Prince wows Sydney on first official visit

Prince Harry has arrived at Sydney's Garden Island Naval Base for the International Fleet Review. Source: AAP

HE may like to party, but Prince Harry was all business as he greeted adoring fans, inspected warships, and met the prime minister and his family on his first official visit to Australia.

Thousands of Harry fans turned out to catch a glimpse of the fourth-in-line to the British throne in Sydney as part of the International Fleet Review.

The 29-year-old prince is the big drawcard of the eight-day navy extravaganza, which marks 100 years since the Royal Australian Navy fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour.

Dressed in a white tropical dress uniform of the British Army and a blue Army Air Corps beret, the 29-year-old began the day by saluting naval officers before being greeted by navy Vice Admiral Ray Griggs at Sydney naval base Garden Island.

Captain Wales, as he's known in the British military, then boarded the HMAS Leeuwin where Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Defence Minister David Johnston and a host of other dignitaries were waiting for him.

After being welcomed on the harbour by a 100 gun salute, Harry spent the next few hours on board HMAS Leeuwin inspecting the warship fleet alongside Governor General Quentin Bryce.

The prince's appearance on the harbour coincided with a dazzling display by navy aircraft and helicopters, thrilling thousands lining the foreshore.

Back on land and donning a crisp navy-coloured suit, blue tie and white shirt, Harry turned his attention to his Sydney fans.

Making a surprise appearance at the Rocks, there were screams, smiles and waves as the red-haired prince emerged from his car at Sydney Harbour to greet a heaving crowd of fans.

In the 10-minute stop, Harry shook hands and said hello to hundreds who were hugging the barricades in an effort to see him.

Linda Wickens handed him a stuffed dingo as a present for his nephew Prince George.

The prince then stopped for a quick photo with her 12-year-old daughter Annabel who summed up the experience in one word: "awesome".

From there, the prince took a boat to Kirribilli House, where he was greeted by Mr Abbott, his wife Margie and daughters Bridget and Frances.

They posed for official photographs and walked through the gardens before greeting a crowd that had gathered at the gates of the prime minister's Sydney residence.

"What do you think of your new neighbour?" Harry asked one of the locals, referring to the newly-elected Mr Abbott.

Inside, the prime minister reflected on the special day, joking that Prince Harry appealed to even those Australians who aren't royalists.

"Prince Harry, I regret to say not every Australian is a monarchist," he said.

"But today everyone feels like a monarchist."

The prince is understood to be later hosting a private function for injured veterans of Afghanistan, a cause he actively supports.

He is due to leave Sydney for Perth on Sunday morning for the next leg of his Aussie tour.

The Fleet Review's Fireworks and Lightshow Spectacular is due to start at 7.30pm (AEST) at Sydney Harbour.

Up to one million people are expected to gather on the foreshore for the event.

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An Irish referendum on a proposal to abolish the country's senate has had a low turnout. Source: AAP

VOTER turnout has been low in an Irish referendum on whether to abolish the country's upper house of parliament.

As polling stations closed at 10pm on Friday - with counting due to start on Saturday morning - the percentage of those casting their ballots was estimated to be less than 40 per cent.

An electorate of 3.1 million were eligible to have their say.

Latest opinion polls suggested a majority of voters would back Prime Minister Enda Kenny's call to get rid of the Seanad, or senate, in a historic move that would hand power exclusively to the lower house.

A poll in the Irish Times on Monday put the Yes vote - in favour of abolition - at 62 per cent, with 38 per cent backing the retention of the upper house, after excluding those who were undecided.

But more than a fifth of the electorate were undecided at the start of the week, while another 8 per cent said they did not intend to go to the ballot box.

Results in the referendum are expected by around mid-afternoon on Saturday.

The Taoiseach says abolition would create a leaner, more effective and more accountable system.

Opponents, led by the largest opposition party Fianna Fail, say the Seanad is necessary to serve as a government watchdog and to hold the ruling cabinet ministers to account.

The Irish parliament, the Oireachtas, is currently made up of the lower house, the Dail, from which government operates, and the upper house, the Seanad.

The senate has 60 members, with most elected from vocational panels by local councillors and by university graduates.

Eleven are appointed by the prime minister, generally ensuring a government majority.

It is not the first time the Irish have toyed with abolishing their upper house.

Eamon de Valera gave it the chop in 1936 when he was prime minister, before bringing it back a year later.

Historically, many senators tend to be politicians who failed to gain election in a general election or those hoping to win a seat in the lower house at a future election.

The upper house is the less powerful house of parliament, often reduced to rubber-stamping legislation from the lower house.

Its ability to delay bills passed by the lower house for 90 days is its most powerful function, but that has only occurred twice in 75 years.

Comparable upper houses have been abolished in New Zealand, Denmark and Sweden.

Irish voters are also being asked whether the state should set up a Court of Appeal.

Fine Gael, Labour, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein have all backed the court proposal, which could result in more basic appeals from the High Court going to the Court of Appeal instead of the Supreme Court.

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Gambling film runs into controversy

The new film Runner Runner sparked a lobby group to push for the legalisation of online gambling. Source: AAP

THE new thriller Runner Runner, starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck, had not even opened in the US before it became the centre of the fight over online gambling regulation.

The American Gambling Association (AGA) has bought advertisements on major websites, including Twitter, Facebook and the IMDb movie database, framing the film as a "cautionary tale" that points to the need for the US congress to legalise online poker. The ads also pop up when people Google the movie's title.

The screenwriters say their story of a young gambler pulled into the criminal dealings of an offshore poker site was never intended as a political parable. The movie opened in US and Australian cinemas on Thursday.

The Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation, a national nonprofit organisation, sent a letter to the casino lobby on Thursday pointing to the writers' comments, and calling the ads dishonest. The group is demanding that the ads - one of which warns, "Sometimes movie villains are real" - be taken down.

National director Les Bernal wrote there was no reason to think shady offshore operations would disappear if online gambling was legalised in the US and accused the casino lobby of wanting a cut of the illegal operators' business.

"Casino operators now hope to expand another key demographic to their base: young people, especially those of college age, which is why the AGA greedily seized upon Runner, Runner," Bernal wrote.

Internet poker, never fully legal, has been strictly outlawed in the US since 2011, when the Department of Justice seized the domain names of the largest offshore sites catering to US customers and blacked them out.

This crackdown, dubbed "black Friday", left poker fanatics with two options: get dressed and visit a card room, or break the law and log into an offshore site.

Offshore gambling sites took in about $US2.6 billion ($A2.78 billion) from US players last year, according to Geoff Freeman, president of the association.

More recently, the US federal government softened its stance on internet betting, and three states - New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada - legalised some form of online wagering within their borders.

The gambling lobby, which counts MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment among its members, supports a federal approach. It warns that a patchwork of state laws will be unworkable for corporations and could leave gamblers exposed to dishonest dealings.

Runner Runner, released by 20th Century Fox, tells the story of a Princeton University graduate student, played by Timberlake, who believes he's been cheated after gambling away his tuition money. He travels to Costa Rica to confront an online poker tycoon, played by Affleck, who then offers him a job.

Writers David Levien and Brian Koppelman, who also created the 1998 gambling film Rounders, told Reuters that they were surprised and amused by the casino lobby's campaign.

Early reviews of Runner Runner have been mostly negative.

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Leighton faces market backlash

Investors continue to sell out of construction giant Leighton after allegations of corruption. Source: AAP

MORE than $957 million has been wiped off the market value of construction giant Leighton as investors worry about the impact of corruption allegations.

Analysts are warning the company faces a potential cashflow crisis if clients react to media reports of bribes being paid for overseas contracts, and cancel non-binding agreements with Leighton.

The company's shares lost another 80 cents, or 4.6 per cent, on Friday to $16.74.

That follows a 10.4 per cent fall on Thursday, when Fairfax Media reported senior executives at Leighton were aware of bribes paid in order to win contracts in Iraq, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Leighton says its directors have always carried out their duties with appropriate care and diligence, while former chief executive Wal King has denied he knew of alleged corruption in the company's operations in Iraq.

Deutsche Bank analyst Craig Wong-Pan said the major immediate implication for Leighton was damage to its reputation, which could start costing it new contracts.

"If clients say 'we don't want to associate with a company that has those instances of corruption', there could be less contracts awarded to Leighton," he told AAP.

The $400 million it was owed for the Iraqi oil pipeline contract in Basra, the subject of corruption claims, was also under threat.

"I just see that there's increased risk to them collecting the full amount," Mr Wong-Pan said.

Analysts from Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Macquarie Equities also said they were concerned about threats to the $500 million of cashflow the company had targetted this year if it struggled with collecting cash from offshore clients.

Its $42 billion pipeline of work in hand was also at greater risk, IG market strategist Evan Lucas.

"Those contracts are under agreement but they are not necessarily binding agreements that can be cancelled - so they could actually lose some of that pipeline," he said.

Collecting unpaid debts was a problem for Leighton before Thursday's reports, with $500 million in net project underclaims sparking criticism from analysts earlier in the year.

The company's forecast $520 million to $600 million underlying full year profit was under threat, Mr Lucas said.

"If you don't have cashflow coming in, then you can't make profit," he said.

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Planned Qld coal ports in doubt

Plants to build two central Queensland coal ports are in doubt due to a downturn in the coal market. Source: AAP

PLANS to build two central Queensland coal ports are in doubt due to a downturn in the coal market.

However, proponents of the ports, at Dudgeon Point near Mackay and Port Alma at the mouth of the Fitzroy River near Rockhampton, say the plans will go ahead if the market recovers.

Both projects are still seeking government approvals.

North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, which is developing Dudgeon Point along with Indian coal giant Adani, says progress is continuing "but at a slower pace".

"The Environmental Impact Statement for the project is currently paused," a statement from the firm said.

"The coal market is down as is the current appetite for investment in infrastructure of this type."

Bulk Ports said they will continue finalising environmental studies as the firm doesn't want to be caught out if the market improves.

The port will have the capacity to export up to 180 million tonnes of coal each year.

Peter MacTaggart of Mitchell Ports, which is developing Port Alma, told News Corp Australia the project won't go ahead until demand increased.

"At the moment our customers are telling us that their priority is cutting costs rather than expanding, and we won't be going ahead until there's the demand for it."

Once completed, up to 22 million tonnes of coal per year would be exported from the port.

Environmental groups are calling on Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt to stop all mega-ports along the Queensland coast.

Of particular concern is the Port Alma project as it would be built on the pristine Fitzroy River Delta, the largest estuarine ecosystem feeding into the reef.

"We're calling on the Australian and Queensland governments to work together and rule out this totally unnecessary development once and for all," WWF spokesperson Richard Leck said.

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Holden deal a challenge, says minister

Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane (C) says it will be a challenge to save car maker Holden. Source: AAP

IT will be "one hell of a challenge", but Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane wants Holden to continue to build cars in Australia for the next 100 years.

He's not sure how much money the federal government can offer to help save the company or where it will come from and he's urged its US parent General Motors to be patient.

A deal, he says, could take some time and if it comes will be the last handout from the commonwealth.

The minister says everyone involved needs to put politics aside and understand that there will be "one shot at this".

"This is one hell of a challenge. One hell of a solution is required," Mr Macfarlane told reporters after touring Holden's plant in Adelaide on Wednesday.

Holden boss Mike Devereux welcomed the minister's commitment to finding a solution but declined to detail just what that might involve.

The company secured an agreement last year for $275 million in government funding but was now thought to need close to $500 million before committing to develop and build two new car models from 2016.

Mr Devereux says the tour and talks are about educating the minister on just how efficient the Elizabeth plant could be.

"This is a world-class facility, building world-class cars in a very difficult environment," he said.

"The discussions that we're going to have begin today and those discussions are likely to be ongoing."

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said the state government wanted Holden to have a secure future, not just for the benefit of the local economy, but to ease the concerns of thousands currently employed in the auto sector.

"There are people that are sitting around their kitchen tables at the moment just worrying about their futures," he said.

"We want to settle that. We want them to know they have a long-term future at this plant and in all the associated industries."

Mr Macfarlane says saving Holden is not just about money and the federal government intends to press on with a review of all car industry assistance by the Productivity Commission.

He says the government will also stand by its election policy to cut $500 million from auto industry support.

"It won't break the car industry. I'm confident I can get around that," he said.

"I'm not concerned about the next six months, I'm not concerned about the next three years.

"My goal is to see Australian cars built here for 100 years."

But the minister says the industry has to become internationally competitive and survive without ongoing government help.

"The next car plan I hand down will be my last car plan," he said.

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Fear grips west Myanmar, 5 Muslims killed

Sectarian violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has claimed the life of a 94-year-old Muslim woman. Source: AAP

TERRIFIED women and children are hiding in forests and security forces are patrolling tense villages in western Myanmar, residents say, after sectarian clashes which left five Muslims dead.

President Thein Sein was expected to visit the violence-racked area as part of his first official visit to Rakhine state since a wave of religious bloodshed erupted there last year.

Sectarian bloodshed has overshadowed internationally praised political reforms and piled pressure on the former junta general, who took power in 2011.

The US said it was "deeply concerned" about the latest unrest and urged authorities to respond "decisively", in a statement issued by its embassy in Yangon.

Around 800 Buddhist rioters torched homes and attacked local Muslims in a village in the area of Thandwe on Tuesday, according to the authorities.

"The death toll rose to five - four men and a woman," a Rakhine police official who did not want to be named told AFP on Wednesday, adding that the victims were all killed during Tuesday's violence.

A 94-year-old Muslim woman, who suffered stab wounds, was among the dead.

Four Rakhine Buddhists were injured in clashes and a fifth was missing, while 59 houses and a mosque have been torched since tensions flared on Saturday, police said.

Around 250 people have been killed and more than 140,000 left homeless in several outbreaks of inter-religious violence around the country since June 2012, mostly in Rakhine.

A local Muslim official told AFP that police had fired warning shots but could not control the mob.

"We are disappointed that we have a government that is unable to provide security for us," the official, Myint Aung, told AFP.

"We are living in fear. Many people, including women and children, are hiding in the forest nearby," he said.

Thein Sein held meetings with members of Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim communities during his two-day tour.

In a message to a multi-faith conference, which was carried in state media on Wednesday, Thein Sein lamented "instigations fuelling minor crimes into conflicts between the two communities and two religions".

"Such instability based on religion and race harms and delays the state reforms and tarnishes the national image internationally," he warned.

Four major Myanmar Muslim organisations released an open letter to Thein Sein late Tuesday calling on the government to take urgent law-enforcement action.

"The concerns of minority Muslims around the country have reached peak levels. They feel they have no security," the letter said.

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SA Greens senator backs party leader

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (L) has reaffirmed her support for party leader Christine Milne. Source: AAP

SOUTH Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has reaffirmed her support for leader Christine Milne at the same time urging the party to reconnect with voters.

After her return to the federal parliament was confirmed on Tuesday, Senator Hanson-Young clarified comments she reportedly made after last week's party room meeting that backed Senator Milne as leader and Adam Bandt as her deputy.

A Fairfax Media report said Senator Hanson-Young commented that the party had just returned a leader who would have the Greens "marching to a slow death".

But she told reporters on Tuesday that her comments related to the party's results at the recent federal election and the need to reconnect with voters.

"We've got to refocus our energy, refocus our work as a party to reconnecting with voters for the next three years," she said.

"That's what those comments were in relation to."

Senator Hanson-Young said she endorsed last week's party room vote.

"I endorse the leadership team and I want to get on with reconnecting with voters," she said.

"Christine Milne was re-elected unopposed to lead our party. I support that."

But Senator Hanson-Young said that after an election result where the party had lost ground, it needed to find out what voters wanted to hear from the Greens.

"We can't be complacent about that," she said.

With the Senate result in SA finalised on Tuesday the Australian Electoral Commission said voters had elected two Liberal Senators, Corey Bernardi and Simon Birmingham, Labor's Penny Wong, Senator Hanson-Young, popular independent Nick Xenophon and Family First's Bob Day.

The big loser from the poll was sitting Labor Senator Don Farrell, who will lose his spot when the new Senate comes into effect in July.

Senator Hanson-Young said the new Senate, which would include candidates from the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party and a number from the Palmer United Party, would be an interesting mix of people.

"But that's what the Australian people have delivered," she said.

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Winds batter NSW and Vic, man dies on roof

A SYDNEY man has been apparently electrocuted and roofs have been ripped from houses as high winds lash NSW and Victoria.

NSW Police found a 31-year-old man injured on the roof of a Bexley property about 3.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday.

Paramedics tried to resuscitate the man, but he died at the scene.

Police said initial inquiries suggest electricity may have played a part.

The strongest winds in the state were recorded at Thredbo where a gust clocked in at 135 km/h.

However, winds of up to 140 km/h have battered Victoria bringing down powerlines and trees.

Electricity companies are battling tough weather conditions as they continue to restore power to almost 19,000 properties throughout the state.

More than 150,000 homes and businesses experiencing outages early on Tuesday.

Thousands of homes and businesses throughout NSW were also hit by power blackouts.

The State Emergency Services (SES) in NSW and Victoria have received a flood of calls as a result of the wild weather.

Since 8am, the NSW SES has responded to 700 jobs, most of which are for roof damage and fallen trees.

The Central Coast is one of the worst hit areas and a home in Long Jetty had its roof ripped off.

SES spokeswoman Danielle Wearne said the roof damaged other homes and ended up in the middle of a road.

A roof was also ripped off a home at Avalon on the Northern Beaches and at a mosque on the Central Coast.

The SES said a large tree had come down on a house on NSW's south coast and another tree had partially blocked the Princes Highway at Batemans Bay.

SES Victoria were called to about 3500 jobs on Monday night and Tuesday.

Altona, Frankston and Wyndham were among the worst hit areas in greater Melbourne, SES spokesman Toby Borella said.

"Fairly widespread, lots of trees down, lots of traffic hazards, lots of building damage as well, as a result of these damaging winds," he told AAP.

A severe weather warning for damaging winds is still in place for southeastern NSW and the ACT.

However, Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Chris Webb said winds had already eased.

"The winds have already eased pretty significantly but the back edge of the front is still going through with the possibility of wind gusts in the next one or two hours but it will ease off in the evening," he said.

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Qld draws line in the sand for bikies

Queensland plans to ban bikies who break the law from gathering in groups and wearing colours. Source: AAP

QUEENSLAND'S government has "drawn a line in the sand" for Gold Coast bikies, but it could get washed away like the glitter strip's beaches.

Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie wants to ban bikies who break the law from gathering in groups, wearing colours and working in or owning tattoo parlours.

He also wants to confiscate their motorbikes and vehicles.

"We have drawn a line in the sand and said enough is enough," Mr Bleijie told reporters on Monday.

The government has cracked down after two bikie brawls in the popular tourist area on Friday night.

An extra 50 officers will be on the Gold Coast every day for the next month and Police Minister Jack Dempsey will also push the federal government to enact tougher unexplained wealth and firearms laws.

"These criminals, they don't have boundaries and we can't just set up a temporary fence around Queensland," Mr Dempsey said.

Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney was expecting legal challenges to the proposed laws, but said the government was ready for them.

He said the proposed laws would be put to parliament in two weeks.

When asked if the laws would intimidate bikie gangs, Mr Seeney said: "Yes, yes I do. We will pursue them."

But Bond University bikie gang expert Dr Terry Goldsworthy poured cold water on the government's "line in the sand" saying tougher laws would not deter hardcore bikie criminals.

"The more you make these people notorious, the more attraction (there is) to the outlaw psyche," he said.

"You can say to them we're going to ban your colours and we're going to bring in more draconian laws, it'll just add to their mystique."

Dr Goldsworthy added that the only way to fight bikies was by beefing up Gold Coast police numbers for an extended period of time.

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Three boats reach Australia in past week

Three boatloads of suspected asylum seekers have been intercepted by authorities in the past week. Source: AAP

THREE boatloads of suspected asylum seekers have been intercepted by Australian authorities in the past week, and 128 people have been sent for offshore processing in line with the government's new measures to combat people smuggling.

The first vessel was found on Tuesday carrying 18 people from India, who are being interviewed in Darwin, Operation Sovereign Borders acting commander Air Marshall Mark Binskin told reporters on Monday.

The group is expected to be returned to India.

Seven West Papuans were dropped off on an Australian island in the Torres Strait on Wednesday.

"All seven persons were returned to Papua New Guinea on Thursday," Air Marshall Binskin said.

On Thursday, 70 people from a third boat were transferred to detention on Christmas Island.

Air Marshall Binskin was giving an update on border protection operations on Monday where he said 128 asylum seekers had been transferred to offshore processing centres on Manus Island and Nauru during the week.

He made only brief reference to a vessel intercepted overnight on Sunday, which carried 78 people, but was detected outside the weekly reporting period.

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said the arrivals for the latest period included two nationality groups, which were subject to a different process to asylum seekers automatically taken to Manus Island or Nauru.

"A first group of Indian nationals is currently being interviewed by their own consular officers in Darwin and they will be removed directly back to India," Mr Morrison said.

"A second group of West Papuans were transferred back to PNG on Thursday within 24 hours of arrival under a concession provided by the PNG government under a 2003 memorandum of understanding put in place by the Howard government, to enable returns in these circumstances."

The group of seven West Papuans, believed to be a family including one child, arrived on Boigu Island on Wednesday by speedboat and said they feared persecution after being returned to PNG.

Mr Morrison said he had reached a formal agreement with his PNG counterparts to ensure the prompt return of other asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by similar circumstances.

During his visit last week to Manus Island, Mr Morrison delivered a "clear message" to detainees.

"They will not be getting what they came for," he said.

"They would remain there at that centre until they went home, or were settled in a country other than Australia.

"I confirmed that the new government had implemented a more comprehensive and strengthened set of measures that we would not be putting up with people coming to Australia illegally by boat and that they should warn others not to follow them."

Under the government's policy, asylum seekers are moved from Christmas Island to offshore detention facilities within 48 hours of their arrival.

Mr Morrison said the target was being achieved and "working well", and health checks were being undertaken.

"The most important for their welfare is their fitness to fly," he said.

Asked about vaccinations, Mr Morrison said it was his understanding these were being done on Manus or Nauru.

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NSW firefighters contain most fires

FIREFIGHTERS have managed to contain a majority of the 60 bushfires burning across NSW after a day of favourable conditions.

The Rural Fire Service expects the milder temperatures and slight winds to flow into Monday but Tuesday could see more winds.

"There has been an indication from the Bureau (of Meteorology) that Tuesday may be warm and windy," RFS spokesman Brendan Doyle said.

"But we are keeping a close eye on these conditions tomorrow..."

On Sunday, firefighters remained at the Barrenjoey Headland on Sydney's Northern Beaches where a blaze broke out a day prior and threatened an iconic lighthouse.

Fire crews managed to save the structure but a nearby cottage sustained some damage.

Visitors to the headland were warned to shelter near its historic lighthouse after an access trail was cut off but no one was injured.

The fire burned through 17 hectares of bushland around Summer Bay, made famous in the long-running television soapie Home and Away.

There are still 60 fires burning across the state, but Mr Doyle said only 25 were uncontained and not threatening properties.

One major fire is still burning in the Great Lakes area.

The blaze burning through forested country near Bulahdelah has burnt more than 458 hectares.

Residents in the Markwell Valley area are urged to know what to do if the fire impacts property.

Meanwhile, a RFS truck returning from battling a blaze on the Northern Tablelands crashed on Sunday.

The truck, driving through thick smoke and haze, left the road and crashed into a tree, police said.

The driver was taken to Walcha Hospital with minor injuries.

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Kings Of Leon's new album debuts at No.1

Kings of Leon have landed their third consecutive No.1 album on the ARIA chart. Source: AAP

KINGS of Leon have landed their third straight No.1 on the ARIA albums chart after their new album Mechanical Bull debuted at the top.

The Nashville rockers' sixth studio release bumps off Keith Urban's album Fuse, which drops down two spots to No.3.

Another new entry is Drake's Nothing Was the Same at No.2, which becomes his first Top 10 entry and highest charting album all in the same week.

Jason Derulo's third album Tattoos has debuted at No.5, becoming his third Top 10 album.

Jack Johnson is down three places to No.6 with From Here to Now to You, while the fourth Top 10 debut is Jessie J with Alive at No.7.

Pink's The Truth About Love has dropped two spots to No.8 and Rudimental's Home moves up five places to No.9.

Avicii's album True plummets eight places round out the Top 10.

Meanwhile Katy Perry's Roar has spent another week at No.1 on the singles chart.

The top three all hold steady this week, with Miley Cyrus at No.2 with Wrecking Ball and Redfoo at No.3 with Let's Get Ridiculous.

The big mover is John Newman with Love Me Again, which charges up four places, pushing Derulo's Talk Dirty down to No.5.

OneRepublic spends a third straight week at No.6 with Something I Need, Lana Del Rey is down a couple of places to No.7 with her Summertime Sadness and Drake climbs a place to a new peak of No.8 with Hold On, We're Going Home.

Avicii has slipped to No.9 with Wake Me Up, while Lorde is back up two places to No.10 with her EP The Love Club feat Royals.

AUSTRALIAN SINGLES CHART

1(1) Roar - Katy Perry (CAP/EMI)

2(2) Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus (RCA/SME)

3(3) Let's Get Ridiculous - Redfoo (INR/UMA)

4(8) Love Me Again - John Newman (ISL/UMA)

5(4) Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz (WAR)

6(6) Something I Need - OneRepublic (INR/UMA)

7(5) Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais (INR/UMA)

8(9) Hold on, We're Going Home - Drake Feat. Majid Jordan (UNI/UMA)

9(8) Wake Me Up - Avicii (UNI/UMA)

10(12) The Love Club Feat. Royals - Lorde (UNI/UMA)

AUSTRALIAN ALBUMS CHART

1(-) Mechanical Bull - Kings Of Leon (RCA/SME)

2(-) Nothing Was The Same - Drake (UNI/UMA)

3(1) Fuse - Keith Urban (CAP/EMI)

4(3) AM - Arctic Monkeys (DOM/EMI)

5(-) Tattoos - Jason Derulo (WAR)

6(3) From Here to Now to You - Jack Johnson (UNI/UMA)

7(-) Alive - Jessie J (UNI/UMA)

8(6) The Truth About Love - Pink (RCA/SME)

9(14) Home - Rudimental (WAR)

10(2) True - Avicii (UNI/UMA)

AUSTRALIAN STREAMING CHART

1(1) Roar - Katy Perry (EMI)

2(2) Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus (SME)

3(3) Wake Me Up - Avicii (UMA)

4(4) The Love Club EP - Lorde (UMA)

5(6) Counting Stars - OneRepublic (UMA)

6(5) Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz (WAR)

7(9) You Make Me - Avicii (UMA)

8(7) Burn - Ellie Goulding (UMA)

9(8) La La La - Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith (EMI)

10(10) Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell (UMA)

AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHART

1(1) Fuse - Keith Urban (CAP/EMI)

2(2) The Very Best Of Slim Dusty - Slim Dusty (EMI)

3(-) The Buegrass Album - Alan Jackson (SME)

4(3) The Great Country Songbook - Troy Cassar-Daley & Adam Harvey (SME)

5(-) A.M - Chris Young (RCA/SME)

6(6) Red - Taylor Swift (BIG/UMA)

7(3) 40 Years Of Pride - Charley Pride (RCA/SME)6 (WAR)

8(6) A Hell Of A Career! - John Williamson (WAR)

9(7) Crash My Party - Luke Bryan (CAP/EMI)

10(8) The Story So Far - Keith Urban (CAP/EMI)

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Italy grapples with new Berlusconi crisis

ITALY is mired in a fresh political quagmire after Silvio Berlusconi pushed his party's ministers to quit the fragile coalition government, a move Prime Minister Enrico Letta has called a "crazy act".

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