Failed refugees should go home: Gillard

The PM says people who have had their asylum applications rejected should return to their homeland. Source: AAP FAILED refugees should return to their homeland and shouldn't expect financial support from the government, the prime minister...

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Vic teens forced into marriage: inquiry

MELBOURNE girls as young as 15 are being forced into marriages overseas, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. There were three examples of forced marriage in one Melbourne high school, a migrant support worker told the inquiry. Girls are being...

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SA's first DPP Paul Rofe dies

SOUTH Australia's first Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paul Rofe QC, has died after recent ill health. Mr Rofe, 65, was admitted to practice in 1973, became a QC in 1991 and was SA's inaugural DPP from 1992 to 2004. After resigning...

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Door open on NT schools funding: Garrett

FEDERAL School Education Minister Peter Garrett says his door is open and he's willing to negotiate with the Northern Territory over a schools funding package. Ahead of a meeting with NT Education Minister Peter Chandler on Wednesday, Mr Garrett...

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Abuse whistleblower 'lied to NSW police'

Whistleblower Peter Fox lied about forgetting to bring abuse victims' statements to a meeting. Source: AAP NSW police whistleblower Peter Fox has told an inquiry he lied to fellow officers when he said he forgot to bring statements from sex...

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Boomtown Rats won't tour Down Under

Poor ticket sales have led to the official cancellation of the Boomtown Rats tour of Australia. Source: AAP THE Boomtown Rats tour of Australia has been officially cancelled. Sir Bob Geldof recently made a visit to Australia to announce...

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Three men arrested after Vic coal protest

Three men have been arrested after climbing Flinders Street Station to unfurl an anti-coal banner. Source: AAP THREE protesters have been arrested after climbing on to Melbourne's Flinders Street Station to unfurl an anti-coal banner. ...

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Aerosmith drops Indonesia show

Aerosmith cancelled an Indonesian show after a bomb plot targeting the Myanmar embassy was foiled. Source: AAP AEROSMITH has cancelled a show in Indonesia after authorities revealed they had foiled a bomb plot targeting the Myanmar (Burma)...

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Qld govt defends its $1m TV ad campaign

THE Queensland government has defended spending $1 million on a television advertisement, saying it has slashed its overall spending on ads. The one-minute advertisement, to be screened from Sunday night, urges Queenslanders to get involved...

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Aussie banks performing better than peers

AUSTRALIAN banks are performing better than many of their overseas peers and local banking stocks are still good value, ANZ Chief executive Mike Smith says. Some analysts believe Australian banking stocks are 10 to 15 per cent overvalued, but...

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