Rinehart has 'double standards': Latham

AS she predicted, Gina Rinehart's criticism of Australia's "entitlement" mentality has drawn return fire, with left wing MPs inviting her to leave the country, and leave the nation's battlers alone. Ms Rinehart, who's worth almost $20 billion,...

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Tattooed masses descend on Sydney for expo

About 16,000 people are set to attend the Tattoo and Body Art Expo in Sydney this weekend. Source: AAP DAVID Prieto wears a suit every minute of his life. And he can't take it off because it's one enormous tattoo that took 500 hours to...

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NSW teacher arrested after child porn find

A PRIMARY school teacher has been charged after police uncovered child abuse material at a home west of Sydney. After receiving a tip-off, detectives raided the man's home in the Lithgow suburb of Oaky Park on Friday. Police say a number of...

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Man struck by lightning in Sydney's west

A MAN has been struck by lightning as severe thunderstorms sweep across Sydney. A NSW Fire and Rescue spokesman said the 65-year-old man was struck outside his home in Baulkham Hills, in northwest Sydney, at 5pm on Friday. Fire fighters administered...

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RBA commodity price index at 47-month low

EXPORT commodity prices fell in February to their lowest level in almost four years. The Reserve Bank of Australia's index of commodity prices was 1.3 per cent lower in foreign currency terms in the month. Coking coal and iron ore were the...

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Qld reforms 'could increase youth crime'

TOUGH new measures aimed at young offenders in Queensland could actually increase crime, lawyers and Amnesty International have warned. Queensland could soon have the harshest laws in Australia if Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie does away with...

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Reynolds readies for WA Senate re-run

WA Senate candidate Linda Reynolds (L) says she's not angry she has to hit the campaign trail again. Source: AAP DESPITE winning fair and square in the West Australian Senate election, Liberal candidate Linda Reynolds says she's not angry about...

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Egg warning over Vic salmonella outbreak

VICTORIANS have been warned of the higher risk of eating raw or undercooked eggs after more than 200 people fell ill from salmonella. Health authorities have linked two restaurants to raw-egg foods using products from western Victorian supplier...

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Fish and chip shopfront damage in Sydney

POLICE are trying to confirm if a bullet caused damage to a fish and chip shopfront in Sydney's south. A man opened Hooked on Seafood on the Princes Highway at Sylvania on Sunday morning to find damage to the front window. Police tape surrounded...

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Man under police guard after alleged arson

A QUEENSLAND man who allegedly set fire to a house in the state's southeast is now under police guard in hospital. A 16-year-old girl suffered serious burns in the blaze and has been flown to Brisbane for treatment. Police say seven people...

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Hundreds rally over Vic mine fire response

HUNDREDS of residents have rallied in Victoria's Morwell where a coal mine is on fire, demanding a royal commission into what they say is a lack of action by authorities. Protest leader Nerissa Albon said 1200 people had turned out to the rally,...

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CleanUp Australia back at work

Around 550,000 volunteers will focus on cigarette butts and drink bottles for CleanUp Australia day. Source: AAP CLEANUP Australia's Ian Kiernan and more than half a million of his mates will spend Sunday applying his newly developed formula,...

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