ECB holds key interest rate at record low

THE European Central Bank has decided to leave its main refinancing rate at a historic low of 0.75 per cent, despite worries about slow growth and the strength of the euro. ECB watchers had not expected the central bank to ease borrowing costs in...

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Coal train drivers strike over union right

COAL train drivers at the centre of a 48-hour rail stoppage say the dispute is about their right to be represented by a union. Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) national secretary Bob Nanva says the stoppage is about the right of rail freight workers...

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Pilot rescued as Tas fire threat lowered

A PILOT has been rescued after his helicopter crashed while fighting a bushfire in Tasmania, where emergency bushfire warnings have been downgraded. Strong wind gusts earlier fanned a fire burning at Molesworth in the Derwent Valley, with the...

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Govt wants to reveal MRRT data: Swan

THE federal government will make sure people know how much money is really coming from the controversial new mining tax - if the tax commissioner agrees, Treasurer Wayne Swan says. The Senate ordered the tax commissioner this week to reveal...

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Union wants risky mothers-to-be locked up

THE Queensland police union is calling for tougher laws to send risk-taking pregnant women into safe houses in an effort to monitor their behaviour. In a submission to the Queensland Child Protection Inquiry, the union says the rights of an...

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ICC demands Libya hand over Gaddafi ex-spy

INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court judges have demanded Libya hand over Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief Abdullah Senoussi to face charges of crimes against humanity. The latest broadside in the legal tug-of-war between The Hague-based ICC and Tripoli...

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Man charged over NSW south coast shooting

A MAN has been charged after he allegedly shot into a home on the NSW south coast. The 26-year-old man was arrested at a house in Nowra on Thursday, after he allegedly fired several rounds into a home on McKay Street, Nowra in December last...

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US stocks open slightly lower

US stocks have opened slightly lower as the market takes a breather from the aggressive buying that has characterised most of 2013 so far. Five minutes into trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 14.86 points, or 0.11 per cent,...

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