The original Wiggles woo Carols crowd

THOUSANDS of arms and legs waved and flailed at Sydney's Carols in the Domain, as the original members of The Wiggles celebrated their last carols bonanza. More than 50,000 people packed into the Domain on Saturday, as the popular annual event...

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Govt approves The Block redevelopment

The government has granted planning approval for the redevelopment of The Block in Redfern. Source: AAP THE redevelopment of The Block in the Sydney suburb of Redfern is one step closer after the state government granted planning approval....

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Fire warning for WA's Pilbara

WA emergency crews are warning residents in the state's Pilbara region to brace for severe fire danger, with the day set to bring a mid-40C scorcher. The 6000-strong inland residents of the region's Shire of Ashburton face hot, dry, windy conditions...

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Remains of missing Victorian man found

HUMAN remains have been uncovered in a search of a Bellarine Peninsula backyard connected to the suspicious disappearance of father-of-five Douglas Kally. Homicide Squad detectives, who earlier on Friday arrested and interviewed a 43-year-old...

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Call for royal commission into Customs

IF Australian Customs officials are found to have been corrupt, the government has "no option" but to hold a commission of inquiry or a royal commission into the matter, a former police officer says. Ross Fusca, a former Australian Federal Police...

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N Korea confirms arrest of US citizen

NORTH Korea has confirmed it arrested a US citizen in November, saying he had admitted to unspecified charges and suggesting he would be formally prosecuted. The man, identified as Pae Jun-Ho, entered North Korea on November 3 as a tourist, and...

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UN Rwanda court jails ex-minister

THE UN tribunal for Rwanda has handed a 35-year jail term to a former minister found guilty of genocide, in the court's final trial ruling. Augustin Ngirabatware, planning minister at the time of the 1994 genocide, was found guilty of genocide,...

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Jobs, growth are govt's priorities: Wong

FINANCE Minister Penny Wong says the government's focus is on jobs and economic growth after Treasurer Wayne Swan revealed a budget surplus is unlikely for 2012/13. Mr Swan on Thursday said he'd rather ditch the surplus than tighten fiscal policy...

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Asian markets mixed, yen up

ASIAN markets mostly rose on Thursday following big gains in the previous session but investors are growing nervous that US leaders have still not agreed a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. The yen slipped a tad against the euro and dollar after...

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Malaysia provides refuge for 'Rohingyas'

MALAYSIA has provided refuge to 40 shipwreck survivors believed to be refugees from Myanmar's conflict-wracked Rakhine state, a Malaysian maritime official says. The refugees arrived late on Tuesday in the southern state of Johor after they...

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French judges keep Strauss-Kahn charges

French judges have decided not to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Source: AAP FRENCH judges have decided not to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. His lawyer says the former...

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High turnout in S Korea presidential vote

HUGE crowds have voted in a tight presidential race pitting the son of North Korean refugees against the conservative daughter of an assassinated dictator, who both favour greater engagement with Pyongyang. Despite freezing temperatures that hovered...

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Hong Kong stocks end flat

HONG Kong shares have finished flat as an afternoon sell-off wiped out earlier gains despite growing hopes of a deal in Washington to avert the US fiscal cliff. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Tuesday eased 18.88 points to close at 22,494.73...

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Iraqi president taken to hospital

THE office of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says he has been admitted to the hospital for treatment of an unspecified health problem. The president's office posted the brief statement on its official website. It said Talabani was taken to the...

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Jacob Zuma re-elected president of ANC

SOUTH African president Jacob Zuma has scored a thumping victory in an ANC leadership contest, opening the way for him to lead Africa's largest economy until 2019. Zuma won 2983 votes out 3977 votes cast at a party conference in Bloemfontein on...

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Strong 6.1 quake off eastern Indonesia

AN earthquake of 6.1 magnitude has been detected off the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. There have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred 119 kilometres northeast of Luwuk,...

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Connecticut gunman 'a brilliant student'

WHEN he was a student at Newtown High, Adam Lanza would sometimes have what a school employee described as "an episode". No one knew what brought it on. The shy teenager "would just shut down," said Richard Novia, a former adviser to the school...

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China cracks down on doomsday rumours

CHINA has detained dozens of people, some of whom it terms doomsday cult members, as part of a nationwide crackdown on rumours about a supposed forthcoming apocalypse, state media say. Authorities in five different areas have detained 52 people...

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US school victims mostly six years old

Police say the gunman who shot dead 20 school children at a US school forced his way in. Source: AAP SHATTERED families and grieving residents are devastated that most of the 27 people shot dead by a US school gunman are children aged just...

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Man critical after Tas double murder

A man and woman have been found dead in an apparent double murder northwest of Hobart, police say. Source: AAP A MAN remains in a critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head and a man and woman in their thirties are dead in a double...

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Croc bites boy at NT billabong

A TEENAGE boy has been airlifted to hospital after he was attacked by a crocodile in a remote part of the Northern Territory. The 16-year-old boy was bitten on the leg by the one-metre-long croc while hunting at a billabong in the remote community...

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