Political blame game over childcare costs

Childcare costs have rocketed 150 per cent in the past decade, a report shows. Source: AAP WORKING mothers are losing 60 cents of each dollar they earn to rising childcare costs but Australia's politicians haven't found a way to ease the...

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Newman says ALP wrong on TAFE fee rises

QUEENSLAND'S premier has accused the opposition of playing Nostradamus over TAFE fee increases. LITERACY and numeracy fees for disability pensioners have risen from $140 to $800 while tuition fees for a diploma in marketing have increased from...

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Qld premier coy on chief justice pick

QUEENSLAND'S premier has held his first media conference in five days, but was coy when questioned about his government's controversial selection of Tim Carmody as the state's new chief justice. SINCE Campbell Newman last stood before reporters,...

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GG visits Ord irrigation scheme

GOVERNOR-GENERAL Sir Peter Cosgrove is hoping to shine a light on economic opportunities in agriculture and progress being made on indigenous issues during a tour of northern Australia. SIR Peter said the second phase of the Ord irrigation scheme...

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Fuel excise hike before parliament

A controversial budget measure to raise the fuel excise has been introduced to parliament. Source: AAP IT will cost motorists about 60 cents more to fill their car with petrol from August if the Abbott government can convince parliament to...

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Port and rail company axing 500 jobs

Rail operator Asciano will axe about 500 jobs in order to cut costs. Source: AAP FREIGHT and rail company Asciano has blamed a weak Australian economy for the planned axing of 500 jobs. THE operator of the Patrick and Pacific National...

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Search continues for missing Vic fisherman

A MASSIVE air and sea search covering 3500 square kilometres continues after a Victorian professional fisherman failed to return from a fishing trip. THE 65-year-old Warrnambool man set off alone from Point Fairy wharf to go gummy fishing about...

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Two boat mishaps off Malaysia, 35 missing

MALAYSIAN authorities are searching for 35 people missing at sea following two boat accidents at a time when many illegal migrant workers head home to Indonesia for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. IN the latest incident early on Thursday,...

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Firies cancer law not ruled out: Vic govt

Volunteer firefighters rally in Melbourne for access to compensation for cancer contracted at work. Source: AAP THE Victorian government says it hasn't ruled out changing the way firefighters access cancer compensation as hundreds rallied...

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Afghan voters defy Taliban threat

Afghans have braved threats of violence and searing heat to vote in the presidential elections. Source: AAP THE United States praised millions of Afghan voters who defied Taliban threats and attacks to vote in a presidential run-off election...

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Nicole Kidman for top Shanghai honour

NICOLE Kidman is to be honoured with an outstanding contribution award at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China. HUGH Grant and John Woo will present the Australian actress with her latest accolade at the opening ceremony on Saturday,...

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Get out of Iraq now, warns Bishop

Australia ready to help with humanitarian crisis in Iraq, but no troops envisaged says Julie Bishop. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS have been told to leave Iraq immediately by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who has described the escalating crisis...

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Millions for homeless but refuges in doubt

WOMEN'S refuges fear they are days away from closing their doors, despite the NSW government's new promise to pump money into homeless support and restore funding for inner-city shelters. THE government had foreshadowed cuts to inner-city areas...

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Jail term cut for WA teen's murder attempt

A WEST Australian teenager who changed his mind about killing an acquaintance after repeatedly stabbing him and attacking him with a brick has had his sentence reduced. THE young man was aged 17 and drunk when he and two acquaintances went to...

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Loggers back Tasmanian World Heritage

A GROUP representing Tasmanian loggers has joined conservationists to oppose a federal government move to wind back the state's World Heritage wilderness. THE influential Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) has reportedly written...

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Position on settlements unchanged: Joyce

Islamic nations have demanded Australia explain changes to their policy on Israeli settlements. Source: AAP THE Abbott government is confident it will keep selling livestock to the Middle East despite a threat from Islamic countries to boycott...

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Budgets weigh on WA consumer confidence

A FALL in consumer confidence in Western Australia is further evidence that federal and state budgets have hit taxpayer sentiment hard, member for Perth Alannah MacTiernan says. The latest WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Curtin Business...

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Vic teen 'forced into sex work': police

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl may have been forced into sex work for three months, Victorian police say. A 33-year-old Warrnambool North man was arrested over the claims, but was released pending further inquiries. He was interviewed on Monday over charges...

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Nexus shareholders to reject Seven's offer

NEXUS Energy shares have slumped more than 35 per cent as investors worry their shareholdings could be worthless within 48 hours. Shareholders are expected to reject Seven Group's $26.6 million takeover offer for the struggling oil and gas company...

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Johnson won't be expelled: Barnett

WA's premier says rogue MP Rob Johnson is not at risk of being expelled from the Liberal party. Source: AAP ROGUE West Australian Liberal backbencher Rob Johnson is not at risk of being expelled from the party, Premier Colin Barnett says....

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Mega ports to be allowed near Barrier Reef

FIVE mega ports will be allowed along the Queensland coast, mainly in areas near the Great Barrier Reef. Abbot Point, one of the world's biggest coal terminals, has been declared a port development priority area. The declaration comes only six...

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iSentia makes strong ASX debut

MEDIA monitor iSentia has made an impressive stock market debut, with its shares rising nearly 20 per cent above their issue price. Shares in the company, which was previously known as Media Monitors, opened trading at $2.45, 41 cents above the...

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Talking walls, robo-docs way of the future

GET ready for talking wallpaper, robo-doctors, cars that drive themselves and human body shops where organs are made to order. These are set to become part of our lives soon, says renowned American theoretical physicist Dr Michio Kaku, who is...

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Uproar over O'Neill plan

PAPUA New Guinea's opposition has lashed out at a plan by Prime Minister Peter O'Neill to restrict nominees for the top job to members of his own party in the event of a motion of no-confidence. The government is planning to introduce legislation...

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SAI mulls $1.1b bid as it sacks CEO

INFORMATION and standards company SAI Global has sacked its chief executive and revealed it is the subject of a $1.1 billion private equity takeover bid. Pacific Equity Partners has launched an indicative bid for the Sydney-based information services...

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Speaker stands by fundraising event

Speaker Bronwyn Bishop must explain what took place in her suite on budget night, says Labor. Source: AAP SPEAKER Bronwyn Bishop has refused to reveal details of how her parliamentary office was used for a Liberal Party fundraising event. ...

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Qld ministers livid with dissenting ex-MP

A FORMER Queensland government MP says "very senior" ministers wanted to hurl something at the TV when he gave interviews criticising new laws on political donations. Chris Davis quit parliament on Friday, saying he could not support the Newman...

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Man, 21, burned in Sydney gas fireball

A GAS-FUELLED fireball in a busy northern Sydney shopping plaza has left a man in a stable condition with serious burns. The 21-year-old was rushed to Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital with burns to his lower body after a gas main caught alight...

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New prison unit for dangerous Vic crims

THE Victorian government will build a maximum security prison wing to house a growing number of underworld figures, bikies and violent offenders. The new unit of 40 cells will be built adjacent to Barwon Prison, near Geelong. A spokesman from...

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We won't compromise on co-payment: Hockey

Treasurer Joe Hockey has all but ruled out compromise on a GP co-payment. Source: AAP TREASURER Joe Hockey has all but ruled out compromise on a GP co-payment, as Labor finally confirmed it would not block the government's deficit levy for...

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Australian snorkeller dies off Fiji resort

A 36-year-old Australian man has died while snorkelling off Fiji's coral coast. Source: AAP A 36-YEAR-OLD Australian man has died while snorkelling off Fiji's coral coast. The man was staying with a friend at a five-star resort on the...

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Shorten denies role in PM family attacks

Margie Abbott (pic) does not do enough charity work says former first bloke Tim Mathieson. Source: AAP LABOR has angrily denied suggestions that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten orchestrated a series of attacks against Prime Minister Tony Abbott's...

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The week in numbers to May 23

THE big and small numbers that grabbed attention - or should have - in the business world over the past week. Monday: $10.2 million - The once mighty Elders has been doing it tough. But its most recent loss is better than the $303 million half...

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Abbott urged not to 'wink' at Indonesia

An Indonesian newspaper has warned PM Tony Abbott against winking when he visits Jakarta. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has been warned to keep his winking" out of diplomacy, with the infamous gesture now also making headlines in...

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WA man, 69, jailed for life over murder

A 69-YEAR-OLD Perth man has been sentenced to life in prison for repeatedly stabbing his house mate during a drunken argument. John Henry Waterfall was found guilty of murdering Fifita Mailau, 56, at their Mount Lawley house, which they shared...

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China mine tycoon sentenced to death

A Chinese mining tycoon has been sentenced to death for leading a crime gang that killed rivals. Source: AAP A FORMER Chinese mining tycoon has been sentenced to death for leading a crime gang that killed rivals, a state news agency reports,...

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WA Labor tight-lipped on Ferguson move

LABOR'S West Australian branch is remaining tight-lipped about moves to have former federal resources minister Martin Ferguson ousted from the party. On Monday night, the ALP's WA executive endorsed a motion put forward by the Maritime Union...

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Abbott contradicts budget on uni fees

A student union says Tony Abbott behaved cowardly by cancelling a university visit amid protests. Source: AAP CONFUSION abounds over government plans to deregulate university fees after Prime Minister Tony Abbott contradicted his own budget....

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Third NSW mine death in six weeks

A CONSTRUCTION rigger who died while working on a cherry picker at a coal mine was minutes away from stopping work. The man, who police say was in his 30s, was working on the construction of a coal-handling plant at Boggabri coal mine in northwest...

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WA prisoner recaptured after rehab escape

A 22-YEAR-OLD prisoner who escaped custody while at a rehabilitation hospital in Perth has been caught. Darren John Goldsworthy escaped from the Royal Perth Rehabilitation Hospital in Shenton Park just before 2pm on Wednesday.Police apprehended...

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Attempted assault in inner Melbourne

A man has tried to sexually assault a woman in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. Source: AAP A SEX offender has tried to assault a woman in inner Melbourne, the third such attack in the same suburb in a week. In the latest incident,...

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Afghan women need Aust help: inquiry

AUSTRALIA has been urged to keep supporting Afghan women's rights so that gains the international community has helped fight for won't be lost. Despite some minor human rights achievements over the years, Afghan women still face alarming rates...

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Qld trio held in jail over extortion ring

THREE men allegedly involved in a bikie drug and extortion racket will remain behind bars for now. The trio was arrested in dawn raids on the Gold Coast on Monday. Alleged Hells Angels members Christopher Bloomfield, 23, and Rhys Tracey Mirkin,...

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Roads package a sham, says Labor

Labor says the government's road funding package in the Federal Budget is a sham. Source: AAP LABOR says the government's road funding package is a sham. Treasurer Joe Hockey's first budget on Tuesday is expected to outline how $42 billion...

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Henry Lin spoke online before death: court

A court has heard how the case against accused murderer "Robert" Xie has been driven by a criminal. Source: AAP IN the hours before schoolboy Henry Lin was brutally murdered in his Sydney home, he was chatting online to a friend about badminton,...

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Shorten open to talks on MP standards

OPPOSITION Leader Bill Shorten is willing to talk to the Abbott government about ways to prevent corruption. Mr Shorten was asked during Monday's federal Labor caucus meeting in Canberra whether he supported a national version of NSW's Independent...

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Explosives company chooses US over Aust

EXPLOSIVES and fertiliser maker Incitec Pivot is building its new chemical plant in the US rather than Australia because of stunning cost differences. The $US850 million ($A919.66 million) ammonia plant in New Orleans would cost closer to $A1.4...

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