Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has described the Coalition's billion-dollar offer for Hobart hospital as reckless. Mr Wilkie yesterday announced that he'd support Prime Minister Julia Gillard's attempt to form government. And it means Labor is now just

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Queensland-based mining company Macarthur Coal has delayed a shareholder meeting, planned to vote on a takeover offer. Shareholders were due to decide on a proposal from the Noble Group on Monday. But the meeting has been postponed for a week that's

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The ASX says it must consolidate with other stock exchanges after the Federal Government rejected its deal with Singapore. The treasurer, Wayne Swan, rejected the proposed 8-million-dollar merger of the two. He says protecting jobs was a key reason f

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Here we start with the developing story this morning, that is the imminent collapse of the big engineering services firm, the hasty group with more than 2,000 jobs to be affected, particularly in states of New South Wales and Victoria, it's been reve

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Qantas is expected to hundreds of jobs when it releases its hard failure result today.The speculation the airline will close one of its two maintenance in Victoria.Qantas has already flagged a sharp decline in profits. Analysts say a strike by coal m

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Farm Ministers Call for Commodity Market Regulation Wild swings Woody Barth has been farming and raising cattle in North Dakota for about 30 years. He says he always looked to the commodity markets for stability. But that's changed in recent years. W

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US, Europe Working Together on Iran Nuclear Issues International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei says Iran has concealed sensitive nuclear activities for nearly 20 years, creating what he

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The President of Venezuela warns that if the United States attacks his country or Iran, the price of a barrel of oil could double. Hugo Chvez says if there was an attack, oil could reach 200 dollars a barrel. The remarks came during the opening addre

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script: Well this does seem like it was too long ago that the Dow Industrials crossed the 13,000 mark for the first time. Well today, the Dow flirted with 14,000. Stephanie Elam joins us from New York to tell us just how close we came. Hey there, St

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1. Attorney General Eric Holder will likely face tough questioning today by the House Judiciary Committee. Topics are expected to include the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at the Associated Press and the government's handling of int

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This is AP news minute. 1. House speaker Paul Ryan is ruling out of bid for president this year, addressing persistent speculation he can emerge as the GOP nominee from a contested republican convention. This Wisconsin republican delivered the statem

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1. President Barack Obama says the US and world will be forced to ratchet up the pressure if Russia doesn't change its path in Ukraine. The president met with Ukraine's new prime minister as a referendum approaches in Crimea on whether to leave Ukrai

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1. Understandably, there is a lot of speculation, but it will take time to clarify exactly what happened in Martin Place and why. 2. What we do now is the perpetrator was well-known to state and commonwealth authorities. He had a long history of viol

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By Michael Drudge London 22 February 2006 A U.N. prosecutor says accused Bosnian war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic remains at large in Serbia. The prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, spoke with reporters at Th

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan delivers a speech in Port Harcourt on 14 May 2010 Nigerian lawmakers approved Muslim politician, Namadi Sambo, as the new vice president of Africa's most populous nation Tuesday. President Goodluck Jonathan's choi

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Nov. 21 Were lighting the fuse on the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending November 21, 2015. After Adele and Justin Biebers devastating one-two punch last week, our lates

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The defence lawyer for Michael Jackson's personal doctor has told a court in Los Angeles that the singer caused his own death. Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray denies involuntary manslaughter. His lawyer Ed Chernoff said that when Doctor Murray was not

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Its a High Street name in need of rescuing, but talks to find a private buyer have run out of time. Santander was interested in some of Bradford Bingleys assets, but wouldnt be rushed into a weekend deal. The government has decided, the taxpayer has

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Republican Senator John McCain has not stepped foot in the Capitol this year. His brain cancer treatment and related health problems have kept him back home in Arizona. NPR congressional correspondent Susan Davis reports McCa

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STACEY VANEK SMITH, HOST: We're talking with someone now who knows a bit about the anger and divisiveness on display yesterday. Christian Picciolini says he was lost and lonely when he was recruited into a white supremacist group as a teenager. He im

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