Hail, winds, rain to hit NSW

Hail has fallen on Newcastle and severe thunderstorms are likely to hammer parts of New South Wales. Source: AAP HAIL has fallen on Newcastle and severe thunderstorms are likely to hammer parts of NSW with damaging winds and heavy rainfall....

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Defence civilians to vote on strike action

DEFENCE public servants are set to vote on industrial action in protest against a proposed federal government pay deal. COMMUNITY and Public Sector Union national secretary Nadine Flood said the union would apply to the Fair Work Commission...

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Hundreds flee South African wildfires

WILDFIRES are raging in the Cape Town area on South Africa's southwestern coast, prompting hundreds of people to leave the area, media reports say. HUNDREDS of firefighters were battling flames fanned by strong winds on Monday, pledging to protect...

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Carnell reveals struggle with anorexia

FORMER ACT chief minister Kate Carnell has revealed her struggle with the eating disorder anorexia which saw her weight dwindle to just 30 kilograms. NOW head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ms Carnell recalled being sick...

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Four buffalo bulls found dead in NT

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after four valuable purebred buffalo bulls were found dead on a research station in the Northern Territory. THE Riverine buffalo bulls were found at the Beatrice Hill Research Station on Saturday morning. ...

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Three shot dead near Toowoomba

THREE people have been shot dead at a property on Queensland's Darling Downs, police say. OFFICERS were called to an address in Biddeston, 25km west of Toowoomba, shortly before 7pm (AEST) on Monday. A crime scene has been established, a police...

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McDonald's sales weaken in US and Asia

MCDONALD'S says a key global sales figure fell 2.2 per cent in November as US sales continue to soften and it contends with ongoing difficulties from a food-safety scandal in China. THE world's largest hamburger chain said on Monday that the...

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Pope decries 'unimaginable' Middle East

APPEALING for the protection of Christians in the Middle East, Pope Francis said it was "unimaginable" that they could be driven out of the region after 2000 years. "WE cannot be resigned to imagining a Middle East without Christians," Francis...

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Parents of ill UK boy to remain in Spanish

A SPANISH judge has ordered the detention for 72 hours of a British couple who took their critically ill five-year-old son abroad against doctors' advice. A SPOKESMAN at the National Court in Madrid said the judge ruled on Monday the couple...

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Christmas hopes boost business confidence

RETAILERS' hopes of a good Christmas have driven the number of companies expecting profit growth in the coming months to a 10-year high. OF the 800 businesses surveyed by researcher Dun & Bradstreet, 40 per cent expect their profit in the...

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