Costa Rica 'accidentally' OKs civil unions

Conservative Costa Rican MPS may have unwittingly approved language making same-sex unions legal. Source: AAP CONSERVATIVE Costa Rican MPs are mortified that they may have accidentally approved language making same-sex unions legal when they...

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Malcolm Fraser backs Greens senator

ADELAIDE, July 6 AAP - Australia's major political parties are engaged in a "race to the bottom" using fear to fuel the debate over asylum seekers, former prime minister Malcolm Fraser says. Appearing at a public forum in Adelaide on Saturday,...

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Pussy Riot members plan appeal

Lawyers for the jailed members of Russian band Pussy Riot will appeal their clients' convictions. Source: AAP LAWYERS representing the two jailed Pussy Riot bandmates have confirmed reports they will be appealing the women's hooliganism convictions....

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Treasurer appeals gaming levy court loss

THE Victorian government will fight a recent loss in a legal battle with betting firms Tatts and Tabcorp. Treasurer Michael O'Brien had determined that the two major gaming companies were liable for about $42 million each under the government's...

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Home and Away big loss for NZ TV3

THE loss of Australian soap drama, Home and Away, could have big implications on New Zealand's TV3's ratings in the evenings, a television commentator says. MediaWorks NZ, which owns TV3 and is in receivership, announced on Friday it had lost...

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Kiwi edges higher over the week

THE New Zealand dollar trade-weighted index is heading for a 0.9 per cent weekly gain as central banks in Australia and Europe kept their bias towards economic stimulation. The trade-weighted index rose to 74.59 at 5pm in Wellington from 74.07...

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Alannah MacTiernan nominates for Perth

FORMER West Australian Labor minister Alannah MacTiernan has nominated to become a candidate for the federal seat of Perth. Lawyer Matthew Keogh withdrew his nomination before the midday deadline on Thursday, leaving Ms MacTiernan as the only...

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Rudd books NPC for debate with Abbott

PM Kevin Rudd (R) has booked the National Press Club for a debate with Tony Abbott on the economy. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has booked the National Press Club for a debate with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, daring him to turn...

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Rudd leads charge on NSW ALP corruption

Kevin Rudd has agreed to place the NSW Labor party under administration of the national executive. Source: AAP CORRUPTION will be stamped out and rank and file ALP members given more power in a massive overhaul of NSW Labor ordered by Prime...

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Ecuador says hidden mic found in embassy

A HIDDEN microphone was found in Ecuador's embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up, Ecuador's foreign minister said. Ricardo Patino said the origin of the bug would be revealed Wednesday and explanations demanded...

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Aust shares post heavy falls

THE Australian share market has fallen heavily due to weaker than expected economic data from China and Australia's retail sector. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 89.9 points, or 1.86 per cent, at 4,744.1,...

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SA police investigate koala theft

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD koala has been stolen from the backyard cage of an Adelaide wildlife carer. The female, named Kao, is in need of medical attention, police say. She was one of three koalas in the cage but was the only one taken from the Trott...

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Power plant's waste to become fuel

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from one of Australia's largest coal fired power stations will be used to produce biofuels as its owner attempts to reduce its carbon bill. Biofuel company Algae.Tec has signed a deal to establish a carbon capture and...

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Kerry, Lavrov meet amid Snowden impass

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have started talks as fugitive US leaker Edward Snowden sought asylum from a Moscow airport. Lavrov refused to answer a shouted question about the Snowden case as he...

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Brisbane hospital returns to full service

A BRISBANE hospital, which had to effectively shut down for two weeks after a legionnaire's disease outbreak, has resumed all services. The Wesley Hospital has reopened operating theatres and other sections of the hospital after water tests...

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Woman sexually assaulted in her SA home

A MAN with a strong smell of body odour has broken into an Adelaide home and sexually assaulted the female occupant. The man, who also had a tattoo down his inner left arm and an injury to his lower lip, broke into the Queenstown home in the...

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China law forces children to visit parents

A CHINESE law requiring family members to visit their elderly relatives has come into effect to howls of online ridicule, as the country's huge population ages rapidly. The regulation "forces" children to visit their parents, the state-run Global...

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Rudd continues to mull election date

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is still weighing up the date of the federal election. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd is still weighing up the date of the federal election. With a September 14 poll now apparently off the table, Labor has...

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