Tough budget decisions coming: Abbott

PM Tony Abbott has warned that "tough decisions" are coming to restore the federal budget. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has warned that "tough decisions" are coming to restore the federal budget. In the last parliamentary sitting...

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Labor no confidence bid on Speaker fails

Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has been banned from parliament for 24 hours. Source: AAP SPEAKER Bronwyn Bishop has fended off a no-confidence motion after attracting Labor's ire for banning a frontbencher for 24 hours. Shadow attorney-general...

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Cape York plan lacks consultation: mayors

SOME indigenous mayors say they've been left out of talks about the future of Queensland's Cape York. Three mayors have joined a chorus of traditional owners who say officials haven't consulted their communities on the draft Cape York Regional...

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Qld doctors launch TV blitz over contracts

QUEENSLAND doctors will use a TV advertising blitz to muster public support for their bitter dispute with the government over work contracts. Two 15-second ads will run on commercial television stations for two weeks from Wednesday evening. They...

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Parcel bomb seriously injures Qld man

A MAN has been seriously injured after he opened a suspected parcel bomb in southeastern Queensland. Police say the parcel exploded in the man's arms, seriously injuring his upper body, at his home on Owen St, Dalby, about 2.45pm (AEST) on Tuesday....

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Good and bad news in jobs survey

MORE Australian employers are planning to retrench staff in the next three months. A survey of 2,887 Australian employers found 12.1 per cent are planning to swing the axe in the three months to the end of June, compared to 11.2 per cent in...

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AGL to fight rejected NSW power buy

AGL Energy will fight an ACCC decision to block its planned takeover of two NSW power stations. Source: AAP AGL Energy will fight a decision by the competition watchdog to block its planned $1.5 billion takeover of two NSW government owned...

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Sinodinos warned over 'company he kept'

FORMER NSW Premier Nathan Rees thought they were a "bunch of crooks" and Liberal powerbroker Arthur Sinodinos was warned the men running Australian Water Holdings might be "dishonest", a corruption inquiry has heard. And that was before anyone...

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