Toyota, BMW focus on green technology

MOTOR vehicle manufacturers Toyota and BMW say they are working closely together to develop green technology. The companies said on Thursday they had reached binding agreements on several strategies. These include the possible joint development...

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Fire threat for eastern Vic

WARM weather and powerful winds are poised to spur on two large bushfires burning in Victoria's east from the early morning. Fires in the Alpine and Gippsland regions, east of Melbourne, could both surge in the early hours of Friday, authorities...

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Sony fined for UK cyber-attack data breach

ELECTRONICS giant Sony has been fined by Britain's data watchdog for a breach that compromised the personal information of millions of customers using PlayStation video games consoles. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the April...

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Vic hospitals cancel 1300 operations

ELECTIVE surgery for 1300 patients across three Melbourne hospitals will reportedly be cancelled over the next five months as the fallout from $107 million in federal budget cuts continues. Western Health says 550 patients at the Western and...

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Fire rips through Hobart's Queens Domain

A LARGE fire is spreading from hilly bushland just northeast of Hobart's CBD. The fire was moving uphill from the northeast side of the Queens Domain, fanned by strong winds, Tasmania Police said at 10.30pm (AEDT) on Thursday. Motorists are...

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Apple's plunge hits Nasdaq

APPLE'S plunge on disappointing earnings has pulled the Nasdaq lower in opening trade, but the other key indices managed to stay in positive territory. Five minutes into trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 34.79 points,...

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Man set to be charged over Sydney shooting

A MAN is expected to be charged over the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in broad daylight in Sydney's southwest. Joshua George died after being shot once to the chest at Claymore about 1.30pm (AEDT) on Sunday. After the shooting, police...

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Downpours set to continue after Oswald

HEAVY rainfall is expected to hit much of the Queensland coast, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning that six-hour rainfalls of up to 200mm are possible. Torrential rain generated by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald has lashed coastal north Queensland,...

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