The United Nations is pulling its staff out of Tripoli. Angry mobs have been attacking foreign embassies after reports a NATO air strike killed Colonel Gaddafis youngest son and three of the leaders grandchildren. The mob burnt Britains embassy to th

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Julia Gillard is warning that next months federal budget will be a painful one. The Prime Minister is preparing the ground for deep spending cuts, but she wont say exactly where therell be. She says tough decisions will need to be made to get the bud

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There are more signs today that Libya is descending into a bitter civil war. Government forces have launched counter-offensive on several rebel-held towns. At least 15 rebels have been injured in an attack on the town of Bin Jawad. Thereve been confl

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When the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 13 points. The Dax and Euro were down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up. The SP 500 is also up, while the Nasdaq is down 12 points. A

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Julia Gillard has signaled she's thinking about introducing a flood levy to pay for the massive reconstruction bill. The Prime Minister says the Government is committed to keeping to its timetable to return the budget to surplus. She says tough spend

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Twenty-two towns and cities in Queensland are now inundated or isolated by the state's floods. Rockhampton is all but cut off. The Fitzroy River is still rising, putting more than 1,000 homes under threat. It's expected to peak on Wednesday. Egyptian

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The UN's envoy to Syria says the Assad's regime has agreed to a ceasefire during the Muslim holiday of Eid which begins tomorrow. Lakhdar Brahimi says most Opposition groups say they'll also abide by the truce. He says he hopes the holiday ceasefire

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Let's take a look at the satellite. A cold front over southern parts of WA is triggering showers and storms. The front could cause damaging winds. Over South Australia, cloud with a trough is prompting a few showers and storms. And a trough over Quee

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The columnist Sol Laslaker has told us on News Breakfast the flagging mining boom and a high Australian dollar make more rate cuts very likely. There (might) will be another rate cut before the end of this year and possibly one in 2013 as well. Becau

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Officials in Yemen say they've killed a top terrorist leader. Saeed al-Shihri was the deputy leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula. Officials say he was one of seven people killed in a military operation. Al-Shihri had been released from Guanta

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A huge police search continues for a young woman abducted at gunpoint from a refuge in Darwin. Monique Edmundson was taken on Wednesday after two men forced their way in and fired several shots. Now, police believe one of them is her former partner J

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Leading the news this morning. The Prime Minister has given a feisty speech to the leaders of the mining industry, telling them she intends to share the benefits of the Boom. Julia Gillard has told at the Minerals Council's annual dinner the Governme

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Leading the news this morning. Greece's president has until Thursday to create a government before he must call fresh elections. He is now talking with the smaller party after the anti-bailout party Syriza rejected any compromise. Opinion polls sugge

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After a 32-hour-siege French police have killed the gunman accused of murdering 7 people in southern France.23-year-old Mohamed Merah opened fire on police as they stormed his apartment in Toulouse.He was shot in the head by police marksman as he tri

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And Greece's credit rating has been downgraded to below junk status.Rating agency,StandardPoor's has classified Greek debt as being in selective default.The European Central Bank says Greek bonds can no longer be used as collateral for loans to comme

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The unemployment fell to 8.3% in January.It'the lowest in more than two years in US.The economy had 243,000 job loss last month much better than the average annual forecast.And the White House says it's a sign that United States is continuing to make

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The Federal Government is trying to secure the release of three Australian anti-whaling protesters being held in a Japanese surveillance boat. The trio illegally boarded the boat off the West Australian coast yesterday. The government concedes the me

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Leading the news, a Brisbane man is in a serious condition in hospital this morning after he was shot by police during a domestic dispute overnight. Police say the man in his 40s was shot several times when he allegedly ran to them with a saw at a ho

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To finance, and a new report by the Grattan Institute warns that young people are risk having lower living standards than their parents. It echoes comments by the former Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson who says urgent tax reforms are needed to st

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Hot northerly winds hitting Victoria and NSW. A trough over WA is triggering thundery showers. Meanwhile a high over the Tasman Sea is directing showers into northeast, while keeping most of the southeast clear. Looking around the states. In Queensla

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