Alleged US kidnapper to appear in court

Two of the three Ohio kidnapping victims have been reunited with their families. Source: AAP THE former US school bus driver charged with holding three young women in captivity and raping them in a decade-long horror is due to appear in an...

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Rio shareholders want bigger dividend

Rio Tinto has copped a serve from its shareholders for what they see as miserly dividend payout. Source: AAP RIO Tinto has copped a serve from its shareholders for what they see as miserly dividend payouts from the mining giant. Richard...

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East West Link is a con: Vic opposition

The Victorian treasurer says the government won't fund the entire cost of the East West Link road. Source: AAP VICTORIANS won't be able to use the East West Link tunnel to drive to work for decades, the opposition says. The state government...

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Bangladesh building death toll passes 750

The death toll from the collapsed Bangladesh factory has passed 750 after more bodies were found. Source: AAP THE death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh has passed 750 after a dozen more bodies were found...

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Stolen Generation art returns to Perth

Artwork by members of the Stolen Generation will be returned to a WA university from New York. Source: AAP ABORIGINAL artworks created by members of the Stolen Generation are returning home from a New York university which has possessed the...

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Gillard to visit PNG

Julia Gillard will meet with her PNG counterpart Peter O'Neill (L) during her visit to Port Moresby. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is expected to touch down in Papua New Guinea on Thursday afternoon, marking her first official trip...

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Australia among best places to be a mum

AUSTRALIA is the tenth best country in the world to be a mother, according to a new global survey by Save the Children. Ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday, the charity listed the best and worst places to be a mother on the planet, based on an assessment...

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Vic govt to rein in spending for surpluses

Victoria is expecting a budget surplus of $224.5m in 2013/14, growing to about $2.55bn in 2016/17. Source: AAP VICTORIA'S forecast of growing budget surpluses over the next four financial years will be based upon a tight rein on spending. ...

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Lies and phone tapes at the ICAC

Former union boss John Maitland had a bad start to his day before the ICAC after being caught lying. Source: AAP FORMER union boss John Maitland had a shaky first day at a NSW corruption inquiry being grilled about his allegedly close ties...

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MRRT should be scrapped: coalition

New calculations on the mining tax say it will raise $5 billion less than the government predicted. Source: AAP A COALITION-LED parliamentary committee recommends the mining tax be scrapped and blames Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer...

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Tabcorp, Tatts say pokies levy too much

Tatts Group says the Victorian government is charging them on poker machines they no longer operate. Source: AAP GAMBLING firms Tatts Group and Tabcorp say the Victorian government is charging them an exorbitant levy on poker machines that...

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Challenge to Aust plain package tobacco

CUBA has become the latest country to launch a legal attack on Australia's landmark plain packaging rules for tobacco at the World Trade Organisation, the global body says. The WTO said that Cuba had requested consultations with Australia on...

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Israeli warplanes strike Syria

ISRAEL has carried out a rocket attack on the Jamraya scientific research centre in Damascus, the official Syrian news agency SANA says. The agency did not say whether there were any wounded or dead. A newsflash on Syria's state satellite channel...

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Majority back disability levy - and Abbott

MORE than 50 per cent of Australians support increasing the Medicare levy to pay for the government's disability care reforms. But in a blow to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, a Seven News/ReachTEL poll has found about 41 per cent are less likely...

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Vic budget boost for Frankston train line

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine will announce a cash injection for the Frankston train line. Source: AAP THE Victorian government has announced a $100 million boost to Melbourne's busiest rail services while warning the upcoming state budget...

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