Vics urged to dob in arsonists

VICTORIANS are being urged to inform on anyone they suspect of starting fires this summer. The state is predicted to face its hottest spell of the summer next week, and authorities are urging the public to be on the lookout for arsonists. Acting...

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Drunk date turns to shooting, court told

SHAMIRAN Benjamin was expecting a dinner date with her new flame. But after putting up with her short-term boyfriend's drunk and reckless behaviour at a casino, Benjamin found herself at the centre of a shooting investigation. The 25-year-old...

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Curriculum review political, critics say

FEDERAL Education Minister Christopher Pyne is being accused of reigniting a culture war with a review of the national schools curriculum to ensure students "celebrate Australia". Labor, the Greens and teachers have condemned a review of the curriculum...

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Perth man fit to plead over NYE murder

A 23-YEAR-OLD man charged with the murder of a young man at a New Year's Eve beach party north of Perth has been deemed fit to plead following an assessment at a psychiatric facility. James Dorloff, 20, died after being attacked, possibly with...

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Mapping the risk of massive quakes

A TEAM of scientists, led by a Melbourne professor, has published research that shows where giant earthquakes are most likely to strike. Monash University Professor Wouter Schellart says earthquakes mostly occur at the boundaries of tectonic...

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Rudd speech put US defence sec to sleep

Robert Gates' memoir contains an anecdote about a dinner he shared with former PM Kevin Rudd (pic). Source: AAP AS Kevin Rudd's long soliloquy about Australian history dragged on, the dinner's guest of honour - then-US defence secretary Robert...

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Segways to hit Melbourne city streets

TOURISTS will soon be gliding through the city of Melbourne on upright scooters to take in the sights. Changes in state government regulation will allow tour businesses to apply for a permit to operate Segway tours around tourist attractions...

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NSW gran had cannabis 'for dying daughter'

AS a 79-year-old great-grandmother living in Sydney's eastern suburbs, Barbara Stiff did not fit the bill for a drug supplier. But hidden in her Malabar unit were 67 grams of cannabis, which she admitted to police that she planned to sell. Stiff...

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Federal govt eyes alcohol violence inquiry

THE federal government is planning an inquiry into alcohol-fuelled violence across the country. Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says the wide-ranging parliamentary probe will be aimed at finding better ways to tackle the problem,...

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League player refused bail

Rugby league player Russell Packer has been sentenced to two years in jail for assaulting a man. Source: AAP NRL player Russell Packer has had his bid for bail knocked back before an appeal against the severity of his two-year sentence for...

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Carpark gunshot self inflicted: police

POLICE say a gunshot wound sustained by a man at a Melbourne shopping centre carpark was self inflicted. A 45-year-old man, from Dandenong, was found with a gunshot wound to the leg at the Keysborough shopping centre last Thursday. He was taken...

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Vic fire believed to be suspicious

A WOMAN had a lucky escape from fire that gutted a Melbourne vintage shop, with police treating the blaze as suspicious. Flames engulfed the Queens Parade shop in Clifton Hill about 2.15am (AEDT) on Monday after the woman living inside raised...

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India building collapse kills 13

Thirteen bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of a building that collapsed in India. Source: AAP THIRTEEN bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of a building under construction that collapsed "like a house of cards" in a coastal village...

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Summernats champ's burnout secrets

BIG revs, blown tyres and a lead-up beer or two. As Summernats 27 draws to a close in the nation's capital, last year's burnout champion, Mark Schwirse, shares his top secrets behind the perfect burnout. First, he insists heading to a private...

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RAF jets fly with 3D printed parts

UK fighter jets have flown for the first time with parts made using 3D printing technology. Source: AAP UK fighter jets have flown for the first time with parts made using 3D printing technology. BAE Systems said the metal components...

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