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CBA on notice after Qld govt pay glitch - Ninemsn
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


'Obviously the Commonwealth Bank has introduced new systems which have created this issue from their side of the ledger, and the government is not prepared to see that affect the pay of Queensland public sector employees,' he told reporters in Brisbane ....

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Measles alert after woman falls sick - Adelaide Now
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


SA Health has confirmed a woman, 44, of metropolitan Adelaide has the virus. Her case is believed to be linked to that of a 23-year-old Adelaide man who contracted the virus while travelling overseas earlier this year. SA Health chief medical officer, ....

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Horror fall puts 3 in hospital - horse dies - Harnesslink
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


A horror race fall in the last race on the eight-event harness racing card in Hobart on Monday night (February 6) has left three drivers injured and one horse dead. Experienced driver Rodney Ashwood remains in the Royal Hobart Hospital with a broken ....

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Bombing of Darwin dance forgotten - ABC Online blog
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


We've contacted Darwin City Council today who said that they haven't organised the dancers and an NT Government spokesperson also said they were unaware of any performance of the Bombing of Darwin dance from the Tiwi Islanders....

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Bed closures unprecedented, nurses say - Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


More hospital beds are closing across more areas than ever before in Victoria under the Baillieu government, with hundreds to remain closed indefinitely, the nurses' union says. After recording that 'an unprecedented' 1516 hospital beds were closed for ....

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ANOTHER Australian backpacker has died in Laos. - Herald Sun
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


The 22-year-old man is the third Australian to die in the nation in the past month. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed the death to news.com.au. 'The Department can confirm the death of a 22 year old Australian man, from Victoria ....

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WA Premier Colin Barnett trapped in restaurant by Aboriginal protesters - The Australian
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett and two of his ministers were trapped inside a Perth restaurant for more than 30 minutes today as Aboriginal opponents of a sweeping native title offer banged on the windows and yelled 'no deal'....

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Student hospitalised after alleged chisel stabbing - ABC Online
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


Teachers carried out first aid on the student before he was taken to Canberra Hospital. A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and was taken to the ACT Watch-house where he will be charged. Sergeant Steven Booth says the school carried out an appropriate ....

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Excavator tragedy widow still to give birth - Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


The wife of the demolition site worker crushed by an excavator bucket in south-west Sydney has not yet given birth, the construction union says. The 34-year-old man from Merrylands West - who suffered fatal head and chest injuries after the incident on ....

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No end in sight for flood - weary Qld - BigPond News
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


About 2500 residents who evacuated the town at the weekend looked likely to remain at centres in Brisbane and Dalby until next week, with the Balonne rising to a record 13.95 metres on Wednesday, despite earlier predictions it would peak on Tuesday....

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Party drug to be banned in WA - Ninemsn
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


... a maximum penalty of two years jail and/or a $2000 fine for simple possession ender the Misuse of Drugs Act. Mental Health Minister Helen Morton said in a statement on Wednesday that WA would follow South Australia in making the drug illegal....

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Australian thief turns himself in with stolen cellphone containing child porn - GlobalPost
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


Ballarat is located in the southern Australian state of Victoria, about 60 miles west of Melbourne. A local police prosecutor, Steve Kent, said the man had stolen the phone, along with another phone and a wallet from a car with the window left open....

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Factbox: Muckaty Nuclear Waste Dump - SBS
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15


After South Australia rejected earlier plans, Muckaty is the only site nominated under the current proceedings. The site would be used to store medical and research waste in one place; some of it would come from the Lucas Heights nuclear waste facility ....

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