Sunday, May 19th, 2013

National

Easter motorists urged to drive carefully

Double demerits will apply in NSW from midnight on Wednesday as part of Operation Tortoise, which is targeting dangerous driving over the Easter weekend.
March 27, 2013, 10:12 am
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Sydney robbers lock couple in cupboard

An elderly man has been beaten and locked in a cupboard with his wife during a home invasion in Sydney's west, police say.
March 27, 2013, 10:48 am
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Torbay's home and office raided by ICAC

The home and office of former Nationals candidate and independent state MP Richard Torbay have been raided by officers from ICAC.
March 27, 2013, 10:39 am
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Gillard won't deny super raid on rich

PM won't dismiss speculation rich people's superannuation tax will be targeted in the May budget but says LAFA tax breaks won't be back.
March 27, 2013, 9:47 am
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Grieving father tells of ashes in tattoo

A South Australian court has been told the father of a teenage crash victim has his son with him every day as his ashes are in the ink used for a tattoo.
March 27, 2013, 9:30 am
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Abbott calls for more work for shipyards

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says defence shipyards and other suppliers need to be supported and the government should give them more work.
March 27, 2013, 9:26 am

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NSW govt waiting to release Casino report

Premier Barry O'Farrell says a report into a proposed Barangaroo casino will be released once the NSW government decides whether to proceed with the plan.
March 27, 2013, 7:54 am

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Dank to sue Cronulla Sharks for defamation

Sports scientist Stephen Dank is suing NRL club Cronulla for defamation after their ex-chairman claimed Sharks players were injected with horse drugs.
March 27, 2013, 7:32 am

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Rudd urges support for Gillard in letter

In a letter to local Labor branch members, Kevin Rudd has distanced himself from last week's failed leadership coup.
March 27, 2013, 7:09 am

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Oakeshott says Conroy lucky to survive

Federal independent MP Rob Oakeshott says Communications Minister Stephen Conroy missed the point completely on media laws.
March 27, 2013, 6:29 am

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Thousands sign to keep rainbow crossing

A petition in support of keeping a rainbow coloured pedestrian crossing on Sydney's Oxford Street has been signed by more than 12,000 people.
March 27, 2013, 1:05 am

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Super should be 'above politics': Shorten

The federal opposition says the government must come clean if it intends to cut superannuation tax concessions.
March 26, 2013, 6:41 pm

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Qld premier pushed to refer MP to watchdog

Queensland's opposition wants the premier to refer embattled MP Scott Driscoll to the corruption watchdog over fresh allegations of impropriety.
March 26, 2013, 6:31 pm

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Coalition climate policy yet to be costed

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has hinted the coalition's climate change policy cost would be similar to its 2010 policy figure.
March 26, 2013, 6:03 pm

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Boat tragedy sparks asylum policy debate

The federal government has come under stern criticism for its asylum seeker policies after Monday's tragic boat capsize which left two dead.
March 26, 2013, 5:26 pm

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Wharfies rally over workplace safety

Hundreds of maritime and union workers have rallied across Australia to push the case for an industry code of practice for wharfies.
March 26, 2013, 5:03 pm

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Man unfit for questioning over Vic death

Police are still waiting to question a man after the body of a woman was found in a house following a neighbourhood dispute in Melbourne.
March 26, 2013, 4:23 pm

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Budgets at western Sydney hospitals cut

Opposition Leader John Robertson has accused the NSW government of compromising patient care in Sydney's fastest growing region.
March 26, 2013, 3:59 pm

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Gillard seeks 3% school funding rise

State and territory leaders have been challenged to commit to three per cent indexation of school funding under a national education plan.
March 26, 2013, 3:47 pm

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Schapelle Corby's sister bashed in Bali

Schapelle Corby's sister Mercedes suffered a severely broken nose when a gang of up to seven men tried to snatch her bag in Kuta.
March 26, 2013, 3:46 pm

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