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Three killed in horrific Hume Highway crash

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Three people have been killed after their car collided head-on with a truck on the Menangle Bridge on the Hume Highway this morning.

WA bushfire contained, but not under control

Herald Sun - 
A BUSHFIRE east of Perth has been contained but is still burning out of control. An advice alert has been issued for people in the northern part of Chidlow in the Shire of Mundaring.

Australian taxpayers fork out for Queen's royal gifts

NEWS.com.au - 
The practice of Commonwealth citizens paying for royal gifts has been going on for decades. Picture: Herald Sun Source: AFP THE Prime Minister's office has rejected suggestions by Buckingham Palace that the Royals footed the bill for gifts given during ...

Man drowns in boating tragedy despite rescue effort on Port Phillip Bay

Herald Sun - 
Image Others < Prev of 2 Next > Man drowns off Mt Eliza More pictures from the scene (courtesy Mornington Peninsula Leader) UPDATE 2.15pm: A MAN is dead after a boat he was in capsized in Port Phillip Bay this morning.

Newman denies latest property claims

ABC Online - 
The Liberal National Party is fending off fresh claims about leader Campbell Newman's family investments. The State Government says the Brisbane City Council delivered a favourable rezoning decision to a business with links to Mr Newman's family.

Man led police on wild chase in yellow Porsche, almost bowled over lollipop lady

NEWS.com.au - 
The Porsche involved in the chase after it crashed at Tallebudgera. Picture: The Courier-Mail Source: Gold Coast Bulletin A GOLD Coast man led police on a wild chase in a stolen yellow Porsche and nearly bowled over a lollipop lady during a dramatic ...

Drivers with Aussie flags on their cars 'more racist' research shows

Herald Sun - 
Click here to find Australia Day events in your area (Courtesy Leader) The Punch: Flying the flag for lazy 'gotcha' polling DRIVERS who fly Australian flags on their cars to celebrate Australia Day are "more racist" than people who do not, according to ...

Charlie Teo urges Aussies to recognise the contributions of immigrants

Herald Sun - 
Video Image Teo highlights Australia's issues High profile brain surgeon Dr Charlie Teo, the man chosen to deliver the Australia Day speech, has highlighted issues of racism and immigration in his address.

NSW north coast braces as floodwaters rise

ABC Online - 
Residents are bracing for major flooding on the New South Wales mid-north coast, with some communities already isolated by rising waters.

Pontville detainees on hunger strike

ABC Online - 
An asylum seeker support group says more than half of the Afghan detainees at the Pontville Detention Centre near Hobart are on a hunger strike.

Same-sex inquiry will convince doubters

Ninemsn - 
A Senate inquiry into same-sex marriage will allow the public to make their views heard on a proposal to amend the Marriage Act and is "a winnable way forward" for the issue, advocates say.

New WA Labor leader stirs up uranium debate

ABC Online - 
The battle lines have been drawn over uranium mining in Western Australia after the new state Labor leader Mark McGowan announced a backflip on the party's policy.

real cost of dumping regular unleaded

Sydney Morning Herald - 
The removal of regular unleaded fuel from petrol stations across NSW - the only Australian state to do so - is an even bigger rort than many motorists may realise.

Severe weather on the way to Top End

ABC Online - 
By Clare Rawlinson The Bureau of Meteorology is advising people in the Darwin Daly and Arhnem districts to prepare for strong winds and heavy rain as a monsoon trough develops just west of Cape Don.

Thomson defends pokie reform backflip

Express Advocate Wyong - 
DOBELL federal Labor MP Craig Thomson has defended his government's backflip on pokie reform, saying a trial of mandatory pre-commitment was good policy making.

Pokies trial could hit ACT Govt budget

ABC Online - 
By Kathleen Dyett A proposed trial of pre-commitment technology for poker machines could hit the ACT Government's budget. The Federal Government has reneged on its deal to force gamblers to set betting limits by 2014 and will instead trial the ...

Plan to rid St Kilda of kerb-crawlers

Adelaide Now - 
An undercover female police officer poses as a prostitute in a operation against on Friday night in St Kilda. Picture: Darren Tindale Source: Herald Sun POLICE have created a blueprint to rid Melbourne's hooker hot spot St Kilda of street workers ...

Heatwave to hit Perth

ABC Online - 
The bureau says the evenings will also be balmy with temperatures in the mid 20s. Saturday is expected to be the hottest day with 42 degrees forecast.

Teenager killed in car accident

Herald Sun - 
< Prev of 2 Next > A TEENAGER is dead and another has serious head injuries after a car accident northeast of Melbourne. Police said the 18-year-old Mill Park man lost control of his Holden Commodore as he travelled south on Bonds Rd in Lower Plenty ...

Told I'd grow out of it: sodomised boy punished by court, now seeks pardon as ...

Sydney Morning Herald - 
A disability worker is seeking an official pardon after he was punished for sodomy even though he was the 14-year-old sexually abused victim of a middle-aged man.