Approach minimum wage with caution: govt

The Abbott government says it's wary of increasing the minimum wage. Source: AAP ANY prospective increase to the minimum wage should take into consideration the fact that Australians are set to benefit to the tune of $550 a year once the...

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Penny Sharpe wins ALP preselection

NSW MP Penny Sharpe has won the Labor party's first community preselection process, under which local residents and branch members can both vote for their preferred candidate. The trial of what Labor insiders call "US-style primaries" was run...

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Syringe threat in Vic carjacking

A woman has been threatened with a syringe during a carjacking in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong. Source: AAP A WOMAN has been threatened with a syringe during a carjacking in Melbourne, police say. The woman was parked in a shopping...

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Bloom wants to be in son's life

A-LIST Hollywood star Orlando Bloom may have split from Miranda Kerr but he's taking his job as a dad seriously - and he's looking to settle down in his home country. The 37-year-old British star recently parted ways with his Australian supermodel...

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Gay couples marry in England

British Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Source: AAP GAY couples across England and Wales have said "I do" as a law authorising same-sex marriage came into effect, the final stage in...

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Qld police try to identify dead woman

POLICE are working through the night to investigate the suspicious death of a young woman whose body was found in a busy south Brisbane Park. Earlier on Friday police were searching for a murder weapon and speaking to witnesses, Detective Acting...

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PNG set to deport Aussie lawyer

AN Australian barrister representing 75 asylum seekers has been forced to leave Manus Island ahead of his expected deportation by Papua New Guinean authorities. Contrary to a court order granted by Justice David Cannings allowing Sydney lawyer...

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Objects found in new MH370 search area

The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines flight has resumed with weather conditions improving. Source: AAP OBJECTS sighted by a New Zealand military plane in the Indian Ocean appear to have justified re-focusing efforts more than a thousand...

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Pell promises compo for Vic abuse victims

Cardinal George Pell (C) has promised to review compensation for Melbourne church abuse victims. Source: AAP CARDINAL George Pell has promised to review compensation payments for Melbourne church abuse victims and has conceded it may cost hundreds...

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Greste's family hail PM's intervention

THE parents of jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste say Prime Minister Tony Abbott's direct appeal for his release will undoubtably help the case. Mr Abbott rang interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour on Thursday night, three months after...

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3 bear cubs rescued from captivity

ANIMAL activists in Kosovo say three brown bear cubs have been rescued from captivity. The one-month-old cubs, Ema, Oska and Ron, were found at two separate homes last week in the western town of Peja and are believed to be from the same mother....

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PM, Truss hopeful of MH370 breakthrough

A WOODEN cargo pallet, belts and possibly straps have been observed in the remote Indian Ocean by aircraft deployed in the hunt for a missing Malaysian jet. Australia's Acting Prime Minister Warren Truss says authorities are hopeful of a breakthrough...

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Sydney store manager gets bravery award

A WEST Sydney store manager who was shot at after defending a colleague from three attackers has been awarded one of the nation's highest bravery awards. Andrew MacDonald was working at a department store in Bonnyrigg in August 2010 when three...

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Ageing population to provide opportunities

MUCH is made of the future strains an ageing population may put on the economy, but a new report suggests that it will also generate opportunities. Residential aged care, retirement leisure and re-skilling an ageing workforce are among potential...

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F-35 fighter purchase reasonable: report

EDS: THIS STORY NOT FOR USE UNTIL 0005 AEDT MONDAY, MARCH 24 CANBERRA, March 24 AAP - Australia is likely to push ahead with the acquisition of its first operational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, according to a report by an independent...

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