Devastated quake-hit city warned 'it's not over yet'
NEW Zealand should prepare for more shakes and aftershocks for at least a year as experts warn more damage is set to come.
Boat with 102 asylum seekers intercepted
PASSENGERS transferred to Christmas Island for security checks after vessel detected north of the Ashmore Islands.
Wayne Swan refuses to rule out petrol tax
TREASURER says carbon scheme still being formulated and rejects claims by Greens that fuel will be taxed to reduce pollution.
US imposes sanctions on Gaddafi
BARACK Obama makes executive order to seize assets and block any property in the US belonging to Colonel Gaddafi or his four sons.
$315 million fund for Yasi recovery
LOCAL councils get a financial helping hand to fix infrastructure and boost employment after the cyclone and January floods.
Geoffrey Rush tipped to win Oscar
TOP US film critic says Rush will be swept up in the tsunami hit film, The King's Speech, and win the best supporting actor Oscar.
'New Zealand deserves a few miracles'
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Eye of beholder
ASK BOSSY: I'm addicted to a webcam girl for her conversation and Eastern European charms - please help this fool in love.
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Andy reveals his new love
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Kiesha case inspires doco
A FILMMAKER plans to make a documentary about six-year-old Mt Druitt girl Kiesha Abrahams, who has been missing since July.
Gaddafi defiant, vows to 'die a martyr'
LIBYAN dictator appears on television to tell the country "I'm still here" as troops ordered to quell uprising and fire on protesters.
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Yasi didn't just wipe out bananas ...
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Bungling burglars lose money
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Snake blamed for footpath fracas
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Greens threaten China boycott
THE Greens have threatened a trade boycott against the world's second-largest economy in an attack on China by one of its high-profile NSW faces.
Shoppers cash in on grocery price war
CONSUMERS are flocking to take advantage of the grocery price war being waged by the country's three biggest retailers.
Man, 50, dies in quad bike accident
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$59.5m upgrade for military base
A MILITARY training base near Port Augusta will get a $59.5 million upgrade, bringing defence jobs to the state.
Stevenson triumphs over quake tragedy
CHRISTCHURCH swimmer Louise Stevenson overcame the tragedy of the New Zealand earthquake to be the first woman ashore in the Rottnest Channel Swim.
Tracy's attitude made it novel
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$20,000 backpay for worker
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Tunisia to hold elections by mid-July
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Women on Men
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UBS has ordered a major shakeup of its equities trading business - the largest in Australia - after a dramatic fight on the trading room floor.
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| AUT | Aurora Oil & Gas | 3.26 | 9.76% |
| ILU | Iluka Resources | 10.66 | 7.78% |
| ASL | Ausdrill Limited | 3.54 | 6.94% |
| IFN | Infigen Energy | 0.425 | -7.61% |
| EHL | Emeco | 1.13 | -5.84% |
| CVN | Carnarvon Petro.. | 0.345 | -5.48% |
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