Man hid drug ice in his underpants: police

A SYDNEY man has allegedly been caught with $11,000 worth of the party drug ice hidden in his underpants. Police say they were patrolling the Surry Hills nightclub strip Oxford Street on Saturday when they saw two men acting suspiciously about...

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NSW woman charged with stabbing girl

A woman has been charged with a stabbing attack on a 12-year-old girl in a northern NSW home. Source: AAP A WOMAN has been charged with a stabbing attack on a 12-year-old girl in a northern NSW home. Police charged a 38-year-old woman...

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Barrick halts work on Chile-Argentina mine

THE world's largest goldmining company is indefinitely suspending construction of its troubled mine straddling the Chile-Argentine border, part of a cost-cutting effort that also involves 10 other mining projects around the world. Restarting the...

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Commodity prices edge lower in October

EXPORT commodity prices edged down by one per cent in October in foreign currency terms, to be 24 per cent down from their peak in 2011. The monthly fall in the index compiled by the Reserve Bank of Australia reversed a small rise the month...

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Leighton wins $249m coal mine contract

Leighton Holdings has won a $249m contract for work on the Isaac Plains coal mine in Queensland. Source: AAP CONSTRUCTION giant Leighton Holdings has won a $249 million contract to provide services to the Isaac Planes coal mine in Queensland's...

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AOFM sells $1bn of Treasury notes

THE Australian government has sold $1 billion of Treasury notes that mature on January 24, 2014. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), which conducts bond auctions on the behalf of the government, said the notes were sold for...

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Two in court over Sydney shooting murder

TWO men have faced court over the death of a man gunned down while bringing in rubbish bins at his home in Sydney's west. Ali Jammas, 36, was shot outside his Abbotsbury home on the morning of July 12. Police arrested 28-year-old Yagoona man...

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Mass crim checks to weed out G20 agitators

MASS criminal background checks will be used to find and remove potential troublemakers living near G20 summit venues in Queensland, the state government says. Police Minister Jack Dempsey says people living inside special security zones in Brisbane...

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Australia still needs carbon price: GE

An executive with US energy giant General Electric says Australia still needs a carbon price. Source: AAP AN executive with US electronics and energy giant General Electric says Australia still needs a carbon price. The country will miss...

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Kangaroo nearly kills child in Qld

A five-year-old is clinging to life after a kangaroo smashed through a car windscreen in Queensland. Source: AAP A FIVE-YEAR-OLD child is clinging to life after a kangaroo smashed through a car windscreen west of Brisbane. Police say...

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