NT doctors in Tacloban as Aussies dig deep

AUSTRALIANS have no prejudice when it comes to dealing with disaster, says the Filipino consul-general to the Northern Territory. The NT government handed the Red Cross a cheque for $10,000 on Sunday to help with relief efforts in the aftermath...

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Sydney foreign workers back-paid

FOREIGN construction workers allegedly mistreated by their boss have been given $216,000 back pay and had their wages lifted closer to the rate they were initially promised. In August 18 Hungarian men had been promised $30 an hour to move to...

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Schoolies trapped in elevator

Schoolies madness has begun, with 23 teens trapped in a Sunshine Coast elevator. Source: The Courier-Mail On the first afternoon of the annual Schoolies festival, 23 teens became trapped in an overloaded lift in a Surfers Paradise highrise.The...

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Elderly man dies in country NSW crash

A man has died and another man has been airlifted to hospital following a crash in northern NSW. Source: AAP AN elderly man has died in a car crash in northern NSW. The collision, involving a Toyota Hilux and Volvo sedan, happened on...

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Cleo brings back the centrefold

ALL the single ladies, all the single ladies, gather round. The Cleo centrefold is back. And the man who has dared to bare for the spread is Sydney model Jordan Stenmark. You may have heard your mothers, aunties or big sisters talking about the...

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Vic Labor MPs Madden, Viney to retire

Former Victorian government minister Justin Madden will quit politics at the next state election. Source: AAP HIGH-PROFILE Labor MP Justin Madden won't contest the next Victorian election, becoming the seventh opposition member to quit the...

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NSW DPP to appeal Loveridge sentence

THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal the sentence handed to Kieran Loveridge for the death of Thomas Kelly, on the grounds that it is manifestly inadequate. NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, Lloyd Babb SC, announced his decision...

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CMC meetings need to be open: Qld premier

Campbell Newman wants the committee that oversees the corruption watchdog to hold public meetings. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S opposition says a closed-door marathon meeting between the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) and the parliamentary...

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Pollie Pedal expenses legitimate: Abbott

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has again defended claiming a travel allowance from taxpayers for a charity bike ride. Over the past few years, he has claimed thousands of dollars in allowances for overnight accommodation and flights for the time...

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Fed govt coy on Indon people swap talks

An Indonesian government advisor says talks are under way with Canberra about a people-swap deal. Source: AAP THE federal government hasn't ruled out a possible people-swap deal with Indonesia involving asylum seekers picked up at sea, similar...

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