Syria's Assad must go, Kerry insists

US Secretary of State John Kerry insists Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will have to step down as part of any political solution in Syria, as he held a third day of talks on the bloody conflict. Speaking as he met Jordanian Foreign Minister...

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Alleged US kidnapper to appear in court

Two of the three Ohio kidnapping victims have been reunited with their families. Source: AAP THE former US school bus driver charged with holding three young women in captivity and raping them in a decade-long horror is due to appear in an...

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Rio shareholders want bigger dividend

Rio Tinto has copped a serve from its shareholders for what they see as miserly dividend payout. Source: AAP RIO Tinto has copped a serve from its shareholders for what they see as miserly dividend payouts from the mining giant. Richard...

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East West Link is a con: Vic opposition

The Victorian treasurer says the government won't fund the entire cost of the East West Link road. Source: AAP VICTORIANS won't be able to use the East West Link tunnel to drive to work for decades, the opposition says. The state government...

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Stolen Generation art returns to Perth

Artwork by members of the Stolen Generation will be returned to a WA university from New York. Source: AAP ABORIGINAL artworks created by members of the Stolen Generation are returning home from a New York university which has possessed the...

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Gillard defends lost tax cuts

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has scored a victory in bringing Queensland into Labor's scheme to care for the disabled, but copped a new attack over scrapped tax cuts. Ms Gillard and Liberal National Premier Campbell Newman signed a $4.2 billion...

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Bangladesh building death toll passes 750

The death toll from the collapsed Bangladesh factory has passed 750 after more bodies were found. Source: AAP THE death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh has passed 750 after a dozen more bodies were found...

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Gillard to visit PNG

Julia Gillard will meet with her PNG counterpart Peter O'Neill (L) during her visit to Port Moresby. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is expected to touch down in Papua New Guinea on Thursday afternoon, marking her first official trip...

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Mirren horrified after outburst filmed

HELEN Mirren feels mortified for losing her temper at a group of street performers in London after realising onlookers were filming her outburst on their camera phones. The actress stormed out of the Gielgud Theatre during the interval of The...

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Australia among best places to be a mum

AUSTRALIA is the tenth best country in the world to be a mother, according to a new global survey by Save the Children. Ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday, the charity listed the best and worst places to be a mother on the planet, based on an assessment...

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Vic govt to rein in spending for surpluses

Victoria is expecting a budget surplus of $224.5m in 2013/14, growing to about $2.55bn in 2016/17. Source: AAP VICTORIA'S forecast of growing budget surpluses over the next four financial years will be based upon a tight rein on spending. ...

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Lies and phone tapes at the ICAC

Former union boss John Maitland had a bad start to his day before the ICAC after being caught lying. Source: AAP FORMER union boss John Maitland had a shaky first day at a NSW corruption inquiry being grilled about his allegedly close ties...

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MRRT should be scrapped: coalition

New calculations on the mining tax say it will raise $5 billion less than the government predicted. Source: AAP A COALITION-LED parliamentary committee recommends the mining tax be scrapped and blames Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer...

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Labor support below 30%: poll

LABOR support has slumped to under 30 per cent with the coalition holding an election-wining lead, a new poll says. The Seven News/ReachTEL poll of 2,856 voters on May 3 found Labor primary support at 29.3 per cent, down two per cent from the...

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Tabcorp, Tatts say pokies levy too much

Tatts Group says the Victorian government is charging them on poker machines they no longer operate. Source: AAP GAMBLING firms Tatts Group and Tabcorp say the Victorian government is charging them an exorbitant levy on poker machines that...

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Challenge to Aust plain package tobacco

CUBA has become the latest country to launch a legal attack on Australia's landmark plain packaging rules for tobacco at the World Trade Organisation, the global body says. The WTO said that Cuba had requested consultations with Australia on...

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N Korea holds firm on jailed American

North Korea says jailed American Kenneth Bae won't be used as a 'bargaining chip'. Source: AAP NORTH Korea said it won't invite any leading US figure to seek the release of a jailed American and he would not become a "bargaining chip" in any...

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Israeli warplanes strike Syria

Israel has launched air strikes in Syria at a shipment of Iranian-made guided missiles. Source: AAP ISRAELI warplanes have struck areas in and around the Syrian capital, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly...

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Majority back disability levy - and Abbott

A new poll shows a majority are happy to pay a levy for the disability insurance scheme. Source: AAP MORE than 50 per cent of Australians support increasing the Medicare levy to pay for the government's disability care reforms. But in...

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Vic budget boost for Frankston train line

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine will announce a cash injection for the Frankston train line. Source: AAP THE Victorian government has announced a $100 million boost to Melbourne's busiest rail services while warning the upcoming state budget...

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