16 boats arrive since PNG deal struck

THERE have been 16 asylum seeker boat arrivals since the Rudd government announced a week ago its new hardline policy to resettle refugees in Papua New Guinea. On Saturday, Home affairs Minister Jason Clare revealed details of the latest arrivals....

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Albo calls for patience on poll date

The Deputy Prime Minister has called for people to be patient about the federal poll date. Source: AAP DEPUTY Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says no one in the Rudd government has a "rush to the polls mentality" but it will be before or...

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9 dead, 8 missing in China landslides

NINE people have died and eight are missing after rain caused landslides in a northwestern Chinese province rocked by a strong earthquake earlier this week. The landslides struck on Thursday just south of the city of Dingxi where Monday's earthquake...

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Eight injured as fuel tank explodes

EIGHT people have been injured after an underground fuel tank exploded, shattering the windows of nearby homes and businesses in Sydney's northwest. An ambulance spokesman says the injured included locals and passersby, and some have possible...

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Vic's 'kid'-napped goats found safe

IT'S a kidnapping with a twist and a happy ending for Victorian kids Duey and Hazel. Abducted from a Mornington school over the weekend, the baby goats have been found safe and seemingly unfazed by their little adventure. Mornington locals...

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Emergency waiting times improve

THE time patients spend in hospital emergency departments is falling, with half of Australia's major facilities recording improvements. National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) figures show 26 of 52 major metropolitan hospitals have recorded...

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Nose-first landing injures eight in NY

EIGHT people have been injured after the front landing gear of a Southwest Airlines plane with 150 people on board collapsed on landing at New York's La Guardia airport. The accident left the Boeing 737-700 with its nose resting against the...

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Brain study debunks sex addiction

IT'S bad news for Tiger Woods, Russell Brand and others who blame their wild behaviour on sex addiction. A new study by brain researchers at the University of California Los Angeles suggests that sex addiction is not a real disorder. The study,...

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Rudd has more work to do before election

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says the government has more policy challenges to deal with before he calls an election. Asked about the timing on Monday, Mr Rudd said his government had spent the few weeks since he reclaimed the Labor leadership...

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Brisbane school fire destroys labs

FIRE crews have put out a huge blaze that badly damaged a Brisbane school's science block. Students and staff evacuated Mitchelton State High School after fire broke out about 8.30am (AEST) on Monday. No one was injured, the Department of Community...

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