Indonesia ready to issue cattle permits

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Indonesia has confirmed that it's ready to resume taking Australian cattle as soon as the suspension on live exports is lifted.

Climate plan won't be instant success: Australian PM

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has warned Labor colleagues not to expect an immediate turnaround in public opposition to pricing carbon, as the coalition accused her of avoiding the sc

Hendra claims sixth horse near Brisbane

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Tests have confirmed a horse that died near Brisbane on Monday is the sixth victim in a worrying escalation of the Hendra virus.

Canterbury NRL chairman moves to calm fans

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Canterbury chairman Ray Dibb has written to fans of the NRL club, assuring them coach Kevin Moore won't be sacked this weekend.

Ten to offer voluntary redundancies

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Ten Network will offer voluntary redundancies to staff as the cost cutting drive under interim chief executive Lachlan Murdoch gathers pace.

Bligh demands better on health pay woes

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has ordered health department bureaucrats to improve the way they are recouping overpaid wages owed from last year's payroll debacle.

Hendra virus kills fifth horse

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SYDNEY (AAP) - A fifth horse has succumbed to the Hendra virus and there are fears for seven more, as Queensland authorities battle an above average season of the baffling virus.

Delay in rate rise likely: economists

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Homeowners could enjoy an even longer reprieve from an eventual rise in interest rates, with one major bank suggesting an increase could be put off until early next year.

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