PM stands by election schools promise

PM Tony Abbott has denied the government is breaking its pre-election schools funding promise. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott insists the government will keep the promise it made on school funding before the election - not the promise...

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Political violence shakes Thai capital

One protester has been killed after an attack on a bus carrying government's supporters in Bangkok. Source: AAP THAI police fired tear gas and a water cannon at protesters trying to force their way into Government House to overthrow Prime Minister...

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Stabbed woman hails cab to NSW hospital

A NSW woman somehow waved down a cab to get to hospital after suffering critical stab wounds. Source: AAP A NSW woman mustered the strength to wave down a cab to rush herself to hospital after suffering critical stab wounds. Police say...

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Police charge would-be carjacker

A MAN who allegedly tried to carjack a BMW in central Sydney before hitting a bouncer outside a bar has been charged. In the early hours of Saturday the 39-year-old allegedly pushed the driver of a BMW, parked on the corner of Sussex and Slips...

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Nhulunbuy rocked by Rio Tinto closure

AFTER a long, slow, downward slide, Rio Tinto will close its Gove alumina refinery, taking with it some 1500 jobs and, perhaps, the soul of the town. Rio Tinto on Friday announced what many had feared for the past year: that the refinery is no...

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Fmr Qld MP's wife charged with fraud

THE wife of a disgraced former Queensland MP has been charged with fraud. Police charged former Redcliffe MP Scott Driscoll's wife Emma after a joint investigation with the state's corruption watchdog. The investigation was looking into allegations...

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Set record straight on China, Abbott told

THE federal government is being advised to address growing mistrust over China if it wants to sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the Asian powerhouse within a year. Trade Minister Andrew Robb has just returned from East Asia, where he met...

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WA man could face more child abuse charges

A PERTH man facing child abuse charges against two boys could face further charges from a third alleged victim. Neville Ross Mader has been charged with 11 offences including aggravated sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, sexual penetration...

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Letter from Abbott met Indon expectations

The government says Indonesia is taking time to respond to the PM's letter about the spying scandal. Source: AAP INDONESIA says a letter from Prime Minister Tony Abbott in response to demands for an explanation over the tapping of President...

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Tiger mauls trainer at Qld zoo

A TRAINER is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after being mauled by a tiger at a Queensland zoo. The big cat attacked the 30-year-old man during a tiger show for visitors at the Australia Zoo in Beerwah on Tuesday afternoon. The...

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Mother and son admit helping cop killer

THE girlfriend of convicted cop murderer Michael Allan Jacobs and her son have pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice during the investigation into the death of Senior Constable David Rixon. Last month, Jacobs, 49, became the first...

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Lawyers to stop baby going to Nauru

AN urgent request to stop the transfer of a newborn baby and his family to Nauru will be heard in a Brisbane court on Tuesday. Latifar, a Rohingyan woman from Myanmar, was transferred from Nauru to give birth to Ferouz in Brisbane's Mater Hospital...

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