Joan Child, first female Speaker, dies

JOAN Child, the first female Speaker of federal parliament, has died at the age of 91. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has paid tribute to Ms Child, saying she is deeply saddened by her death on the weekend and she will remain a source of inspiration....

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Police praise heavy rock concert goers

POLICE have uncovered drugs and ejected more than 80 revellers from the Soundwave heavy rock concert in Sydney but say the majority of the crowd was well behaved. More than 200 officers were on patrol at Sunday's concert at Olympic Park at Homebush...

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One killed in fierce Syria-Lebanon clash

FIERCE fighting erupted during the night on the Syria-Lebanon border between Syrian troops and unknown gunmen, leaving a Lebanese man dead and four wounded, a Lebanese security source says. Lebanese President Michel Sleiman demanded on Sunday...

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Bond's Aston Martin up for sale

JAMES Bond's famous Aston Martin car, complete with hidden machine guns and a smoke screen, is up for grabs for a cool STG3 million ($A4.5 million). Swiss millionaire Thomas Straumann put the vehicle up for sale in Britain with the price tag,...

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French photographer dies after Syria blast

FRENCH freelance photographer Olivier Voisin, who was seriously wounded in Syria on Thursday, has died of his wounds after surgery in Turkey, the foreign ministry says. Voisin, 38, had suffered head and arm injuries from shrapnel when a shell...

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Afghans order US forces out of province

AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has demanded the withdrawal of US special forces from Wardak within two weeks, accusing them of fuelling "insecurity and instability" in the volatile province neighbouring the capital Kabul. "In today's national...

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Pope told of alleged 'inappropriate acts'

POPE Benedict XVI has been informed about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, who is due to vote on the pontiff's successor, the Vatican says. Cardinal Keith O'Brien, leader of the Catholic Church...

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