Man abducts, attacks Qld woman in her car

A MAN has attacked a woman after jumping in her car at a north Queensland car wash and telling her to drive to an industrial area. Police say the woman was cleaning her car in the early hours of Saturday morning when a man jumped in and told...

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Call for release of Liberal donation audit

AN audit of Liberal Party donations in the wake of damaging slush fund allegations needs to be released publicly, the NSW opposition says. The call comes after another political head rolled this week as the Independent Commission Against Corruption...

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TV veteran Efrem Zimbalist Jr dies aged 95

EFREM Zimbalist Jr, the son of famous musical parents who established his own name in the long-running television series 77 Sunset Strip and even the even longer running TV hit The F.B.I., has died at age 95. Zimbalist died on Friday at his Solvang...

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Myer looks forward to better 2015

Myer has blamed refurbishment work at three of its stores for a slide in its third quarter sales. Source: AAP SPEAKING after the release of Myer's lacklustre third quarter sales results, Mr Brookes said the department store's sales would increase...

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NAB repaying investment customers

NATIONAL Australia Bank's wealth management business is again repaying customers hit by errors in its allocation of investment income. Errors in NAB Wealth's operations between 2006 and 2012 were originally identified in December 2012, resulting...

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Pension age to rise to 70 in 2035: Hockey

Treasurer Joe Hockey has confirmed plans to lift the pension age to 70 in 2035. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS born from 1965 will have to wait until they turn 70 before being eligible for the age pension, federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has confirmed....

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Audit plans will be unpopular: Hockey

Treasurer Joe Hockey says many of the recommendations of the Commission of Audit will be unpopular. Source: AAP TREASURER Joe Hockey has no doubt many of the recommendations of the commission of audit will be unpopular. But the federal...

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Book ends 'history wars', says Reynolds

THE "history wars" fought over Tasmania's past should come to an end with the release of a new book, historian Henry Reynolds says. The Black War, by the University of Tasmania's Nicholas Clements, puts to bed the debate over the violence between...

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Markets unmoved by audit report

ECONOMISTS were unsurprised by the commission of audit report and say measures in it are unlikely to hurt economic growth in the short term. The National Commission of Audit report contained 86 recommendations aimed at saving the budget up to...

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Care urged in getting budget to surplus

THE federal government will need to be careful not to dampen economic growth too much in putting the budget on track to surplus. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said initiatives already flagged or speculated such as cuts in spending and the proposed...

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WA paving company fined over deception

A PERTH paving company and its director have been fined a total of $20,000 for falsely advertising a business as a member of the Master Builders Association (MBA). Realgold Corporation, trading as Repave Spray-On Paving, and its director Peter...

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Plane catches fire at Perth Airport

A PLANE has made an emergency landing at Perth Airport after a suspected engine fire erupted shortly after take-off. The Cobham Aviation flight landed safely after the mid-air incident on Tuesday, a Perth Airport spokeswoman confirmed. Witnesses...

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Another NSW govt MP steps aside

A FOURTH NSW government MP has stood down from the Liberal Party after new allegations surfaced in a fresh corruption probe. On the opening day of the latest Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry, claims were made that Liberal...

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Qld school's stolen guns still missing

POLICE are searching for several rifles and shotguns stolen from a Brisbane Catholic school's gun club. A man and a woman are in custody after one of the weapons was found in the boot of a car, however the rest of the guns are still missing....

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Vic premier denies conflict over grant

VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine says there was no conflict of interest over a government decision to grant $1.5 million to a businessman with whom he owns a racehorse. Dr Napthine says he was not directly involved in his government's decision...

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Vic Premier to ask feds for help at COAG

MAJOR infrastructure funding and a greater share of GST revenue are Premier Denis Napthine's targets for the next Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting in Canberra on Friday. Dr Napthine said Victoria needs more support from the federal...

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Palmer 'induced' rebel NT trio: Newman

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has accused federal MP Clive Palmer of inducing three Northern Territory MPs to join his political party. Mr Newman says questions need to be asked about what cash, jobs and financial support Mr Palmer offered...

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We'll be fair in tough May budget: Abbott

PM Tony Abbott has refused to comment on reports his government may soon introduce a debt levy. Source: AAP TONY Abbott has promised to be fair and equitable when meting out some of the tougher measures in the May budget. However, the prime...

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