Drugs seized at Melbourne music festival

THIRTEEN people have been arrested for drug possession at a music festival in Melbourne's CBD. A significant amount of MDMA, with a street value of $10,000, was confiscated by police at the Listen Out festival on Saturday. Police also seized...

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Navy fireworks light up Sydney sky

Prince Harry has arrived at Sydney's Garden Island Naval Base for the International Fleet Review. Source: AAP A DAZZLING fireworks display has closed a huge day of navy celebrations on Sydney Harbour, including a whirlwind visit by Prince Harry...

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Four hikers found in Tasmania

FOUR hikers have been found after a search and rescue was held in Tasmania's south. The group, which included three teenagers, had been walking since Saturday morning (AEST) and became lost on the Snug Tiers track near Pelverata Falls. A search...

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Vic driver stands on roof of moving car

THE driver of a car that had five passengers inside climbed out the window and stood on the roof of his moving car on a major Melbourne freeway, police allege. Other motorists reported seeing two rear passengers dangling their legs out the windows...

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NSW trail bike rider hits tree, dies

A TRAIL bike rider has been killed after hitting a tree south of Newcastle in NSW. The man, 21, was riding in bushland at Freemans Waterhole when he lost control of the bike and smashed into a tree about 2.15pm (AEST) on Saturday, police say....

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Planned Qld coal ports in doubt

Plants to build two central Queensland coal ports are in doubt due to a downturn in the coal market. Source: AAP PLANS to build two central Queensland coal ports are in doubt due to a downturn in the coal market. However, proponents of...

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Keysar Trad to launch love poetry book

Muslim community spokesman and polygamy supporter Keysar Trad is releasing a book of love poetry. Source: AAP OUTSPOKEN Muslim community spokesman Keysar Trad is making a foray into the literary world, releasing a book of love poems. ...

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GrainCorp decision due in December

The government will decide on the takeover of Australia's largest grain handler by December 17. Source: AAP TREASURER Joe Hockey has given the new federal government more time to consider the implications of a takeover of Australia's largest...

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Doctors fined for underpaying receptionist

A SYDNEY medical practice and its directors have been fined more than $120,000 for discriminating against a receptionist because of her disability. The Fair Work Ombudsman took legal action against the company running the centre and its directors...

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PR guru Clifford denies child sex charges

CELEBRITY British publicist Max Clifford says his "nightmare continues" after appearing in a London court to deny a string of historical indecent assaults. The 70-year-old faces 11 counts relating to seven alleged female victims between 1966...

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Pistorius investigators visit crime scene

Forensic experts working for Oscar Pistorius have visited the house where he shot his girlfriend. Source: AAP FORENSIC experts working for Oscar Pistorius have visited the double-amputee Olympian's upscale villa where he shot and killed his...

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Blaze near NSW town downgraded

AN out-of-control bushfire burning near a small town on the NSW mid-north coast has been downgraded, the Rural Fire Service says. The scrub fire is burning in the Crowdy Bay National Park, north of the town of Harrington in the Greater Taree...

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Rdio launches free internet radio service

DIGITAL music service Rdio is launching its free internet radio service in Australia, the US and Canada. The launch on Thursday capitalises on Rdio's tie-up with traditional radio station owner Cumulus Media and helps it compete with digital...

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AusAid cuts threaten immunisation programs

BUDGET cuts and changes to Australia's official aid program to Asia threatens to undermine child vaccination programs in the region, a senior children's health advocate warns. Helen Evans, deputy chief executive of the Global Alliance for Vaccines...

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Man arrested over Newcastle shooting

A MAN has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun into the air from a unit balcony at Newcastle in NSW. Police said they were called to the unit block on Fowler Street, Hamilton South, after reports the man was firing shots into the air about...

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Bligh prioritised Wild Rivers: court

THE Bligh government fast-tracked the issue of Wild Rivers declarations in Cape York partly to show it was delivering on its election commitments, a former minister says. Cape York traditional owners have launched a legal challenge against the...

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Paladin boss' pay halves

PALADIN managing Director John Borshoff had his pay packet halved to $2.5 million in the 2012/13 financial year after the uranium miner doubled its full year loss. Mr Borshoff's pay, including bonuses, was down from $5.2 million in the previous...

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Occupy Melbourne loses legal challenge

OCCUPY Melbourne has lost a legal battle against the City of Melbourne and Victoria Police over the protest movement's eviction from the city in 2011. The local arm of the international Occupy movement was forcefully moved on from central Melbourne...

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Gillard opens up on carbon pricing, sexism

Former prime minister Julia Gillard says she had difficulties explaining carbon pricing to groups. Source: AAP IF nine out of 10 doctors said unless you underwent chemotherapy you were going to die, what would you do? That's how former...

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Fresh unrest in Myanmar kills four

BUDDHIST mobs have attacked Muslim neighbourhoods in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, killing at least four people just hours before a planned visit to the area by the president. "Four people were reported dead and 50 more were injured by this...

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Clive Palmer's margin slims to three

Clive Palmer's lead has shrunk to just three votes in the Queensland federal seat of Fairfax. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer's lead has shrunk to just three votes in the Queensland federal seat of Fairfax. A recount of preferences is under...

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Chopper Read admitted to hospital: manager

Crime figure and author Mark "Chopper" Read has been admitted to hospital, his manager says. Source: AAP CRIME figure and author Mark "Chopper" Read has been admitted to hospital as his battle with liver cancer continues. Read was admitted...

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Gillard takes swipe at Rudd's takeover

Former PM Julia Gillard (R) has taken a swipe at Kevin Rudd in her first major public appearance. Source: AAP FORMER prime minister Julia Gillard has taken a swipe at Kevin Rudd, saying a key difference in their leadership takeovers was that...

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Another Sydney garage explosion

A MAN has suffered serious burns from the second garage explosion in Sydney in two days. At 3pm (AEST) on Monday, police were called to a home on Archer Crescent at Bankstown after reports of a loud explosion in a garage. A 43-year-old man...

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We will fight scourge of smuggling: Abbott

Australia and Indonesia are resolved to fight people smuggling, prime minister Tony Abbott says. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have had constructive discussions about fighting the "scourge"...

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Kings Of Leon's new album debuts at No.1

Kings of Leon have landed their third consecutive No.1 album on the ARIA chart. Source: AAP KINGS of Leon have landed their third straight No.1 on the ARIA albums chart after their new album Mechanical Bull debuted at the top. The Nashville...

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Italy grapples with new Berlusconi crisis

Five cabinet ministers from former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's party have quit the government. Source: AAP ITALY is mired in a fresh political quagmire after Silvio Berlusconi pushed his party's ministers to quit the fragile coalition government,...

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UK PM backs veil bans at institutions

THE state should back institutions such as schools and courthouses that require individuals to remove face-coverings worn by some Muslim women, British Prime Minister David Cameron says. Cameron said he did not believe there should be a ban...

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Two men in hospital following Sydney fire

TWO men are in hospital following a fire in Sydney's southwest. Emergency services were called to Australia Road at Barden Ridge at 8pm (AEST) on Sunday after reports a house was on fire. A garage at the rear of a property was well-alight,...

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Siemens to cut up to 15,000 global jobs

GERMANY engineering company Siemens says it will cut up to 15,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2014. German news agency dpa reported on Sunday that the company wants to cut 5,000 jobs in Germany and another 10,000 jobs abroad. A Siemens spokesman,...

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