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Gillard to convene summit on car industry

PM to convene summit on car industry

A summit on the future of the car industry will be convened following Ford's decision to pull out of car making in Australia in 2016.

O'Sullivan right man for the Senate: LNP

Former Liberal National Party Queensland treasurer Barry O'Sullivan has been selected as a potential Senate replacement for Barnaby Joyce.
May 25, 2013, 8:18 pm
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Relay for recognition kicks off Sorry Day

A relay to promote constitutional recognition of the first Australians begins in Melbourne on national Sorry Day.
May 26, 2013, 12:31 am
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Rally draws another rainbow crossing

Hundreds of supporters for marriage equality have chalked a copy of the rainbow crossing in Sydney's Oxford Street to protest homophobia.
May 25, 2013, 6:11 pm

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Drug labs uncovered in Sydney's inner west

Three people have been charged with manufacturing prohibited drugs after two drug labs were discovered in Sydney's inner west.
May 25, 2013, 3:22 pm

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17 Palestinians transferred to Nauru

Seventeen Palestinian men seeking asylum have been transferred to a detention centre on Nauru.
May 25, 2013, 3:21 pm

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NRL agent 'questioned' over Kingaroy death

Police won't confirm reports they are talking with an NRL agent about the death of a man in Kingaroy, while the NRL says it is monitoring the situation.
May 25, 2013, 3:20 pm
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One dead in Qld after car sinks in gully

A person has been killed after a car crashed into a roadside gully and filled with water.
May 25, 2013, 2:37 pm

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Vic premier urged to sign schools deal

About 100 people have rallied in Melbourne urging Victorian Premier Denis Napthine to sign onto the Gillard government's school funding reforms.
May 25, 2013, 2:30 pm

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Horse rider dies in accident in Qld

A woman has been crushed to death by the horse she was riding in southeast Queensland.
May 25, 2013, 2:09 pm

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Gillard, Abbott rally their party faithful

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have been rallying their party faithful at events in Sydney and Melbourne.
May 25, 2013, 1:53 pm

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Police release CCTV of Sydney assault

Police are urging anyone who witnessed the bashing of a man in Sydney's Kings Cross early on Tuesday to come forward.
May 25, 2013, 1:40 pm

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Farmers praise 'ambitious' food plan

Farmers have praised the federal government's National Food Plan but the coalition, environmentalists and health advocates are sceptical.
May 25, 2013, 12:44 pm
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Abbott pledges to work for Geelong

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has told a Victorian Liberal conference that he wants to make Geelong a centre for medical excellence, learning and culture.
May 25, 2013, 12:19 pm

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Palestinians transferred to Nauru

A group of 17 Palestinian men seeking asylum have been transferred to a detention centre on Nauru.
May 25, 2013, 11:46 am
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Keep the faith, PM tells Sydney Labor MPs

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told a forum packed with western Sydney Labor MPs and ALP candidates for September's election not to lose faith.
May 25, 2013, 10:28 am

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Relay for recognition to start Sorry Day

A relay to promote constitutional recognition of the first Australians begins in Melbourne on national Sorry Day this Sunday.
May 25, 2013, 9:01 am
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Pell should concede failings: Vic priest

Australia's most senior Catholic should acknowledge the church has twice failed victims in its handling of sexual abuse claims, a Geelong priest says.
May 24, 2013, 8:00 pm

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Brisbane man charged over girl's death

A 28-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter and cruelty to children over the death of a three-year-old Brisbane girl at Easter.
May 24, 2013, 8:00 pm

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Gillard to convene summit on car industry

A summit on the future of the car industry will be convened following Ford's decision to pull out of car making in Australia in 2016.
May 24, 2013, 7:41 pm

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Wayward croc divides Qld outback town

A crocodile found in an outback Queensland river far from its normal habitat has divided opinions in the town of Birdsville.
May 24, 2013, 7:25 pm

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