Wilderness Society targets fossil fuels

An Australian environment group is shifting its focus to campaigning against fossil fuel mining. Source: AAP THE Wilderness Society will shift its focus from protecting wildlife to campaigning against fossil fuel mining, saying fossil fuels...

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Honduran candidate calls for protest

OPPOSITION candidate Xiomara Castro has announced that she won't recognise the result of Honduras' presidential election because of alleged voter fraud and called on her supporters to protest the win by the ruling party candidate. Castro, whose...

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$A loses 6 US cents in 6 weeks

THE Australian dollar has fallen for the sixth consecutive week as the greenback strengthens on expectations that the US Federal Reserve's economic stimulus measures. At 1700 AEDT on Friday, the local unit was trading at 91.02 US cents, down...

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Govt should prop up Qantas: Labor

Labor has slammed the government for its approach to a debate on foreign ownership of Qantas. Source: AAP THE government should consider taking a small equity position in Qantas, the opposition says, after the airline called for urgent changes...

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Three critical after Vic tank accident

THREE people are fighting for their lives after being overcome by fumes while cleaning a tank at a Victorian dairy farm, with another seven who rushed to their aid also affected. The three became ill as one man was using an ammonium cleaning...

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Aust and Indon envoys to heal rift

Indonesia says Australia will have to agree to a code of conduct before relations can normalise. Source: AAP FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop could be given the delicate job of helping mend the diplomatic rift with Indonesia over allegations of...

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Nationals' Davies elected to WA cabinet

WEST Australian wheat-belt MP Mia Davies has been chosen as the state's newest cabinet minister and deputy leader of the state's Nationals. Parliamentary members of Nationals WA voted for Ms Davies to take over the cabinet position formerly...

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GST change would leave consumers worse off

THE nation's treasurers are being urged by consumer groups not to be too hasty in lowering the GST threshold, and therefore increasing the cost, on foreign goods bought online. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey will host his state and territory counterparts...

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Honour schools deals, states tell Pyne

STATES are demanding the Abbott government stand by its pledge to honour Labor's schools funding agreements after Education Minister Christopher Pyne flagged a revamp of the reforms. Mr Pyne accused the former federal government of leaving the...

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Albany hitman trial begins in WA

AN elderly businessman instructed a hitman to strangle his estranged daughter-in-law then bury her in a 30 foot-deep hole dug by an excavator, a West Australian court has heard. Brian Vincent Attwell, 73, is on trial in the Albany Courthouse charged...

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Shark attack victim was 'the best bloke'

SHARK attack victim Chris Boyd will be remembered by those who knew him as a great family man, surfer and role model. The 35-year-old Margaret River plumber was killed by a shark, thought to be a great white, on Saturday morning. The father of...

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Downer says relationship rehab necessary

Former foreign minister says Australia and Indonesia will have to go through relationship rehab. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA and Indonesia will have to go through relationship rehab to get relations back on track, former Howard government foreign...

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