Vic govt flags road, transport funds boost

THERE will be more money for Victorian roads and public transport in the upcoming state budget, the government says. Treasurer Michael O'Brien said the government will spend an additional $130 million in road works of four years, with $80m to...

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Three survive car's 'spin' on Vic slope

THREE men have escaped with their lives after their ute overturned and rolled over itself several hundred metres down a steep slope in Victoria's Alpine region. The men were attempting to drive up a track at Longley Road, Porepunkah on Saturday...

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Hard line on boats paying off: Morrison

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says the government's tough stance on asylum seekers is working. Source: AAP NO people-smuggling venture had succeeded in landing asylum seekers on Australia for more than four months, the government says....

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Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes off Tonga

A STRONG 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga, the US Geological Survey says, but there has been no immediate tsunami warning or reports of significant damage. The undersea quake hit 71 kilometres northeast of...

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Digger wanted to march despite collapsing

A WAR veteran who collapsed during Melbourne's Anzac Day parade wanted to leave his hospital bed and rejoin his comrades. The man suffered a cardiac arrest and required CPR while marching towards the Shrine of Remembrance on Friday morning....

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Royals provide 'different' Anzac touch

The royal couple joined a record crowd of 37,000 for the Anzac Day commemorations in Canberra. Source: AAP IT was the personal touch from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge which impressed Dick and Janice Middleton. The handwritten message...

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More peace, less Simpson says Tas governor

TASMANIAN Governor Peter Underwood has told Hobart's Anzac Day ceremony Australia needs to understand the truth of its involvement in war. Mr Underwood has called for peace studies centres to be funded and for the Anzac centenary in 2015 to...

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Smaller crowd falls silent at Gallipoli

THIS year's dawn service at Gallipoli was billed as a dress rehearsal for the 2015 centenary but a smaller-than-expected turnout made it a very intimate affair. Some 4400 mostly Australian and New Zealand pilgrims were at North Beach 12 months...

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Transurban expands into Qld for $7b

A consortium led by toll road owner Transurban has agreed to buy Queensland Motorways for $7bn. Source: AAP TOLL roads operator Transurban has extended its reach, leading a consortium that has bought several Brisbane toll roads from the Queensland...

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Franklin says crash 'just an accident'

Swans player Lance Franklin says he is truly sorry for crashing into five parked cars in Sydney. Source: AAP AFL superstar Lance Franklin says he wasn't on the phone or speeding when he crashed into four parked cars and he admits he's frustrated...

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Whitehaven cuts coal guidance

WHITEHAVEN Coal shares have fallen after the miner cut its full year production guidance by up to eight per cent due to operational problems. The northern NSW miner revised its guidance from 10.7 million tonnes of saleable coal to between 9.8...

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Heineken returns to growth in Europe

Brewer Heineken has returned to growth in its crucial Western Europe market in the first quarter. Source: AAP HEINEKEN says it has returned to growth in its crucial Western Europe market in the first quarter, after a long period of stagnation....

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Picture perfect royals visit the zoo

IT was the picture perfect moment the world had been waiting for. Royal baby Prince George giggled, smiled and played his way through just his second public engagement - a trip to the zoo with his parents Prince William and Kate on Sunday. The...

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'Lucky' boy falls 200m, fractures leg

AN eight-year-old boy has being hailed as "incredibly lucky" after he survived a 200m fall and suffered only a fractured leg. The boy fell from a viewing platform at Dangars Falls, near Armidale, and slid 200m down a slope, after climbing through...

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George makes light of royal duties

FINALLY it was Prince George's turn to be the star of the Royal Show Down Under. Dressed in dark blue shorts, a striped blue-collared shirt, dark socks and shoes, and wriggling in his mum's arms, he made his much anticipated Australian debut on...

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