One dead after WA wheatbelt town fight

ONE man is dead and another is in police custody after a fight in Western Australia's central wheatbelt. Police say two men had started fighting in a home in Koorda, a township about 240km northeast of Perth. A 46-year-old man died at the scene...

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100 killed in Damascus blast: Lakhdar

UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has strongly condemned a bomb blast in Syria that killed 100 people. Source: AAP INTERNATIONAL peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says a devastating bomb blast in the Syrian capital was a "war crime" that has left...

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US sounds alarm over nuclear waste leak

Six tanks containing nuclear waste have started leaking at a site in the US state of Washington. Source: AAP AT least six tanks containing radioactive waste are leaking at a site that was used to make Cold War-era bombs in the US state of Washington....

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Ex-Canada envoy offended by Affleck film

THE Canadian former ambassador to Iran who protected Americans at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis says it will reflect poorly on Ben Affleck if he doesn't say a few words about Canada's role if the director's film Argo wins...

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Industry exaggerated $1 bet-limit costs

THE gambling industry has exaggerated the costs of placing s $1 maximum bet limit on poker machines, a Productivity Commission expert says. The Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform held a hearing in Canberra on Friday to investigate the...

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Volunteer firefighter dies in WA blaze

A VOLUNTEER firefighter has died while battling a blaze southeast of Perth. The man was killed in a bushfire at Quindanning, near Williams, about 150km southeast of Perth, a Worksafe spokeswoman said. Police can't access the area where he died...

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Wanted man 'armed and dangerous'

Police are searching for an armed man in connection with the death of a Sydney factory worker. Source: AAP POLICE are searching for an "armed and dangerous" man they believe killed a factory worker in a fit of rage outside his Sydney workplace....

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US existing home sales higher in January

US existing home sales rose in January after December's slowdown, as the US housing market continued to tighten, the National Association of Realtors says. Sales of existing homes rose to an annual pace of 4.92 million, up 20,000 from the previous...

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No decision made on whale hunt: Japan

The Japanese whaling season could be cut short after a dramatic clash on the high seas. Source: AAP JAPANESE officials insist no decision has been made to cut short the country's Southern Ocean whaling season after a dramatic clash with Sea...

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New bid to sanction hit-and-run lawyer

ANOTHER bid has been made to have Adelaide lawyer Eugene McGee sanctioned over a fatal hit-and-run crash. The South Australian opposition has presented a 7000-signature petition to state parliament calling for the case to be referred to the...

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Alumina full year loss widens

ALUMINA says it needs to drive through change in its pricing structure after its full year net loss blew out. The group's net loss for the 12 months to December 31 tripled to $US152.9 million ($A149.96 million) from $US47.3 million from $A45.91...

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Aboriginal man did not assault police: cop

A POLICEMAN who admits he wrongly accused an Aboriginal man of assault says he and other officers shared their accounts of the incident before he prepared his official statement. The young officer said he was taught the practice by his field training...

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No anti-gay discrimination: Christian camp

A CHRISTIAN camp organisation says it refused a gay youth support group's booking at a resort not because its members were homosexual but because it was promoting unmarried sex. Suicide prevention group WayOut, which works with young same-sex-attracted...

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Childcare costs too high: SA opposition

SPIRALLING childcare costs should be investigated, the South Australian opposition says. Opposition frontbencher Martin Hamilton-Smith says child care costs are almost $110 a day and for two children in care that could present families with...

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Young Indian sisters raped and murdered

POLICE say three sisters aged between six and 11 were raped and murdered before their bodies were dumped down a well in western India. The bodies of the three schoolgirls were found last week, two days after they went missing on February 14...

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Guns in parks on O'Farrell's head: Labor

Hunting in NSW national parks has not been delayed indefinitely, Premier Barry O'Farrell says. Source: AAP NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell should resign if someone is shot when the state's national parks are opened up to hunting, the NSW opposition...

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Man jailed for life over Qld house fire

A QUEENSLAND man has been sent to jail for life for setting fire to his ex-girlfriend's house in a jealous rage, killing two people and seriously injuring his former lover. Craig Anthony Leonard, 30, was given a minimum non-parole period of 20...

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Aboriginal man had police assault record

A YOUNG Aboriginal man who was allegedly bashed and falsely accused by police had assaulted an officer less than a year before, a police misconduct inquiry has been told. The Police Integrity Commission (PIC) is looking at allegations that officers...

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Shooting of Sri Lanka journalist condemned

THE "appalling shooting" of a senior reporter working for a privately-owned newspaper in Sri Lanka underscores the threats faced by journalists in the country, say media rights groups. Paris-based Reporters without Borders (RSF) and Journalists...

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Turkey crackdown on bomb group

TURKISH police launched a massive nationwide crackdown against a radical Marxist group which claimed a suicide bomb attack against the US embassy this month, the state-run Anatolia news agency reports. Police on Tuesday issued arrest warrants...

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Baillieu urges action on A-League thugs

Victoria's premier has called for lifetime bans for thugs who misbehave at Melbourne A-League games. Source: AAP THUGS rioting at Melbourne A-League games should be banned for life, Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says. Unruly soccer fans...

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Royal change could put a girl on top

THE government is planning legislative changes to allow an elder daughter to precede a younger son in the line of succession to the British throne. Monarchists are praising it as another part of the emancipation battle but the republican movement...

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Pakistan protesters demand end to killing

The UN "strongly" condemned the bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan that killed 81 people. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of women have refused to bury victims of a bloody bombing and a strike shut down Pakistan's biggest city Karachi as protesters...

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Ecuador's Correa breezes to second term

President Rafael Correa has declared victory in the first-round of Ecuador's presidential vote. Source: AAP A LANDSLIDE second re-election secured, President Rafael Correa immediately vowed to deepen the "citizen's revolution" that has lifted...

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Minor Qld reshuffle after Bates resigns

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman's decision not to announce a wider cabinet reshuffle reveals his tenuous position within his government, the opposition says. Mr Newman's judgment has been attacked after his hand-picked, trouble-prone arts and...

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Abbott uses WA to launch two election bids

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has kickstarted two election campaigns in one, using the official launch of the Liberals' bid to retain power in WA to make his own pitch in the west. In a speech of high praise for Western Australian Premier Colin...

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Sydney Water denies contamination cover up

The NSW Greens have called for urgent environmental law reforms after a Sydney water scare. Source: AAP SYDNEY Water has denied covering up the cause of contaminated drinking water in Sydney's south, saying it has provided test results to the...

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Bushfire threatening Victorian town

FIRE crews are battling a blaze heading toward a small community in Victoria's southwest as hot, dry conditions make things tough for firefighters across the state. An emergency warning remains current for residents in the town of Mirranatwa,...

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