result is rigged: Palmer

CLIVE Palmer says he doesn't know whether there's much point requesting a recount in Fairfax because Australia's electoral system is "rigged". The mining magnate was on Friday ahead in the Sunshine Coast seat by 1132 votes. But his lead has...

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Albanese stands against Shorten

ANTHONY Albanese has decided to stand for the Labor leadership, meaning rank and file members will help choose the party's parliamentary leader for the first time. Chris Bowen will be Labor's interim leader until the vote is decided. The contest...

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Consumer confidence at three-year high

The coalition election victory and record-low interest rates have boosted consumer confidence. Source: AAP CONSUMER confidence has soared to an almost three-year high, propelled by record low interest rates and the election of a coalition government....

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Aussies hurt, guides killed in PNG

Tour leader Christina King. Source: Supplied FOUR Australian trekkers have been injured, two of their guides hacked to death and another five badly injured when bandits attacked them on the first night of a trek in Papua New Guinea's highlands....

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Abbott makes boat plan top priority

Prime minister-elect Tony Abbott is expected to lay out his "stop the boats" plan next week. Source: AAP PRIME minister-elect Tony Abbott is expected to lay out his "stop the boats" plan next week, after the swearing in of his new frontbench....

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Coalition cancels plum posting for Bracks

The Abbott government has been accused of pettiness after it axed Steve Bracks' diplomatic posting. Source: AAP LABOR has accused the incoming Abbott government of being petty and vindictive after it axed a plum diplomatic posting for former...

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NSW property dug up in hunt for Jasmine

Police forensic experts are excavating a NSW property as they search for a woman missing since 2009. Source: AAP POLICE forensic experts are using earth moving equipment to dig up a property in northern NSW as they search for a young woman...

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Elders to cut workforce by 10 per cent

Struggling rural services company Elders will slash its workforce by 10% as part of $25m of cuts. Source: AAP STRUGGLING rural services company Elders is set to axe about 150 jobs, or about 10 per cent of its workforce, as it re-organises and...

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CSG company fined over death of NSW worker

A COAL seam gas mining company has been fined $120,000 over the death of a worker who was hit in the head by a pipeline. Bruce Austin, 57, died after he was struck in the head by a pipeline during work at a coal seam gas mining site near Narrabri...

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Sydney dance teacher faces more charges

A SYDNEY dance teacher accused of child pornography and sex abuse offences has had 16 more charges laid against him. Grant Davies, 39, ran a dance studio in Sydney's inner west with his sister, and trained performers for hit productions including...

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PNG open to review of Manus deal

PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says the Abbott government must respect the asylum-seeker deal. Source: AAP PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says he expects a Tony Abbott-led government to respect the asylum-seeker processing...

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Joyce behind Truss as Nationals leader

Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce insists Warren Truss (Pic) can stay leader of his party. Source: AAP THE Nationals' Barnaby Joyce has successfully made the switch to parliament's lower house but says Warren Truss will remain party leader as long...

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Jackman, Kidman plan a rest after festival

NICOLE Kidman is swapping the red carpet for a tent while Hugh Jackman is going to be a stay-at-home dad. After a hectic year and the past few days attending the world premieres for their new movies at the Toronto Film Festival, the Australian...

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Beattie backs Shorten to lead Labor

Peter Beattie says Bill Shorten (Pic) is the right man to help Labor rebuild. Source: AAP FAILED federal Labor candidate Peter Beattie doesn't believe Kevin Rudd's presence on the backbench will hamper the party's renewal attempts. Mr...

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