Man planned to kill shop landlord: court

A SEAFOOD shop operator in northern New South Wales has been accused of conspiring to kill his landlord. Police allege Menniti Seafoods operator Joseph Palermo was planning the murder, having intercepted "concerning phone taps" and finding a shortened...

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Order out to arrest PNG opposition leader

ORDERS have been issued for the arrest of Papua New Guinea's opposition leader amid allegations he threatened the police commissioner. The country's top cop, Tom Kulunga, on Saturday ordered the arrest of Belden Namah on allegations the former...

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Twelve homes lost in SA fires

TWELVE homes have been lost in South Australia as thousands of hectares continue to burn out of control across the state. An emergency warning was issued for residents at the small town of Truro on Saturday afternoon, as the Eden Valley fire made...

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Heater blamed for fire in Chinese town

CHINESE authorities have detained a guesthouse operator whose unattended heater allegedly sparked a fire that burned for nearly 10 hours and destroyed an ancient Tibetan town in southern China, the official Xinhua News Agency says. More than 2000...

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US newspaper that bet on print cuts staff

FOLLOWING an aggressive staff expansion that defied trends in the struggling newspaper industry, the publisher of the Orange County Register has announced that he is changing the management team and cutting jobs. In a memo to staff, Aaron Kushner...

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Relief on the way at last for SA

Adelaide residents are in for their fifth straight day of extreme heat tipped to soar past 40C. Source: AAP SOUTH Australians are set to get relief after enduring the third worst heatwave in the state's history. A cool change began to creep...

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WA owner speaks after dogs euthanised

THE owner of two dogs euthanised after mauling a nine-year-old boy south of Perth says she has never had any problems with the dogs before and she is in shock over the attack. Ambulance crews were called to a Cooper Street home in Mandurah on...

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Indonesia 'deplores' border breaches

Asylum seekers say they were given a boat by Australian authorities to return to Indonesia. Source: AAP INDONESIA has demanded the Abbott government immediately suspend its policy of turning asylum seeker boats back after the Australian navy...

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Warehouse buys Schooltex for $NZ9m

NEW Zealand's largest listed retailer the Warehouse Group has agreed to buy Schooltex from Postie Plus Group for $NZ9 million ($A8.41 million) to add the nation's biggest supplier of school uniforms to its department stores. "We see the Schooltex...

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Nickel again rises while copper falls

BASE metals on the London Metal Exchange (LME) have closed mixed as gains in nickel and lead continue to steal the focus of the market while copper and aluminum drift lower. "Copper has been surprisingly quiet with the metal trading sideways in...

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Rolf Harris to contest sex charges

AUSTRALIAN entertainer Rolf Harris has formally pleaded not guilty to 12 historic sex offences during an appearance in a London court. Harris - dressed in a blue suit and red tie - was accompanied by a small gathering of family and friends at...

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Drugs found at Bieber home after egg raid

AN associate of pop star Justin Bieber was detained after cocaine was found during a search of the Canadian singer's Los Angeles mansion following allegations of vandalism, officials said. Los Angeles Sheriff's Department officer Dave Thompson...

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Forge shares punished again

FORGE Group's shareholders have been punished after the company announced another profit writedown, bringing the total in less than two months to up to $155 million. The latest problems for the Perth engineering group relate to a $23 million to...

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No bail for Sydney father over shot floor

A SYDNEY man who allegedly fired a shot into the floor of his estranged wife's home after arguing with her as he collected their children has been refused bail. Mario Alexandridis, 35, didn't apply for bail when he fronted Sydney's Central Local...

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Forecaster says heatwave a class act

ADELAIDE'S heatwave is a "class act" as it challenges records dating back more than 70 years, a senior forecaster says. Adelaide sweltered through 45C on Tuesday, just one degree short of its all time high of 46.1C set on January 12, 1939. The...

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Locals return to Perth hills devastation

The Perth hills bushfire is officially under control as residents prepare to tour the area. Source: AAP THE flames may be out, but the recovery for the Perth hills after Sunday's devastating firestorm is just beginning as residents who lost...

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Five killed on Vic roads in 24 hours

Two people are in hospital and three others have been killed in a two car collision in Melbourne. Source: AAP TWO people have died and five have been injured in a car crash in Victoria's northwest. Police said seven people were in a car...

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Four people unaccounted for in bushfire

Four people are unaccounted for and 46 homes have been destroyed by a bushfire in the Perth hills. Source: AAP FEARS are held for four people who remain unaccounted for in the Perth hills bushfire which have already claimed one life and destroyed...

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Sydney train cleaners opt for redundancies

THE NSW government is accused of trying to privatise Sydney's public transport "via stealth", as it flags redundancies for bus and train cleaning staff. The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) says that after three years of "restructures", Sydney's...

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SA swelters through day one of heatwave

Emergency services are on alert as much of SA faces a severe heatwave over the next week. Source: AAP South Australia has escaped relatively unscathed after the first day of an expected five-day heatwave with temperatures pushing into the 40s...

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Trade pact close to reality, says Robb

Australian Minister of Trade Andrew Robb says a free trade agreement is close to being "sealed". Source: AAP THE 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement is close to being "sealed", Australian Minister for Trade and...

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Vic Liberal minister to stand down at poll

VICTORIAN government minister Nicholas Kotsiras has announced he will step down at the November state election. The Greek-born member for Bulleen, whose portfolios include multicultural affairs and energy and resources, says he will end his parliamentary...

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Police hunt gang who set WA man on fire

POLICE in Perth are searching for a gang of men who set another man on fire during an argument, leaving him with burns to almost half his body and fighting for life in hospital. The police station in Cannington, south-east of Perth, had to be...

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