Kill off the scripted robots: Shorten

ALP leadership contender Bill Shorten has declared that a team of individuals will beat a team of robots, hinting he'll boost free speech for Labor MPs if he becomes opposition leader. Campaigning at a barbecue with party members in Hobart on...

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Australia raises piracy case with Russia

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has called on Russia to treat Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, who is facing piracy charges, with fairness. Ms Bishop has met with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov on the sidelines of the...

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US man sets himself on fire in capital

A man has set himself on fire near the US congress, a fire official says. Source: AAP A US man has been flown to hospital after setting himself on fire on the National Mall, a fire official says. Fire crews responded on Friday afternoon...

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Valentine wins big at the AWGIE Awards

Playwright Anna Valentine has won three gongs at the AWGIE Awards in Melbourne. Source: AAP PLAYWRIGHT Alana Valentine, who likes to gives audiences a kick up the arse in a witty way, has swept the Australian Writers' Guild Awards (AWGIEs)....

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'Life-loving' Tas terror victim farewelled

LIFE-LOVING, high-achieving Tasmanian Ross Langdon's greatest accomplishment would have been his baby daughter, the terror victim's brother has told his funeral gathering. Mr Langdon, who with his heavily pregnant partner Elif Yavuz was shot dead...

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Bushranger's pistol stolen from Tas museum

BUSHRANGER Martin Cash has become a victim of crime himself. A pistol believed to have belonged to Cash has been stolen in a smash-and-grab raid on a Tasmanian museum. The six-shooter and another pistol dating from the 1860s were stolen early...

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$A higher as rate expecations pushed back

THE Australian dollar has hit its highest level in a week as traders scale back their expectations for an interest rate cut before the end of the year. At 1700 AEST on Friday, the local unit was trading at 94.43 US cents, up from 94.01 cents...

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Planned Qld coal ports in doubt

PLANS to build two central Queensland coal ports are in doubt due to a downturn in the coal market. However, proponents of the ports, at Dudgeon Point near Mackay and Port Alma at the mouth of the Fitzroy River near Rockhampton, say the plans...

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Fires lead to $1.4m fix for Perth buses

THE extensive and expensive measures taken to keep Perth bus passengers safe from potential injury in another dangerous fire have been revealed for the first time. Late last year and early this year, three Mercedes OC500 gas buses, worth around...

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Tanker crash firm hit with 126 notices

The company believed to be involved in a tanker crash has been issued more than 100 defect notices. Source: AAP POLICE warn more lives could be lost if trucking companies continue to flout safety rules as inspectors find more faults with vehicles...

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Wet start to International Fleet Review

Sydney's skies opened as tall ships sailed into Sydney Harbour for the International Fleet Review. Source: AAP SEVENTEEN tall ships have withstood a wet and windy start to a once-in-a-century "mega weekend" of nautical festivities on Sydney...

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Search for asylum seekers off Java ends

A search operation for a sunken asylum-seeker boat has been called off by Indonesian authorities. Source: AAP AUTHORITIES in Indonesia have officially called off a search and rescue operation prompted last week when an asylum-seeker boat...

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Wind, rain unable to slow Vic showgoers

THE Royal Melbourne Show has attracted its highest number of people on a single day, one devoid of the wild weather and gale-force winds that hampered much of the event. In excess of 80,000 people took advantage of finer weather on Sunday to...

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Vic bikies appear in court after raids

MEMBERS of the rival Comanchero and Hells Angels bikie gangs will face separate court hearings following a number of drive-by shootings in Melbourne. Police charged eight men after raids across Melbourne on Tuesday night, during which guns, explosives...

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Giant marsupial fossil found on Vic beach

A FOSSILISED giant wombat-like skeleton as large as a small car has been found on a Victorian beach by a local beachgoer. It is believed to be the Diprotodon, the largest marsupial ever to have lived, and may be as old as 200,000 years and have...

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Qld senate spots declared

Palmer United Party candidate Glenn Lazarus officially snared one of Queensland's six senate spots. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer's party is on track to hold the balance of power in the Senate with star candidate Glenn Lazarus officially snaring...

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Bikie brawl breaks out at Gold Coast cafe

ANOTHER bikie brawl has erupted on the Gold Coast. Police say diners, including children, at a Nobby Beach cafe ducked for cover as bikies hurled tables and chairs at each other on Tuesday morning. The Hells Angels and Finks gangs are believed...

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Chevron signs long term LNG contracts

ENERGY giant Chevron has signed long term agreements to supply liquified natural gas (LNG) to a Japanese company from its $30 billion Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. Chevron subsidiaries Apache Energy and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration...

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$317 a day to keep prisoners in WA

New figures reveal it costs $317 a day to keep one prisoner locked up in West Australian jails. Source: AAP IT costs $317 per day - or more than $115,000 a year - to keep each prisoner locked up in West Australian jails, new figures have revealed....

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NSW minister accused over jobs for boys

NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian has been accused of awarding work to an alleged mate. Source: AAP NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian has been accused of giving jobs to the boys and misleading parliament, after nearly $500,000...

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Concerns over survey of Palmer's Qld mine

CLIVE Palmer may seek to influence the federal government's assessment of his Queensland coal mine project, the owner of a nearby nature reserve claims. However, Environment Minister Greg Hunt says he's bound by law to assess the $6.4 billion...

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Sheep found with ear cut off on SA road

A SHEEP with its rear legs bound and an ear cut off has been found dumped on the side of a road north of Adelaide. The RSPCA says the animal was found at Gawler West on Sunday night and was taken to a vet for treatment before being moved to...

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New rules for SA pubs and clubs

NEW lock-out laws to cut alcohol-fuelled violence around pubs and clubs in Adelaide will take effect from Tuesday. The new provisions prevent patrons from entering venues after 3am (CST) and anyone who leaves a pub or club after that time will...

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UK cancer images banned In New Zealand

IMAGES from a ground-breaking television advertising campaign designed to raise awareness of breast cancer have been banned from screens in New Zealand. The hard-hitting advert, featuring actress and comedienne Elaine C. Smith, was the first in...

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Shot Qld police happy to be alive

A Gold Coast police officer shot in the face says he is just happy to be alive. Source: AAP A GOLD Coast police officer shot in the face by an armed robbery suspect says he is just happy to be alive. Dog squad officer Sergeant Gary Hamrey...

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Morrison rejects claims of boat delay

The Greens want an inquiry into the government's delayed response to the latest asylum seeker boat. Source: AAP IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison has defended Australia's response to an asylum seeker boat that sank off Indonesia as survivors...

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Westpac Rescue Helicopter marks 40 years

The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter has celebrated 40 years of saving Australian lives. Source: AAP IT began with a band of daring surfies rescuing swimmers off Sydney's beaches. Now the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter celebrates...

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Qld grandmother in carjack ordeal

A BRISBANE grandmother has described the terrifying moment she was carjacked while her baby granddaughter was in the back seat. The 54-year-old was in a dark car park of an inner city unit complex waiting to pick up her son about 9.30pm (AEST)...

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