Young on DSP to face work ability scrutiny

YOUNGER people on the disability support pension (DSP) are set to have their ability to work reviewed under a budget plan to rein in the rising cost of social security payments. That's set to be announced in the budget on Tuesday, targeting some...

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NRL star Inglis in third-party deal probe

NRL star Greg Inglis will continue his $50,000 a year job with an Aboriginal charity amid an investigation into the use of Medicare funds to pay him for his services. Inglis signed a three-year deal with Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS)...

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Indon ambassador returning to Canberra

INDONESIA'S ambassador to Australia says his return to Canberra comes after sustained work to repair ties severed after last year's spying scandal. Najib Riphat Kesoema was recalled to Jakarta in November when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono...

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Smartphone app could end parking fines

A MOTORIST fed up with copping parking fines has developed a smartphone app to avoid getting stung again, but it may not thrill local councils. Council revenue could take a nosedive if the app, developed by Brisbane entrepreneurs Mark Schroder...

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Coach drowned seeking 'spiritual cleanse'

MELBOURNE tennis coach Paul Arber accidentally drowned in the Waikato River, a coroner has found. Mr Arber, 38, who according to Coroner Wallace Bain was also a practice partner for Australian star Bernard Tomic, was found dead in the river at...

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Boots could help solve Qld woman's murder

A PAIR of boots made of wetsuit material could yield clues about the murder of a young woman whose body was found at the edge of a river on the Queensland-NSW border. Police are trying to find grey or black reef-style boots, commonly known as...

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Rebel Vic MP seeks abortion law changes

INDEPENDENT MP and key powerbroker Geoff Shaw wants radical changes to Victoria's abortion laws but the government says it has no plans to amend them. Mr Shaw, whose vote the government relies on to stay in power, wants to outlaw gender-selection...

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ICAC probes false complaint

THE Liberal staffer at the centre of a NSW probe into donation rorts enlisted his little brother in a "black ops" mission to smear a senior bureaucrat, the corruption watchdog has heard. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is...

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Qld deputy attacks Palmer in parliament

Queensland's deputy premier has used parliamentary privilege to criticise Clive Palmer (pic). Source: AAP JUST a day after Clive Palmer applied to sue Queensland's premier for defamation, the deputy premier has called the federal MP a "crook"...

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Abbott failing on communication: govt MP

A federal MP has accused the prime minister and cabinet of failing to communicate with backbenchers. Source: AAP ONE of Tony Abbott's Queensland MPs says the prime minister and his treasurer Joe Hockey are poor communicators who aren't listening...

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Investment needed to create jobs: Vic govt

THE Victorian government made a decision to strengthen the state's finances so it could deliver infrastructure to improve the economy and the cost of living, Treasurer Michael O'Brien said. Tuesday's state budget included billions of dollars for...

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Health regulator too slow to act: minister

Queensland's health minister has reassured patients about the abilities of foreign-trained doctors. Source: AAP THE national health regulator isn't acting quickly enough against a doctor accused of a string of serious surgical errors, Queensland's...

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New foreign surgeon scandal in Qld

An overseas-trained doctor is being investigated in Queensland for a series of surgical errors. Source: AAP TWO hospital chiefs have been sacked over a series of surgical errors by an overseas-trained doctor in Queensland. It's been revealed...

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Qld committee inquiry into MP threat

Queensland's ethics committee will investigate if MP David Gibson was threatened by a rival. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S ethics committee will investigate claims a political rival tried to intimidate government MP David Gibson. Gympie rival...

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School chaplains face second challenge

A Queensland father is headed back to the High Court to challenge the school chaplaincy program. Source: AAP THE federal government's school chaplaincy program has turned into a "half billion dollar behemoth", says the man who's challenging...

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Job ads signal employment growth

FURTHER growth in job advertisement numbers suggests continued improvement in the labour market, but a tough federal budget could damage the employment outlook. Job ads rose for a fourth consecutive month in April, up 2.2 per cent, figures from...

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Wage cut will cause social problems: ACTU

THE ACTU says recommendations to lower the minimum wage will create an underclass of "working poor". Source: AAP RECOMMENDATIONS to cut the minimum wage will result in low income earners taking home pay packets equivalent to 1998 levels,...

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Scientists make bacteria-killing fabric

AN antibacterial fabric which has been shown to kill off two of the world's most infectious and deadly pathogens has been developed by scientists in Melbourne. Both E.coli and Staphylococcus aureus were shown to die off within 10 minutes of...

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Qld police hunt driver after wild chase

A MAN who led Queensland police on a wild car chase is still on the run. Police say two officers were injured during the dramatic pursuit north of Brisbane on Saturday night. The driver rammed two police cars trying to escape, ploughing into...

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British princes go to Graceland

Fans have gathered in Memphis to spot Princes William and Harry as they attend a friend's wedding. Source: AAP PRINCE William and Prince Harry toured the home of the King - Elvis, that is - and then went to a friend's wedding during their...

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Pedestrian killed in Sydney bus crash

A MAN has died after being trapped under a bus which witnesses say mounted a footpath in Sydney's Haymarket. Emergency services were called to Hay Street in the inner city around noon on Sunday following reports a pedestrian had been hit by...

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