Labor spend will keep wheels turning: Rudd

Labor will reportedly boost the car industry with a $500 million funding to the end of the decade. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd makes no apologies for Labor's latest funding injection for Australia's ailing car manufacturing industry,...

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Many missing after Philippine ferry mishap

PHILIPPINE rescuers are searching for more than 200 people missing after a crowded ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank almost instantly in darkness, with 28 already confirmed dead. The St Thomas Aquinas ferry was carrying 870 passengers...

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China zoo with fake lion closes: media

A CHINESE zoo ridiculed for disguising a dog as a lion has shut down temporarily for "rectification", media report. The zoo's supposed "African lion" was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute - a Tibetan mastiff - started barking,...

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$A recovers but still slightly lower

THE Australian dollar is slightly lower after recovering most of the losses it made after the release of strong US jobs figures. At 1700 AEST on Friday, the local unit was trading at 91.57 US cents, down from 91.71 cents on Thursday. The Australian...

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Katy Perry quizzes Abbott on gay marriage

The coalition is set to pledge $38m to upgrade Hobart airport in a jobs and growth plan. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott stepped up his Tasmanian campaign with an offer of a tailor-made plan to boost the state's economy by investing...

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Tokyo shares end down 2.12%

TOKYO shares have fallen 2.12 per cent, as a stronger yen helped pull down the market and questions swirled about whether Tokyo would usher in a corporate tax cut. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index on Thursday lost 297.22 points to 13,752.94, while...

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Three hurt in Chile as truck explodes

A truck loaded with gasoline has exploded at a service station in Chile, injuring three people. Source: AAP A TRUCK loaded with gasoline has exploded at a service station in Chile, injuring three people and sending a shockwave across a 10-block...

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Dutch prince to be buried near mother

The Dutch palace announced Prince Friso who died this week will be buried near his mother's castle. Source: AAP DUTCH Prince Friso is to be buried near his mother's castle, days after he died from injuries sustained in a 2012 skiing accident,...

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Abbott touts sex appeal of candidate

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has pledged $100 million to address mobile phone coverage black spots. Source: AAP SEX appeal has become an electoral asset for the coalition according to Tony Abbott. On his first trip to the key marginal...

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Abbott dismisses Labor GST scare

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says Labor's scaring the "bejesus" out of voters over the coalition's tax plans but the prime minister's not letting the issue go. Labor's claim that the opposition is planning to raise the 10 per cent GST or broaden...

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Gluten free definition worries specialist

A BID to relax the definition of gluten free food is potentially dangerous, says a specialist who is so worried he has written to the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Geoffrey Forbes, a gastroenterologist at Royal Perth Hospital, says Coeliac...

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Soft property market dents GPT profit

PROPERTY group GPT has blamed softening market conditions for a 6.7 per cent profit drop. The owner of shopping centres, office blocks and business parks made a net profit of $257 million in the six months to June 30, down from $275.5 million...

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Abbott in surplus budget pledge

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he's looking forward a television debate against PM Kevin Rudd. Source: AAP BUDGIE smugglers are out, for now, but a budget surplus will be in, Tony Abbott promises. Mr Abbott joined 85,000 others on the...

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Abbott must come clean on costings: PM

Kevin Rudd (pic) says Tony Abbott must outline the coalition's costings at the leaders' debate. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has challenged Tony Abbott to stop being evasive on the coalition's costings when the pair meet for the...

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