Probe into alleged attack by Qld cops

POLICE have launched an investigation after footage emerged showing a police officer allegedly punching a man in the face outside a Brisbane nightclub. The footage, taken by a member of the public, shows three uniformed police officers speaking...

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Dutch poll says 21% 'back more euthanasia'

More than one in five Dutch people believe that euthanasia should be allowed for elderly people. Source: AAP MORE than one in five Dutch people believe that euthanasia should be allowed for elderly people who are "tired of living", new research...

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VW replaces head of struggling US division

AS Volkswagen's US division struggles to reach sales goals, the auto maker said on Thursday it was replacing the division's boss. The company said Jonathan Browning, 54, was leaving his job as president and chief executive of the Volkswagen Group...

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Reporter sues Toronto mayor for defamation

THE controversial mayor of the Canadian city of Toronto is being sued by a newspaper reporter after he suggested the journalist is a pedophile. In a TV interview, Rob Ford accused Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale of taking pictures of children....

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Bacteria linked to patient deaths in Qld

QUEENSLAND'S chief health officer is confident a Brisbane hospital grappling with a group A streptococcus bacterial outbreak, linked to two patient deaths, has the situation under control. The deaths of two elderly patients at Greenslopes Private...

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PA 'saw signs of drugs at Lawson home'

Nigella Lawson's ex-PA told a UK court she saw evidence of regular drug use by the celebrity cook. Source: AAP A PERSONAL assistant accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has told a London court she saw evidence of regular...

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NZ mine payments not 'blood money'

New Zealand prosecutors have dropped charges against former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall. Source: AAP HEALTH and safety prosecutors are denying the reparations offer they accepted from former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall is "blood...

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Foreign airlines to boost stake in Virgin

VIRGIN Australia's largest shareholders Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways and Air New Zealand will increase their stakes in the airline to almost 70 per cent as part of a $351.5 million capital raising. Retail shareholders took up just 25.3...

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Chevron's Gorgon blows out to $US54bn

Chevron says the cost of its Gorgon LNG project in West Australia has blown out to $A59.87 billion. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S largest gas project Gorgon has suffered a multi-billion dollar cost blow-out and delay, the latest in a string of industry...

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Another spill at Rio Tinto uranium mine

Rio Tinto says it is trying to find out what caused a toxic spill at its Rossing Uranium mine. Source: AAP MINING giant Rio Tinto is still trying to find out what caused a toxic spill at its Rossing Uranium mine in Namibia - the company's second...

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Barnes named NSW state coroner

Magistrate Michael Barnes (R) has been has appointed as the new State Coroner of NSW. Source: AAP MAGISTRATE Michael Barnes, who oversaw high-profile Queensland inquests into the pink batts scandal and the disappearance of schoolboy Daniel...

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Jazz guitarist master Jim Hall dies at 83

Leading jazz guitarist Jim Hall has died at age 83 after a short illness. Source: AAP JIM Hall, one of the leading jazz guitarists of the modern era whose subtle technique, lyrical sound and introspective approach strongly influenced younger...

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Teen death sea race was 'safe': referee

ORGANISERS of a surf life saving championship allowed a fatal board race to go ahead despite pulling the pin on other events because the sea was too rough, an inquest has heard. Matthew Barclay, 14, died while competing in an under-15 board...

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Home loan approvals a good sign for RBA

A rise in home loan approvals is another sign that the record-low cash rate is working. Source: AAP HOME loan approvals rose 1.0 per cent in October - another sign that low interest rates are doing what they're supposed to. There were 52,305...

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Recall makes positive debut on market

SHARES in Recall, the information management business formerly part of Brambles, rose on their first day of trading on the Australian share market. Recall, which manages and stores documents and records, was recently demerged from Brambles,...

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Hockey says car industry must shape future

TREASURER Joe Hockey has declared the future of car manufacturing in Australia lies in the hands of the car industry. But some of his Liberal-National coalition colleagues say a taxpayer lifeline will be thrown to Holden to prevent it from closing,...

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PNG speaker orders carvings destroyed

THE decision by Papua New Guinea's speaker of parliament to order the removal of traditional wooden carved heads adorning the parliament has been described as vindictive. Theo Zurenoc ordered the carvings be removed last week, prompting the...

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Investigation at Ranger mine underway

ENERGY Resources of Australia insists there has been no environmental impact from the weekend's spill of about one million litres of radioactive and acidic slurry from a tank at the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu. But environmental groups are calling...

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Labor about values, not revenge: Bowen

TONY Abbott and Bill Shorten are heading to South Africa for Nelson Mandela's memorial service while MPs prepare to battle for some key coalition legislation in the final sitting week of federal parliament. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says Labor's...

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Woman dead, another woman in custody in NT

A crime scene has been set up after the death of a woman in Alice Springs overnight. Source: AAP A WOMAN is dead and another woman is in police custody after an incident in Alice Springs. A crime scene has been established and major crime...

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Free transport urged for fire recovery

THE NSW government should provide free bus and train rides to and from the Blue Mountains these holidays to help businesses recover from the October bushfires, the state opposition says. The government needs to encourage visitors back with the...

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