Smoke still troubles Vic town of Morwell

A CFA volunteer has been struck by a tanker while fighting a grassfire in central Victoria. Source: AAP VULNERABLE residents who have been forced to leave a smoke-affected Victorian town will likely spend another weekend away from home. ...

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Iraq tries to legalise child marriage

A CONTENTIOUS draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to submit to sex on their husband's whim. The measure, aimed at creating different laws for Iraq's majority...

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Jury finds Serco murderer guilty

MATEJ Vanko has been found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of holding his Serco immigration detention centre supervisor hostage and executing her brother and his two dogs. The jury deliberated for just over two hours before returning guilty verdicts...

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Palmer loses in Abbot point decision

CLIVE Palmer's attempt to have a stand alone coal terminal at Abbot Point declared a significant project has failed in the Supreme Court in Brisbane. Queensland's Co-ordinator-General refused to give Waratah Coal's proposal the status in August...

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Myer exec Greg Travers resigns

RETAILER Myer's executive general manager, business services and strategy, Greg Travers, has resigned to take up a role in the resources sector. Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes paid tribute to Mr Travers' contribution to the company over...

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"Kill" machete not murder weapon

A HOMEMADE machete with "kill" written on it was found at a NSW murder scene but prosecutors don't believe it was used to fatally stab a small-time drug dealer. The 30cm weapon was found by police at a Wagga Wagga home in May 2011 the day after...

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Stolen passport user was asylum seeker

MALAYSIAN police say one of the passengers using a stolen passport on a missing jetliner was an Iranian asylum seeker. Police chief Tan Sri Khalid Tan Sri said on Tuesday that the man was not believed to be a member of a terrorist group. He...

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Perth groans under weight of politicians

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has taken a swipe at the Australian Electoral Commission's "ineptitude". Source: AAP PERTH has begun to groan under the weight of politicians on the Senate campaign trail, as Prime Minister Tony Abbott said West Australians...

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Abbott wants flight speculation to end

AUSTRALIANS shouldn't fear flying despite speculated terrorism links to the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says. Travel warnings haven't been upgraded and Mr Abbott has been careful not to encourage a climate of...

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Vic long weekend road toll hits eight

VICTORIA'S long weekend holiday road toll has reached eight after a female driver died in Harcourt. In the latest collision during a horror Labour Day break, the woman died when her car collided with another vehicle on the Calder Highway about...

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