Planning minister welcomes overseas buyers

OVERSEAS investment which could see a proposed mini-city built in Melbourne's western suburbs should be welcomed, not feared, Victoria's planning minister says. A Southeast Asian developer plans to build a residential and commercial centre in...

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Australians on board missing plane

A search and rescue mission is underway for a Malaysia Airlines flight, which has lost contact with air traffic control. Flight with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board missing ... Malaysia Airlines service bound for...

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Qld ex top cop in claims over wife's grant

Queensland's former police commissioner is under scrutiny over allegations surrounding a grant. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S former police commissioner is under scrutiny over allegations he helped his wife secure a research grant without declaring...

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Voters will decide IR changes: Abetz

The employment minister has refused to spell out the scope of a government review of workplace laws. Source: AAP THE Abbott government insists voters will decide the extent of changes it wants to make to Australia's workplace laws. The...

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Garrett to front insulation scheme inquiry

Former Labor minister Peter Garrett will appear at the royal commission into the insulation scheme. Source: AAP FORMER Labor government minister Peter Garrett has been granted leave to appear at the royal commission into the botched insulation...

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Retail trade strong but maybe not for long

IT'S clear that growth in consumer spending has picked up, but there's a risk the surge may be short-lived. The value of retail turnover rose by 1.2 per cent in January. It meant an increase of 4.8 per cent over the six months to January - more...

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Market share war will continue, says Joyce

QANTAS chief executive Alan Joyce says he will maintain his strategy of holding 65 per cent of Australia's domestic air travel market despite criticism the capacity war is damaging the airline. Mr Joyce blamed rival Virgin Australia for the glut...

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WA cops help rangers with unruly smokers

POLICE will help council rangers enforce Perth's smoking ban if smokers become belligerent when handed a fine. But police won't be directly involved in enforcing the City of Perth by-law. A police spokesman says their job is to target crime...

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Mining still driving company profits up

COMPANY profits have risen for the fourth consecutive quarter, with mining and resources still playing a big part in driving economic growth, but other sectors are still dragging their feet. Company gross operating profits rose 1.7 per cent in...

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Bill to scrap climate authority fails

THE first of the Abbott government bills to scrap the carbon tax has been defeated in the Senate. Legislation to dismantle the Climate Change Authority was knocked back in the upper house on Monday by Labor and the Australian Greens. It is the...

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Cyclist killed on Victorian highway

A man has died after being hit while cycling along the Murray Valley Highway in Victoria. Source: AAP A 47-YEAR-OLD man has been struck and killed while cycling home from a party in the Victorian border town of Yarrawonga in the state's north....

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Police release image over Vic kidnap bid

AN image has been released of a man police want to speak to about an attempted abduction of a boy from a Melbourne playground. The six-year-old boy was in the playground on Dempster Way in Narre Warren when he was approached by an unknown man...

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