Company tax top priority, says business

BUSINESS has told the federal government that balancing the budget is not their main concern, with a survey finding cuts in company tax and infrastructure spending as far more important. According to an Australian Industry Group survey of 330...

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NSW sex abuse inquiry to start Monday

A SPECIAL NSW inquiry into allegations of a child sex abuse cover-up in the Catholic Church will begin in Newcastle on Monday. The special commission of inquiry was announced by NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell in last November, following explosive...

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Qld men cop highest sun risk: report

ONE in eight men and one in 12 women in Queensland get sunburnt on an average weekend, according to a report in the Medical Journal of Australia. Young men who work outdoors appear to be most at risk, and people who take part in physical activity...

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Protests mark Hollande's first anniversary

TENS of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to mark Socialist President Francois Hollande's first year in office by accusing him of turning his back on the left. On the eve of the anniversary of Hollande's May 6 win...

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French ballistic missile self-destructs

A FRENCH test of an M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile failed on Sunday as it self-destructed off the coast of Brittany, officials said. "It was a failure, the reasons will be determined by an investigation," said Lieutenant Commander...

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Belgian chemical train accident toll rises

THE casualty toll in Belgium from the derailing of a train carrying highly toxic chemicals -- which exploded and sent spectacular strips of fire into the night sky -- has risen dramatically to one dead and 49 injured. Two victims were in intensive...

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