Rudd defends boats remark as polls rise

Kevin Rudd says it is his responsibility to ensure Australia has a good relationship with Indonesia. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has brushed aside claims he was reckless in saying the coalition's plan to turn back the boats would...

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BlackBerry posts surprise loss

Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry has announced an $A90.93 million first quarter loss. Source: AAP CANADIAN smartphone maker BlackBerry has posted an unexpected first quarter loss and disappointing sales figures for its new phones, sending...

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No weekend reprieve from rain in Sydney

IT'S bad news for Sydney and NSW's Central Coast for the rest of the weekend, with wet weather set to persist across the region. The northern suburbs of Sydney and parts of the Central Coast were the target of most of the rain on Saturday. ...

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Ashby denies Slipper case funding

What's next for Julia Gillard? SHE will leave The Lodge with a $200,000 pension and private driver for life, but at 51 she is far from retirement - so what's next for Julia Gillard? Tim's had the time of his life TIM Mathieson watched the...

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Slow growth may hit social programs: WA

THE Commonwealth is spending money it doesn't have and unrealistically raising expectations with its education and disability care reforms, the West Australian Premier says. Colin Barnett made the comment at a business function in Perth on Friday...

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Nina trip was to be last for Dyche family

WHEN American David Dyche III set out with his wife and teenage son across the Tasman, it was to be their last sailing trip as a family. Seventeen-year-old David IV would head off to college in the USA after the trip on board the 21-metre schooner...

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More Tasmanian forest on heritage list

ANOTHER 170,000 hectares of Tasmanian old-growth forest will be protected after being added to the World Heritage list. Old growth native forests in the Upper Florentine, the Styx, Huon, Picton and Counsel River Valley were on Monday given the...

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Rio takes prized diamonds off the table

Mining giant Rio Tinto decided to keep its diamonds business saying market fundamentals look robust. Source: AAP MINING giant Rio Tinto has taken its diamonds business off the market. Despite a global push to offload underperforming assets,...

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Philippine militants seize two local women

ISLAMIC extremists have kidnapped two Filipina Muslim filmmakers in the southern Philippines as they were working on a movie about the area's impoverished residents, authorities and a friend of the victims say. Members of the Abu Sayyaf group,...

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US man set for Grand Canyon tightrope walk

RECORD-BREAKING US daredevil Nik Wallenda hopes to make history again by walking across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope, 450 metres above ground over the world-renowned landmark. Wallenda, who was the first person to walk across the Niagara Falls...

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Man's fingertip bitten off in Sydney brawl

A MAN'S fingertip has been bitten off during a fight in Sydney's CBD. Riot police arrested two men at the scene of the brawl between two groups on Sunday morning just after midnight (AEST). During the fight a 23-year-old man was allegedly bitten...

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Echo will allow Crown casino with a catch

The owner of Sydney's The Star casino has unveiled plans for a resort linking harbour precincts. Source: AAP JAMES Packer's planned casino at Sydney's Barangaroo could still go ahead, despite a surprise resort-style proposal unveiled by rival...

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