Viacom fiscal net income up 16%

VIACOM is reporting a 16 per cent jump in net income for the first quarter thanks in part to smaller losses at its film division. The New York company, which owns Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures, earned $US547 million...

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French ex-first lady reveals shock

FRANCE'S former first lady says she and the president had grown detached recently but she was caught totally by surprise by his affair with an actress. Valerie Trierweiler gave interviews to two French publications coming out this week describing...

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Trust in government bucks global trend

AUSTRALIA appears to be bucking a global trend of distrust in governments since the election of the coalition last September. But a new global survey suggests Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his team still have work to do. The 2014 Edelman Trust...

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Elton John, Lady Gaga get GLAAD award bids

ELTON John, Lady Gaga and the movie Dallas Buyers Club are among the nominees for awards presented by the gay advocacy group GLAAD. The 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards honour outstanding images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community...

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Qld family sleep in pub to escape cyclone

NORTH Queenslander Bruce Marshall reckons his 150-year-old pub is the safest place to be when a tropical cyclone bears down. "She's been through a fair few cyclones... she's real sturdy," Mr Marshall told AAP as he poured a beer at the Grandview...

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Heavyweights front probe on boat secrecy

FIVE border protection heavyweights are set for a grilling over secrecy in the federal government's asylum seeker boat crackdown. Operation Sovereign Borders commander Angus Campbell, Defence Force Chief David Hurley, Customs boss Michael Pezzullo...

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Almost 8000 Kiwis enter Gallipoli ballot

The Block to film in Prahran THE Block is coming to Prahran after producers of the Channel 9 show bought an office block that will be converted into apartments. Raunchy pic teacher gets job back A SPECIAL education teacher's aide who...

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