Govt urges Aussies in Japan to call DFAT

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SYDNEY, March 11 (AAP)- The federal government has urged Australians in Japan in need of help to call its consular emergency line.

Indonesia on tsunami watch

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SYDNEY, March 11 (AAP)- Authorities in Indonesia have urged people in regions in the country's east to stay off the water and seek higher ground after a tsunami watch was issued following a magnitu

Westpac gets $1.1bn in St George benefits

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SYDNEY, MArch 11 (AAP)- Westpac Banking Corporation says $1.1 billion will be added to its first half statutory net profit through tax consolidation from its takeover of St George.

No tsunami threat for Australia

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SYDNEY, MArch 11 (AAP)- The Bureau of Meteorology says there is no tsunami threat for Australia following the deadly 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan.

Christchurch 'not too dangerous for Cup'

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SYDNEY, March 11 (AAP)- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has emphatically denied the risk of another earthquake makes Christchurch too dangerous to host Rugby World Cup matches.

Australian shares hit nine-month low

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SYDNEY, March 11 (AAP)-The Australian share market has suffered its worst weekly fall in just over nine months, losing ground on Friday as sentiment was further eroded by economic concerns in Europ

Fevola off to US despite advice to stay

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SYDNEY, March 11 (AAP)-Troubled footballer Brendan Fevola is going ahead with his one week trip to the United States despite advice he should stay home and continue his battle to overcome gambling

ASX-SGX merger proposal lodged with FIRB

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SYDNEY, March 11 (AAP)- Singapore's stock exchange has lodged an application with the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) for its proposed $8.4 billion merger with Australia's main bourse.

Govt urges Aussies in Japan to call DFAT

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SYDNEY, March 11 (AAP)- The federal government has urged Australians in Japan in need of help to call its consular emergency line.

Earthquake largest ever to hit JapanThe

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SYDNEY, March 11 (AAP) - 8.9-magnitude earthquake which ravaged Japan and sparked a tsunami is the largest quake to ever hit the country, an Australian expert says.Kevin McCue, a seismologist and a

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