Syria oppn blasts 'international silence'

Syria's opposition coalition says it will form a government to run "liberated areas" of the country. Source: AAP SYRIA'S opposition National Coalition says it is pulling out of several international meetings to protest at the "international...

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UN sounds alarm over Myanmar boat people

The UN has raised the alarm over the rising number of boat people perishing in the Indian Ocean. Source: AAP THE UN's refugee agency has raised the alarm over the rising number of boat people perishing in the Indian Ocean, including Rohingya...

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Stabbed man's partner 'hid kitchen knives'

THE partner of a man stabbed to death by his mentally ill son has told an inquest she hid kitchen knives in a beach house garden out of fears the son would become violent during a lunch. Juliet Darling told the coronial inquest in Sydney on Friday...

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Qld to review cattle disease response

TWO experts will review the Queensland government's response to a cattle disease that has rocked the state's beef industry. The outbreak of Bovine Johne's disease (BJD), a bacterial infection that causes cattle to waste away and die, has seen...

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Assange not on agenda for Carr and Bildt

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange will not be on the agenda when Foreign Minister Bob Carr holds talks with his Swedish counterpart next week. Senator Carr will meet with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt in Canberra next Wednesday. A spokesman...

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UK music chain HMV shuts 37 more shops

UK music retailer HMV will shut another 37 branches over the next six weeks, administrators says. Source: AAP COLLAPSED British music retailer HMV will shut another 37 branches over the next six weeks, in a move that will shed 464 jobs, administrators...

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Royal commission head made judge of appeal

Justice Peter McClellan QC has been appointed a Judge of Appeal in NSW. Source: AAP THE man set to head the upcoming Royal Commission into child sex abuse has been appointed a judge of appeal in NSW. Justice Peter McClellan QC has more...

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Brisbane switched onto NBN

The northern Brisbane suburb of Aspley has been switched onto the national broadband network. Source: AAP A PART of Brisbane has been switched onto the national broadband network (NBN). Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan attended Wednesday's...

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Admirers, protesters greet Cuban dissident

DISSIDENT Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez has been greeted in Brazil by admirers and protesters at the start of a "bittersweet" foreign tour, after she finally won permission to leave Cuba. Sanchez arrived in Recife, where she was welcomed by friends,...

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Union boss dismisses Milne action

AUSTRALIAN Workers' Union (AWU) boss Paul Howes has dismissed Greens leader Christine Milne's decision to ditch her party's 2010 agreement with Labor as a "boo-hoo" moment. Senator Milne told the National Press Club in Canberra on Tuesday the...

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Trauma report exposes firefighter need

VICTORIA must pass laws to recognise that firefighters have developed post-traumatic stress from working in the line of duty, a union says. The United Firefighters Union (UFU) has written to Premier Ted Baillieu requesting a meeting and wants...

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AWU head attacks Newman government

AUSTRALIAN Workers' Union (AWU) national president Bill Ludwig has accused the Queensland government of nepotism and criticised its treatment of workers. Mr Ludwig told the union's national conference on Monday that since Premier Campbell Newman's...

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Actor joins union's manufacturing campaign

ACTOR Jack Thompson has been recruited for a campaign to promote the Australian Workers Union and the manufacturing sector. The video ad, to be launched at the AWU's national conference on the Gold Coast on Monday, features Thompson reciting part...

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Royal Commission offers chance to 'purify'

CATHOLIC Bishops in NSW have signed a letter urging parishioners and clergy not to bury their heads in the sand ahead of the royal commission into child sexual abuse. In a publication signed by 15 bishops, including the Archbishop of Sydney...

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