Call for Vic power workers to end dispute

Energy Australia has defended its actions in a dispute which has seen hundreds of workers protest. Source: AAP ENERGY Australia says locked-out workers at Victoria's Yallourn power station have the power to end the dispute. Workers at...

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Greens happy with Melbourne ballot draw

The Greens' Adam Bandt drew one position above Labor on the ballot paper for the seat of Melbourne. Source: AAP THE Greens have had their chances of retaining their only lower house at the federal election improved with Adam Bandt appearing...

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Rural voters left wondering from campaign

THERE'S no point trying to ring Duncan Fraser on his mobile if he's at home on his property near Hay, in the western Riverina region of NSW. The president of the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) lives in a "greyspot", and only gets limited mobile...

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Asylum seekers peak in Switzerland

SWITZERLAND, which prides itself on its humanitarian principles, is facing a barrage of criticism over its treatment of asylum seekers. The controversy broke last week when federal migration authorities said the small northern town of Bremgarten,...

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Palmer eyes Labor, coalition preferences

LABOR and the coalition see each other as the devil, Clive Palmer says, so he wouldn't be surprised if both preferenced his party. The Palmer United Party (PUP) has had inquiries about preferences from "everybody who's standing", but Mr Palmer...

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Cell clue to Parkinson's treatment

TARGETING poor housekeeping in cells could lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, scientists believe. Research has linked the disease to a genetic defect that stops cells clearing out defective mitochondria, tiny metabolic generators...

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Popular US singer Eydie Gorme dies at 84

US singer Eydie Gorme (R), best known for her TV duets with husband Steve Lawrence, has died. Source: AAP EYDIE Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and with husband Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Gorme...

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Abbott must come clean on costings: PM

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has challenged Tony Abbott to stop being evasive on the coalition's costings when the pair meet for the first leaders' debate on Sunday night. During a visit to Queanbeyan, Mr Rudd said he was "delighted about the opportunity...

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