US man charged with terror crimes

AN American-born clerk at a home improvement store on New York's Long Island has been charged by US federal prosecutors with conspiracy to commit murder abroad, obstruction of justice and attempting to support terrorists. Marcos Alonso Zea has...

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Cheney feared heart device hacking

FORMER US Vice President Dick Cheney says he once feared terrorists could use the electrical device that had been implanted near his heart to kill him and had his doctor disable its wireless function. Cheney has a history of heart trouble, suffering...

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Barking dog saves SA woman from fire

MAN'S best friend has been credited with saving a South Australian woman from being seriously injured in a house fire. The dog started barking when a blaze erupted in the Hillbank home, north of Adelaide, on Saturday and alerted the woman to...

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Fight to save homes in Blue Mountains

NSW firefighters are struggling against a large bushfire in the Blue Mountains as they try to save homes in an area where almost 200 properties have already been destroyed. Authorities have assessed 95 per cent of the affected area at Springwood...

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Eighty-one properties destroyed in blaze

Rayney a free man for good LLOYD Rayney will never face a retrial over the death of his estranged wife Corryn after prosecutors announced today they were dropping any further legal challenge. Rebels jailed over 'cowardly' assault TWO...

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Bikies charged under new Qld laws get bail

TWO bikie gang members arrested for gathering at their clubhouse in Queensland have been granted bail. Peter Johnson and Mark Filtness, both 47, were arrested in Cairns on Friday morning and charged with offences under the state's new anti-bikie...

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RBA says US default would have hurt growth

A US debt default would have hurt the world's largest economy but it is unclear what the wider impacts would have been, the head of the Reserve Bank of Australia says. Failing to raise the US government's borrowing limit would have hurt economic...

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NSW firefighters battle to control blazes

Authorities are fearing more fatalities, after the NSW bushfires claimed their first life. Source: AAP ONE man has died and authorities fear more fatalities will be discovered in the hundreds of homes destroyed by some of the most destructive...

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Former ASIO head to run AG office

A FORMER chief spook has been appointed top official for Attorney-General George Brandis. Paul O'Sullivan, who served as Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) director-general from 2005-09, will start work as Senator Brandis'...

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New laws hit Qld govt workers' conditions

QUEENSLAND public servants will soon be forced onto individual contracts with reduced work conditions, unions warn. Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie introduced in parliament on Thursday sweeping changes to industrial laws for state and local...

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Bodies found after Laos plane crash

Six Australians were among those killed when a Lao Airlines plane crashed into the Mekong River. Source: AAP DIVERS are searching for bodies after a Lao Airlines plane believed to be carrying 49 people, around half of them foreigners including...

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War not over on workers' comp changes

Hundreds of people rallied at Queensland parliament to protest reforms to workers' compensation. Source: AAP ATTORNEY-GENERAL Jarrod Bleijie may have won the battle to water down Queensland's workers' compensation rights, but unions say the...

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Questions remain over govt carbon repeal

Greg Hunt (L) says legislation to repeal the carbon tax will ensure it takes effect by July 1 2014. Source: AAP DOUBTS have emerged over federal government plans to repeal the carbon tax, after Environment Minister Greg Hunt avoided saying...

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NSW roads assessor bankrupt before bribes

A ROGUE heavy-vehicle assessor was bankrupt before he started soliciting bribes of up to $2000 to falsify log books that let truck drivers gain their licence. Christopher Binos has been blatantly open about the deals, which are the subject of...

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Wheels fly off truck on Sydney freeway

A truck has been issued with a defect notice after two of its wheels flew off on a Sydney motorway. Source: AAP A TRUCK has been issued with a defect notice after two of its wheels flew off on a Sydney motorway. Police saw the incident...

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Row grows over Qld sex offender jail terms

QUEENSLAND Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie is on a collision course with civil libertarians and lawyers after announcing plans to strip courts of the power to set indefinite jail terms for some sex offenders. He wants to rush through parliament,...

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Miley Cyrus claims No.1 album in Australia

MILEY Cyrus has scored the No.1 album in Australia, while Katy Perry has spent a seventh week at the top of the ARIA singles chart with her smash hit Roar. Perry's single is now the second longest running No.1 song of 2013 behind Robin Thicke's...

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China pledges to close 2000 mines

China has pledged to shut down 2000 coal mines in a bid to improve safety standards. Source: AAP CHINA says it will shut down at least 2000 small coal mines by the end of 2015 as it tries to improve safety standards in its deadly industry....

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Property damage reported in NSW fire

PROPERTIES have reportedly been damaged and there are fears some may have been lost as an out of control bushfire continues to blaze in the NSW Hunter region. The NSW Rural Fire Service says it has received unconfirmed reports that properties...

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Ballot brings renewal for Labor: Shorten

Bill Shorten says he has "things to learn" after winning federal Labor's historic leadership ballot. Source: AAP BILL Shorten says he has "things to learn" after winning federal Labor's historic leadership ballot despite being backed by just...

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