Adelaide needs more retirement villages

MORE retirement accommodation is needed in Adelaide's inner suburbs to allow seniors to downsize but stay in their communities, the retirement industry's peak body says. You have reached your weekly Guest Accesslimit of 5* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER...

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Greenpeace activist arrives home

AUSTRALIAN activist Colin Russell has arrived home saying he has no regrets about his time spent in a Russian jail and that Greenpeace will campaign the "same as ever". The 59-year-old flew into Hobart on Thursday night after being detained by...

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Vic and Tas deaths take road toll to 25

THE deaths of two men in car crashes in Victoria and Tasmania have taken the national holiday road toll to 25. A man aged in his 80s died after his car struck a median strip and flipped onto its roof in Hastings, southeast of Melbourne at around...

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Chinese cook crashes balloon in sea

A CHINESE cook who crashed into the sea while trying to fly a hot-air balloon to islands claimed by both China and Japan has been rescued by Japan's coast guard. Xu Shuaijun, 35, crashed on Wednesday after hitting turbulence as he approached...

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Passengers safe after Antarctic rescue

Authorities say the rescue mission for the passengers stranded off Antarctica will commence shortly. Source: AAP MORE than 50 passengers who were on a Russian ship stuck in sea ice in Antarctica have been rescued in a helicopter transfer...

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Macau casinos score $US45bn in revenue

THE tiny Chinese city of Macau has again smashed its annual record for casino earnings as revenues last year hit a staggering $US45 billion ($A50.7 billion), further underlining its position as the world's biggest gambling market. Macau's nearly...

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Crocs CEO leaving ahead of investment

THE company that makes Crocs shoes is getting a $US200 million ($A226.3 million) bailout from a private equity fund, and its CEO is retiring. You have reached your weekly Guest Accesslimit of 5* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue reading...

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Cyclone impacting WA's north coast

Residents in and near Port Hedland have been told to take shelter as Cyclone Christine intensifies. Source: AAP A RED alert remains in place for communities from Pardoo to Mardie in the Pilbara as tropical cyclone Christine starts to impact...

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Perth gets ready for NYE parties

An extra 1000 police officers will be on the streets on New Year's Eve in Perth. Source: AAP LIVE music, fancy-dress parties and fireworks are on offer in Perth for New Year's Eve, but police are warning revellers to act responsibly. ...

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Councils, kids and cattle see 2014 changes

BUSH communities across the Northern Territory will have more say as the government begins dismantling large councils in favour of more local representation. From January 1, the Minister for Local Government will be granted far-ranging powers...

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Shots fired at German ambassador's home

GERMAN Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has condemned an attack on the residence of the German ambassador in Athens, saying the act would not affect German-Greek relations. "This is an act that we are taking very seriously. Nothing,...

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Sydney NYE to be 'absolutely spectacular'

SYDNEYSIDERS are in for "absolutely spectacular" fireworks this New Year's Eve as the harbour city gears up to ring in 2014. Tuesday night's fireworks will include 11,000 aerial shells and 25,000 shooting comets that will explode from seven...

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