Man charged after Vic car fatality

POLICE have charged a man following the death of another man who fell out of a car in Melbourne. Police say a 38-year-old Sunshine man died after he fell out of a car just after 9pm (AEST) on Friday in Sunshine. The man, who was a front passenger...

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Nauru signs up to Rudd's tough boats plan

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a new refugee plan with the Pacific Island nation of Nauru, which like Australia's recent deal with Papua New Guinea, will deny boat people the chance to be resettled in Australia. Mr Rudd and the President...

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Pearce guilty of 'poor judgment':Coalition

The NSW opposition wants documents from sacked finance minister Greg Pearce's (L) department seized. Source: AAP NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith has defended his former cabinet colleague Greg Pearce, telling reporters there's a world of difference...

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New plan to stop bushfires in SA

A 10-year plan has been developed to manage bushfire risk across South Australia. Source: AAP A 10-YEAR plan has been developed to manage bushfire risk across South Australia. The state's land management agencies and the Country Fire...

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Vic farmers on alert for activists, bikies

WHAT do animal activists and bikies have in common? Both groups are on a Victoria Police watch list. Police say animal rights groups and bikie gangs have been increasing their activities across rural communities. Activists have been releasing...

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Afghan blast exhibit for war memorial

IT must have been a heck of a big bang. Testament to that is the blast-damaged locker from an Australian Army Bushmaster vehicle, blown up when it rode over an insurgent improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan in November 2012. The...

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SA vows to keep Italian consulate open

SOUTH Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has vowed to keep Adelaide's Italian Consulate open, despite a decision by the Italian government to close the office next year. Mr Weatherill said the state government had lobbied hard to win the consulate...

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GPs fail to warn drinking mums, prof says

GPS have been too concerned about offending people to warn women of the dangers of drinking while pregnant, leaving their unborn children at risk of birth defects, a professor of pediatrics says. Dr Elizabeth Elliott, professor of paediatrics...

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States lose $41bn by holding out on Gonski

THE federal government believes Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory stand to lose a combined $41 billion if they don't join the new school funding model. Talks are continuing with Victoria to address the state's...

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CSG report handed down by chief scientist

NSW's chief scientist has handed down her initial report into coal seam gas extraction. Source: AAP COAL seam gas extraction poses health and environmental challenges, NSW's chief scientist has found. But Professor Mary O'Kane says many...

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Market posts small gain

THE Australian share market has edged higher, boosted by further gains in banking stocks. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 5,046.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was...

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NZ dollar steady ahead of US drivers

THE New Zealand dollar was little changed in local trading as investors await a slew of US economic data and the Federal Reserve's latest update on monetary policy. The kiwi traded at 80.78 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 80.75 cents at 8am...

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US drone kills six Qaeda suspects in Yemen

AN apparent US drone strike has killed six suspected al-Qaeda militants, a Yemeni military source says. The six suspects were travelling in a two-vehicle convoy in Mahfad in the southern province of Abyan, much of which was held by the jihadists...

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Vic govt looks for roadworthy test savings

ROADWORTHY requirements will be changed as the Victorian government seeks to squeeze savings from the system. People who sell cars less than five years old may not have to present a roadworthy certificate under proposed changes aimed at saving...

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