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CANBERRA, Australia - Two bills to allow gay marriages in Australia were introduced in Parliament on Monday but may fail because of political conflicts.

Dragged his victim into a 'shed of horrors', strapped bomb to her body and demanded she call her parents begging for money A British man jailed for raping a young woman in Australia is set to be deported back to the UK, despite not having lived here for more than 40 years.

A SENIOR parliamentary officer gave permission to indigenous protesters to light a fire, which was later used to burn the Australian flag outside the main doors of Parliament House.

Penrith centre Michael Jennings will be free to face Parramatta in the Panthers' final NRL trial if he makes an early guilty plea for a dangerous throw during Friday's clash with Newcastle.

The body of singer Whitney Houston is removed from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where she died at the age of 48.

"Where Orchidectomy And Mastitis Street Meet Is Why I Will Die" , the new video from Sydney, Australia-based metallers KUNVUK , can be seen below.

A spokeswoman for the department said consular assistance was being provided to the family and friends of the 45-year-old man from New South Wales.

The local council of Gascoyne Junction, a town in outback Western Australia, has approved plans for a new pub after the old watering hole was irreparably damaged by floodwater in December 2010.

THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority will conduct a probe into the sinking of the ferry MV Rabaul Queen off the coast of Papua New Guinea which killed over 100 people.

Al-Qaeda insurgents have now crossed into Syria in an effort to bring down the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad.

JULIA Gillard and senior ministers continue to bank with the big four, despite criticising their interest rate hikes and advising unhappy customers to switch.

The Islamic Women's Welfare Association also says Muslims prefer to live close to their own people and Australia should consider how to "facilitate the purchase of homes for new migrants". In a submission to a federal multicultural inquiry, the association has urged the Government to give tax deductions to newly arrived migrants so they can visit ... (more)

THE trip of a lifetime has ended in tragedy for a Queensland nurse, one of two Australians killed when their tour truck overturned in Namibia, in southern Africa.

The Australian Defence Force on Sunday said two members were involved in a single-vehicle accident on the island on Saturday.

A $US12 BILLION foray into Canadian potash has been tipped as the most likely of BHP Billiton's ''mega'' growth projects to face a delay or reduced investment.

AN evacuation order has been issued for residents of Walgett, as more than 5000 people remain isolated by floodwaters across northern New South Wales.

Australia's latest floods disaster will have a minimal economic impact nationally despite some damage to rail lines, mines and crops in certain areas, Treasurer Wayne Swan said on Sunday.

DRIVERS are paying more for petrol because supermarkets are jacking up pump prices to protect their profits from fuel discount vouchers.

The federal government has rejected claims that Alcoa is seeking a better deal on carbon tax compensation to ease its woes, maintaining its real battle is with the high Australian dollar and high input costs.

A STRING of thunderstorms that swept across Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the central coast and the Hunter Valley yesterday caused flash flooding and hail the size of golf balls.