Newman uncertain on local pledges

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman says he will honour all his election promises but only if voters back their local LNP candidate. MR Newman said on Saturday voters could have confidence in any pledge issued as part of the Liberal National...

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First China coal production cut since 2000

China has recorded its first drop in coal production since 2000. Source: AAP CHINA recorded its first drop in coal production since 2000 last year, as the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter pulls back on its use of the fossil fuel and...

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Dutton deports man with bikie gang links

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has deported a man with alleged links to bikies. Source: AAP A MAN with alleged links to a bikie gang has been deported from Australia. IMMIGRATION Minister Peter Dutton says the man, from New Zealand,...

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Record drownings during Vic summer

A RECORD number of people have drowned in Victoria this summer, prompting authorities to call for vigilance ahead of Australia Day. A TOTAL of 11 people have drowned since the start of the season, four more than the five-year summer average....

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Qld election now just a week away

QUEENSLAND'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN ON SATURDAY WHERE THEY WENT Campbell Newman: Toowoomba, MackayAnastasia Palaszczuk: BrisbaneWHAT THEY SAIDNewman explaining that electorates that don't vote in LNP candidates will miss out on local promises: "If...

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Man found dead in car in Brisbane

Memoirs of a Sydney Holocaust survivor EDDIE Jaku's smile immediately radiates warmth as he starts telling his story, even as it goes to the darkest of places. This week marked 70 years since he left the German Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz....

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New Balance, equity firm buy Rockport

PRIVATE equity firm Berkshire Partners and athletic shoe-maker New Balance are buying The Rockport Co from the Adidas Group. FINANCIAL terms were not disclosed. Rockport, based in Massachusetts, sells men's and women's shoes and boots.As part...

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Fifty Shades director 'needs a break'

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson has admitted that making the Fifty Shades Of Grey has taken its toll. Source: AAP DIRECTOR Sam Taylor-Johnson has admitted that making the new Fifty Shades Of Grey film has taken its toll. THE raunchy movie,...

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GE earnings rise despite headwinds

GENERAL Electric Co. has posted higher revenue and net income for the fourth quarter, but was held back from even better results by a sputtering performance from its expanding oil and gas division. GE reported net income of $US5.15 billion ($A6.39...

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McDonald's tops 4Q profit forecasts

MCDONALD'S Corp. has reported fourth-quarter net income of $US1.1 billion ($A1.37 billion). THE Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $US1.13 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $US1.22 per share. The...

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Gary Glitter 'plied girl with champagne'

SINGER Gary Glitter plied a young fan with champagne and autographed her gold jacket backstage, before inviting her into a hotel room and having sex with her, a court has heard. HIS alleged victim is said to have been just 12 years old when...

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Andy Coulson faces fresh charge

FORMER No. 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson will appear at the Old Bailey in June to face trial over the acquisition of royal directories while he was in charge at the News of the World. COULSON, 46, and former NotW royal editor Clive Goodman, 57,...

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Rihanna wins Topshop T-shirt legal battle

Singer Rihanna has won a legal battle with high street store Topshop over a T-shirt with her image. Source: AAP POP star Rihanna has won a legal battle with high street store Topshop over a T-shirt with her image. IN an important ruling...

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Sky UK to block porn by default

SKY is to automatically block its broadband customers from accessing pornographic websites unless they opt out in a "family friendly" move to increase online safety. THE company has begun emailing its five million customers to tell them that...

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Six silent signs of cancer

SIX LESS OBVIOUS SIGNS YOU MIGHT HAVE CANCER: *LUMPS... anywhere Everybody knows finding a lump on your breasts or testicles is a reason to head to your doctor. Don't ignore unusual lumps elsewhere on your body though - on limbs, in the armpit,...

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Final suspect nabbed for Bali villa murder

A MAN who allegedly organised the murder of an Australian businessman in Bali, and profited most from it, has been shot and arrested after months in hiding. MARTIN Ngongo Bili was found in a cupboard in the house of a villager in Sumba, an island...

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Three in hospital after Sydney cafe crash

Three women are being treated in hospital after a car careered into a cafe in Sydney's south. Source: AAP THREE women are being treated in hospital after a car careered into a cafe in Sydney's south. THE accident on Tuffy Road, Sans Souci,...

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Final suspect nabbed for Bali villa murder

A MAN who allegedly organised the murder of an Australian businessman in Bali, and profited most from it, has been shot and arrested after months in hiding. MARTIN Ngongo Bili was found in a cupboard in the house of a villager in Sumba, an island...

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Suspect caught in Aussie Bali murder case

THE final fugitive suspect in the murder of an Australian businessman in Bali has been shot and apprehended. A MAN named Marten was captured in Sumba, an island east of Bali, early on Tuesday morning, Bali detective Pande Sugiarta says. "He...

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Lawyers' desperate bid to save Sukumaran

INDONESIAN lawyers for Australian man Myuran Sukumaran hope to file a judicial review of his case, potentially stalling his execution, by the end of this week. LAWYER Todung Mulya Lubis says the appeal is being urgently prepared after Sukumaran's...

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