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02/04/2012 01:39 AM
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Incorrect flood strategy recorded: inquiry
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Internal documents used during Queensland's January 2011 floods incorrectly recorded what strategy was actually in place, an inquiry has heard.
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02/04/2012 01:19 AM
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Two men die in NSW helicopter crash
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A helicopter has crashed on the NSW south coast, killing the two men on board.
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02/04/2012 12:59 AM
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Hundreds attend funeral service for Bliss
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Diana Bliss, the wife of businessman Alan Bond, has been farewelled at a funeral in Perth after dying at the age of 57.
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02/04/2012 12:49 AM
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Sharks race on for Carney's halves partner
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Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has confirmed the race to partner Todd Carney in the halves for the Sharks this year is still open with one trial to play.
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02/04/2012 12:39 AM
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WA govt aims to settle native title deal
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The WA government hopes to settle a long-running native title claim this year, with Premier Colin Barnett saying it will clarify land use issues.
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02/04/2012 12:14 AM
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Netballer McMahon announces pregnancy
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Former Australian netball captain Sharelle McMahon is pregnant with her first child.
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02/03/2012 11:59 PM
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Arndt wins for GreenEDGE in Qatar
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World time trial champion Judith Arndt rides superbly to give new Australian cycling team GreenEDGE their first win overseas.
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02/03/2012 11:49 PM
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India on the up before one-day series
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Australian captain Michael Clarke returns to the international stage for the one-day series against India and Sri Lanka starting on Sunday.
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02/03/2012 10:39 PM
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NSW win toss, bat v Tasmania in one-dayer
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NSW captain Stephen O'Keefe has chosen to bat after winning the toss in the one-day clash against Tasmania in Hobart.
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02/03/2012 10:24 PM
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Ifill best in the A-League: Phoenix coach
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Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert says his star striker Paul Ifill is the A-League's best player.
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02/03/2012 09:49 PM
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Reds coach unfazed by unhappy star player
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Adelaide United coach John Kosmina is making no apology for dragging his marquee signing Dario Vidosic off for the second A-League match in a row.
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02/04/2012 01:39 AM
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Vics set SA 445 runs to win Shield game
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Victorian has set South Australia 445 runs to win the Sheffield Shield game in Adelaide after opener Rob Quiney scored his second ton for the match.
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02/04/2012 12:44 AM
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Judge denies inquiry conflict of interest
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The justice presiding over the Queensland flood inquiry has denied there is any conflict of interest concerning one of her deputies.
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02/03/2012 08:57 PM
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Gillard has credibility issue: Labor MP
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Tasmanian Labor MP Dick Adams says Prime Minister Julia Gillard has a credibility issue with some voters.
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02/03/2012 08:44 PM
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Gillard has credibility issue: Labor MP
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A Tasmanian ALP backbencher says the federal government has not been able to communicate effectively with the electorate.
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02/03/2012 08:41 PM
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'A real stench': Thomson report must be released, insist opposition
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The federal opposition has renewed its calls for the industrial umpire's report into embattled Labor MP Craig Thomson to be made public.
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02/03/2012 08:34 PM
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Thomson report must be released: oppn
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Embattled MP Craig Thomson is holding the federal government together by a "very slender thread", the opposition says.
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02/03/2012 08:09 PM
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Nauru could open for a third of cost: oppn
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The coalition's Scott Morrison has released new costings for reopening Nauru, saying the government's figures are a "joke".
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02/03/2012 05:34 PM
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Third West Indies Test moved to Dominica
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Australia's third Test against the West Indies in April has been moved from Guyana to Dominica after a dispute over who runs the game in Guyana.
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02/03/2012 11:39 AM
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India gain confidence from win at MCG
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Australia may face a resurgent India in Sunday's opening one-dayer after the tourists scored a confidence-boosting win in Friday's Twenty20 clash.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Convenience and price motivate pick and click shopping
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On the odd occasion, Tara Matkovich will visit a supermarket to pick up a few basics. But her weekly shopping dollars are largely spread between her local Harris Farm Markets and an online delivery business.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Thick of the battle in checkout wars
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Competition between the big supermarket chains is fiercer than ever, but shoppers remain cautious. Colin Kruger reports.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Newsmaker: Louie the Fly
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Mortein swats its staff and heads offshore, writes Stuart Washington.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Downer slip angers Cypriots
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IN THE league of ''busted arse countries'' it is not, but Alexander Downer is again in hot water for using undiplomatic language.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Sales rise as consumers get hooked on eco-friendly fish
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THE number of sustainable fish and seafood products on Australian supermarket shelves has more than doubled in the past year, as consumers increasingly demand to know where and how their seafood has been caught.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Residents trapped as floodwaters isolate towns
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ABOUT 17,000 people across NSW spent the night trapped by floodwaters and, while the rain that has swamped Moree is expected to ease this weekend, the water could take days to drain away.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Water release was done by the book, dam inquiry told
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WIVENHOE dam's lead flood engineer has told an inquiry the dam manual was followed and the correct water release strategy was in place before Brisbane flooded last year.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Police use disruption to keep lone wolves from the door
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Strategies are changing because of difficulties in gathering evidence, writes Debra Jopson.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Homegrown jihad
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The campsite on the 50,000-hectare cattle station in the red dirt country at Louth was booked by phone in the name of Adam George.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Return of Rudd could spark exodus from cabinet
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LABOR faces a possible exodus of senior ministers should Kevin Rudd retake the leadership, with several members of cabinet confiding they would find it difficult to work under him again.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Seriously, Rinehart has not interfered at Ten, says chief
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THE Ten Network chairman, Brian Long, has rejected suggestions that the billionaire Gina Rinehart interfered in editorial content or programming at the network.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Poirot and the battle with pain
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DAVID SUCHET, who plays the famously pain-averse TV sleuth Hercule Poirot, is championing the cause of the billions of people who have no escape from pain.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Rescued by ingenuity, luck and two emus
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When the Royal Charlotte struck Frederick Reef, the passengers followed some unlikely saviours, writes Steve Meacham.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Revenge and despair place children at risk
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A new study explores what drives parents to do the unthinkable, writes Adele Horin.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Australia raising its own jihadists
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THE face of terrorism has shifted dramatically in Australia since the start of the Iraq war and is now dominated by locally born violent jihadists willing to attack their fellow citizens. This is in line with a worldwide trend towards ''homegrown'' extremism, say counter-terrorism analysts and agencies.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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HSU whistleblower denies money laundering
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THE Health Services Union whistleblower Kathy Jackson has been accused of destroying documents and laundering money through a colleague's bank account, according to a leaked email obtained by the Herald.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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After the tumble, and staffer bumble, she's ready to rumble
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A literal and metaphorical fall for Julia Gillard sees the PM starting the parliamentary year on the back foot, and in dire need of a leap of faith to retain the leadership.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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China employs exempt labour at embassy
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AUSTRALIA and China have negotiated a deal to exempt labourers constructing a new embassy in Canberra from Australian workplace laws.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Our best and brightest
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Every year more than 400 Australians opt to further their studies at two of the world's oldest and most prestigious universities.
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02/03/2012 11:00 AM
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Rudd would not race to poll
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Kevin Rudd would not rush to an early election if he regained the prime ministership from Julia Gillard, Labor sources say.
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02/04/2012 12:59 AM
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Some Moree flood evacuees return home
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About 500 Moree residents have returned home to survey the damage, but 1100 will remain evacuated for at least another night.
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02/04/2012 01:24 AM
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Levee banks save Charleville from disaster
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Despite fears they would be breached the levee banks around Charleville are holding firm, protecting the southwest Qld town from the swollen Warrego River.
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02/03/2012 08:34 AM
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Ryu riding high at Ladies Masters
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US Open winner So-Yeon Ryu produced one of the great rounds at Royal Pines to control of the Australian Ladies Masters heading into the weekend.
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02/03/2012 08:01 AM
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White collar blues
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White-collar job losses add weight to fears that Australia may be on the verge of a white-collar recession.
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02/03/2012 07:39 AM
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Cairns scores NBL win over Townsville
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Cairns have scored a tight come from behind victory over Townsville in NBL action on Friday night in Cairns.
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02/03/2012 06:49 AM
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Wellington down Adelaide 2-1 in A-League
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Wellington Phoenix defeated Adelaide United 2-1 on Friday night to stretch their A-League winning streak to four matches.
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02/03/2012 06:04 AM
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Australia bomb out at Wellington sevens
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Australia have failed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Wellington sevens tournament after being crushed by Kenya and just edging out Canada.
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02/03/2012 05:44 AM
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Carney shines in Sharks' NRL trial win
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Todd Carney has enjoyed a dream start to his Cronulla career, scoring two tries as the Sharks hammered Manly 38-6 in their NRL trial.
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02/03/2012 04:44 AM
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Rebels trounced by Chiefs in Super trial
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Melbourne have failed to trouble the scorers in their Super Rugby trial against the Chiefs, who piled on six tries in Geelong.
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02/03/2012 04:09 AM
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Aussie women too good for Kiwis in T20
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Australia's women's Twenty20 side have continued to dominate their trans-Tasman rivals with an easy win in game five in Melbourne.
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02/03/2012 07:59 AM
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India beat Australia in second T20 clash
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India have rediscovered their vitality in the field to score an eight-wicket win over Australia in the second Twenty20 clash at the MCG.
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02/03/2012 03:24 AM
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Ryu riding high at Ladies Masters
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US Open winner So-Yeon Ryu produced one of the great rounds at Royal Pines to control of the Australian Ladies Masters heading into the weekend.
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02/03/2012 03:04 AM
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Western Power director retires early
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Western Power's managing director has taken early retirement amid calls for an inquiry into the management of the ailing energy utility.
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02/03/2012 02:39 AM
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Bentley appointed Parramatta Eels CEO
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Parramatta have announced their replacement for former chief executive Paul Osborne, with interim CEO Bob Bentley appointed on Friday.
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02/03/2012 02:34 AM
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Snow-bound Olyroos face Games freeze-out
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Snow, sub-zero temperatures and a frozen pitch await the Olyroos in their critical 2012 Games qualifier against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
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02/03/2012 02:29 AM
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Elmir eyeing London in women's boxing
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Bianca Elmir, an adviser to a Greens politician, hopes to box for Australia at the London Olympics.
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02/03/2012 02:19 AM
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Hartley the best 'keeper in country: Hopes
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Former Australian one-day allrounder James Hopes rates Bulls team-mate Chris Hartley as the best wicktekeeper in the country.
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02/03/2012 02:14 AM
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Bligh won't rule out postponing election
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LNP leader Campbell Newman says any delay to the flood inquiry's final report must not cause the election to be postponed.
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02/03/2012 02:04 AM
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Whitehaven mines closed due to wet weather
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Coal miner Whitehaven has closed four of its mines in NSW because of recent heavy rainfall, which has also prevented workers travelling to another mine.
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02/03/2012 01:59 AM
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Watchdog should probe indigenous bill
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Amnesty International is questioning the government's plan to fight NT school truancy, saying that linking welfare payments to attendance may not work.
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02/03/2012 01:59 AM
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Westpac hints at undersized rate cuts
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Westpac boss Gail Kelly says bank funding costs at post GFC high amid calls for more transparency and surveillance on banks' interest rate moves.
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02/03/2012 01:29 AM
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Ausdrill's Sayers faces tax fraud charge
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Ron Sayers, the founder and managing director of mining services provider Ausdrill, faces a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Commonwealth.
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02/03/2012 01:13 AM
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Hawke's beer swilling trumps sports funding, Gillard laments
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Former prime minister Bob Hawke may have the answer to current Prime Minister Julia Gillard's political woes: drink more beer.
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02/03/2012 02:24 AM
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Man on trial for helping friend's death
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A man accused of helping his elderly friend kill himself attended a meeting to learn how it should be done, a Brisbane court has heard.
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02/03/2012 01:09 AM
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PM wants more than mines for Australia
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants more than just a strong mining sector after a spate of manufacturing and banking job cuts were announced this week.
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02/03/2012 12:59 AM
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Human remains in bag are male
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A DNA sample from a torso that washed up on a Sydney beach is being linked to a national database to determine the dead man's identity.
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02/03/2012 12:54 AM
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New biosecurity legislation proposed
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New biosecurity legislation designed to protect Australian ecosystems from exotic pests and diseases will be considered by federal parliament.
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02/03/2012 12:59 AM
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Power play to cut back All Stars
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Laurie Daley says he's unsure when he'll use the new power play when he coaches the Indigenous All Stars team on Saturday night.
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02/03/2012 03:19 AM
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Journalists win stay on revealing sources
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A court has given three Age journalists a 28-day stay on revealing their sources for a story saying businesswoman Helen Liu cultivated a former minister.
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02/03/2012 12:29 AM
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NSW floodwaters hamper search for skipper
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The search for a yacht captain missing off the NSW north coast has entered its second day with heavy rain hindering the operation.
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02/03/2012 12:24 AM
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Gunnedah to receive disaster funds
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NSW Emergency Services Minister Mike Gallacher has extended the natural disaster zone to flood-hit Gunnedah Shire Council.
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02/03/2012 12:09 AM
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Kiesha's stepdad enters guilty plea
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The stepfather of Kiesha Weippeart has formally entered a guilty plea to the manslaughter of the six-year-old Sydney girl.
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02/03/2012 12:09 AM
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Mariners welcome favourites tag
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Central Coast have had some classic encounters with Brisbane Roar over recent A-League seasons, and Saturday's clash shapes as another.
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02/03/2012 02:34 AM
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Victory confident derby can fix fadeouts
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Victory coach Jim Magilton is confident the Melbourne A-League derby will provide a stage for his side to stop their infuriating habit of late fadeouts.
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02/03/2012 12:29 AM
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300 to be moved from Qld evacuation centre
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Authorities plan to relocate 300 people from an evacuation centre isolated by a record flood in the Queensland town of Mitchell.
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02/03/2012 01:44 AM
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Folau can kick 40 goals for GWS: Sheedy
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GWS coach Kevin Sheedy says a two-goals-a-game debut AFL campaign would be a great return for rugby league convert Israel Folau.
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02/03/2012 02:34 AM
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Vic teacher jailed for pupil's lesbian sex
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A 29-year-old female teacher at a Victorian girls' school has been jailed for eight months for having a sexual relationship with a student.
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02/02/2012 10:59 PM
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Gina Rinehart's bid for secrecy backfires
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Gina Rinehart's daughter said she was down to her last $60,000 and wanted money for a bodyguard, cook and housekeeper, a court has been told.
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02/03/2012 03:34 AM
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Boy rescued, woman missing in Roma flood
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A woman is still missing seven hours after her car was washed away in flood-hit Roma, but rescuers managed to save a boy from the vehicle.
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02/02/2012 10:49 PM
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Another interest rate cut widely expected
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A third consecutive interest rate cut by the RBA is expected as inflation eases, local jobs growth slows and fears over a European recession grows.
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02/02/2012 11:49 PM
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Woolies wants voluntary pokies cards
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Australia's biggest pokies operator Woolworths has had limited success with a trial of optional bet limit cards but still backs voluntary precommitment.
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02/02/2012 10:34 PM
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Nationals appoint new federal director
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The Nationals have appointed WA and Howard government adviser Scott Mitchell as the party's new federal director.
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02/02/2012 10:54 PM
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State flood disaster declared in Qld
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A state disaster has been declared as floods rise across southeast Qld with the job of coordinating the response going to the deputy police commissioner.
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02/03/2012 07:54 AM
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Escaped jailbird flees into bush
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Escaped prisoner Mark Maukau has fled into bushland on the NSW-Victorian border, police say.
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02/03/2012 04:04 AM
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Vics take control of SA in Shield game
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South Australia were 9-215 in reply to Victoria's first innings total of 437 at stumps on Friday's second day of the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide.
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02/03/2012 01:59 AM
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Alleged rape victim came home in underwear
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A woman allegedly raped by a Melbourne taxi driver arrived home in her underpants, a court has heard.
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02/02/2012 10:14 PM
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Govt continues to spruik basin plan
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Irrigation communities in Queensland and northwestern Victoria will be consulted over the latest Murray Darling Basin draft plan in the next fortnight.
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02/03/2012 12:04 AM
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Demons pick two captains
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Melbourne have named young guns Jack Trengove and Jack Grimes as co-captains for the 2012 AFL season while North Melbourne settled on Andrew Swallow.
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02/02/2012 09:34 PM
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Gillard urges closer work with Labor MPs
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she aims to work closer with the Labor caucus.
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02/02/2012 09:29 PM
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Roma flood could be worse than 2010
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Roma residents have been warned flood levels could exceed those of March 2010, when about 200 homes were inundated.
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02/02/2012 09:29 PM
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Bronco Norman ready to come of age in NRL
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Corey Norman and Ben Hunt start their on-field duel for Darren Lockyer's old Broncos No.6 jersey when they team up against North Queensland.
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02/02/2012 09:14 PM
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Bushfire towns plan memorial services
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Services will be held in several Victorian towns over the next few days to commemorate the Black Saturday bushfires that killed 173 people in 2009.
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02/03/2012 12:54 AM
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Labor tries again on health insurance bill
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The Gillard government is hoping Adam Bandt, Andrew Wilkie and Rob Oakeshott will back its controversial changes to private health insurance.
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02/02/2012 09:47 PM
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Debate to resume on private health changes
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The debate over Labor's controversial plan to mean test the private health insurance rebate is about to heat up again.
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02/02/2012 09:59 PM
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Shaw voted into Magpies' AFL leadership
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Collingwood have elevated Heath Shaw to the AFL club's 2012 leadership group, just seven months after his involvement in a betting scandal.
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02/02/2012 08:54 PM
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Swallow to captain North Melbourne in AFL
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Andrew Swallow has replaced veteran Brent Harvey as captain of AFL club North Melbourne for the 2012 season.
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02/02/2012 10:04 PM
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Qantas flight makes forced landing
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A Qantas flight from Canberra to Sydney has made a forced landing minutes after take-off because of engine problems.
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02/02/2012 08:49 PM
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Labor MP to retire for health reasons
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Carolyn Male is the tenth Queensland Labor MP to announce she will stand down at the March 24 state election.
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02/02/2012 10:54 PM
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State disaster declared as flood waters rise in outback Queensland
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Families on stations around the south-west Queensland town of Mitchell are being airlifted to higher ground as flood levels continue to rise.
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02/03/2012 01:14 AM
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Bridge dad 'didn't want collateral damage'
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A man who staged a custody protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge left a note saying he didn't want to risk anyone's safety, a court has heard.
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