Two more Nauru opposition MPs banned

TWO more opposition MPs have been suspended from the Nauru parliament amid claims the government is trying to avoid scrutiny of a budget that contains Australian funding for asylum seekers. The Nauru government is expected to hand down its budget...

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Australia looks beyond China for growth

AUSTRALIA won't be putting all of its economic and investment eggs into China's basket, Trade Minister Andrew Robb says. Mr Robb and Prime Minister Tony Abbott will embark on a trade and investment tour of Canada and the United States next week....

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Dredge spoil dumping near reef approved

!--Dredge spoil dumping near reef approved | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 05, 2014 THE government body that protects the Great Barrier Reef has approved the dumping of more than 370,000 cubic metres...

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Long-term effect of Vic mine smoke unknown

HEALTH officials don't know the long-term effects of exposure to smoke will have on residents living near a Victorian coal mine that burned for 45 days, a senior health official says. But he also said there was a lot of anxiety caused by misinformation....

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Top Tasmanian health bureaucrat sacked

!--Top Tasmanian health bureaucrat sacked | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 03, 2014 TASMANIA'S government says the sacking of a top health bureaucrat is not the result of her being named in an Integrity...

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Sniffer dogs search for Madeleine

SNIFFER dogs are being used to search an area of scrubland close to where Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal seven years ago. The development came as British officers, accompanied by their Portuguese counterparts, spent a second day investigating...

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Bali flights under cloud but Darwin clear

!--Bali flights under cloud but Darwin clear | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 01, 2014 FLIGHTS to and from Darwin have resumed after they were grounded by an ash cloud from an Indonesian volcano,...

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Qld still on track for surplus

Queensland premier Campbell Newman isn't phased by a massive increase to the fiscal deficit. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND is still on track for a surplus despite the budget deficit quadrupling to a projected $2.27 billion next financial year. ...

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Aust pledges $100m for polio fight

Australia has pledged 100 million dollars to go towards eradicating polio in northern Africa. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA has pledged $100 million to help eradicate polio for good. The funds will be spread over five years and will go towards...

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