Barking dog saves SA woman from fire

MAN'S best friend has been credited with saving a South Australian woman from being seriously injured in a house fire. The dog started barking when a blaze erupted in the Hillbank home, north of Adelaide, on Saturday and alerted the woman to...

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Fight to save homes in Blue Mountains

NSW firefighters are struggling against a large bushfire in the Blue Mountains as they try to save homes in an area where almost 200 properties have already been destroyed. Authorities have assessed 95 per cent of the affected area at Springwood...

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Bikies charged under new Qld laws get bail

TWO bikie gang members arrested for gathering at their clubhouse in Queensland have been granted bail. Peter Johnson and Mark Filtness, both 47, were arrested in Cairns on Friday morning and charged with offences under the state's new anti-bikie...

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RBA says US default would have hurt growth

A US debt default would have hurt the world's largest economy but it is unclear what the wider impacts would have been, the head of the Reserve Bank of Australia says. Failing to raise the US government's borrowing limit would have hurt economic...

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New laws hit Qld govt workers' conditions

QUEENSLAND public servants will soon be forced onto individual contracts with reduced work conditions, unions warn. Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie introduced in parliament on Thursday sweeping changes to industrial laws for state and local...

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Bodies found after Laos plane crash

Six Australians were among those killed when a Lao Airlines plane crashed into the Mekong River. Source: AAP DIVERS are searching for bodies after a Lao Airlines plane believed to be carrying 49 people, around half of them foreigners including...

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Bail bid for Aussie in Russia piracy case

Aussie Colin Russell, who was aboard Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise, is preparing to bid for bail. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN environmentalist Colin Russell is preparing to bid for bail ahead of his piracy trial in a Russian court. The...

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Questions remain over govt carbon repeal

Greg Hunt (L) says legislation to repeal the carbon tax will ensure it takes effect by July 1 2014. Source: AAP DOUBTS have emerged over federal government plans to repeal the carbon tax, after Environment Minister Greg Hunt avoided saying...

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Snitching bikies can avoid long jail terms

A Queensland government plan to lock up criminal bikies in a super jail could lead to more crime. Source: AAP BIKIE gang members can avoid the extraordinary jail terms threatened by new laws in Queensland if they turn informer. The laws...

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Former HSU boss pleads guilty to fraud

Disgraced former HSU boss Michael Williamson admitted he defrauded the union out of almost $1m. Source: AAP DISGRACED former Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson faces 30 years in jail and civil action by his former union for fraudulently...

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Sparking power lines caused NSW bushfire

A southerly change has helped firefighters get the upper hand on blazes on the NSW mid-north coast. Source: AAP A BUSHFIRE that destroyed a number of properties in the NSW area of Port Stephens was started by sparking power lines, firefighters...

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O Minerals shares fall on revised targets

OZ Minerals shares slumped more than nine per cent after it cut its copper production targets due to a continued slowdown in operations. Copper production for 2013 is now expected to be around 70,000 tonnes to 75,000 tonnes, down from 82,000 to...

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Ballot brings renewal for Labor: Shorten

Bill Shorten says he has "things to learn" after winning federal Labor's historic leadership ballot. Source: AAP BILL Shorten says he has "things to learn" after winning federal Labor's historic leadership ballot despite being backed by just...

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Property damage reported in NSW fire

PROPERTIES have reportedly been damaged and there are fears some may have been lost as an out of control bushfire continues to blaze in the NSW Hunter region. The NSW Rural Fire Service says it has received unconfirmed reports that properties...

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