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The lord mayor of Brisbane has refused to guarantee the future of particular bus routes after the state...
ACT Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly, who is charged with finding a solution to Canberra's most weighty problem. Photo: Ross Buchanan 'How old are you?'' asks ACT Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly midway through the interview. ''Twenty-eight,'' I say. ''Well, 28 years ago, if you went to a service...
JUNEAU, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. (OTCBB:AKPB) (“Company”), the parent company of Alaska Pacific Bank (“Bank”), today reported net income available to common shareholders of $244,000, or $0.33 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012, as...
MANILA, Philippines -- Al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines on Saturday released an emaciated-looking Australian man near a coastal town where they kidnapped him for ransom 15 months ago. Warren Richard Rodwell was brought to police by residents of Pagadian city who saw him walking...
MORE than 100 firefighters have rescued livestock and spent more than five hours fighting a fire at an abattoir in Melbourne's southeast. CFA Incident Controller Peter Lucas said more than 20 tankers were called in to...