Wild Vic winds cause damage, injuries

Wild winds have caused havoc across Victoria due to a cold front and an intense low pressure system. Source: AAP A VIOLENT winter storm has blasted Victoria, leaving several people injured, trees toppled on cars, buildings damaged, snow in...

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Tas subsidies questioned by commission

CANBERRA should keep closer tabs on the cost of taking passenger cars on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry, an inquiry has found. A PRODUCTIVITY Commission report released on Tuesday made a raft of recommendations that would bring changes to federal...

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GG punts on bush footy to boost work

!--GG punts on bush footy to boost work | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 24, 2014 THE Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove is eager to bring indigenous football stars to northern Australia to inspire...

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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

!--GG visits Ord irrigation scheme | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 22, 2014 GOVERNOR-GENERAL Sir Peter Cosgrove is hoping to shine a light on economic opportunities in agriculture and progress being...

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Pregnant woman airlifted to hospital

A PREGNANT woman has suffered serious head injuries after a car crashed into a northwest Sydney house, also injuring a teenage girl and another woman. THE 25-year-old, who is four months pregnant, has been airlifted to Westmead Hospital with...

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Another Tamil man sets himself on fire

Drug turns bald man hairy IN JOYFUL news for hundreds of thousands of men, researchers have used an arthritis drug to regrow a full crop of hair on a totally bald man. Jamie's fruit and veg rotten THEY look cute and cuddly just like...

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Royals defend apartment spending

THE British royal family has defended spending a seven-figure sum refurbishing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Kensington Palace apartment. THE taxpayer will foot the bill for extensive work on the property, including installing a new roof,...

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Family heartbroken after aged home deaths

THREE and a half years ago, Marie Darragh was frail, ill and on the brink of death. SHE was placed in the St Andrews Nursing Home in Ballina as her family desperately hoped for the best. Within years, her health had turned around.After giving...

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