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Abbott abandoned in OutbackTONYAbbott left abandoned in the Outback for hours with "no food and little water" during tour.
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School 'ignored' boy's bullying nightmareAN eight-year-old boysuffers serious injuries after being hit by a 4WD while fleeing a bully.
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Australian cleared of assassination plotANGELITA Pires not guilty of conspiring to kill East Timor's Prime Minister and President.
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Sexpo 'the next iconic Aussie brand'SEXPO boss says the company has potential to become as iconic as Vegemite and Qantas.
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Health reform to 'end blame game'PMgives ultimatum to states as heannouncesthe biggest health care shake-up since Medicare.
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Police won't name cop accused of rapeA POLICE officer in South Australia has been arrested and charged with rape but senior police have refused to provide details, saying they want to protect the alleged victim.
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Lara Bingle to sue over nude photoMODEL to take action against footballer Brendan Fevola after raunchy picture made public.
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Man catches 30kg barra 'with bare hands'THE hardest part about catching a monster barramundi was getting it into the ute, Queenslander says.
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Phone book used to fake insulation claimsCONMEN randomly choosing names from directoriesand forging signatures to rip off cash.
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Drunk police officer caught on cameraFOOTAGE of a drunkcop hurling abuse at bouncers threatens to bring the force into disrepute.
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Aussies deported over school squabbleUNITED States throws out family because boy, 13, punched classmate and stole 53c.
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Record rainfalls herald big growth spurtDROUGHT-breaking rains will add 100s of millions of dollars to the Queensland economy but have come at a price to bush towns.
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Witness tells of peak-hour train horrorA WOMAN racing to catch a peak-hour train has been killed after she tried to cross the tracks.
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Man 'forcibly tattooed teen's forehead'ASSAILANTSallegedlytattooed a word on a man's forehead during a bizarre and sustained assault.
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Scratch cards tipped for supermarketsLOTTO tickets and scratchies could soon be sold outside of newsagents after $850 million sell-off to Tatts Group.
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