Foil insulation to be removed from homes
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The Federal Government says it will pay for the removal of unsafe foil insulation from thousands of homes.
Suu Kyi faces political expulsion
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Aung San Suu Kyi will have to be expelled from her political party under electoral rules announced by Burma's ruling military government.
Teen in custody over disabled man's bashing
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A 16-year-old charged over the brutal bashing of a man in a wheelchair has been remanded in custody.
Clarke's mind 'must be on cricket'
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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting does not want Michael Clarke back in his side until the troubled star has sorted out his off-field issues with model fiancee Lara Bingle.
Academic says waste dump worries 'irrational'
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An academic says even a strong earthquake at a nuclear waste dump proposed for Muckaty Station would not put public at risk.
Housing slump drags on shares
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A slump in housing finance figures offset gains resulting from positive consumer confidence data on the Australian share market today.
Zoo trumpets baby elephant's first steps
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An elephant calf has taken its first steps at Sydney's Taronga Zoo despite being declared dead in his mother's womb on Sunday.
Charity staff killed in militant attack
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At least six aid workers have been killed in an attack by militants on the offices of a US-based charity group in Pakistan.
Bligh fronts corruption trial
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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has given evidence at the corruption trial of a Brisbane businessman.
Fraser slams Aust approach to asylum seekers
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Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser says the problems of people smuggling and asylum seekers cannot be solved in boat-by-boat negotiations with Indonesia.
Alcohol a 'recurring theme' in youth violence
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The chair of a long-running Federal Government inquiry into youth violence says she is starting to see a recurring connection between alcohol and aggression.
Afghan blast kills NATO soldiers
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A suicide attack targeting a NATO-Afghan border police compound in eastern Afghanistan has killed two foreign soldiers and wounded several others.
Photos of naked kids taken through fence: police
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A man has been charged after allegedly taking photographs of naked children in a backyard pool at Bondi in Sydney's east.
EU targets traders in response to Greek crisis
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The EU is considering a ban on the sort of complex financial instruments that may have contributed to Greece's economic crisis.
Much to lose if friendship falters: SBY
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Indonesian president tells Parliament his country and Australia are stakeholders in a common future, with much to lose if the relationship falters.
Rick Phillips turns up at election debate
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The man who assaulted SA's Premier Mike Rann has turned up at an election debate in Adelaide.
Police quell Dennis Ferguson relocation fears
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Police have taken the unusual step of contacting convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson in response to community concerns that he is planning to leave Sydney and move to the Hunter Valley.
No jail for kisser who triggered airport scare
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A man who held up 16,000 passengers by breaching airport security to kiss his girlfriend has avoided a jail sentence.
Man who posed as ASIO agent guilty of fraud
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A Melbourne man who posed as an ASIO agent to con his girlfriend has been found guilty of fraud in the Victorian County Court.
Another asylum seeker boat intercepted
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Australian authorities have intercepted another asylum seeker boat in Australian waters.
NSW Liberal leader shrugs off Abbott 'insult'
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The New South Wales opposition leader Barry O'Farrell has shrugged off reports of a back-handed insult from his party's federal leader.
Indonesian leader confirms terrorist's death
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Indonesia's president says one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombing has been killed, but the country's police have refused to confirm the death.
'Jihad Jane' charged for recruiting terrorists
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An American woman known as "Jihad Jane" has been charged with recruiting jihadist fighters via the internet and conspiring to kill an unnamed person in Sweden.
High Court victory for Indonesian fisherman
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An Indonesian man has won a High Court appeal against his conviction under Australia's offshore fishing laws.
Man guilty of $55m pyramid scheme
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A British court has found a man guilty of defrauding thousands of investors out of 34 million pounds ($55.6 million) through a series of pyramid scams.
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