Australia has pulled out the big guns for its bid to host the 2022 football World Cup. It's less than 24 hours until Australia finds out if the pitch is successful. The centerpiece of the bid was a movie by Australian film director Phillip Noyce feat

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And the assets of Julian Assange have been frozen as authorities close in on the WikiLeaks founder. Mr Assange is believed to be hiding out in England, and a warrant for his arrest has reached UK authorities. European authorities want to question him

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Victoria's new Premier Ted Baillieu will be holding a press conference later this morning to outline the priorities for his government. He'll be officially sworn in within days after John Brumby conceded defeat late yesterday. It's Victoria's first C

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The families of the 29 men killed in New Zealand's mine disaster want to know why more wasn't done to rescue them. Hopes of saving the trapped miners evaporated after a second explosion yesterday. The government has announced a series of inquiries to

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And New Zealand police are preparing to find no survivors in the mine where 29 men are trapped underground. Two Australians are among the group, which has been stuck in the Pike River mine on the South Island since Friday. Rescuers will this morning

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Taking a look at the weather, and cloud is lingering over eastern Queensland and far northeast in New South Wales in a trough triggering heavy rain and storms. Meanwhile, cloud streaming over Western Australia in a trough is delivering scattered show

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Rescuers in New Zealand are still waiting to enter the Pike River coal mine where 29 men are trapped, including two Australians. Its been almost three days since a gas explosion rocked the mine near Greymouth on the South Island. Officials say levels

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Portugal has approved an austerity budget aiming at curbing the country's deficit. The drastic measures include tax rises and cuts to public sector salaries. Both the Portuguese government and the European Commission have denied suggestions the count

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So spare a thought for the Wallabies' play in France at the moment, we might try and find out just what temperature there their play in. And taking a look at the satellite image first. Thick cloud over the north and eastern states is bringing heavy r

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The threat of war on the Korean peninsula looms after one of the worst clashes in 60 years. Two South Korean soldiers were killed and 19 other people were injured when the North fired 50 artillery shells at the southern island of Yeonpyeong. South Ko

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Queensland can expect rain and thunderstorms today with moderate to heavy falls about the tropics and eastern districts; fine over the southwest. New South Wales: the far northeast can expect isolated showers and possible thunderstorms. Isolated show

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The Federal Government is facing strong opposition from the banks about plans to scrap mortgage exit fees. Banks say they might charge higher interest rates in order to compensate for the lost revenue if the Government goes ahead with the plans. Fede

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Twenty-seven people died when that Indonesian fishing boat carrying asylum seekers smashed into the cliffs of Christmas Island. Around 41 of the 80 people on board of the vessel were rescued. Two asylum seekers have been transferred to a Perth hospit

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has walked free after being granted bail by the High Court in London. Mr Assange was released after paying a $315,000 bond. He's fighting extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations. Rescuers are still searc

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Moody's Investors Service has slashed Ireland's credit rating by five notches. Moody's says the downgrade reflects the problems in the country's banking system and increased uncertainty regarding the country's economic outlook. Ireland recently had t

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Looking at the satellite image, cloud over the southwest is triggering showers and potentially severe storms. A cloud band stretching from Western Australia to New South Wales in a westerly airstream is bringing patchy rain. Cloud over Queensland, no

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Three Indonesian crew members rescued from last week's shipwreck off Christmas Island are close to being charged. Australian Federal Police have already questioned the men, but they won't comment on whether any charges could include manslaughter. In

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A bus crash in Egypt has killed eight American tourists. The tour bus was traveling to some ancient temples when it collided with a truck. Twenty-one others were injured; two of them remain in a critical condition in hospital in Cairo. In Nigeria, vi

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(Good morning!) Authorities are warning there's worse to come in Queensland's worst floods in half a century. Towns, west and north of Brisbane, have been cut off by floodwaters. Some residents have left their homes; many more are getting ready to do

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Queensland's flood emergency continues with more evacuations expected today. Another 50 homes at Chinchilla in the state's south are likely to go underwater. At nearby Dalby, more than 100 homes have been evacuated. And hundreds of homes in Rockhampt

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