Detention centres are 'dysfunctional'

THREE asylum seekers escaped a Western Australia detention centre in 45 seconds last week, exposing major security flaws at the facility, a leaked report has revealed. The January 12 breakout was the third escape from the Yongah Hill Detention...

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Fires near NSW homes, but ease in Vic, SA

HOMES in southern NSW are at risk as a bushfire intensifies but Victoria and South Australia look to have avoided large-scale disasters. Deteriorating conditions have helped fan a fire threatening the isolated rural NSW properties. An emergency...

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Order out to arrest PNG opposition leader

ORDERS have been issued for the arrest of Papua New Guinea's opposition leader amid allegations he threatened the police commissioner. The country's top cop, Tom Kulunga, on Saturday ordered the arrest of Belden Namah on allegations the former...

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Twelve homes lost in SA fires

TWELVE homes have been lost in South Australia as thousands of hectares continue to burn out of control across the state. An emergency warning was issued for residents at the small town of Truro on Saturday afternoon, as the Eden Valley fire made...

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Relief on the way at last for SA

Adelaide residents are in for their fifth straight day of extreme heat tipped to soar past 40C. Source: AAP SOUTH Australians are set to get relief after enduring the third worst heatwave in the state's history. A cool change began to creep...

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Indonesia 'deplores' border breaches

Asylum seekers say they were given a boat by Australian authorities to return to Indonesia. Source: AAP INDONESIA has demanded the Abbott government immediately suspend its policy of turning asylum seeker boats back after the Australian navy...

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Forecaster says heatwave a class act

ADELAIDE'S heatwave is a "class act" as it challenges records dating back more than 70 years, a senior forecaster says. Adelaide sweltered through 45C on Tuesday, just one degree short of its all time high of 46.1C set on January 12, 1939. The...

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Locals return to Perth hills devastation

The Perth hills bushfire is officially under control as residents prepare to tour the area. Source: AAP THE flames may be out, but the recovery for the Perth hills after Sunday's devastating firestorm is just beginning as residents who lost...

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Sydney train cleaners opt for redundancies

THE NSW government is accused of trying to privatise Sydney's public transport "via stealth", as it flags redundancies for bus and train cleaning staff. The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) says that after three years of "restructures", Sydney's...

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SA swelters through day one of heatwave

Emergency services are on alert as much of SA faces a severe heatwave over the next week. Source: AAP South Australia has escaped relatively unscathed after the first day of an expected five-day heatwave with temperatures pushing into the 40s...

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