Queen's chaplain 'victim of racism'

A chaplain to Queen Elizabeth (pic) says she is a victim of racism within the Church of England. Source: AAP A CHAPLAIN to Queen Elizabeth tipped as a possible contender to be one of the first women bishops claims she is a victim of racism...

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Man charged over Vic stabbing death

POLICE have charged a 33-year-old man with murder after a man was allegedly stabbed to death following a heated argument in Victoria's east. A 32-year-old man was rushed to hospital, but died from his injuries after being stabbed in Traralgon...

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Man throws loaded firearm on Sydney street

A man has been charged after allegedly being found with a loaded firearm in Sydney's southwest. Source: AAP A MAN has been charged with 10 offences after allegedly being found with a loaded firearm in Sydney's southwest. Police from the...

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Mandela's health improving: president

Nelson Mandela's health is improving after undergoing surgery in Pretoria to remove gallstones. Source: AAP NELSON Mandela's condition was serious when he was admitted to hospital 13 days ago, but the 94-year-old icon's health is improving,...

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N Ireland police open Bloody Sunday probe

Northern Ireland police have opened a criminal probe into the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre. Source: AAP NORTHERN Ireland police say they have opened a criminal probe into the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre, when British soldiers shot to death...

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Christmas greetings to diggers on duty

DEFENCE Minister Stephen Smith has extended Christmas greetings to all defence personnel and their families on behalf of the country. Mr Smith also said Christmas would be a very difficult time for the families of the seven Australian Defence...

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Some medical staff to miss Gulf War medals

AUSTRALIAN medical personnel who served aboard a US navy hospital ship during the 1990-91 Gulf War won't receive another medal. The independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal has recommended against changing medallic recognition...

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Abbott finally reads Slipper judgment

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says he has now read the judgment in the Peter Slipper and James Ashby case, and still stands by Mal Brough. Mr Abbott came under fire this week for saying he had not read the judgment handed down last Wednesday...

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Korean church to shed Xmas lights on North

A SOUTH Korean church plans to display Christmas lights near the border with North Korea, despite concerns about a violent response from Pyongyang. A Presbyterian church in Seoul would set up the giant display on a tree-shaped steel tower near...

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$A lower on Chinese shares weakness

THE Australian dollar is slightly lower following weakness in Chinese stocks. At 1700 AEDT on Wednesday, the local currency was trading at 105.16 US cents, down from 105.34 cents on Tuesday afternoon. Commonwealth Bank currency strategist Joseph...

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Vic power bills to rise $80 next year

VICTORIAN families will pay an average of $80 extra for electricity next year, with the national energy regulator unveiling new network tariffs in an early Christmas stocking shocker. Customers will pay around 16 per cent more on average for...

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Aust shares close higher

THE Australian share market closed at its highest level for the year with investors betting on US policymakers to back a deal to avert $US600 billion in federal tax hikes and spending cuts. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200...

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Aust stocks closes at 16 month high

THE Australian market finished on a 16-month closing high as progress with the US fiscal cliff negotiations led to across the board gains for local stocks. At close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.8 points, or 0.48 per...

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Aust bonds lower after RBA minutes

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices were lower after the release of the minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest board meeting reduced traders' expectations of future interest rate cuts. RBC Capital Markets fixed income strategist Su-Lin...

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Man faces 10 years jail over flight abuse

AN international flight was diverted after a drunken Perth man allegedly tried to smoke a cigarette on the plane before punching and spitting on crew members. The 34-year-old man was taken off the flight, enroute from Sydney to Japan on Monday...

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RBTs helped to slash road toll: NSW police

NSW marks the 30th anniversary of random breath testing (RBT) this week with a pledge to keep up the fight against drink-driving over summer. The late Labor MP George Paciullo was the champion of RBT, which was first conducted in the Sydney...

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Shares fall as funds freed up for Trade Me

NEW Zealand shares fell as some investors freed up funds to buy into Fairfax Media's Trade Me selldown and prepared for index changes that will add rest home operators Summerset and Metlifecare to the NZX 50. The NZX 50 fell 12.68 points, or 0.3...

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Man jailed for threatening NSW judge

A MAN who threatened to shoot a NSW District Court judge in a series of "specific, stark and chilling" death threats has been jailed for at least two years and five months. Darren Linney, 46, from Queensland, sent three emails to Judge Peter Johnstone...

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Sydney man charged over cash and drugs

POLICE seized more than $5000 cash, stolen clothes and substances believed to be cocaine, ice, ecstasy and Oxycontin during a vehicle search on Sydney's north shore. After pulling over a Land Rover being driven erratically on Burns Bay Road,...

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Young daughter reports Tas double killing

A man and woman have been found dead in an apparent double murder northwest of Hobart, police say. Source: AAP A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl called police after her mother and her mother's partner were shot dead in Tasmania. The bodies of a woman,...

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Qld bans new commercial solariums

New commercial solariums will be banned in Queensland from next year, officials say. Source: AAP NEW commercial solariums will be banned in Queensland and existing ones will be wound down under new regulations which offer no compensation to...

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