Underdog ALP to win, says Hawke

FORMER Prime Minister Bob Hawke says he rates Labor the "underdog" to win the election, but is still confident the party can beat the coalition on September 7. "We'd have to still be rated the underdog but we can win," Mr Hawke told reporters...

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Qld child porn sting leads to NYC arrest

AN undercover online operation run by Queensland police to capture pedophiles has led to the arrest of two brothers in New York accused of making child pornography involving a seven-year-old. Richard Hastings, 21, and Robert Hastings, 18, of...

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Lower speed limits hailed in SA

CUTTING urban speed limits in South Australia to 50km/h has saved more than 100 lives and $1 billion in crash costs over the past decade. Marking the 10th year of the lower limit, Road Safety Minister Michael O'Brien says the change can now...

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Dodgy NSW drivers risking lives

MOTORISTS are failing to get out of the way of emergency vehicles, putting lives at risk, say the top brass from NSW's emergency services. A collective warning has been issued by the commissioners of police, firefighters and State Emergency Service...

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More PTSD among combat soldiers

AFTER more than a decade of operations, there's yet to be a tsunami of traumatised combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. But new studies show higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among those on the frontline, particularly...

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Rio provides $600m finance for Oyu Tolgoi

MINING giant Rio Tinto will provide $US600 million in bridging finance to Turquoise Hill Resources to continue the development of the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia. Rio said the facility would be used initially to refinance all outstanding amounts...

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Labor's boat message is working: Burke

Labor's message on boat arrivals is getting through in Indonesia, the immigration minister says. Source: AAP LABOR'S tougher message on boat arrivals is getting through in Indonesia with people seeking their money back from smugglers, Immigration...

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Prostate experts end PSA test confusion

SOME of the world's top prostate cancer specialists have endorsed PSA testing as a useful early detection tool. In an announcement at the Prostate Cancer World Congress in Melbourne on Wednesday, they said there was strong evidence in favour of...

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Watch may solve Sydney skeleton mystery

A DIRT-COVERED watch found with a skeleton at the base of a cliff in bushland north of Sydney could hold the key to the identity of the dead man. A woman and her 13-year-old son were walking along a bush track to Sandy Bay at Brooklyn on July...

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Bowen says rate cut is good news

TREASURER Chris Bowen says the latest central bank interest rate cut is good news for families and business. The Reserve Bank of Australia lowered the official cash interest rate to 2.50 per cent, from 2.75 per cent, citing low inflation and...

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Greens confident in Melbourne, ACT

The Greens are confident of retaining Adam Bandt's seat of Melbourne at the federal election. Source: AAP THE Greens are confident they can hold their sole lower house seat of Melbourne and will gear their election campaign towards retaining...

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Scrapping Vic school allowance mean: ALP

THE Victorian government has hailed the education reforms deal as a great outcome for Victoria, but has been lashed for scrapping a school allowance for the state's most disadvantaged families to help pay for it. Premier Denis Napthine said the...

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Treasuer Bowen drawing on past experience

CHRIS Bowen has had barely a month to make his mark as Treasurer, so the jury may still be out on his ability in the role. But few doubt the NSW MP's academic or intellectual fitness to help formulate Australia's economic direction. Bowen took...

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Wilkie opts out of poll preference deals

INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie has pledged not to do any preference deals in his bid for re-election. Mr Wilkie was the unlikely winner of the Hobart-based seat of Denison in 2010, thanks in part to Liberal preferences. But he says he will not...

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