Easy access to welfare is over: Andrews

Australians who receive the disability support pension will be assessed for the capacity to work. Source: AAP UP to 20,000 Australians who receive the disability support pension (DSP) will be assessed for the capacity to work, and if deemed...

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PM pays tribute to beef baron Graeme Acton

Australian beef baron Graeme Acton has died aged 63, after falling from a horse. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has paid tribute to Australian beef baron Graeme Acton, describing him as a great and proud man. "He was a proud Queenslander...

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Vic Labor won't do link's second stage

VICTORIAN Labor says it will build only part of the East West Link if elected in November. Shadow Treasurer Tim Pallas said the western section of the 18km cross-city road project was not part of the transport proposal Labor would take to the...

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NSW woman wins Mother of the Year

IT was a chance meeting between two teenage cancer patients that changed everything. Cassie Nascimento was 16 when doctors told her she had a four per cent chance of surviving brain cancer. For the next three years her mum Gloria attended every...

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Qld hospital evacuated after small fire

PATIENTS and staff were taken from a hospital ward southwest of Brisbane after a small fire started in an X-ray room. An electrical fault at Ipswich Hospital is understood to have started shortly before 3pm on Wednesday. A smell of smoke in...

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Port privatisations hurt economy: Asciano

THE head of ports and rail operator Asciano fears the high-priced privatisation of Australia's ports is damaging the economy. The short-term benefits to public coffers of realising massive prices by selling public assets could ultimately hurt...

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Two tourists saved from swollen WA creek

TWO European tourists have been rescued from a flood-swollen creek in Western Australia after activating a personal locator beacon. The beacon was activated by the pair at 10.50am (WST) on Tuesday, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)...

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Tax office takes up laundering

TAXPAYERS will foot the bill for washing machines, a tumble dryer and sandwich makers for the Australian Tax Office. A tender closes this week for whitegoods to go into ATO offices around the country over the next four years. Among the items...

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Westpac shares down despite record profit

Westpac has announced a first half cash profit of $3.77 billion and has lifted its interim dividend. Source: AAP SHARES in Westpac are flat in early trading after the bank revealed a record first half cash profit of $3.77 billion. Australia's...

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Vic govt to unveil infrastructure spend

Tuesday's Victorian state budget is expected to contain a number of major infrastructure projects. Source: AAP MELBOURNE'S East West Link tunnel will get more funding and light will be shed on plans for a Melbourne airport rail link in Tuesday's...

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Greens say they're the party to fix NSW

The Greens have announced their upper house line-up for the upcoming March 2015 NSW state election. Source: AAP THERE'S a smell wafting from the Labor and Liberal party rooms in NSW parliament, the Greens say. Just days after police minister...

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