Bieber gives injured Vic fan private show

Pop megastar Justin Bieber has performed a secret, intimate concert for an injured Melbourne fan. Source: AAP POP megastar Justin Bieber has performed a secret, intimate concert for a Melbourne fan whose dreams of seeing him perform were shattered,...

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Amphetamines link to higher HIV risk

THE growing use of amphetamine-style stimulants across Southeast Asia has increased the risk that users will contract HIV or other blood-borne viruses, a report has found. Amphetamine-type stimulants are the second most used recreational drugs...

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Facebook says users connect with brands

Facebook has defended the presence of commercial brands on the popular social networking site. Source: AAP FACEBOOK has defended the presence of commercial brands on the popular social networking site, saying users aren't "revolting" against...

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'Little joy' in UK soldier killing: court

ONE of the two men accused of hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight told police he had "little joy" in killing, the jury at his London trial has heard. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's quick, easy and free.)...

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Greens secure deal on debt ceiling

The Greens have secured a deal with the federal government to scrap the national debt ceiling. Source: AAP THE Australian Greens have secured a deal with the federal government to scrap the national debt ceiling. Leader Christine Milne...

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Abbott defends ADM-GrainCorp decision

Labor has stepped up its attack on the government's rejection of a foreign takeover of GrainCorp. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has defended his treasurer's call on the attempted foreign takeover of GrainCorp, telling a high-level...

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Asthma hampers play, sex and work: study

NEARLY a third of dads with uncontrolled asthma avoid running around with their kids, according to a study that shows the condition affects almost every aspect of adult life. It takes a toll on dating, sexual pleasure and people's careers, according...

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Art project elicits the profound, profane

Disgraced Thomson gave it a good whirl PROSECUTORS allege disgraced former MP Craig Thomson enjoyed dalliance with escorts, including a hot-tub tryst. Protection visas axed by Morrison THE federal government will remove a protection visa...

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Man attempts to lure girl in Wollongong

POLICE are appealing for information after an unknown man attempted to lure a 13-year-old girl into his car in Wollongong. Police say a green older-model sedan with light-blue number plates pulled up beside the girl at 4pm on Wednesday when...

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Police want help with Laverton North grab

'There are no winners': Lisa's mum JOAN Harnum's daughter was brutally taken from her but after Simon Gittany was found guilty of her murder she said, "there are no winners in this case''. Justice Lucy McCallum's verdict SIMON Gittany...

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UK detectives quiz 'slavery victims'

'There are no winners': Lisa's mum JOAN Harnum's daughter was brutally taken from her but after Simon Gittany was found guilty of her murder she said, "there are no winners in this case''. Justice Lucy McCallum's verdict SIMON Gittany...

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Indigenous smoking falls but still high

SMOKING rates among indigenous people have fallen by 10 per cent in a decade, but are still far higher than the rest of the community. New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show 41 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

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UK man spared jail for Venables tweet

A UK man who tweeted images purporting to be of James Bulger's killer Jon Venables as an adult has been given a 14-month suspended prison sentence. The term was handed down at London's High Court for a flagrant contempt of court on the part...

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Nigella Lawson called 'habitual criminal'

TV cook Nigella Lawson was described as a "habitual criminal" in a London court on Wednesday. Italian sisters Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo are due to go on trial accused of using a company credit card to buy themselves designer handbags and...

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US jobless claims drop as lay-offs slow

THE number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 316,000, a sign that workers are in less danger of being laid off. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's quick, easy and...

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McCann teams 'should become one'

BRITISH and Portuguese police should join together as one team in their investigations into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner says. Currently Scotland Yard is running its own inquiry into what happened...

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Missouri executes serial killer Franklin

JOSEPH Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980, has been put to death in Missouri, the state's first execution in nearly three years. Franklin, 63, was executed at the...

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Cafferkey killer to appeal over sentence

THE man sentenced to die in prison for killing Sarah Cafferkey and dumping her body in a bin is appealing over his life without parole sentence. Steven James Hunter, 47, was told he would never be released when he was sentenced to go to jail...

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Patel to be sentenced for fraud

FORMER Bundaberg doctor Jayant Patel is due to be sentenced on Thursday for fraudulently working as a surgeon in Queensland. The 63-year-old pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud in the Brisbane District Court last Friday. All criminal negligence...

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Indon halts people smuggling cooperation

Indonesia's president says he is suspending cooperation with Australia on people smuggling. Source: AAP INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says he is suspending cooperation with Australia on people smuggling in the wake of recent...

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Tax office to shed 900 jobs

THE Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will shed 900 jobs over the coming nine months as it searches for budget savings, with most of the job cuts linked to government plans to abolish its controversial mining profits tax. The ATO said said about...

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BoE minutes show unanimity on policy

BANK of England policy makers have voted unanimously to keep monetary policy unchanged, despite growing signs that Europe's third-largest economy is on the mend. The minutes of the November 6-7 Monetary Policy Committee, published on Wednesday,...

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Deere profit beats US estimates

DEERE & Co's fourth-quarter net income has risen 17 per cent as it raised prices for its farm and construction equipment. But it is predicting a slowdown in the farm economy and smaller profits for next year. Crop prices have been dipping...

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Double Nobel winner Fred Sanger dies in UK

SCIENTISTS have paid tribute to biochemist Fred Sanger, described as "the father of the genomic era" and the only Briton ever to win two Nobel Prizes, after his death at the age of 95. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's...

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Constitutional recognition 'big issue'

PROMINENT indigenous rights leader Noel Pearson sees constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians as the looming "big issue" for the nation. And he is confident Prime Minister Tony Abbott has the conservative confidence to pursue it....

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Christine Campbell quits Vic parliament

Labor MP Christine Campbell has announced she will quit Victorian parliament at the next election. Source: AAP LABOR'S member for Pascoe Vale, Christine Campbell has announced she will quit state parliament at the next election. In a...

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Asylum seekers safe in Indonesia

INDONESIAN authorities say a group of about 50 asylum seekers are safe, after being rescued from a boat which had run into trouble in waters south of Java as it made its way to Australia. An official with Indonesia's national search and rescue...

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Abbott praises political foe Rudd

Tony Abbott (pic) is convinced his former political foe Kevin Rudd will continue to serve Australia. Source: AAP TONY Abbott is convinced that one way or another his former political foe Kevin Rudd will continue to serve Australia. Mr Rudd...

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Gay activists seek end to criminality

Activists are using the CHOGM meeting to press for an end to the criminalisation of homosexuality. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA and New Zealand are being urged to use a meeting of Commonwealth leaders to lobby for an end to the criminalisation of...

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Labor to target Morrison at Question Time

Labor will pressure Scott Morrison to confirm reports of an asylum seeker vessel reaching Darwin. Source: AAP THE federal opposition will pressure Immigration Minister Scott Morrison to confirm whether or not an asylum seeker vessel has landed...

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Vic govt to act swiftly on abuse report

Toddler murder-accused's 'rage' A MAN accused of beating a toddler to death has been heard in a telephone recording raging about misplacing his bong. Dead turtles mystery deepens HUNDREDS of sea turtles are washing up dead on the beaches...

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Sants quits Barclays role

SIR Hector Sants has resigned from his post in charge of compliance at the UK's Barclays Bank after being signed off work with stress and exhaustion. Barclays said Sir Hector, who was on sick leave until the end of the year, stepped down after...

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Berlusconi drops bid to topple Italy govt

Ex-supporters of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi look likely to undermine a bid to topple the government. Source: AAP ITALY'S Silvio Berlusconi has abandoned his bid to topple Prime Minister Enrico Letta, saying he would vote to support the government...

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Cotton On buys Supre

FASHION retailer Cotton On has bought the Supre fashion brand. Supre was established in 1984 in Sydney, and has grown to sell clothing for girls and young women in 157 stores across Australia and New Zealand. Cotton On, which owns a range of...

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Greens WA Senator requests recount

GREENS West Australian Senator Scott Ludlam has formally requested a partial recount of votes after preferences pushed his seat into the hands of the fledgling Palmer United Party (PUP). The Australian Electoral Commission is expected to complete...

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Microsoft hands user data to Aust govt

MICROSOFT handed Australian government agents personal information about more than a thousand users in the first half of 2013, a transparency report reveals. Between January and June, authorities made 1219 requests for access to data relating...

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Fire burning near homes in small NSW town

A firefighter was allegedly attacked while trying to put out a fire in the NSW Southern Highlands. Source: AAP AN out-of-control bushfire is threatening homes on the edge of a small fishing village on the NSW mid-north coast. Firefighters...

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Vic bikies appear in court after raids

On this day in history - October 3 TODAY is Thursday, October 3, the 276th day of 2013. There are 89 days left in the year. Family defends 'hero' driver of deadly crash THE man whose tanker erupted in a fireball, killing two men, has been...

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Australians pay off NBN FoI request

AND you thought fibre-to-the-home was fast. Australians are so keen for information on the National Broadband Network (NBN) that they've helped pay an expensive Freedom of Information (FoI) request for ministerial briefings in just five hours....

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Heat could cause 'massive' koala decline

On this day in history - October 3 TODAY is Thursday, October 3, the 276th day of 2013. There are 89 days left in the year. Family defends 'hero' driver of deadly crash THE man whose tanker erupted in a fireball, killing two men, has been...

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Qld man dies in hospital after car crash

A MAN seriously injured in a crash on the Bruce Highway in August has died. The 29-year-old had been in the Princess Alexandra Hospital since rolling his car at Parklands on the Sunshine Coast on the evening of August 31, police say. The Mooloolah...

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LSD guru Timothy Leary's files go public

A New York library has released a vast trove of papers belonging to LSD guru Timothy Leary. Source: AAP A TROVE of Timothy Leary's files could shed new light on the LSD guru, his controversial research into psychedelic drugs and the emergence...

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Bus and train collide in Canada

A VIA Rail passenger train and a transit bus have collided at a crossing in Canada's capital, Ottawa, reportedly causing "multiple fatalities". Witnesses say the front end of the double-decker bus was ripped off by the impact.Ottawa Fire spokesman...

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John Key hails UK-NZ relationship

NEW Zealand Prime Minister John Key has praised Britain for the friendship and support it showed his country after a deadly earthquake. Mr Key met Prime Minister David Cameron in Downing Street on Wednesday, with the rebuilding of Christchurch...

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Indonesia offended by coalition policy

A MEMBER of Indonesian parliament has labelled as offensive the coalition's lack of consultation on asylum seeker policy, indicating one-sided management of people smuggling could cause a rift between the two countries. News+ Oops! Please register...

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Merkel launches minimum wage plan

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet has agreed to introduce a minimum wage for four million workers in 12 industry branches in its last meeting before Sunday's general election. Launching a minimum wage emerged as a key election issue,...

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Air France to cut 2800 jobs

On this day in history TODAY is Thursday, September 19, the 262nd day of 2013. There are 103 days left in the year. Hero next door stopped a rapist A MAN who rescued his neighbour as she was being sexually assaulted during a terrifying...

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Blackberry unveils all-touch phone

BLACKBERRY has officially unveiled its new all-touch smartphone as it ramps up attempts to claw back its share of the market. Featuring BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, the new all-touch BlackBerry Z30 smartphone, comes with a 13cm display and...

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UN Syria report expected Monday

A REPORT by UN inspectors investigating a chemical weapons attack in Syria could be released shortly, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn says. "According to my information, the inspectors' report will come next Monday," Asselborn told...

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Abbott urged not to rush first 100 days

PRIME Minister-elect Tony Abbott should not be aiming for a long list of accomplishments in his first 100 days of power - he should instead use this period to set out his reform agenda timetable. That's the view of the Institute of Chartered Accountants...

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Asthma prevention vital for pregnant mums

PREGNANT women with asthma should continue taking their medication to prevent complications, says an Australian professor. The problem is some fear side effects and stop doing so. But taking medication is safer than going without, says Professor...

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Deloitte buys Aussie firms for domination

EDS: Embargoed until 0100 AEST, September 12. BRISBANE, Sept 12 AAP - Multinational professional services giant Deloitte is buying up Australian software design companies in a bid to become the world's biggest business technology provider. The...

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