US cannibalism trial upsets jury pool

The trial has begun for officer Gilberto Valle, who is charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Source: AAP SOME prospective jurors in the conspiracy trial of a police officer accused of plotting to kill and eat women say they are so disturbed...

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Diver dies off Sydney's northern beaches

A CLOSE-KNIT scuba diving community is in mourning after the death of one of its members during a "technical dive" off Sydney's northern beaches. The 41-year-old man was pulled unconscious from the water at 8.30am (AEDT) on Saturday after getting...

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Man dies in NSW house fire

A MAN'S body has been discovered in a burned out house in northwest NSW after firefighters battled a blaze at the property for more than two hours. Emergency services were called to the home in Euroka Street, Walgett at about 5.30am (AEDT) on...

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Asian tourist drowns off Mordialloc pier

AN Asian tourist has drowned in Melbourne's southeast. The man in his 30s was swimming with friends near the Mordialloc pier in Mordialloc when someone noticed him face down in the water about 4.20pm (AEDT) on Saturday. Police said the man,...

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Chevron makes 20th gas discovery off WA

ENERGY giant Chevron has made its twentieth gas discovery off the West Australian coast in the past two and a half years. Chevron Australia said it had experienced drilling success for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Exmouth Plateau area...

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Bets on fixed sports events 'don't stand'

BETS placed on a "fixed" sporting event do not stand - in theory. A partner at Sydney law firm Addisons and a leading specialist in the gaming sector, Jamie Nettleton, said the theoretical and practical outcomes may differ. "From a theoretical...

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Man to be charged with shotgun murder

A MAN has been arrested at Sydney Airport and he is expected to be charged with murder over a shotgun death in Sydney's west. Detectives from the Homicide Squad and the Mount Druitt local area command located the 27-year-old at the domestic...

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Japan current account surplus at 1985 low

JAPAN'S current account surplus last year shrank to its lowest in almost three decades, as exports to China and Europe slumped in a worrying sign for the world's third-largest economy. The finance ministry said the current account, the broadest...

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PM Gillard sells Canberra unit

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has sold her Canberra apartment for $615,000. The sale was declared this week in an update to the prime minister's parliamentary pecuniary interest register. She bought the two-bedroom apartment in Wentworth Avenue,...

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Relief for Vic firies ahead of hot weekend

FIREFIGHTERS are hoping for a little relief on Friday as winds ease before a day of "traditional fire weather" on Saturday. State control centre spokesman Graeme Baxter said conditions would continue to be hot and dry on Friday but lighter winds...

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Miner to plead guilty over sacred site

A MINING company says it will plead guilty to damaging an Aboriginal sacred site in the Northern Territory, but still plans to contest two charges of desecrating it. OM (Manganese) Ltd, a subsidiary of OM Holdings Ltd, is facing two counts of...

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NT and Canberra clash over booze curbs

THE Northern Territory and federal governments are again butting heads over problem drinking in the territory. Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin revealed on Wednesday she had written to NT Chief Minister Terry Mills requesting...

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Potential jurors discharged in Patel case

Five potential jurors are being questioned further about possible bias against Jayant Patel. Source: AAP FIVE potential jurors are being questioned further about possible bias against former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel, on the first day...

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Flat retailing trend confirmed by data

RETAIL spending flattened out over the second half of 2012. It's hardly a controversial observation, but figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday confirm the plateau extended through to the end of the year. The figures...

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China radar-lock on Japan ship 'dangerous'

THE radar lock that a Chinese frigate put on a Japanese warship is "dangerous", Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says, as tensions in a territorial row heighten. "It was a dangerous act that could have led to an unpredictable situation," Abe...

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8.0 quake hits Solomons, generates tsunami

A TSUNAMI marine alert remains in New Zealand following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Solomon Islands, though it is now confined to the west coasts from Taranaki to Milford Sound. Civil Defence issued an upgraded tsunami threat at 5.20pm...

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Oppn takes aim at economy as parly starts

Former Labor leader Kevin Rudd has rejected suggestions of a leadership comeback. Source: AAP THE federal opposition used the first parliamentary sitting since the budget surplus was dumped to attack the government's economic record, as Labor...

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RBA ready to cut rates, just not yet

THE central bank is ready to cut the cash rate again if needed but it left many consumers and businesses disappointed after its first board meeting of the year. However, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave the cash rate unchanged...

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Doubts a coalition would return a surplus

MOST people doubt a coalition government will deliver a budget surplus in its first year of power, a new survey has found. The weekly Essential Research online poll also found that while most people believe it is important for the federal government...

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PNG extends ban on no-confidence vote

PAPUA New Guinea's parliament has voted to extend a ban on votes of no confidence to 30 months into a government's five-year term. PNG's opposition backed away from supporting the law, saying it will take the matter to the Supreme Court to undo...

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NT govt still fighting to save Nhulunbuy

NT Chief Minister Terry Mills is continuing his fight to save an alumina refinery and the outback town that relies on it, despite a company report indicating the plant should be shut. On Monday Mr Mills flew to Canberra and met Resources Minister...

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NT officer suspended on child sex charge

A NT police officer has been suspended after being charged with having sex with a child. Source: AAP A NORTHERN Territory police officer has been suspended from duties after being charged with having sex with a child. The identity of...

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Bushfire approaches east of Boddington

A BUSHFIRE is approaching the town of Ranford and the Golden Hills Estate near Boddington in Western Australia's Peel region. A "watch and act" warning for the area was issued by the state's Department of Fire and Emergency Services at 3.10pm...

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Further back-burning at Vic bushfire site

A 300-hectare backburn near a Victorian alpine region bushfire has been a success, authorities say. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS are undertaking a major back-burning operation around a blaze in Victoria's alpine region ahead of hot and dry weather...

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