Stoush sign of chaotic government: Abbott

THE stoush between federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson and Independent MP Rob Oakeshott is just another example of a "divided and dysfunctional" Labor government, says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Mr Ferguson accused Mr Oakeshott of...

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Chair of casino assessment team appointed

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has appointed an independent chairman to oversee the next stage of James Packer's bid for a new Sydney casino. David Murray, former chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank, will be in charge of the assessment team...

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Chair of casino assessment team appointed

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has appointed an independent chairman to oversee the next stage of James Packer's bid for a new Sydney casino. David Murray, former chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank, will be in charge of the assessment team...

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China to phase out use of prisoner organs

CHINA will start phasing out its reliance on organs from executed prisoners for transplants early next year as a new national donation system is implemented, a government-appointed expert says. Chinese officials acknowledge that a transplantation...

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Holden has more bad news for car industry

AUSTRALIA'S ailing auto industry has suffered another blow with car maker Holden axing 170 jobs just a day after a key component manufacturer closed its doors and stood down about 400 workers. Holden said falling demand for its locally built vehicles,...

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21 injured in chemical spill in NZ tannery

TWO people are in a critical condition and 19 others have been injured after breathing in hydrogen sulfide following a chemical spill at New Zealand's only leather tannery. Emergency services were called to Tasman Tanning Company in Whanganui...

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Royal duty officer 'discharged gun'

A SCOTLAND Yard investigation has been launched after a British policeman believed to be guarding the home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge accidentally discharged a gun while sitting in an unmarked car. Nobody was injured when the officer,...

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Families to feel pain of NT's debt

FAMILIES in the Northern Territory are facing difficult adjustments after a report revealed a government financial shortfall of almost $1 billion this financial year. The report, commissioned by the recently elected Country Liberal Party (CLP)...

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PM attacks Abbott over Libs' direction

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has been accused of ditching Liberal party values and sanctioning muckraking against Prime Minister Julia Gillard as Labor continues to seek the political upper hand after an improved poll result. However, the attack...

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Parliament shifts from jovial to toxic

HOW quickly the atmosphere in parliament can change. Totally bipartisan tributes to Australia's latest VC winner on Thursday - the house's last sitting day for three weeks - gave way to exchanges over those two dreaded taxes, carbon and mining....

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Ten completes sale of Eye outdoor ad arm

TELEVISION broadcaster Ten Network Holdings said on Thursday that it had completed the long-anticipated sale of its Eye Corp outdoor advertising unit. The buyer, which was reported several weeks ago, is Outdoor Media Operations (OMO), the owner...

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Tokyo stocks close up 0.98%

TOKYO stocks have closed 0.98 per cent higher as investors welcomed news of the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) latest monetary easing measures aimed at boosting the world's third-largest economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange...

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About 120 dead horses to be removed in WA

MORE than 120 horse carcasses left rotting in a parched dam on a remote Aboriginal reserve in northeastern Western Australia will finally be removed after the local shire agreed to intervene. The horses were seeking water when they became stuck...

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Consortium pulls Arrium offer

A CONSORTIUM seeking to take over steelmaker Arrium has walked away from the proposal, after Arrium said an increased offer from the consortium was still too low and carried with it too many risks. The consortium, called Steelmakers Australia,...

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Jail the priority for paedophiles: premier

ENSURING that paedophiles found to be abusing children in schools are sent to jail is a factor in how each case is handled, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says. In a spirited defence of how the government dealt with a case from 2010,...

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NT drink driver a slow learner

A 42-YEAR-OLD man's celebration at obtaining his learner's permit went wrong after police caught him one day later driving a car heavily drunk. Police in Alice Springs said the man, who had only obtained his learner's permit on Monday, was stopped...

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Budget uncertainty threatens NDIS: Abbott

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott insists the government is "crab-walking away" from its promised budget surplus and has warned it could threaten future funding for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Mr Abbott on Tuesday said the coalition...

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Top Qld bureaucrat accused of intimidation

QUEENSLAND'S opposition leader has accused lawyers for a senior bureaucrat of trying to intimidate her. Annastacia Palaszczuk says a threatening letter sent by sidelined Transport Director-General Michael Caltabiano's lawyer should be referred...

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NSW cop admits sham marriage for money

A NSW police officer planned a fake marriage for money, lied about it under oath and provided false information to immigration officials. He is also accused of using his toddler son in one of two other fraudulent marriages allegedly concocted...

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Lawyer in Mongolia may be in tax fight

AN Australian lawyer being detained in Mongolia may be caught up in a fight over returns from a Rio Tinto mining operation, the head of an Australian parliamentary delegation which visited the mine recently says. Tony Windsor told AAP on Monday...

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Seven in court over Vic drug bust

EDS: Changes keyword from Clandestine By Melissa Iaria MELBOURNE, Oct 29 AAP - Compiling evidence against seven men charged over one of Victoria's biggest ever drug labs may be delayed because of the sheer scale of the operation, a court has...

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Shark brains similar to humans: scientists

SHARK brains share several features with human brains, which could help researchers working on a shark repellant, scientists at the University of Western Australia (UWA) say. Researchers say sharks and other cartilaginous fish have highly developed...

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'Darwin's saviour' dies aged 90

HE was dubbed "Darwin's saviour" for his work after Cyclone Tracy's devastation, but former Australian of the Year Alan Stretton was also an AFL footballer, war hero and lawyer. Major General Alan Stretton died on Friday of a massive haemorrhage...

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More Sri Lankans to go home

EIGHT more Sri Lankan men have opted to return home from Christmas Island as more asylum seekers are being transferred to the island after being plucked from boats. The eight men flew back to Colombo on Saturday, taking to 29 the number of Sri...

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Australians head overseas for surrogacy

AUSTRALIANS are increasingly turning to surrogacy arrangements in India to fulfil their desire to have children, new research shows. Hundreds of Australians are choosing India as their destination for commercial surrogacy, followed by Thailand...

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Hawaii tsunami warning after Canada quake

AN earthquake that struck in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off the west coast of Canada has generated a tsunami that is heading towards Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The first tsunami wave was expected to arrive in the...

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Union raises alarm on NSW asbestos

A SYDNEY power company has defended its safety practices after a union banned work on electricity meters amid fears workers and householders may have been exposed to asbestos. The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has stopped working on electricity...

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