Melb wheel to turn again after shutdown

MELBOURNE'S troubled observation wheel is expected to turn again on Saturday after it shut down just weeks after reopening. A software problem caused the Melbourne Star to close on Friday. Technicians are now conducting final tests on the wheel...

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Alcohol and drugs body slams funding cut

ADCA says recent alcohol-related violence highlights the need for government funding. Source: AAP THE federal government's decision to defund the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia is "short-sighted" at a time when Australia is...

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Starbucks profit jumps, sales growth slows

Starbucks says its quarterly profit is up 25 per cent, following stronger sales around the world. Source: AAP STARBUCKS says its quarterly profit is up 25 per cent, thanks to lower coffee costs and stronger sales around the world. The Seattle-based...

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United Airlines posts 4Q profit of $US140m

United Airlines posted a growth in fourth quarter earnings with an increase in passenger numbers. Source: AAP THE parent of United Airlines has earned $US140 million ($A158.60 million) in the fourth quarter, as more passengers flew and paid...

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No cheap deals by church, inquiry told

THE Catholic Church has paid compensation to abuse victims even when they would have had difficulty proving legal liability in court, a lawyer has told an inquiry. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, which...

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I never meant to hurt anyone: mall gunman

THE gunman who sent Brisbane's central pedestrian mall into lockdown last year says he never meant to hurt anyone. Lee Matthew Hillier, 35, told the Brisbane District Court he had no reason to cause fear to innocent bystanders when he took an...

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Problems pile up for security contractor

THE list of embarrassments besetting security contractor Serco is growing on a daily basis, including prisoners and asylum seekers breaking out of custody under their officers' watch. It emerged on Thursday that a shackled prisoner was left unguarded...

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Wind change affects Kwinana bushfire

A bushfire continues to burn out of control in the City of Kwinana, threatening lives and homes. Source: AAP SIXTY firefighters are battling a bushfire in Perth's southern suburbs that is threatening lives and homes, and has so far burnt...

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Meninga's brother makes bid for freedom

The jailed brother of RL legend Mal Meninga has taken his bid for freedom to the Supreme Court. Source: AAP THE jailed brother of rugby league legend Mal Meninga has taken his bid for freedom to the Supreme Court. Bevan Meninga has already...

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Man charged with sex assaults on boys

A 31-year-old man from NSW's Hunter region has been charged with sexually abusing two young boys. Source: AAP A 31-YEAR-OLD man from NSW's Hunter region has been charged with sexually abusing two young boys. Police say the man was arrested...

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Detainee on the run in Perth CBD

POLICE have locked down a large part of Perth's city centre as they continue to search for a detainee who escaped from Serco guards while being transported. A police spokesman told AAP it was not a Corrective Services matter and the person on...

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Bird flu spikes in China before holiday

A SPATE of bird flu cases in China has experts watching closely as millions of people and poultry move before the lunar new year holiday, the world's largest annual human migration. China has reported more than 50 H7N9 infections in 2014 after...

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St Vincent's Hospital welcomes lockouts

A PROMINENT Sydney neurosurgeon has welcomed Premier Barry O'Farrell's proposed restrictions on trading hours for licensed venues in an effort to combat drunken violence. St Vincent's Hospital neurosurgeon Dr Mark Winder has in recent weeks...

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UN makes 'mistake' on Iran: Russia

THE UN chief's decision to rescind the invitation to Iran to join this week's Syria peace talks was a mistake but not a catastrophe, Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday. Sergey Lavrov said that Ban Ki-moon's decision to withdraw his last-minute...

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Tourists wanted back after Vic bushfire

FIERCE bushfires have failed to shut down tourist operators in Victoria's Grampians region. However, operators now face the threat of tourists being scared away because of the blazes. Bushfires, which burnt 52,000 hectares and destroyed 27...

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Aust marks 60 years in refugee convention

AUSTRALIA will have been part of the United Nations refugee convention for six decades this week. The Menzies government acceded to the refugee convention on January 22, 1954, enabling it to officially come into force internationally. The convention...

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