NSW south coast fire deliberately lit

A bushfire on the NSW south coast was deliberately lit, police say. Source: AAP A BUSHFIRE that burned up to seven hectares of land on the NSW south coast was deliberately lit, police say. The fire at St Georges Basin was noticed around...

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Suicide bomber wounds seven in Pakistan

A SUICIDE bomber struck a police patrol in a town in northwestern Pakistan, wounding three policemen and four civilians, police said. The bombing took place at a market in Katalang, 50km northeast of Peshawar, the capital of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

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Billionaire orders 117 Chinese dinosaurs

Clive Palmer has ordered more than 100 mechanical dinosaurs to install in his Sunshine Coast resort. Source: AAP A QUEENSLAND resort is one step closer to becoming Clive Palmer's own Jurassic Park after the eccentric billionaire put in an...

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Suicide bomber kills six in Pakistan

A SUICIDE bomber has targeted a senior Pakistani police commander in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least six people and wounding 11 others, officials said. It was not clear whether Abdul Majeed Marwat, commander of the paramilitary...

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Ryder fighting for life after assault

NZ cricketer Jesse Ryder is in intensive care after an attack left him with a fractured skull. Source: AAP THE cricket community is in shock as Jesse Ryder fights for his life in hospital after he was attacked twice while out in Christchurch,...

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Nufarm down sharply on poor profit

SHARES in Nufarm have plummeted to an 18-month low after $215 million was wiped from its market capitalisation in the wake of a big fall in its profit, and a disappointing outlook. Shares in the agricultural chemicals supplier were 82 cents,...

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Aust share market closes higher

THE Australian share market closed almost one per cent higher as investors took their cues from positive news in the US. On Wall Street overnight on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 111.90 points, or 0.77 per cent, to a fresh record...

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Teens questioned over Litchfield murder

SEVERAL juveniles are being questioned by police over the murder of a good Samaritan in Western Australian. Tauri Litchfield, 28, was found unconscious in a Mandurah car park, south of Perth, with severe head injuries on March 17. He was rushed...

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Judge emotional as she jails axe murderer

A SUPREME Court judge became visibly upset as she consoled the family of an axe-murdered prostitute whose last moments must have been "spent in terror, horrific pain and despair". Justice Christine Adamson had to pause for a moment as she sentenced...

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Knives, ropes used to butcher Qld cows

KNIVES, bows and arrows and ropes were used to mutilate and kill two cows in a horrific case of animal cruelty in Queensland. Stock squad officers say the attack is one of the most cowardly and appalling cases they've ever seen. The remains...

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Union rally against chambers of commerce

MARITIME Union of Australia members are planning rallies around the country to urge the business community to back waterfront safety reforms. Rallies are planned outside chamber of commerce offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin...

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Syd man acquitted of strip club shooting

A MAN accused of shooting another man in the shoulder in a crowded strip club has been found not guilty by a Sydney jury. Ricky Anthony Ciano, 31, was acquitted of wounding Amer Tashman with intent to cause grievous bodily harm at Bada Bing...

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Leaders urge end to Myanmar clashes

BUDDHIST and Muslim religious leaders are calling for calm in violence-hit central Myanmar (Burma), while urging the government to step up security for both communities. The outbreak of religious violence in the town of Meiktila has claimed at...

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Five boot camps for Qld young offenders

FIVE boot camps designed to put young offenders on the straight and narrow will be running in Queensland within six months. Premier Campbell Newman announced on Sunday that boot camps for convicted youths will be open in Townsville, Rockhampton...

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