Drink-driving charges up over Christmas

THE number of motorists charged with drink-driving over the Christmas holidays jumped 11 per cent this year, NSW police say. Over the course of Operation Safe Arrival, which ran from December 21 to January 4, police said they charged 992 people...

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Tas firefighters turn to third blaze

THREE fires are burning out of control and threatening communities along the east coast and central Tasmania, with thousands of people stranded as roads are cut off. An emergency warning has been issued for a large bushfire near Bicheno, 180km...

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Star Wars creator George Lucas engaged

Star Wars creator George Lucas (R) is engaged to investment firm president Mellody Hobson. Source: AAP STAR Wars creator George Lucas is engaged. A spokeswoman for Lucasfilm Ltd says the 68-year-old director is engaged to 43-year-old...

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Aussies buy record number of cars

Australians bought a record 1.1 million new cars last year, a 10.3 per cent increase from 2011. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS bought a record number of new cars last year, with big jumps in purchases of sports-utilities and commercial vehicles. ...

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Argentine president stirs Falklands row

Argentina's president has urged Britain to relinquish control of the Falkland Islands. Source: AAP ARGENTINE president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has reignited the row over the future of the Falkland Islands in an open letter to the Prime...

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US to place salvors on grounded oil rig

US Coast Guards have vowed to prevent any environmental threat from an oil rig that ran aground in Alaska, as experts prepared to board the the structure to help decide how to salvage it. Oil giant Shell's Kulluk mobile drilling unit "remains...

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Single mums slam Macklin comments

SINGLE mothers have reacted angrily at "appalling" and "degrading" comments by Families Minister Jenny Macklin, who said she could survive on the $35 a day Newstart allowance. Ms Macklin made the comment on Tuesday about the federal government's...

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Ivory Coast mourns for stampede victims

60 people have died in the Ivory Coast after crowds stampeded during New Year's Eve fireworks. Source: AAP THE Ivory Coast has begun three days of national mourning after a stampede among crowds gathered for celebratory New Year's Eve fireworks...

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Kardashian, West feel 'blessed' over baby

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West say they're feeling blessed over their first baby together. Source: AAP KIM Kardashian and Kanye West are feeling lucky about their first child together. "It's true," the 32-year-old reality TV star said in...

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Two-year-old boy attacked by dog in Sydney

A Rottweiler will be destroyed after a two-year-old boy was attacked at a family home in Sydney. Source: AAP A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy remains in hospital after he was attacked by a Rottweiler while visiting family in Sydney's west. The boy...

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Police seize $1 million of liquid ecstasy

BOTTLES of liquid ecstasy with an estimated street value of up to $1.1 million have been seized from the boot of a car at Sydney's Bondi Junction, police say. Seven 25-litre bottles allegedly filled with the drug were found in a Holden Commodore...

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US dollar down against euro

THE US dollar weakened against the euro in Asia on Monday with traders fleeing the US currency as hopes faded that a deal could be reached to avert the fiscal cliff in the United States, analysts say. The euro advanced to $US1.3227 in early...

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Firefighter dies on job in Gisborne

VICTORIANS have expressed condolences to family and colleagues of a CFA firefighter who died while battling a house fire northwest of Melbourne. The 45-year-old married father of two was attending a house fire in Gisborne just before midnight...

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NDIS, education before election: Gillard

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says her government has two major items to implement in 2013 before going to an election - introducing the National Disability Insurance Scheme and undertaking further major education reforms. Ms Gillard took time...

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