Another month of fixes for Obamacare

THE end of November. That's when the Obama administration now says the new, trouble-plagued website for uninsured Americans to get health care coverage will be working well. After a week of intensive diagnostics, the administration acknowledged...

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Fire bans declared for three SA districts

TOTAL fire bans have been declared for three South Australian districts, with conditions expected to be extreme in the state's northwest. Bans have been declared for the Northwest Pastoral, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula districts for...

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Sydney school kids welcome Princess Mary

Crown Princess Mary and her husband Prince Frederik dropped in for a visit to a Sydney school. Source: AAP IF she's a princess, where's her crown? That was the question on the minds of some children at a Sydney school who nonetheless gave...

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O'Farrell, Abbott to meet on defence fire

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell (2L) says he will be discussing the State Mine fire with PM Tony Abbott. Source: AAP LEADERS have praised the legions of firefighters and residents who stared down NSW's 10-day bushfire crisis that is only now easing....

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Shares outlook bright - Nomura strategist

THE outlook for shares may be better than many people think, according to an investment strategist with one of the world's biggest banks. Kevin Gaynor, global head of asset allocation strategy at Japanese banking behemoth Nomura, thinks the global...

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Defence apologises for massive fire

The acting Defence chief has apologised over the NSW bushfire caused by an army explosives exercise. Source: AAP THE defence department has apologised for starting the biggest blaze in the NSW bushfire crisis but some Blue Mountains residents...

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Plane missing after leaving NSW for Vic

A SEARCH is under way for a missing light plane that left coastal NSW bound for Victoria. The single engine Cessna took off from Moruya on the far south coast of NSW at 8.15am (AEDT) on Wednesday. The plane, carrying only the pilot, was due...

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Man pleads guilty to $13m WA drug haul

A MAN who took part in a massive drug haul involving 35kg of methamphetamine hidden in ceramic tiles has pleaded guilty to drug importation and trafficking. Chung Yin Tam, 22, was one of five people arrested after police intercepted the drugs...

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Dutch turns to tribunal to free Arctic 30

The Netherlands has asked an international tribunal to free Greenpeace activists jailed in Russia. Source: AAP THE Netherlands has asked an international tribunal to order Russia to release a Greenpeace protest ship and the activists who were...

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Vic premier heartened by talks with Toyota

VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine says he is heartened by talks with Toyota executives about its Melbourne manufacturing plant. A week after Toyota announced it would axe 100 jobs at its Altona plant, Dr Napthine has met with executives at the...

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Gravity remains No 1 at Aussie box office

FOR the third week in a row, Gravity remains high above its competition at the Australian box office. The Sandra Bullock thriller defied physics by rocketing to the top of the local box office and now weeks later, not even Australian Hugh Jackman...

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Search for missing mum now a murder probe

THE disappearance of Perth mother Helen Rocha is now being investigated as a murder by West Australian police. Officers began searching the bushland area surrounding the Kwinana train station in Bertram on Sunday as they looked for Ms Rocha,...

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Vic fire fighters in NSW to be replaced

VICTORIA'S contingent of fire fighters battling the NSW blaze will be replaced by a fresh crew. Victoria's fire services commissioner Craig Lapsley says a 120-strong replacement crew will leave Victoria for NSW on Monday. The crew will replace...

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NSW premier declares state of emergency

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has declared a state of emergency as bushfire conditions worsen. Source: AAP A STATE of emergency has been declared across NSW, as firefighters prepare themselves for deteriorating weather being forecast throughout...

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