Carlton AFL player charged with assault

A CARLTON AFL player charged with assaulting a fan will continue playing while the case proceeds. SIMON White is with the club in Fremantle, where he has been named in Carlton's team for its Thursday night AFL game. White allegedly punched...

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UK AG won't challenge Harris jail sentence

CONVICTED paedophile Rolf Harris will not see his jail term challenged by the British government's chief legal adviser for being too lenient. ATTORNEY-GENERAL Jeremy Wright will not refer the disgraced Australian entertainer's sentence of five...

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Senator breaks into song during farewell

Senator Ursula Stephens has burst into song during her valedictory speech. Source: AAP LEAVING parliament may be a blessing in disguise for Labor Senator Ursula Stephens, who looks prepped to shine on another stage - in showbiz. THE Irish-born...

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Tax, security info at cyber attack risk

TAX and social security records and national security information remains vulnerable to cyber attacks, a new report shows. AN auditor-general review of seven major government agencies found that none complied with the required cyber security...

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Bishop restates support for Fiji election

!--Bishop restates support for Fiji election | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 24, 2014 FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has been updated on Fiji's progress towards its first democratic elections in...

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Labor, coalition in cost of living battle

Prime Minister Tony Abbott will personally reintroduce a bill to axe the carbon tax. Source: AAP LABOR and the coalition have traded blows over cost-of-living pressures as the government reintroduced its carbon tax repeal bills. THE government...

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Salvos sorry for abuse 'greatest failure'

The Salvation Army will again give evidence at the child sex abuse royal commission in Sydney. Source: AAP THE Salvation Army says it is profoundly sorry for the abuse suffered by children in its care, and events revealed by the royal commission...

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Peter Greste jailed for 7 years in Egypt

!--Peter Greste jailed for 7 years in Egypt | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 23, 2014 AUSTRALIAN journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues accused of aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood...

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Qld premier coy on chief justice pick

QUEENSLAND'S premier has held his first media conference in five days, but was coy when questioned about his government's controversial selection of Tim Carmody as the state's new chief justice. SINCE Campbell Newman last stood before reporters,...

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Newman says ALP wrong on TAFE fee rises

!--Newman says ALP wrong on TAFE fee rises | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 22, 2014 QUEENSLAND'S premier has accused the opposition of playing Nostradamus over TAFE fee increases. ...

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GG visits Ord irrigation scheme

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has toured the Ord irrigation scheme near Kununurra. Source: AAP GOVERNOR-GENERAL Sir Peter Cosgrove is hoping to shine a light on economic opportunities in agriculture and progress being made on indigenous...

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Another Tamil man sets himself on fire

ANOTHER Tamil man has set himself alight, the latest in a spate of self-immolation cases involving asylum seekers who fear being sent back to Sri Lanka. THE 40-year-old man splashed himself with petrol and ignited it, but his housemates intervened...

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Royals defend apartment spending

Drug turns bald man hairy IN JOYFUL news for hundreds of thousands of men, researchers have used an arthritis drug to regrow a full crop of hair on a totally bald man. Jamie's fruit and veg rotten THEY look cute and cuddly just like...

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Hendra virus kills NSW horse

Hendra virus has killed a horse in northern NSW, causing authorities to quarantine a property. Source: AAP HENDRA virus has killed a horse in northern NSW, causing authorities to quarantine a property as they run tests on its stablemates...

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Thai govt to mediate in Aussie's case

THAILAND'S foreign ministry is pressing for a mediated settlement in a bid to end a legal conflict between the Royal Thai Navy and an Australian journalist who faces a possible lengthy jail term over defamation charges. ALAN Morison, originally...

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WA Police charge former hostel warden

CHILD abuse squad detectives have charged a 69-year-old West Australian man, who is currently in prison, with two additional charges relating to historic child sex offences. POLICE allege the offences occurred between 1975 and 1988 when the offender...

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PM not concerned about ministers' safety

!--PM not concerned about ministers' safety | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 20, 2014 THE government isn't concerned about the safety of its members, despite reports four ministers have had their...

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Labor, coalition fight for rural affection

IF you believe Labor, they are the party for farmers and rural Australia. IF you believe the government, that's a complete joke. Parliament took a country tone on Thursday when Labor's agriculture spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon brought on debate...

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Carr dishes up conundrum for NSW govt

EIGHT years after ending his reign over NSW, Bob Carr is still giving the state Liberals a headache. THIS time, he's forced Premier Mike Baird to reconvene a "slimmed-down" joint sitting of parliament. The procedure is so the former premier...

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Ferry fraudster Smith 'had no choice'

!--Ferry fraudster Smith 'had no choice' | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 19, 2014 A FORMER Sydney Ferries boss who racked up more than $200,000 on the company credit card says he felt he had no...

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Therapy need sent abuser abroad: Marists

!--Therapy need sent abuser abroad: Marists | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: June 18, 2014 THE former head of the Marist brothers in Australia has denied he made a hasty decision to put a prolific child...

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