Renovations spark 'third wave' of asbestos cases
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A new study has found home renovations are causing an increasing number of cases of asbestos-related disease in Australia, especially in women.
Legal advice rules out offshore processing: Bowen
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The Federal Government says it has received more legal advice which it says rules out offshore processing of asylum seekers.Russian bears make a comeback (audio)
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For years, bear populations in Russia were threatened, but now numbers of many of the powerful animal's species are stable.
Topics: animals, russian-federation
Greens say water authority knew of contamination
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The New South Wales Greens say Hunter Water knew about a lead contamination case months before it acted.Fire threatens unregistered boarding home
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Authorities are angry after a fire revealed an alleged illegal boarding house at Footscray, in Melbourne's west, had reopened.
Topics: fires, footscray-3011
Woman flees scene of car crash
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Police are looking for a woman who fled the scene of a car crash in Melbourne's west that left a man fighting for his life.
Topics: road, deer-park-3023
Don't panic over flu strain: doctors
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Doctors say parents should not be alarmed by a strain of flu which has left dozens of Melbourne children unable to walk for several days.One school at Sandringham has reported eight cases.
The students suffered a condition known as myositis, causing them severe pain in the calves of their legs.
Man charged with murder after party fight
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A 38-year-old man will appear in court tomorrow, charged with murdering a man at a party in southern Queensland last night.Files detail CIA's cooperation with Libya
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Documents found in Tripoli detail close ties between the CIA and Libya's intelligence service and suggest the United States sent terrorism suspects for questioning in Libya despite that country's reputation for torture, the New York Times reported.New dads to get paid parental leave
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The Federal Government has used Father's Day to announce their paid parental leave scheme for new dads.Grim search underway for Chile crash victims (photos)
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Chile's government says all 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed near the remote Pacific islands of Juan Fernandez have perished.
Topics: air-and-space, chile
Chirac 'not able' to attend corruption trial
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Former French president Jacques Chirac will not attend his corruption trial opening in Paris next week on medical grounds, his lawyers said.Vatican admits failures over abuse scandal
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The Vatican has acknowledged "grave failures" over the handling of a child sex abuse scandal involving priests in southern Ireland, but denied it tried to block investigations.Pearson claims world title
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Australia's Sally Pearson has won gold in the 100 metres hurdles final at the world track and field championships in Daegu.Russia condemns Syria oil embargo
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Russia has made known its opposition to a European Union oil embargo imposed on Syria at the same time fresh anti-regime protests reportedly led to more deaths in the strife-torn Arab country.Workers accidentally fed cannabis-laced brownies
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Three office employees in the Canadian city of Victoria have fallen ill after a colleague unwittingly gave them chocolate brownies laced with cannabis.18yo charged over alleged hit-run death
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Police have charged an 18-year-old man over the alleged hit-and-run death of a teenager in north Queensland.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, townsville-4810
Port of Brisbane chemical leak forces clean-up
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A big clean-up operation is continuing after a chemical spill in the Port of Brisbane today.
Topics: accidents, brisbane-4000
Warriors relegate Cowboys to seventh
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The Warriors ensured they will finish the regular season in sixth position after downing fellow finals-bound opponent North Queensland 18-6.Opposition queries hotel lobbyist appointment
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New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell says there is nothing corrupt about the appointment of a hotel industry lobbyist to the state's hospitality industry regulator.
Topics: states-and-territories, nsw
Aussies wrap up Galle Test (photos)
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Ryan Harris's five-wicket haul helped steer Australia to a comfortable 125-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.One dead in WA chopper crash
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One person has died and another has been seriously injured in a helicopter crash in Western Australia.
Topics: air-and-space, meekatharra-6642
Green Day singer ejected from flight
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Green Day rocker Billie Joe Armstrong has complained he was booted from a Southwest Airlines flight in California because his pants sagged too low.
Topics: punk, united-states
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