Hundreds rally over Vic mine fire response

HUNDREDS of residents have rallied in Victoria's Morwell where a coal mine is on fire, demanding a royal commission into what they say is a lack of action by authorities. Protest leader Nerissa Albon said 1200 people had turned out to the rally,...

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CleanUp Australia back at work

Around 550,000 volunteers will focus on cigarette butts and drink bottles for CleanUp Australia day. Source: AAP CLEANUP Australia's Ian Kiernan and more than half a million of his mates will spend Sunday applying his newly developed formula,...

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Calls for more Korean family reunions

SOUTH Korea's president has proposed the rival Koreas hold reunions of Korean War-divided families on a regular basis, saying time is running out for the elderly separated by hostilities and politics. South Korea has made similar proposals in...

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Vic pilot unharmed after plane flips

A PILOT has escaped unharmed after his plane flipped over while he was making an emergency landing in a Victorian paddock. After encountering difficulties the male pilot of the light plane sought permission to land in a paddock in Lethbridge,...

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Qld teen's disappearance baffles police

MORE than 80 people have spent almost a week desperately searching for a northwest Queensland teen whose disappearance has baffled police. Kyle Coleman, 17, was last seen at a house in the Soldiers Hill area of Mount Isa about 6am (AEST) on Saturday....

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Morwell locals angry at govt response

Authorities are advising vulnerable residents in the south of Morwell to move temporarily. Source: AAP MORWELL locals say smoke is making their lives impossible and authorities have been slow to act on the impact of the coalmine fire that's...

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Johnston queries $50b defence budget

AS much as he might like it to be true, Defence Minister David Johnston is sceptical about a seeing a $50 billion defence budget in a decade. That follows a media report in The Australian newspaper pointing to a $50 billion defence budget in...

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Downer EDI settles legal claims

POTENTIAL legal action against engineering firm Downer EDI has been settled before it reached the courts. Litigation funder Bentham IMF said a conditional settlement had been reached in its claims against the company, related to Downer EDI's...

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Missouri executes another prisoner

A MISSOURI inmate has been executed for abducting, raping and killing a Kansas City teenager nearly 25 years ago. Michael Taylor was lethally injected just after midnight on Wednesday. He was the fourth Missouri prisoner executed by the state...

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Tap-and-go to higher Vic crime rate

Victoria's crime rate has risen with drugs, family violence and deceptions among the causes. Source: AAP TAP-AND-GO technology is helping make credit card fraud the fastest growing area of crime in Victoria. Drugs and family violence also...

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