We didn't ground Hardy Aviation: CASA

THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says the grounding of the Northern Territory's biggest airline is not a result of an order by the regulator. Hardy Aviation has confirmed it grounded all its flights on Saturday after CASA wrote to...

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Dutch to send Patriot missiles to Turkey

The Dutch government has approved the sending of Patriot missiles to the Turkey-Syria border. Source: AAP THE Dutch cabinet has given the go-ahead to sending NATO Patriot missiles to Turkey to defend its border against Syria, along with a...

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Walking Dead wins game of the year at VGAs

Interactive zombie series The Walking Dead has won game of the year at the Spike Video Game Awards. Source: AAP THE Walking Dead: The Game has taken a bite out of the Spike Video Game Awards. Telltale Games' interactive episodic series...

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Zombies storm Qld art exhibition

About 20 protesters dressed as zombie farmers have stormed the opening of an art gallery in Qld. Source: AAP THE curators of Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art were probably expecting critics wanting to pick their brains about a new exhibition,...

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WA angered by backdown on green tape

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says she wasn't willing to hand environmental approval powers to the states for fear it would create a "dalmatian dog" of legal risk and uncertainty for business. The federal government on Friday backed away from its...

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Four Chinese ships in disputed area: Japan

FOUR Chinese government ships have sailed into the territorial waters of disputed islands controlled by Tokyo, Japan's coastguard says. The maritime surveillance vessels entered the 12-nautical-mile zone around Kubashima, one of the islands...

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Philippine camps overflow after typhoon

The death toll from Typhoon Bopha that slammed into the Philippines has risen to about 420 people. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of thousands of survivors of a deadly Philippines typhoon have crammed into overcrowded shelters, braving the stench of...

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Floods put sea turtles off breeding: study

ENDANGERED marine turtles in Queensland still haven't recovered from the extreme weather of early 2011, scientists say. Numbers of nesting green turtles near Cape York Peninsula have fallen to the lowest level in almost four decades, nearly...

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Traditional TV still most popular

A new report has found that traditional TV is still Australia's most popular screen activity. Source: AAP TRADITIONAL television viewing remains Australians' favourite screen activity despite an increase in internet usage and the use of computers...

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Aust jobless rate 5.2% in Nov

Australia's unemployment rate fell to 5.2 per cent in November, the latest ABS figures show. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S unemployment rate fell to a three-month low of 5.2 per cent in November from 5.4 per cent in October, official figures show....

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Tanks deployed near Egypt president palace

EGYPT'S army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace after a night of deadly clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi. Three tanks and three armoured personnel carriers were stationed metres from the front gate...

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Three workers killed in NZ tornado

A tornado in west Auckland has left at least three people dead and badly damaged around 150 houses. Source: AAP A MASSIVE clean-up operation has begun in west Auckland where three people were killed, seven injured and hundreds displaced after...

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Lessons of Redfern speech lost: elder

ON the eve of the 20th anniversary of Paul Keating's famous Redfern speech, an Aboriginal elder from Central Australia says the country has learnt little. In his stirring December 10, 1992 address on Aboriginal injustice, Mr Keating called on...

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Genes, not people, cause Tas devil tumours

A study shows humans are unlikely to have caused the deadly Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease. Source: AAP HUMANS are unlikely to have caused the deadly Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a new study has found. Researchers...

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Christmas crucial for retailers: SA govt

SA's premier says this Christmas season is crucial to the state's retail industry. Source: AAP THE Christmas season will be crucial to South Australia's retail sector, which has been doing it "incredibly tough", Premier Jay Weatherill says....

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Courtenay's hugs remembered at memorial

Bestselling author Bryce Courtenay has been fondly remembered at a memorial service in Sydney. Source: AAP IT may have been his words that lured millions of adoring fans, but it was Bryce Courtenay's warm hugs and kisses that touched the hearts...

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Language an issue in bikie brawl case

A MAN accused of attempting to mislead Western Australia's corruption watchdog about a bikie gang brawl only witnessed the aftermath and may have misunderstood questions put to him about it, a court has been told. Mohammed Alamdar, of Mosman Park,...

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Revenge encounter sparked police shooting

MOMENTS before a man was shot dead by plainclothed officers in a Sydney street, two brothers seeking revenge tipped off police he was armed, an inquest has heard. Rodney Elkass, 37, was killed last year following a brief confrontation with police,...

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Faulkner calls for ALP integrity crackdown

LABOR veteran John Faulkner has received the backing of senior ALP figures for his push to ensure members found guilty of corruption are automatically expelled from the party. Senator Faulkner on Tuesday warned community cynicism about a lack...

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No child sex abuse cover-up: Qld witnesses

CLAIMS there was a conspiracy to cover up child sex abuse at a Brisbane youth detention centre 20 years ago have been shot down by witnesses. Queensland's child protection inquiry is examining the Heiner Affair, an inquiry into the management...

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Bushfire alert for most of Queensland

Parts of Queensland are on bushfire alert as temperatures are set to soar above 40C on Tuesday. Source: AAP TWO-THIRDS of Queensland is expected to be on bushfire watch as temperatures in parts of the state soar above 40C for the fourth consecutive...

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Qld and WA urged to support NDIS

THE political road to setting up a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be incomplete unless the two wealthiest Liberal states of Queensland and Western Australia come on board, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Ms Gillard on Monday...

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Sydney pools closed after bacteria scare

POOLS at the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre have been temporarily closed after tests detected elevated levels of bacteria. City of Sydney spokesman Garry Harding said filter cells in the 50 metre and program pools would be temporarily closed and...

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Coal deal would have been scrapped: ICAC

A MINING company would have scrapped a proposed $500 million coal deal in the NSW upper Hunter if it had known the Obeid family was involved, a corruption inquiry has heard. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is examining former...

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Car park craze as HK property cools

CURBS on buying property in Hong Kong have cooled a market pushed sky-high by mainland Chinese investors. But the steps have sparked a craze for an unlikely new investment - car parking space. The Asian financial hub slapped new taxes on residential...

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Workers missing in Cambodian dam collapse

A CHINESE-BUILT dam under construction in western Cambodia has partially collapsed, seriously injuring four workers and leaving another four missing and presumed drowned. Major Theang Leng, chief of police in the district where the hydroelectric...

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Sydney crane arm cleared almost a week on

A MAJOR inner Sydney traffic route is finally back in action, after a crane arm that caught fire and collapsed onto a major road last week was removed. The Transport Management centre says a crane jib that collapsed on Tuesday was finally removed...

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Polls open in Slovenia election

Slovenians are about to vote in a presidential run-off with polls favouring former PM Borut Pahor. Source: AAP POLLS have opened in Slovenia for a presidential run-off amid increasing dissatisfaction with austerity measures aimed at bringing...

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