Brisbane's Eagle Farm to get $22m upgrade

A LONG-AWAITED upgrade of Brisbane's Eagle Farm racecourse is off and racing with a $22 million refurbishment to be complete ahead of next year's winter carnival. The makeover, the first since 1972, includes the reconstruction of the racing...

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US stabbing victim, 12, out of hospital

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl who US police say was repeatedly stabbed by two classmates trying to curry favour with a fictional horror character has been released from the hospital, the victim's parents say. The girl narrowly survived being stabbed 19...

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Hertz to review years of financial results

HERTZ Global Holdings Inc says it has to review and correct its financial reports from the past three years after an audit by the car rental company found accounting errors. The announcement, made in a government filing on Friday, sent Hertz...

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Science treads water in naming WA spider

HUNDREDS of newly discovered animals remain unclassified due to an international shortage of taxonomists. Head of the West Australian Musuem's department of terrestrial zoology, Mark Harvey, said there's not enough taxonomists to describe and...

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Clavell's ex denies causing SA road death

THE ex-girlfriend of dead fugitive Rodney Clavell has been ordered to stand trial over the hit-and-run death of a cyclist who was a leading Adelaide midwife. Samantha Magdaleine Farrer, 37, of Queensland, pleaded not guilty on Friday to three...

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NZ's North Island rattled by 5.1 quake

NEW Zealand's central North Island has been rattled by a 5.1 magnitude quake. The 76km deep earthquake was centred 20km west of Ohakune, in the Tongariro National Park, just before 4pm on Friday. Thousands reported feeling the moderate quake...

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Union takes fashion labels to court

23 clothing labels are being taken to court in Melbourne for breaching laws protecting outworkers. Source: AAP FASHION labels including Very Very, Mariana Hardwick and Arthur Galan are breaching laws protecting outworkers, the textile union...

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Qld govt to absorb fed pension cuts

The Queensland government will absorb all federal concession cuts to pensioners and seniors. Source: AAP THE Queensland government will absorb all concession cuts to pensioners and seniors dished out by the federal government. Two days...

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Newman to defend Palmer court action

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman (pic) will defend a defamation suit taken by Clive Palmer. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has stood by claims Clive Palmer tried to buy his government, saying the public deserved to know...

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Jet hitch for Abbott before trade trip

An aircraft breakdown has delayed the start of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's trade and security trip. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has had an inauspicious start to his four-nation trade and security mission, with his plane suffering...

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Shipyards warned projects may go overseas

THE federal government has warned Australian shipbuilders it could look overseas for new frigates if they don't lift their game in building three new air warfare destroyers (AWD). The $8.5 million AWD project is running almost two years late and...

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Hockey optimistic on jobs as growth bounds

A surge in economic growth in the first three months of the year has made Joe Hockey optimistic. Source: AAP JOE Hockey is not taking anything for granted, but a surge in economic growth has made him optimistic about jobs. The economy expanded...

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US-Aust ties not affected by differences

THE US-Australian relationship is unlikely to be anything but cordial despite the ambitious carbon pollution plan unveiled by President Barack Obama before Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit, pundits say. While some commentators and political...

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Phones, drugs hurled over NSW jail fences

War-zone technology is being installed at NSW jails to combat drugs being thrown over prison fences. Source: AAP WAR-ZONE technology is being installed at NSW jails to combat the long-running problem of mobile phones and illicit drugs being...

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Govt spending down 0.8% in Mar qtr

A fall in government spending of 0.8% in the March quarter will be a drag on economic growth. Source: AAP GOVERNMENT spending fell in the March quarter, but the drag on economic growth will be more than offset by positive trends in foreign...

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Man charged after baby attacked

A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with grievous bodily harm and cruelty after an injured baby was admitted to a Brisbane hospital. The one-year-old boy was taken to hospital with unspecified injuries, police say.The man will appear in the Pine...

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People want vision, not complainers: PM

Tony Abbott says he is the man with the plan and the Australian public will back him. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS want a man with a plan, not a bunch of complainers. And that's why Tony Abbott remains confident the $7 Medicare co-payment and...

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Mickelson says he's co-operating with FBI

US golfer Phil Mickelson confirms that FBI agents investigating insider trading approached him. Source: AAP US golfer Phil Mickelson has confirmed that FBI agents investigating insider trading approached him at a tournament this week. The...

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