Cleo brings back the centrefold

ALL the single ladies, all the single ladies, gather round. The Cleo centrefold is back. And the man who has dared to bare for the spread is Sydney model Jordan Stenmark. You may have heard your mothers, aunties or big sisters talking about the...

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Vic Labor MPs Madden, Viney to retire

Former Victorian government minister Justin Madden will quit politics at the next state election. Source: AAP HIGH-PROFILE Labor MP Justin Madden won't contest the next Victorian election, becoming the seventh opposition member to quit the...

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Vic speaker should resign: experts

THE only way to overcome the stand-off in Victoria's parliament is for Speaker Ken Smith to quit, political experts say. Premier Denis Napthine blamed a "childish stunt" by Labor for Mr Smith's decision to shut down parliament on Thursday, after...

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Abbott urges inclusion for Sri Lanka

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has urged Commonwealth leaders to engage and not isolate countries such as Sri Lanka as they emerge from civil strife. Mr Abbott, Prince Charles and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa delivered opening ceremony addresses...

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Foreign Minister Bishop to visit India

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop will be the first Abbott government minister to visit India. Following talks with fellow foreign ministers in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, Ms Bishop heads to New Delhi and Mumbai for four days of discussions...

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1 dead, 220 ill in Qld salmonella outbreak

AN elderly woman has died and at least 220 people are ill after a salmonella outbreak linked to Melbourne Cup functions in Brisbane. The Metro North Hospital and Health Service says a bacteria infection possibly contributed to the 77-year-old...

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Dangerous driving charge over road death

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been charged over a crash that killed a 50-year-old woman in Perth's eastern suburbs. Police allege the man was driving a Proton hatchback in Carlisle just after 12am (WST) on November 6 when he fatally struck the woman....

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Greens, Labor row over carbon repeal laws

The Senate could vote on the coalition's carbon tax repeal bill as early as before Christmas. Source: AAP LABOR has just two weeks to scrutinise the federal government's plan to scrap the carbon tax, after the Australian Greens sided with the...

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Working for minister made me sick: ex-aide

A FORMER Newman government staffer says he suffered a breakdown after working in the "dysfunctional" office of former arts minister Ros Bates. Peter Epstein, who has terminal cancer, was a senior adviser in Ms Bates' ministerial office for three...

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Pollies need to lighten up, Xenophon says

FEDERAL politicians could soon lose one protection from being held up to ridicule, with independent senator Nick Xenophon introducing a bill that would allow the satirical rebroadcasting of parliament. Current laws prevent shows such as The...

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Egypt ends state of emergency

An Egyptian court has ordered an end to a state of emergency two days ahead of schedule. Source: AAP AN Egyptian court has ordered an end to a state of emergency two days ahead of schedule, and three months after it was imposed during a crackdown...

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Row over new parliamentary rules

The government is imposing changes to parliamentary rules which Labor says will curb dissent. Source: AAP THE federal government is imposing changes to parliamentary rules which Labor says will curb dissent and turn the Speaker into a "censorship...

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WesTrac to cut 630 jobs

Earthmoving company WesTrac is cutting 630 jobs as the mining investment hits machinery sales. Source: AAP EARTHMOVING company WesTrac is cutting 630 jobs as the mining investment downturn hits machinery sales. The cuts will be implemented...

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International aid pours in for Philippines

INTERNATIONAL aid is pouring in for the Philippines as authorities step up efforts to reach survivors driven to looting after one of the world's strongest typhoons devastated their towns. About $A100 million in emergency assistance has been pledged...

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Perth beach re-opens after shark sighting

A PERTH beach has been re-opened following the sighting of a great white shark close to shore. Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) tweeted on Tuesday afternoon that a four-metre shark was sighted by a surfer 50m off shore at Trigg beach.A helicopter was...

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Vic independent MP sides with opposition

INDEPENDENT Victorian MP Geoff Shaw has sided with the Labor opposition to stall government business and express no confidence in the Speaker. Mr Shaw sided with the Labor Party in parliament on a vote which means government business cannot proceed...

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Macdonald link in Obeid ICAC inquiry

A STAFFER for corrupt former NSW minister Ian Macdonald made inquiries about water licences attached to a Hunter Valley farm that was being bought by then-MP Eddie Obeid's family, the anti-graft watchdog has heard. The NSW Independent Commission...

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Govt urged to scrap Sydney plane cap

MORE planes should be allowed to fly in and out of Sydney Airport until a second airport is built at Badgerys Creek, a tourism industry body says. The Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) believes the current cap of 80 plane movements per hour...

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Teens think slim cigarettes safer

Adolescents associate slim and decorative cigarettes with glamour and coolness, says a UK study. Source: AAP YOUNG teenagers rate slimline cigarettes as stylish, feminine and possibly safer than regular brands, researchers say. Thinner...

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Outpouring for ex-homeless US man

A homeless US man had his benefits cut after money he found and gave to police was returned to him. Source: AAP OFFERS of support have been pouring in from around the US for a formerly homeless man whose good deed proved costly. James...

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