WA hospital contamination 'scaremongering'

WA's health minister says there's no need to worry about contaminated equipment at a Perth hospital. Source: AAP WA'S health minister has dismissed as "scaremongering" claims that patients at Perth's new hospital have been operated on with...

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Depp's finger keeps Pirates waiting

FILMING on the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie has been delayed further following Johnny Depp's hand injury. THE star, 51, flew back to the US for surgery earlier this month after the accident in Australia, where he was filming the fifth...

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Hockey taking time in lieu, says Abbott

Tony Abbott has defended the time Joe Hockey has spent on a defamation case against Fairfax Media. Source: AAP TONY Abbott has defended the time Joe Hockey has spent at the hearing of a defamation case against Fairfax Media. THE treasurer...

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Keeping power networks 'risky', says Baird

NSW Premier Mike Baird says he is confident his privatisation plans for the state's electricity networks will raise vital billions despite describing them as risky assets. MR Baird said he is "very confident" his plan for a 99-year-lease of...

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Frozen berry scare prompts blood ban

People who ate berries linked to the hepatitis A scare have been banned from donating blood. Source: AAP PEOPLE who ate berries linked to the hepatitis A scare have been banned from donating blood for two months. ANYONE who has already...

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Jakarta floods kill one, 6000 displaced

FLOODING in the Indonesian capital has left at least one person dead and nearly 6000 displaced, police say. PARTS of Jakarta were under as much as two metres of water after heavy rain fell since Sunday night. One person died after being swept away...

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Al-Jazeera journalist release 'imminent'

CANADA'S foreign minister says the release of Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy from a prison in Egypt is "imminent". FAHMY, a dual Egyptian-Canadian citizen, has relinquished his Egyptian citizenship as prerequisite to his deportation, his...

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US home price gains weakened in December

US home values rose at a modest pace in December, a sign there are too few potential buyers to bid up prices. REAL estate data provider CoreLogic says home prices rose 5 per cent in December from 12 months earlier. That is down from the 5.5...

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S&P pay $1.38b in US settlement

STANDARD & Poor's is paying about $US1.38 billion ($A1.77 billion) to settle US government allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis. THE McGraw Hill Financial subsidiary...

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British man to swim Antarctic in Speedos

BRITISH endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is embarking on the "most dangerous swims ever undertaken in the world" to call for a vast protected area in Antarctic waters. THE swimmer is taking to the waters of Antarctica's Southern Ocean, braving freezing...

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