WA drug supplier avoids jail term

A 25-YEAR-OLD Perth man who admitted offering to supply ecstasy to teenager Gemma Thoms has avoided jail because he has turned his life around in the four years since the girl's death. Gemma was aged 17 when she died from a drug overdose at a...

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Qld premier unhappy with referendum

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman says he doesn't support the wording of the referendum and feels it undermines state governments. He believes other state governments feel the same way. Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she has bipartisan...

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Qld cops probe case of headless croc

Police are searching for those responsible for hacking off a crocodile's head in north Queensland. Source: AAP POLICE are examining a decapitated crocodile in far north Queensland to try and figure out who hacked its head off. Charter boat...

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Pakistan peacekeeper killed in DR Congo

A Pakistani peacekeeper has been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN says. Source: AAP ATTACKERS have killed a Pakistani peacekeeper in an ambush in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations says. ...

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Rate cut unlikely after retail data

The Australian Bureau of Statistics show retail spending fell 0.4 per cent in March. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S retail sector may be doing just well enough to stand in the way of a rate cut, even with a drop in sales in March. Retail sales...

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NSW poll highlights big job for state ALP

Support for NSW Labor is well below support for the O'Farrell Government, according to a Newspoll. Source: AAP LATEST poll figures showing NSW Labor still well behind the coalition highlight the big job ahead for Labor to re-engage with voters,...

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Parliament House marks 25th anniversary

A WEEK is a long time in politics and for Australia's "new" Parliament House, it's been a very long 1300 weeks. This Thursday, May 9, marks the 25th anniversary of the new parliament's opening by the Queen. In 1988 there was some trepidation...

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'New' Parliament House wins over pollies

THOUSANDS of tourists see Parliament House as a temple of democracy, but for Australia's politicians the 25-year-old building is simply an office. A very big office. For those who worked in the old parliament, the sheer size of the new building...

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