US and NZ unite in climate change fight

Barack Obama has praised NZ PM John Key as a key ally in his efforts to tackle climate change. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama has praised New Zealand Prime Minister John Key as a key ally in his crusade to tackle climate change. ...

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Great white shark numbers are surging

Great white shark numbers are surging in the western North Atlantic, a study shows. Source: AAP GREAT white shark numbers are surging in the western North Atlantic after decades of decline. A NEW study by National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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Guns, snakes, drugs found at Rebels' homes

Guns, snakes and drugs have been seized in Sydney's west as police target an outlaw bikie gang. Source: AAP GUNS, snakes and drugs have been seized in Sydney's west as police target an outlaw bikie gang. FOUR men were also arrested as...

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Aussie food growers hurt by poor labelling

Misleading labels on supermarket shelves are hurting Australian food manufacturers, inquiry told. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN food growers and producers are being hurt by confusing food labelling crowding supermarket shelves, an inquiry has heard....

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Infratil selling Australian business

ENERGY, airport and transport investor Infratil says it has provided interested parties with a confidential information memorandum on its Infratil Energy Australia (IEA) business. THE Wellington-based investor, which is managed by Morrison &...

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Vic Libs deny pre-poll talks with Rise Up

THE Liberals have not held preference discussions with the hard-right Rise Up Australia Party ahead of Victoria's election, a government minister says. PASTOR Danny Nalliah, who leads the Christian Rise Up party, says he spoke to a Liberal candidate...

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Vic mine owners 'obliged to manage risk'

A perfect storm of unforeseeable events led to a fire in a Victorian coalmine that lasted 45 days. Source: AAP THE owners of a Victorian coalmine that caught fire cannot hide behind regulations to avoid their responsibilities, an inquiry...

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Pay rises in the growing US economy

IF you hope to get a raise that finally feels like one, it helps to work in the right industry. HISTORICALLY, at this stage in the US economy's recovery, pay would be rising in most sectors. But five years after the Great Recession officially...

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Vic premier encourages early Shaw apology

VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine is encouraging rogue MP Geoff Shaw to offer an early apology for misusing his entitlements. THE balance-of-power MP has been ordered to apologise to the parliament by September 2 for misusing his parliamentary...

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Local vaccination objection rate doubles

THE number of Australian children formally registered each year as a vaccination objector has doubled in the past decade. THERE were just over 2000 children whose parents registered them as vaccination objectors during 2002, ensuring they go...

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Hong Kong tourist injured in Perth mugging

A 31-YEAR-OLD tourist is nursing a fractured eye socket after being mugged in the Perth CBD. THE woman, who had just arrived from Hong Kong, was walking across from the Esplanade Bus Port on Sunday evening when she was approached by a man who...

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PNG top cop jailed, bailed and knighted

PAPUA New Guinea's police commissioner has been jailed, bailed and knighted in the space of a weekend. AND in what could make for one of the most awkward knighting ceremonies in history, the judge who sentenced commissioner Tom Kulunga on Friday,...

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Qld chief justice critics told to shut up

Queensland science minister has lashed out at critics of Tim Carmody's appointment to chief justice. Source: AAP A QUEENSLAND government minister has lashed out at critics of Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody's appointment to chief justice, saying...

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Firies cancer law not ruled out: Vic govt

Volunteer firefighters rally in Melbourne for access to compensation for cancer contracted at work. Source: AAP THE Victorian government says it hasn't ruled out changing the way firefighters access cancer compensation as hundreds rallied...

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