Police quiz women over acid attack on girl

A SYDNEY childcare worker assisted a hysterical mother and her little girl who was "reeking of bleach" after a bottle of toilet cleaner was thrown at them from a car. Police are questioning two women over a spate of incidents including the "callous"...

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Pakistani prisoner attacked in India jail

The death of a Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail could fuel tensions between India and Pakistan. Source: AAP A PAKISTANI prisoner who was attacked in an Indian jail has died, hospital officials say, after suffering injuries in an apparent...

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East West Link is a con: Vic opposition

The Victorian treasurer says the government won't fund the entire cost of the East West Link road. Source: AAP VICTORIANS won't be able to use the East West Link tunnel to drive to work for decades, the opposition says. The state government...

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Vic MPs eyeing a big pay rise

VICTORIAN politicians are planning to award themselves pay rises of up to 15 per cent with no public consultation, in stark contrast to the long and bitter pay fights waged by the state's teachers, nurses and police. On top of the pay and superannuation...

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ICAC questions union boss's mine 'passion'

Former union boss John Maitland has once again been accused of being untruthful to the ICAC inquiry. Source: AAP FORMER mining union boss John Maitland was motivated by money rather than a "passion" to create a centre of excellence when he...

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US, S Korea vow no concessions to North

The leaders of the United States (R) and South Korea (L) have vowed no concessions to North Korea. Source: AAP THE leaders of the United States and South Korea have vowed no concessions to North Korea after months of high tension, saying the...

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NSW lawyers warn of crash victim welfare

DRIVERS will end up paying more for their greenslips and car accident victims will be forced onto welfare under the NSW government's overhaul of the system, critics say. Laws to make the Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme "fairer and...

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Disabled dying in care: NSW Ombudsman

PEOPLE with disabilities are unnecessarily dying in state funded accommodation services or licensed boarding houses, a report has found. The NSW Ombudsman says 220 disabled people died while in care in 2010 and 2011. Some of them were preventable...

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Cheap beef on table at Qld cattle talks

SELLING cheap Queensland beef in supermarkets could be the key to getting the cattle industry back on its feet, graziers say. The idea was raised by graziers with federal and state agriculture ministers at crisis talks in Queensland's northwest...

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NSW govt, oppn clash over party donations

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says he will ask for an investigation into claims a Liberal MP received $7000 from a property developer. Labor frontbencher Walt Secord said electoral records show Liberal Tim Owen, the MP for Newcastle, received the...

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Qld deal moves full NDIS step closer

QUEENSLAND is ready to sign up to federal Labor's national disability care scheme, leaving Western Australia the only state not yet on board. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Liberal National Premier Campbell Newman will announce details...

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NSW sex assault teacher charged again

A FORMER teacher jailed over his part in a sexual assault scandal dating back 50 years at two private boarding schools for boys in central western NSW has been charged with more offences. Detectives arrested the 51-year-old at his Dubbo home...

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Five women die in limousine fire in US

A LIMOUSINE taking nine women to a night on the town to celebrate a newlywed bride erupted in flames, killing five of the passengers who were trapped inside. Relatives said the bride was among the dead. The other four escaped with burn and smoke...

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Coalition to targets union in crackdown

A COALITION government would reinstate the building commission, set up a new body to deal with union corruption and extend individual work agreements, but leave unfair dismissal laws relatively unchanged. Opposition workplace spokesman Eric Abetz...

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Man dies in Gold Coast factory

A MAN has collapsed and died after running into a Gold Coast factory covered in blood. The man ran into a cement factory on Hinde Street, Ashmore, about 3.40pm (AEST) on Monday. Police and an ambulance were called but the Queensland Ambulance...

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Syrian rebels used sarin gas: UN

SYRIAN rebels have made use of the deadly nerve agent sarin in their war-torn country's conflict, UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte says. "According to the testimonies we have gathered, the rebels have used chemical weapons, making...

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Man charged after Melbourne drug bust

A MAN has been charged and another two have been arrested after drug-making equipment was found in a house in Melbourne's northwest. Scott Hamilton, 41, of Hillside, was arrested at the home on Saturday morning following a raid by police. He...

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US soccer referee punched by player dies

AN amateur league soccer referee who was in a coma after being punched by a teenage player during a game in the US has died. Ricardo Portillo, 46, died in hospital following the assault during a soccer game in the US state of Utah last weekend,...

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Sydney's first NBN connection drops out

Broadband minister Stephen Conroy will flick the switch to connect Blacktown in Sydney to the NBN. Source: AAP THE first day the national broadband network was turned on in Sydney, the connection dropped out. At Blacktown's Max Webber Library...

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Cancer drug review 'won't affect patients'

Minister Tanya Plibersek will announce a review into chemotherapy pricing and funding for drugs. Source: AAP CANCER patients will be unaffected by pricing changes to chemotherapy drugs, federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says. The...

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