US store teams up with Elle Macpherson

JC Penney is hoping that some supermodel magic will win over shoppers in the lingerie department by launching an exclusive lingerie collection in the US in partnership with Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson. The collection will be in 300 of...

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M.I.A., Janelle Monae in hologram duet

SINGERS MIA and Janelle Monae have shared the stage during separate concerts on opposite coasts through the magic of holograms. MIA performed in New York with a 3-D projection of Monae on Thursday night while Monae sang on the West Coast with...

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NT schools to double in attendance program

AT the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College in the remote indigenous community of Wadeye in the north-western Northern Territory, average school attendance rates are about 51 per cent. But the federal government is hoping to...

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US Marshals take custody of Brown

US singer Chris Brown has been taken into custody ahead of his misdemeanour assault trial. Source: AAP THE US Marshals Service has taken R and B singer Chris Brown into custody to transport him to Washington for his upcoming misdemeanour...

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Gunmen kill 22 in Nigeria attack

AT least 22 people have been killed in an attack by suspected members of Islamist extremist sect Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, officials say. Gunmen on about 50 motorcycles attacked two villages in Zamfara State, Maitsaba and Birnin-Tsab,...

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US restaurant chain 'bans' Putin

MIGHTY Taco, a Buffalo-based chain of Mexican fast-foot restaurants, has banned Russian President Vladimir Putin from all of the company's 23 locations in western New York. The company, known for its quirky ads, announced on social media this...

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Safety overlooked in batts scheme rush

FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd's "horrendous" timeline for the home insulation program denied bureaucrats adequate time to consider safety risks, an inquiry has heard. Public servants were given five months to devise the $2.8 billion scheme....

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Rate rises may be limited: IMF

AS consumers and businesses worry about an interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank before long, a new analysis suggests any increases are likely to be limited. The International Monetary Fund says worldwide interest rates are expected to increase...

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SA and Canberra closer on road plan

The SA and federal governments have held talks on Adelaide's north-south road corridor. Source: AAP THE federal and South Australian governments have held talks aimed at overcoming disagreements on how to fully redevelop Adelaide's north-south...

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'500 dolphins caught in WA nets' in decade

Western Australian scientists say methods to reduce dolphin bycatch are not working. Source: AAP ABOUT 500 dolphins have been caught in the Pilbara trawl fishery in the past 10 years, West Australian scientists say. Murdoch University PhD...

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Second man charged on NSW double shooting

A MAN has been charged with attempted murder and several robbery offences for his part in a western Sydney double shooting that left a teenager and an innocent bystander in serious conditions in hospital. Police had been looking for the man...

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Queen meets Pope Francis at Vatican

BRITAIN'S Queen Elizabeth II has paid a private call on Pope Francis at the Vatican, making him the fifth pontiff she has met. You have reached your weekly Guest Accesslimit of 5* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue reading *Subject to...

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Increased fines for misbehaving drunks

On-the-spot fines for misbehaving drunks is set to rise in NSW from from Monday. Source: AAP MISBEHAVING drunks will be slapped with fines up to $1100 after the NSW government dramatically increased the penalties as part of its crackdown...

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Former 'Dynasty' star Kate O'Mara dies

ACTRESS Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera Dynasty, has died at the age of 74. Her agent Phil Belfield says O'Mara died on Sunday in a nursing home in southern England after a short illness. The actress, who began...

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20 rescued from broken Perth chairlift

EMERGENCY workers have rescued 20 people trapped on a chairlift at a Perth adventure park. WA's Department of Fire and Emergency Services were called to Adventure World in Bibra Lake on Sunday afternoon, after the chairlift ground to a halt...

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Drunk crash driver had 3yo in car: police

AN allegedly drunk Melbourne woman who crashed into two parked cars had an unrestrained toddler on board, police say. Officers were called after a Holden sedan hit two parked cars in Clifton Hill on Sunday evening. Officers allegedly found...

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ACCC should probe business card fees: Tyro

THE nation's competition watchdog needs to investigate why small businesses are paying millions of dollars more in transaction fees than large companies, a submission to the federal government's financial system inquiry recommends. Independent...

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MH370 black box finding mission underway

AN Australian navy vessel is heading out from Perth with special equipment able to detect signals from the black box recorder on missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The Ocean Shield was due within the Indian Ocean search zone early on Monday...

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