Aussie kids online about two hours a day

HOW long do your children spend in front of a computer every day? According to research from Telstra, Aussie kids aged between 10 and 17 are online for an average two hours a day - among the highest internet usage rates in the world. Telstra's...

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Two Qld councils to vote on reform

RESIDENTS of two former council areas in far north Queensland will vote to secede from their current councils next month. The Queensland Electoral Commission announced on Sunday that residents of the former Douglas and Mareeba council areas...

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Man dies in NSW house fire

A MAN'S body has been discovered in a burned out house in northwest NSW after firefighters battled a blaze at the property for more than two hours. Emergency services were called to the home in Euroka Street, Walgett at about 5.30am (AEDT) on...

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Asian tourist drowns off Mordialloc pier

AN Asian tourist has drowned in Melbourne's southeast. The man in his 30s was swimming with friends near the Mordialloc pier in Mordialloc when someone noticed him face down in the water about 4.20pm (AEDT) on Saturday. Police said the man,...

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Chevron makes 20th gas discovery off WA

ENERGY giant Chevron has made its twentieth gas discovery off the West Australian coast in the past two and a half years. Chevron Australia said it had experienced drilling success for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Exmouth Plateau area...

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Sale settled on fake prince's luxury digs

Matthew Cilia, the floor manager at Antique and Fineart Auctions at Woolloongabba, holds a crown and a Louis Vuitton golf bag, just two of the items once owned by 'fake prince' Joel Morehu-Barlow. PIC: Steve Pohlner Source: The Courier-Mail ...

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Girls kept alleged Sica abuse secret

A GROUP of schoolgirls kept secret the fact that convicted triple murderer Max Sica was doing "something bad" to one of their friends, a court has heard. The judge-only trial in the District Court in Brisbane on Thursday heard Sica allegedly had...

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PM Gillard sells Canberra unit

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has sold her Canberra apartment for $615,000. The sale was declared this week in an update to the prime minister's parliamentary pecuniary interest register. She bought the two-bedroom apartment in Wentworth Avenue,...

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Protesters storm Kevin Rudd's office

FOUR people have been charged by police over an ugly protest at the Morningside electorate office of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. About 11am, about six people forced their way into a private area of the Wynnum Road office when a staff member...

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8.0 quake hits Solomons, generates tsunami

A TSUNAMI marine alert remains in New Zealand following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Solomon Islands, though it is now confined to the west coasts from Taranaki to Milford Sound. Civil Defence issued an upgraded tsunami threat at 5.20pm...

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Doubts a coalition would return a surplus

MOST people doubt a coalition government will deliver a budget surplus in its first year of power, a new survey has found. The weekly Essential Research online poll also found that while most people believe it is important for the federal government...

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PNG extends ban on no-confidence vote

PAPUA New Guinea's parliament has voted to extend a ban on votes of no confidence to 30 months into a government's five-year term. PNG's opposition backed away from supporting the law, saying it will take the matter to the Supreme Court to undo...

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Bushfire approaches east of Boddington

A BUSHFIRE is approaching the town of Ranford and the Golden Hills Estate near Boddington in Western Australia's Peel region. A "watch and act" warning for the area was issued by the state's Department of Fire and Emergency Services at 3.10pm...

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Further back-burning at Vic bushfire site

A 300-hectare backburn near a Victorian alpine region bushfire has been a success, authorities say. Source: AAP A BACKBURNING operation in Victoria's Harrietville region has been a success and will provide greater protection for the township...

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