Abbott's plea to WA voters

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pleaded for Western Australian voters to back Liberal candidates. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has made a last-ditch plea to West Australian voters as they head to the polls for a Senate election re-run....

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Cyclone tipped to hit Queensland

Dramatic firsthand footage shows what it's like being in the different categories of cyclones. Produced by Christine Nestel. A cyclone forming in the Coral Sea is expected to hit Queensland's Cape York Peninsula later...

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SA and Canberra closer on road plan

The SA and federal governments have held talks on Adelaide's north-south road corridor. Source: AAP THE federal and South Australian governments have held talks aimed at overcoming disagreements on how to fully redevelop Adelaide's north-south...

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'500 dolphins caught in WA nets' in decade

ABOUT 500 dolphins have been caught in the Pilbara trawl fishery in the past 10 years, West Australian scientists say. Murdoch University PhD candidate Simon Allen and colleagues from the Cetacean Research Unit have made the claims based on...

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Safety overlooked in batts scheme rush

FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd's "horrendous" timeline for the home insulation program denied bureaucrats adequate time to consider safety risks, an inquiry has heard. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER...

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Aboriginal alcoholism worsening: inquiry

ALCOHOLISM in Aboriginal communities is bad and getting worse, says the chairwoman of a federal inquiry into the issue. After hearings in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs is...

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Mine application filed despite concerns

A COMPANY under administration has applied to restart and expand work at a Blue Mountains mine rejected previously due to "unacceptable environmental impacts," environmentalists say. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES....

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BP Brisbane workers weigh up their futures

DREW McQueen knew his two decades at BP's Brisbane oil refinery were coming to an end. The 53-year-old crane rigger is one of 355 workers who will lose their jobs when the Bulwer Island plant ceases production in mid-2015. The Pinkenba site in...

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Deja vu all over again for WA voters

Tony Abbott (L) and Bill Shorten are campaigning ahead of the WA Senate election re-run on Saturday. Source: AAP HAVEN'T we heard all this before? That is surely what the West Australian electorate was thinking on Monday as the state's...

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Big demand by abused for private hearings

THE royal commission into child sexual abuse is receiving about 40 requests by abuse survivors for private sessions each week. After about 12 months of private and public hearings, the royal commission chairman Peter McClellan says the demand...

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Tasmanian govt, ALP leader made official

The karaoke night that went to hell IT BEGAN with insults over karaoke and sexual prowess, and ended with a woman accused of stabbing her partner. How did a night out go so wrong? They stole WHAT from daycare? IT'S not every day the...

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UK army cuts 'hell of a risk': general

A senior UK general says Russia has now become a "strategic adversary" of NATO. Source: AAP RESTRUCTURING the British army is "one hell of a risk" that will weaken the armed forces, one of the country's most senior generals has warned. ...

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Plane diverted from MH370 search

AN Australian air force plane has been diverted from the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 to respond to a fishing boat's emergency distress beacon near Antarctica. The P3 Orion was on Sunday afternoon sent from the Indian Ocean search...

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20 rescued from broken Perth chairlift

Delays as flash flooding slows SEQ motorists UPDATE: Southeast Queensland motorists have been urged to drive with caution, after flash flooding causes havoc on roads. QLD News Man with a giant-size problem THIS man has an embarrassing...

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