Japan 'kills whale in Australian waters'

Sea Shepherd says Japanese whalers illegally killed a large minke whale in Australian waters. Source: AAP THE federal government says whaling by Japan is illegal wherever it happens, after a large whale was harpooned in Australian waters. ...

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Stricken US cruise passengers formed bonds

The passengers of cruise ship Triumph have finally disembarked after five numbing days stuck at sea. Source: AAP PASSENGERS aboard the Carnival Triumph could have been selfish and looked out only for themselves and their loved ones after their...

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Telecom NZ cancels email users' passwords

TELECOM has started cancelling the passwords of about 60,000 Yahoo! Xtra email accounts it believes have been compromised following a cyber attack. The users will need to enter new password information when they log in to their email account....

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Anti-North Korea leaflets launched

NORTH Korean defectors in the South have launched 200,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the tense inter-Korean border. The defectors used gas-filled balloons to float the leaflets along with $US1 notes across the western border town of Imjingak...

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WA Labor denies Libs request for rail cost

WEST Australian Labor has rejected Liberal-requested Public Transport Authority (PTA) costings for its Metronet project, saying they compare apples with pears. The Mark McGowan-led party also refuses to commit to seeking its own PTA report,...

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Lower rates boosting housing/equities, RBA

LOWER interest rates are helping to boost the Australian housing market and have a positive effect on the equity market, the central bank says. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Christopher Kent says the most recent readings show...

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Many injured in New Zealand head-on crash

MORE than 10 people have been injured in a head-on crash between two vans in New Zealand. There were 21 people in the vans, which crashed near Taumarunui in the central North Island on Friday. One van was a rental with tourists on board and...

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PepsiCo 4Q results top expectations

Drink and snack maker PepsiCo has reported earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street estimates. Source: AAP PEPSICO'S net income rose 17 per cent in the fourth quarter on higher prices and strength in Latin America. The US-based drink...

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Patel surgery was unnecessary: doctor

Jayant Patel's operation to remove part of a man's colon was unnecessary, a doctor has told a court. Source: AAP JAYANT Patel's operation to remove part of a man's colon was unnecessary and highly risky, a doctor has told a court. Mervyn...

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Young inmates 'not at risk in adult jail'

CLAIMS that juveniles detained at an adult prison in Perth are being threatened by older inmates and have had their rehabilitation programs suspended have been rubbished by the state government department responsible for their care. More than...

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Macklin rejects new land council proposal

FEDERAL Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin is rejecting an application from Aboriginal groups seeking to create their own breakaway land council. "I am not satisfied that the applicants could satisfactorily perform land council functions,"...

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GPT commits to another Australand bid

PROPERTY group GPT is continuing to pursue rival Australand in a bid to diversify its asset mix. GPT made a $3 billion takeover offer for two thirds of rival Australand's businesses last December, but was rebuffed. Unveiling GPT's full-year earnings,...

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Ex-cop gets one year jail over tip-offs

A FORMER NSW crime command detective has been sentenced to at least 12 months jail for leaking confidential police information to his mate. Anthony Farrell, 42, was working at Coffs Harbour police station in 2011 when he accessed confidential...

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Perth woman sexually assaulted in her home

A PERTH woman has been sexually assaulted during a burglary at her home. Police say the offender forced open a window and entered the 22-year-old woman's Highgate home some time after 3am (WST) on Sunday. Between 3.30am and 5.45am (WST), the...

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Man charged over Tasmanian fires

A MAN has been charged with deliberately lighting vegetation fires in Tasmania just weeks after the state's worst blazes in half a century. The 34-year-old from Ulverstone in the state's northwest has been charged with lighting several fires...

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Finks bikie bashed in SA clubrooms

A FINKS bikie has been bashed in the gang's Adelaide clubrooms. Police said ambulance crews and crime gangs task force officers went to the Salisbury premises on Wednesday afternoon after reports a man had been assaulted. The victim was taken...

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Aldi to move into South Australia

DISCOUNT supermarket chain Aldi plans to open 40 to 50 stores in South Australia, with the state government hailing the move as a major boost to the local economy. Aldi said on Tuesday it was committed to expand into SA, but admitted it would...

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Aust condemns North Korea nuclear test

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has condemned a nuclear weapons test by North Korea. The so-called Hermit Kingdom on Tuesday claimed it has successfully tested a third underground nuclear weapon. Australia has called for an urgent meeting of the...

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Operation Apollo charges 3 men over drugs

THREE men have been charged with drug supply after more than 15kg of cannabis was seized in Sydney's southwest by police investigating gun crime. Police found the cannabis leaf and bud in a white van parked in a bus zone on Kelly Street, Punchbowl,...

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Macdonald a 'crook' for Obeid links: ICAC

Former NSW MP Ian Macdonald stayed free of charge at the Obeids' ski lodge, the ICAC has heard. Source: AAP FORMER NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald has been labelled a "crook" at a corruption inquiry, for allegedly scheming with the Obeid family...

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NT govt backs plan to save Gove refinery

THE Northern Territory Cabinet has voted to back a gas plan it hopes will be enough to keep an alumina refinery open and save the outback town of Nhulunbuy. After returning to Darwin on Saturday following a trip to Canberra and Europe, NT Chief...

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Fresh blast in Mali city after battles

Malian soldiers and Islamic extremists have engaged in combat in a surprise attack in Gao. Source: AAP AN explosion shook the largest city in northern Mali, hours after Islamist gunmen battled French and Malian troops following two straight...

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Cruelty to Australian sheep being assessed

THE federal government says it is assessing claims Australian sheep are being mistreated and brutally slaughtered at a livestock market in Kuwait. Animals Australia says the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has taken too...

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Katter renews bid to halt CSG drilling

Crossbench MP Bob Katter has renewed calls for a two-year pause on drilling for coal seam gas. Source: AAP BOB Katter wants federal parliament to put a two-year pause on drilling for coal seam gas and impose $200,000 fines for those who break...

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McGowan flip-flops on carbon tax: Barnett

DESPITE West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan finally admitting he does not support the carbon tax, the premier says he continues to "flip-flop" on all his opinions. Premier Colin Barnett had long been calling on Mr McGowan to state whether...

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Aussie kids online about two hours a day

HOW long do your children spend in front of a computer every day? According to research from Telstra, Aussie kids aged between 10 and 17 are online for an average two hours a day - among the highest internet usage rates in the world. Telstra's...

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Two Qld councils to vote on reform

RESIDENTS of two former council areas in far north Queensland will vote to secede from their current councils next month. The Queensland Electoral Commission announced on Sunday that residents of the former Douglas and Mareeba council areas...

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Four wounded in New Orleans shooting

FOUR people have been shot on a crowded street in New Orleans as revellers partied amid the countdown to Mardi Gras, sending people running. Two males and two females were wounded on Bourbon Street just before 9.30pm local time, New Orleans police...

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