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Aylan Kurdi's father is a people smuggler, woman claims

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎14 minutes ago‎
A woman who was on the boat carrying drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi has accused his father of being a people smuggler. Channel Ten reported Zainab Abbas, who lost two children in the tragedy, claims Abdullah Kurdi was at the helm of the boat when ...
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Thomson faces penalties for union spending

9news.com.au - ‎3 hours ago‎
Craig Thomson used more than $300,000 of Health Services Union money to pay for prostitutes and to get elected to the federal parliament.

Holland Park West bank robbed at gunpoint

Brisbane Times - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Two men have robbed a bank south-east of Brisbane at gunpoint, forcing staff onto the ground before fleeing with cash. Police believe the men entered the Holland Park West Bendigo Bank branch on Logan Road just before closing time around 5pm.
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Melbourne Music promoter Andrew McManus charged in drug sting

Herald Sun - ‎7 hours ago‎
UPDATE: MELBOURNE music promoter Andrew McManus was allegedly part of a criminal network that laundered up to $5 million through Sydney and Las Vegas casinos.
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Flood Swamps Japan City, Killing Two

Wall Street Journal - ‎18 minutes ago‎
TOKYO—Two people were confirmed dead and 23 remained missing Friday after days of torrential rain triggered floods and mudslides on Japan's main island.
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Vote allows raising of Palestinian and Vatican flags at United Nations

CNN - ‎11 hours ago‎
New York (CNN) The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday allowing what it officially recognizes as the "State of Palestine" and the Vatican to raise their flags outside of U.N.
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Turkey's crackdown against Kurdish militants raises tension

CNN International - ‎6 hours ago‎
(CNN) As the military crackdown on Kurdish militants in a southern Turkish town continues, a Kurdish group called Thursday for total resistance against Turkish forces.
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Singapore votes in hotly contested poll, though ruling party bound to win

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
SINGAPORE Singapore voted in its most hotly contested general election on Friday, a test of the long-ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) dominance of politics in the rich, clean and green city state, even though it is bound to win.
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Tony Abbott under rising pressure as more MPs see leadership challenge as likely

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Tony Abbott's hold on the prime ministership is under mounting pressure, with another leadership challenge seen by a growing number of MPs as likely and growing anger within the ministry after a hit-list of Howard-era ministers reportedly in line to be ...
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Hundreds expected to 'Walk for William'

Sky News Australia - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Bill Spedding, a person of interest in the case of missing three-year- old William Tyrrell has faced the media for the first time since releasing a video in which he denied any involvement in the disappearance of the little boy.
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Accused killer's sister leads tributes

Herald Sun - ‎6 hours ago‎
THE sister of Tara Brown's accused killer has vowed to help raise the 24-year-old's daughter. MS Brown died on Tuesday after sustaining horrific injuries during an alleged assault by her ex-partner Lionel Patea on a suburban Gold Coast street.
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Kathleen Bautista: Missing teen found alive, survived on creek water in ...

ABC Online - ‎2 hours ago‎
Missing Canberra teen Kathleen Bautista has been found alive in the ACT's west, after crashing her car down an embankment and surviving on creek water in bushland for seven days.
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Woolworths CEO Grant O'Brien to depart with about $10 million payout

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎2 hours ago‎
Departing Woolworths chief executive Grant O'Brien took a $1.5 million pay cut this year but can look forward to close to $10 million in benefits when he departs the struggling supermarket giant.
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CBA's $1.5b miss on retail offering

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎3 hours ago‎
Just half of the eligible Commonwealth Bank's retail shareholders have taken up the offer to buy newly-issued shares through the bank's entitlement offer, leaving a $1.5 billion shortfall.
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Western Australia in $22bn mining downturn

The Australian - ‎3 hours ago‎
The value of Western Australia's resources industry has plunged almost 20 per cent in the past year as iron ore and oil prices slumped.
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Australian recession a one in three chance: Goldman Sachs

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎3 hours ago‎
Australia risks falling into a recession if business spending and wage growth remain sluggish, global investment bank Goldman Sachs warns.
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Apple iPhone 6s 3D Touch ushers in new era of touchscreen navigation

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎3 hours ago‎
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ACCC pushes for consumer internet speed test, telcos aren't keen on the idea

The Australian Financial Review - ‎6 hours ago‎
The Competition regulator wants to launch a service that would let all Australian internet users gauge the speed and consistency of their broadband connections despite fierce resistance from telecommunications companies.
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Guitar Hero Live, Skyanders and more coming to Apple

Connected Digital World - ‎22 hours ago‎
Activision has confirmed that Guitar Hero Live is coming to the newly announced Apple TV, as well as iPhone, iPad and iPod touch this autumn.
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Driven: new 7 Series raises the bar

Independent Online - ‎47 minutes ago‎
BMW's sixth-generation 7 Series has just been launched overseas and is a technological tour de force. 1/9. September 11 2015 at 11:09am.
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Beau Ryan: NRL Footy Show denies rumours star has been dismissed

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎11 hours ago‎
Beau Ryan's NRL Footy Show co-hosts have slammed rumours of his sacking as "completely untrue". Following speculation Ryan had been dumped from the Channel Nine program after Woman's Day reported he cheated on his wife with former Hi-5 member ...
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Bee Gees Barry steals hearts in Qld

NEWS.com.au - ‎2 hours ago‎
IT'S only a road, but Barry Gibb might justifiably claim this is a road that can take local fans' heart away. THE second stage of Bee Gees Way - a permanent instalment to honour the musical legends in their home town of Redcliffe, north of Brisbane ...
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Actress in Vic court over appeal

Herald Sun - ‎9 hours ago‎
AUSTRALIAN actress Maggie Kirkpatrick will front an appeal hearing in Melbourne seeking to overturn her conviction for sexually assaulting a teen fan more than 30 years ago.
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Susie McLean joins The Real Housewives of Melbourne

NEWS.com.au - ‎6 hours ago‎
LOOK out Gina, there's a new housewife in town. Foxtel has just announced that socialite Susie McLean will join the cast of The Real Housewives of Melbourne in season three.
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David Warner out of Australia's Bangladesh tour

The Australian - ‎5 hours ago‎
Cricket Australia has confirmed opener David Warner will miss the tour of Bangladesh with a fractured thumb. Warner was forced to retire hurt in the first over of the second one-day clash with England after a delivery from paceman Steve Finn reared and ...
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New Zealand announce 15-man squad for Australia Test series

The Indian Express - ‎1 hour ago‎
Corey Anderson and Jimmy Neesham named in a 15-man New Zealand squad to face Australia in three-Test series. Comments. By: Reuters | Wellington | Published:September 11, 2015 1:42 pm.
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Australia wins toss and elects to bat first in 4th ODI

New Zealand Herald - ‎44 minutes ago‎
LEEDS, England (AP) " Australia won the toss and decided to bat first against England in the fourth one-day international at Leeds, with a second chance to take the five-match series on Thursday.
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Southern Ocean absorbing more carbon dioxide than thought: report

Xinhua - ‎1 hour ago‎
SYDNEY, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Southern Ocean has recovered its ability to suck vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, overturning fears the natural"sink"had stalled with dire consequences for future climate change.
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Isabel Lucas, actor and activist, protests dolphin slaughter at 'The Cove ...

The Daily Telegraph - ‎6 hours ago‎
THE dolphin hunts started today, but I'm not disheartened because I believe in change. “Why are you here? Go home!” yelled the frenzied hunters as we paddled out through the threats.
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Betting agency predicts sea level threat to Wineglass Bay

The Daily Telegraph - ‎22 hours ago‎
TASMANIA'S Wineglass Bay could be one of Australia's first beaches to disappear under rising sea levels according to online gambling agency Sportsbet.
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Scientists Design Killer Robot 'Terminator' To Protect The Great Barrier Reef ...

International Business Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
A team of researchers has designed a submersible robot that can kill the starfish which primarily feeds on corals of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Experts call for egg donation transparency as IVF deemed a zero success rate ...

The Australian Women's Weekly - ‎8 hours ago‎
“It's almost a fight that's lost before the patient comes to see us in their mid to late forties.” Sep 11, 2015. Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share this on Pinterest Share this on Email.
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Ice epidemic: Indigenous conference in Brisbane hears personal testimony from ...

ABC Online - ‎4 hours ago‎
The Queensland Government will consider new ways of tackling the ice epidemic after hearing personal testimony by local and national politicians at a conference in Brisbane.
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study links junk food to smaller brains

ABC Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
Older people with unhealthy diets have smaller brains, according to a new Australian study that researchers say is yet more proof that junk food has a terrible impact on health.

Cancer survivors should talk about sex

NEWS.com.au - ‎9 hours ago‎
CANCER survivors should be talking about sex if they want to get their intimate lives back on track. NEW research shows that the sex lives of most cancer survivors suffer after diagnosis and treatment, and that's true for all types of the disease, not ...
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