LAX Air NZ flights resume after shooting

AIR New Zealand flights out of Los Angeles International Airport are returning to normal after being grounded when a gunman opened fire. One security officer was killed and at least six other people were injured in the shooting at LAX about 9.30am...

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NSW accepts defence fire clean-up offer

NSW has accepted a Defence Force offer of 80 army personnel to help with the massive recovery effort in the fire-affected Blue Mountains. The Defence Force offer of assistance follows its apology for starting a bushfire through explosive training...

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Labor playing games on carbon: Cormann

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the coalition is committed to scrapping the carbon tax. Source: AAP FINANCE Minister Mathias Cormann says the coalition will do "whatever we need to do" to scrap the carbon tax, but stopped short of threatening...

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Cash rate about as low as it will go

THE chances of interest rates getting any lower are very slim, following a recent surge in the housing sector and improved confidence in the Australian economy. Eight out of 12 economists surveyed by AAP say the Reserve Bank of Australia won't...

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Shares drop after radio duo quits

SOUTHERN Cross Media shares have plunged after controversial Sydney breakfast radio duo Kyle and Jackie O announced they are quitting their top-rating 2Day FM show. The pair will leave the competitive breakfast slot at the end of November. ...

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Kyle and Jackie O quit breakfast show

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O have announced they will leave their 2Day FM breakfast show this year. Source: AAP KYLE Sandilands and Jackie O will leave their 2Day FM breakfast slot at the end of 2013 after more than a decade on air together....

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Fitzgerald rounds on Newman again

CORRUPTION fighter Tony Fitzgerald has told the premier not to treat Queenslanders like fools, and says the crime and corruption watchdog is at risk of outliving its usefulness. Mr Fitzgerald has reacted angrily after the premier drew parallels...

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Hendra therapy set for human trial

AN antibody therapy for people exposed to the deadly Hendra virus will be formally trialled on humans for the first time. The world-first trial is expected to be announced on Thursday afternoon. The therapy has already been given to five people,...

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Obeid paid in bundles of cash: ICAC

FORMER NSW Labor MP Eddie Obeid and his wife received bundles of cash from three Sydney properties in which his family had hidden interests, a corruption inquiry has heard. Mr Obeid's eldest son Damian on Tuesday was giving evidence at the NSW...

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Sex case employee denied workers comp

A PUBLIC servant has lost a six-year battle for workers compensation for being struck by a falling light while having vigorous sex in a motel during a work trip. In a majority ruling, the High Court has found the woman was not engaged in a work...

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Crown's casino push affordable: Packer

Crown chairman James Packer says the company's push to expand in Asia and Australia is affordable. Source: AAP BILLIONAIRE James Packer says an ambitious program to expand the number of Crown's integrated hotel and casino resorts in Asia and...

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Administrators appointed to Vic council

A PANEL of administrators has been appointed at Wangaratta Rural City Council after its council was sacked for bullying, intimidation and wasting $1.5 million in ratepayers' money. The panel will be chaired by farming leader Ailsa Fox and include...

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WCB unaware of reason behind share trading

TAKEOVER target Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory (WCB) says it doesn't know why a large volume of its shares has been traded, pushing the share price up by around eight per cent. WCB shares were 65 cents, or 7.78 per cent, higher at $9.01...

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Pedophile gave YMCA stepdad reference

A PEDOPHILE employed by the YMCA used a family member for a reference, while staff at the not-for-profit group failed to adequately carry out checks on his employment history, a Royal Commission has been told. Child Care co-ordinator, now manager,...

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Health clubs boost Ardent revenue

A SOLID performance from its expanded health clubs division has helped boost first quarter revenue and earnings for Ardent Leisure Group. The leisure and entertainment provider, which operates health clubs, theme parks, bowling alleys, marinas...

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Has Loch Ness monster migrated to Nth Qld?

COULD a North Queensland tropical island have its very own Loch Ness monster? Some beachgoers at Magnetic Island, off Townsville, seem to think so after seeing a distinctive long, curved "neck" bobbing up and down off the coast on Friday. But...

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Giles holds historic Vietnamese meeting

THE Northern Territory's chief minister and the Vietnamese prime minister have met to discuss expanding trade ties, in the first such meeting between the two jurisdictions. The NT's Chief Minister Adam Giles met the Prime Minister of the Socialist...

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Jewish community reps condemn Sydney brawl

AN anti-semitic fuelled brawl in Sydney's east has highlighted the need for effective criminal laws addressing racial attacks, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies believes. Four men, 66, 48, 39, 27, and a 62-year-old woman were taken to hospital...

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Direct Action won't meet targets: Labor

LABOR is pushing the Abbott government to reveal more details about its climate change strategy, claiming Direct Action will fail to deliver Australia's promised cuts to carbon emissions. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has demanded the opposition...

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Govt must justify $9b RBA payment: Bowen

LABOR is demanding Treasurer Joe Hockey justify his reasons for giving the Reserve Bank nearly $9 billion in what it's calling a bid to score "expensive political points". The federal government this week announced it would make an $8.8 billion...

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