Sydney FC earns shot at revenge
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Sydney FC has booked a spot in the A-League grand final with a controversial, but ultimately convincing, 4-2 win over Wellington in the preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Clarke a certain Test starter
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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting says Michael Clarke will definitely play in Friday's first Test against New Zealand in Wellington.
Stranded diver rescued after night on remote island
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A 46-year-old man says he thought he might die after being stranded on a granite island off Western Australia's southern coast.
Xenophon ramps up anti-Scientology crusade
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Nick Xenophon has continued to pressure the Government to crack down on The Church of Scientology at a Brisbane anti-cult conference.
Bingle lawyers return serve to AFL
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Lara Bingle's legal team has hit back at the AFL, saying the league would not accept the original complaint over the Brendan Fevola photo saga.
Roxon 'uncomfortable' over parents picking children's sex
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Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she would be very uncomfortable about allowing parents to choose their children's sex.
Bond and Southee knock over Aussies
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Pacemen Shane Bond and Tim Southee have dismantled Australia as New Zealand bookended the five-match one-day series with a consolation victory in Hamilton.
Toyota hit with US consumer lawsuit
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US prosecutors in southern California have filed the first consumer protection lawsuit against Japanese carmaker Toyota, alleging it knowingly sold hundreds of thousands of defective vehicles.
92yo charged with husband's murder
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A 92-year-old Sydney woman has been charged with murdering her husband at their home in Surry Hills.
Lehmans accused of disguising insolvency
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A report on the collapse of the American investment bank, Lehman Brothers, has found that it disguised its true financial position before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008.
Suicide bomber rides rickshaw into checkpost
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A suicide bomb attack has killed at least ten people in the Swat Valley in north-west Pakistan.
Indigenous communities evacuated ahead of floods
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Residents in two small communities in far western New South Wales have been ordered to evacuate because of the threat of major flooding.
Deadly blaze guts Gold Coast units
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Queensland's Fire Service says one person has died in a fire in a two-storey block of units on the Gold Coast at Surfers Paradise.
Lehmans disguised insolvency before collapse: report
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A report on the collapse of the American investment bank, Lehman Brothers, has found that it disguised its true financial position before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008.
US confident Australia will stick with strike fighter
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The chief weapons buyer for the United States Pentagon says he is confident Australia and seven other countries will all stick with the F-35 joint strike fighter project, despite cost blowouts and delays.
Aussies spread the workload
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Australia's bowlers patiently dismantled a New Zealand innings laden with silly shot selection to set up an easy run chase in the fifth and final one-day international in Wellington on Saturday.
10 metre flames threatening Albany homes
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A bushfire is threatening homes in the West Australian city of Albany, as 60 firefighters battle 10 metre high flames.
Gay marriages begin after Mexico law change
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Five same-sex couples were married today in Mexico City after a recent change to the city's laws.
Dentists 'exploiting' Medicare scheme
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Dental health experts say the Federal Government has failed to stop dentists from rorting the Medicare dental scheme.
Bligh positive about Rudd's health overhaul
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Anna Bligh says Queensland will be able to sign up to the Federal Government's health overhaul if more details are worked out.
Haim's death linked to prescription drug ring
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The California Attorney General has opened an investigation into a drug ring linked to the death of actor Corey Haim.
Pope quashes push for celibacy debate
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In the wake of the latest sex abuse claims in the Catholic Church in Germany, a number of senior clergy have called for a debate on the issue of celibacy in the priesthood.
Black Caps shaky in Wellington
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Despite having already clinched the series Australia did not cut New Zealand any slack in the fifth and final one-day international at Wellington on Saturday.
Jail accused of neglecting Indigenous inmates
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Indigenous community members call for a full inquiry into a teenager's death, citing medical neglect and racial hatred within Queensland's prisons.
'Calculated' Keneally celebrates 100 days in job
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Kristina Keneally is today marking her 100th day as New South Wales Premier.
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