Diggers hurt in Afghan bomb blast

Australia is to withdraw most troops from Afghanistan by year-end and shut down a major base, handing security to Afghan soldiers and police. Travis Brecher reports. TWO Australian special forces soldiers have been wounded by a bomb...

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Forrest and Rinehart: Top End growth

Fortescue Metal's Andrew Forrest wants government tax breaks to encourage people to build homes in Australia's north. Source: Supplied AUSTRALIA'S biggest mining entrepreneurs, Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest and Gina Rinehart, have outlined their...

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Cattle dogs use will get farmers jailed

The iconic Aussie cattle dog - pictured is Toni Gardiner with one of her champion dogs - has been brought to heel under new animal welfare rules that could see farmers jailed for cruelty. Picture: Dave Cronin Source: The Advertiser THE iconic...

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Ambos do their lolly over eating ban

AMBULANCE dispatchers complain of low morale at call centres. Source: The Courier-Mail THEY are entrusted with one of the most critical jobs in society but ambulance dispatchers aren't trusted to feed themselves or drink without spilling. ...

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Abbott still says no to gay marriage

Christine Forster, the sister of politician Tony Abbott and her partner Virginia Edwards arrive at a Ellen DeGeneres Welcome Party on March 26, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images TONY Abbott...

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Crean will fight any tax on super

Simon Crean has reportedly vowed to oppose any move by the govt to tax earnings on superannuation accounts. Simon Crean is against changes to superannuation. File  picture: John Feder Source: News Limited DUMPED cabinet...

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'It all happened so quickly'

Momentos left at the scene of Thursday's freak wall collapse which claimed the lives of Bridget and Alexander Jones. Main picture: Andrew Brownbill Source: Herald Sun A WOMAN who held the hand of a teenager critically injured in a freak city...

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Labor saves $50m on travel expenses

Labor saving on air travel. Source: Supplied HIGH-flying federal bureaucrats have had their wings clipped with the government saving more than $50 million in six months by using many of the methods utilised every day by travellers. Finance...

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