Qld govt 'not suppressing information'

THE Queensland government says Australia's media union is ill-informed and self-serving in accusing it of developing a tendency to suppress information. The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance raised its concerns after the government rushed...

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Chavez political heir takes over

VENEZUELA'S Nicolas Maduro has taken over as acting president in a ceremony rejected by the opposition after a tearful farewell to Hugo Chavez during a rousing state funeral for the firebrand leftist. More than 30 heads of state paid tribute to...

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ACT police seek help for Grosvenor murder

ACT police are seeking help for the murder of Kathryn Grosvenor, whose body was found 11 years ago. Source: AAP CANBERRA police have again appealed for public help to solve the murder of Kathryn Grosvenor whose body was found in Lake Burley...

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Malaysia detains 79 'Borneo intruders'

MALAYSIAN police say they've detained 79 suspects linked to Filipino intruders in Borneo as they intensify an operation to flush out members of a Filipino Muslim clan who took over a village last month. The armed clansmen have caused political...

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Eye-opening entertainment at ICAC inquiry

EVIDENCE heard at the NSW ICAC's inquiry into the granting of mining exploration licences in the state has in turn been shocking, entertaining, eye-opening and disturbing. It was certainly never boring, as members of the public who lined up daily...

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Portrait win saves artist from job queue

MELBOURNE photographer Janelle Low was just weeks away from joining the queues at Centrelink when she received a call telling her she had won the $25,000 National Photographic Portrait Prize. "I was thinking of writing my resume, thinking I might...

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Media law changes move closer

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy admits the government will need to convince independent MPs if it wants to change media laws before the September election. The government is running out of time to have parliament approve a package of...

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Dancer paid for Bolshoi acid attack: cops

MOSCOW police say a star dancer accused of masterminding the acid attack on the Bolshoi ballet chief paid 50,000 rubles (about $A1,568) to two men suspected of carrying it out. Police spokesman Maxim Kolosvetov also said on Thursday that the...

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WA public sector union strike threat 'off'

WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett can breathe easy now - the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) says it will hold off on potential industrial action until after the state election. Since buckling to pressure from the nurses union for...

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NZ man killed in Qld mining accident

A 25-YEAR-OLD New Zealand man has been killed in a mining accident in northern Queensland. Police say the man was struck by a pole while working near a Mount Isa copper smelter owned by Xstrata on Wednesday morning. Media are reporting that...

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Husband of murdered Qld woman to surrender

A MAN accused of shooting dead his wife and her best friend in far north Queensland more than 20 years ago will hand himself in to police, his lawyer says. Alan Leahy was committed last week to stand trial over the deaths of his wife Julia-Anne...

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Air traffic controller 'poorly trained'

A PASSENGER jet was told to fly through the holding pattern of another aircraft because a Brisbane air traffic controller hadn't been given enough training, a report has found. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report into the incident...

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Visas blocking Aussie workers: Swan

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan says some Australians have trouble finding work because of business rorting of the 457 visa system, but industry fears the debate demonises companies and should be toned down. The federal government is clamping down...

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Vic backbencher Shaw quits Liberals

INDEPENDENT MP Geoff Shaw says his decision to dump the Liberals reflects a loss of confidence all Victorians have in the state government. The Member for Frankston holds the deciding vote in the Victorian parliament after his shock resignation...

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Patel insists his surgery was appropriate

FORMER Queensland surgeon Jayant Patel has insisted his decision to operate on a patient who died three weeks later was appropriate. Patel finished giving evidence in his manslaughter trial in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Wednesday. He has...

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Saudis urged not to execute young men

HUMAN Rights Watch and Amnesty International have urged Saudi authorities not to go ahead with scheduled executions of seven young men condemned for crimes they committed when they were minors. The two rights groups said in separate statements...

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End the 'birthplace war', Abbott says

MIGRANT advocates and business groups have urged Labor and the coalition to stop politicking over foreign workers and asylum seekers. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sparked a debate over the rorting of the temporary skilled work program - known...

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Ex-policewoman is a liar: NSW judge

A JUDGE says disgraced former NSW policewoman Jenna-Lee Hughes lied about accessing the details of a rival of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim at the request of his bodyguard. The 24-year-old ex-cop and aspiring bikini model is now facing a possible...

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Qld councillor not scared by arson attack

A BRISBANE City councillor says he doesn't fear for his safety despite a man trying to burn his office to the ground using a flaming truck tyre. The intruder broke into the Cannon Hill office of Councillor Ryan Murphy at 2.30am (AEST) on Tuesday....

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NT vows to appeal drink can deposit ruling

THE Northern Territory government intends to appeal a court decision that found its cash-for-containers recycling scheme was invalid. Northern Territory Chief Minister Terry Mills says his government won't give up fighting to continue the recycling...

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No proposals to roll back US spending cuts

US political leaders have failed to offer any tangible proposals for rolling back an automatic $US85 billion ($A83.7 billion) worth of spending cuts. The White House and Republican congressional heads cast blame on each other on Sunday for the...

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Skull, bones found in Botany Bay mangroves

A KAYAKER has found a human skull in mangroves in Sydney's south, leading to the discovery of a number of other bones. Police launched an investigation after the man saw the skull in shallow mangrove water while kayaking new Towra Point Nature...

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Abbott will cost you, PM tells west Sydney

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has traded blows with the NSW government and the federal opposition on transport and taxes as she continues her campaign to reconnect with western Sydney voters. Ms Gillard began the second day of her five-day tour...

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Rebels capture prison in northern Syria

JIHADIST rebels seized control of a prison in the northern Raqa province and freed "hundreds" of detainees overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday. "Government forces pulled out of Raqa's central prison located in...

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Media slammed over Bulgaria murder case

A LONG-SERVING former public prosecutor says the story of a young Sydney man jailed for murder in eastern Europe shows the havoc Australian media can wreak on tourists who get into legal trouble abroad. Nicholas Cowdery on Sunday told a packed...

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Body found after Melbourne siege

A stand-off between police and fugitive rapist Antonio Loguancio has entered its second full day. Source: AAP A THE body of convicted rapist Antonio Loguancio has been found in a bungalow after a two-day siege in Melbourne came to a fiery...

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Bernanke defends Fed's rate policies

Chairman Ben Bernanke has sought to calm fears that super-low rates risk igniting inflation. Source: AAP CHAIRMAN Ben Bernanke is standing by the Federal Reserve's low-interest-rate policies, cautioning that any move to raise rates prematurely...

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