Report says CIA helping Syrian rebels

THE US Central Intelligence Agency has been feeding information to select rebel fighters in Syria to try to make them more effective against government troops, The Wall Street Journal reports. Citing unnamed current and former US officials,...

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Elderly man injured in garage explosion

AN elderly man is in hospital after a homemade device exploded in his garage in southwest Sydney. The man, believed to be in his 70s, alerted emergency services to the incident at about 3.20pm (AEDT) on Saturday following the explosion in Barry...

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Challenge likely to US state abortion ban

THE cold, thinly populated state of North Dakota is trying to enact the toughest abortion restrictions in the US but it may soon find itself in a costly battle over legislation that opponents describe as blatantly unconstitutional. Legislators...

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Cambodia French family deaths not suicide

FRENCH and Cambodian investigators have ruled out suicide in the deaths of a Frenchman and his four young children whose skeletal remains were found in a submerged car last year. Ten French investigators, including a judge and scientific and...

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Vic ambo shortages 'put patients at risk'

VICTORIAN paramedics say they have fallen asleep at the wheel because they are working overtime to cover staff shortages. Lack of staff is leading to poor ambulance response times and putting patients at risk, they say. A group of paramedics...

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Indon plan to acquire Aussie cattle farms

INDONESIA is pressing on with plans to buy cattle breeding operations in Australia to help counter supply problems and surging beef prices. Budi Perbawa Aji, a spokesman for the state-owned agriculture company Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia, confirmed...

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Racist remarks no excuse for murder: judge

A YOUNG man who murdered a man who racially abused him has been jailed for at least 17 years after a NSW Supreme Court judge found he acted out of an "uncontrollable passion for revenge". The racist remarks directed towards Douglas Barlow, 26,...

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NSW introduces anti-bikie laws

BIKIE gangs could be declared criminal organisations in NSW within months, with the state government hoping to get its modified anti-gang legislation in place by Easter. NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith said the laws recognised the "growing threat...

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Senate approves NDIS legislation

THE Senate has given the federal government the go-ahead to set up the National Disability Insurance Scheme, including launch sites that will begin in July. Landmark legislation passed the upper house on Wednesday, subject to the lower house agreeing...

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Melb hospital joins PM in adoption apology

A MELBOURNE hospital has apologised to women who were forced to give up their babies for adoption over a 30-year period. Monash Health chief executive Shelly Park said she was truly sorry for the pain and loss so many experienced through past...

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Two WA men acquitted of insider trading

TWO Perth men have been acquitted of 28 insider trading charges but still face a further five offences after a jury failed to reach a verdict on all the counts. Roberto Gerald Catena and Flemming Hood Nielsen were accused of engaging in unlawful...

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Labor hosing down leadership speculation

Backers of a return to Kevin Rudd are split over whether to take on the PM in the next two days. Source: AAP SENIOR Labor figures are talking down the prospect of a leadership change, despite a key Kevin Rudd supporter saying caucus members...

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Dead pigs in China river exceed 13,000

The number of dead pigs found in a river running through Shanghai has reached more than 13,000. Source: AAP THE number of dead pigs found in a river running through China's commercial hub Shanghai has reached more than 13,000, as mystery deepened...

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Xstrata cuts 100 jobs

GLOBAL miner Xstrata says it will axe about 100 jobs as part of a decision to close its Brisbane office. The weak global coal market including poor prices and a high Australian dollar, as well as high costs, have been blamed for the decision....

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Qld MP Driscoll still facing allegations

A ROOKIE Queensland MP has been unable to shake off allegations of misusing taxpayer funds despite an attempt to explain himself in parliament. Redcliffe MP Scott Driscoll has faced a raft of allegations in recent weeks, including claims of sexual...

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Half a million new homes for Sydney

NSW Planning Minister Brad Hazzard has unveiled a 20-year blueprint for Sydney's growth. Source: AAP A 20-YEAR blueprint for Sydney's growth has identified a need for more than half a million new homes by 2031 but lobby groups want clarity...

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Govt, unions applaud penalty rates ruling

THE government and unions have applauded a decision by the national workplace relations tribunal not to lower Sunday penalty rates for retail, fast food and hospitality workers. But the decision has raised the ire of business groups. The groups,...

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Anti-fracking artists 'fail' to register

DOZENS of celebrities may be running foul of US law as they unite under the banner of one group that is seeking to prevent a method of gas drilling in New York state. Artists Against Fracking opposes hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and boasts...

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Aussie man, 93, on Thai child rape charges

LAWYERS for a 93-year-old Australian are arguing he is too ill to face charges of sexually assaulting children in Thailand. German born Karl Joseph Kraus, from Western Australia, is accused of abusing four sisters for almost two years. The youngest...

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Alleged gunman charged over Sydney siege

A siege in Sydney's southwest is over with a man led away in handcuffs. Source: AAP A MAN will face court charged with holding his ex-partner's elderly mother in a southwestern Sydney home during a six-hour siege. Police charged the 56-year-old...

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Vic police call for stabbing witnesses

A man has died after being stabbed multiple times in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. Source: AAP MYSTERY surrounds the death of a young man who was stabbed multiple times in inner Melbourne. A passing council worker found the man...

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Sir Bob leads St Pat's Day celebrations

The streets of Sydney turned green as thousands of revellers celebrated St Patrick's Day. Source: AAP IRISH rocker and charity king Sir Bob Geldof joined tens of thousands of Australians who turned patches of the country bright green on St...

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China's Xi calls for 'great renaissance'

President Xi Jinping has promised to pursue the Communist Party's "Chinese dream" of prosperity. Source: AAP CHINA'S new President Xi Jinping says he will fight for a "great renaissance of the Chinese nation", as the world's most populous country...

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Man under police guard over two Vic deaths

THE son of one of two brothers found dead in a country Victorian property has been arrested and remains under police guard in hospital. Ross Streeter, 30, is the son of Douglas Streeter, who police believe was shot dead along with his brother...

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