Abbott promises respectful new parliament

Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks of a new Australian government with less pandering to the media. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has promised a "respectful" new parliament when it assembles for the first time next week, promising...

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Aboriginal artist's work on Qantas 737

ABORIGINAL artist Paddy Bedford would often tell his daughter his work was going to end up on a plane. "'I'm going to have a painting on a jet'," he'd tell Kathleen Watson. She dismissed the idea at the time but is proud that the late West Australian...

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Thousands flee Dreamworld after fire alert

MORE than 7000 people fled Australia's largest theme park on Saturday after a grassfire started nearby. The fire, sending a huge plume of smoke towards the 85-hectare Dreamworld on the Gold Coast from nearby Coomera, prompted an evacuation. Visitors...

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PM defends boat policy despite backdown

Australia's backdown with Indonesia over an asylum boat doesn't signal failure says Tony Abbott. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S backdown from a stalemate with Indonesia over the turn-around of an asylum seeker boat signals a crack in the government's...

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Bushfires threaten Sydney suburbs

A total fire ban has been declared for Sydney, with severe fire danger conditions tipped for NSW. Source: AAP FIRES have threatened heavily populated areas in Sydney and caused smoke to billow over a busy motorway. An emergency warning...

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Monster storm hits Philippines, three dead

The world's strongest typhoon of the year has slammed into the Philippines. Source: AAP THREE people have been killed as one of the most intense typhoons on record whipped the Philippines, terrifying millions as monster winds tore roofs off...

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Ken Levy re-appointed CMC chair

THE Queensland government has extended the contract of the head of the state's crime and corruption watchdog despite criticism he was biased. The opposition wanted Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) Chair Dr Ken Levy to resign after he penned...

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Bureaucrat accused of lying to ICAC

A SENIOR bureaucrat who granted Eddie Obeid a water licence almost six times larger than authorities recommended without following proper process has been accused of lying to a NSW corruption inquiry. The Independent Commission Against Corruption...

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Jobless rate steady but expected to fall

THE Australian economy added just 1,100 jobs in October, but recent retail spending and housing data could be a sign improvement is on the way. October's unemployment rate was steady at 5.7 per cent, after the September rate was revised up from...

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ICAC to probe SES commissioner actions

NSW State Emergency Service Commissioner Murray Kear will come under the microscope at an ICAC inquiry next month. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Thursday announced it would hold an inquiry from December 3, as part of...

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'Wave of relief' after Sydney gang arrests

The NSW premier says he's delighted that police have made inroads into ending Sydney's gun violence. Source: AAP POLICE have laid a series of charges in the wake of a spate of western Sydney shootings, one of which involved the murder of a...

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$1.2 million found in Sydney car boot

POLICE have seized about $1.2 million in cash alleged to be the proceeds of crime after stopping a car for defective brake lights. Police say they stopped the car at Sefton, in Sydney's west, about 6.30pm (AEDT) on Tuesday and allegedly found...

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