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Woolworths' Grant O'Brien set to reap $63 million payout
The Australian
Grant O'Brien will get up to $63 million as a defined-benefits package, which allows him to collect up seven times his final year's compensation under the generous terms of the Woolworths executives' retirement scheme. Chairman Ralph Waters has made ...

The long kiss goodbye will be a sweet one for Woolworths boss Grant O'Brien   Sydney Morning Herald
Mal Maiden: The end of O'Brien   Brisbane Times
Woolworths CEO and 1200 staff to go   TVNZ
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George Brandis unites the crossbench in votes against the government
Sydney Morning Herald
As one crossbencher put it: "George isn't the most warm and cuddly bloke in the Senate". The George in question, Attorney-General George Brandis, has in fact been one of the Abbott government's more divisive figures inside and outside the Senate chamber.
Senate committee to probe Monis letter   Yahoo7 News
George Brandis staffers to be grilled at Man Haron Monis Senate probe   The Australian
Senate to probe Monis letter to Brandis   Sky News Australia

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Free Trade Agreement: Australia, China mark happy day
The Australian
Tony Abbott has hailed the signing of the China-Australia free trade agreement as a “happy day between friends” that finalises an “extraordinary agreement” between the two countries after ten years of negotiations. Following a formal signing of the deal in ...

Australia and China sign 'history making' free trade agreement after a decade of ...   ABC Online
Australia signs China trade deal   The Australian Financial Review
China, Aust sign free trade agreement   9news.com.au
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The Daily Telegraph
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Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale. Source: News Corp Australia
NEWS.com.au
THE Greens' agreement to support Government cuts to the age pension is shaping up to be the most one-sided deal in current politics. And the minor party today appeared to have just realised they won't get their side of the arrangement while Tony Abbott ...

Labor leaves open prospect of adopting boat turn back policy   Sydney Morning Herald
Greens leader Richard Di Natale concedes super changes may not come ...   ABC Online
Greens back $2.4b pension cuts, force review   The Australian Financial Review
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Fountains and lights in Brisbane City Council budget short of surprises
Brisbane Times
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk peruses the 2015-16 Brisbane City Council Budget before handing it down on Wednesday. Photo: Chris Hyde. Fountains and G20-style light shows will return to Brisbane as part of the council's $2.6 billion 2015-16 budget, which ...

Brisbane City Council budget: Rates to rise, road upgrades a priority   ABC Online
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk's 2015-6 Brisbane City Council budget speech   WA today
Brisbane City Council steps in to stop partial demolition of Shorncliffe's historic ...   Courier Mail

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Real estate mogul Donald Trump says he is running for US president
Sydney Morning Herald
Washington: The reality TV star, developer, billionaire and serial bankrupt Donald Trump has announced his candidacy for president, finally and completely obliterating any hopes the Republican Party's elders had of running a short and dignified primary race.
In Iowa, Donald Trump takes his show on the road   CNN
Six reasons to be sceptical of Donald Trump's claims about his $9 billion net worth   New Zealand Herald
Neil Young calls out Donald Trump for using his song during campaign launch   CTV News
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'Totally trashing the tradition': Former Speaker Anna Burke hits out at successor ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Former Speaker Anna Burke has accused her successor, Bronwyn Bishop, of "totally trashing" the traditions of the position by making political comments about issues that could appear before the Parliament. Mrs Bishop attacked Gillian Triggs on live TV on ...

Gillian Triggs's misguided assault on system   The Australian
Gillian Triggs: Human Rights Commission head refuses to resign, denies claims ...   ABC Online
Bishop, Triggs in Q&A stand-off   Brisbane Times
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Perth toddler dies after being hit by car driven by his mother
ABC Online
A two-year-old boy has died after being run over by a car driven by his mother in the Perth suburb of Maddington. Police said the boy was run over by a car being driven by his 31-year-old mother in Kelvin Road about 5pm yesterday. The woman was meeting ...

Mum runs over, kills toddler son   NEWS.com.au
Boy, 2, dies after being accidentally run over by mum in Maddington   WA today
Toddler killed when mum reverses over him   SBS

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Oliver Bridgeman accused for waging Jihad for ISIS in Syria breaks his silence
Daily Mail
The blond surf-loving teenager suspected of fleeing Australia to join al-Qaeda in Syria has rejected claims that he fled to join the fight in the war-torn country, instead telling social media users he is only doing humanitarian work. Oliver Bridgeman, 18, from ...

Qld teen in Syria says he's no terrorist   The Australian (blog)
Toowoomba's teen 'jihadist' speaks for first time   Toowoomba Chronicle

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Vic truckie charged over fatal crash in SA
Courier Mail
A VICTORIAN truck driver has been charged over a fatal crash east of Adelaide. THE 54-year-old has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after his B-double rig and a car collided on the Princes Highway at Murray Bridge on Tuesday night.
Woman dead, truck driver arrested after fatal South Australia bridge crash   9news.com.au
Victorian truck driver charged over fatal smash on Swanport Bridge in South ...   ABC Online

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