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ANOTHER Australian backpacker has died in Laos. - Herald Sun |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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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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Australian thief turns himself in with stolen cellphone containing child porn - GlobalPost |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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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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Vic police interview Bega killer - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Detectives have begun interviewing Bega schoolgirl killer Leslie Camilleri who they say is a suspect in the disappearance of a Melbourne teenager more than 20 years ago. Prudence Bird disappeared from her Glenroy home on February 2, 1992....
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Vic driver in fatal crash blew .203 - Ninemsn |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Mr McMahon, 38, was expecting his second child with his wife when Jason Paul Pasznyk hit him from behind at speed in Melbourne's west in May 2010. Pasznyk did not even brake before he smashed into Mr McMahon's car at a speed of between 122km/h and ....
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Victorian government calls for Yarra crossing funding - Herald Sun |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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The Victorian government has applied to Infrastructure Australia for $30 million in funding towards planning a second crossing. Mr Mulder said he hoped the federal government would provide the funds in the May budget. 'We want to get on with it, ....
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Alcoa Reviews Australia Smelter, May Halt Output - Wall Street Journal |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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Victoria is Australia's manufacturing heartland but is being squeezed by the impact of the rising Australian dollar, which Tuesday hit a six-month high against the US dollar above $1.08. The local currency has now risen by about 80% since 2008, ....
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Australia to Welcome 'Growth Girl' to RBA After Holding Fire on Rate Cut - Bloomberg |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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Enlarge image Manufacturers Resilient Manufacturers Resilient Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg A technician refills a chlorine drum at Orica Ltd.'s chlor-alkali plant in Laverton North, Victoria, Australia. Ridout said that the nation's manufacturers are ....
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Vic police to interview Bega killer - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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Victorian police have been granted court permission to interview Bega schoolgirl killer Leslie Camilleri over the disappearance of Melbourne teenager Prudence Bird 20 years ago. Homicide detectives applied to Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday to ....
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Vic's Baillieu defends Niddrie decision - Ninemsn |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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Mr Hulls held the inner northwest Melbourne seat by 6.9 per cent at the November 2010 election. Deputy opposition leader James Merlino says the seat was winnable for the government, which only has a one seat majority, but the coalition was too gutless ....
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Profitability of Point Henry smelter hit by high dollar, weak prices - The Australian |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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Victoria is Australia's manufacturing heartland but is being squeezed by the impact of the rising Australian dollar, which Tuesday hit a six-month high against the greenback above $US1.08. The local currency has now risen by about 80 per cent since ....
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Cooper sinks Vics - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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ALL-ROUNDER Tom Cooper rescued South Australia from the brink of self-destruction to deliver a vital one-wicket win over Victoria in yesterday's one-day cup match in Adelaide. The Redbacks went top of the one-day table by logging a tense bonus-point ....
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Six successful state switchers - BigPond Sport |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 09:15 |
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Tasmanian-born wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has earned international debuts at Twenty20 and ODI level after switching states to Victoria as a teenager. By Dominic Brock CRICKET LOWDOWN: Six players who boosted their prospects of representing Australia ....
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Vic govt closed 1500 hospital beds: union - Ninemsn |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 07:15 |
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The Australian Nursing Federation said 1516 public hospital beds in Victoria, including intensive care, pediatric, surgical and coronary care beds, were closed for the month between December 23 to January 25. During the bed closures by the nurses, ....
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Man fights for life after Vic burglary - Yahoo!7 News |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 07:15 |
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A man has been left with life-threatening injuries after he was bashed with a hammer during a burglary east of Melbourne. Police say another man knocked on the front door of a house in Moe on Tuesday night and began arguing with the 42-year-old, ....
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PRESS DIGEST - Australian General News - Feb 8 - Reuters |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 07:15 |
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--Two inspectors for the Australian Building and Construction Commission changed their evidence in regards to an incident on a building site in Victoria, after signing statements claiming that a 'militant' union official had headbutted one of them....
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Hussey not giving up on Test dream - Fox Sports |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 07:15 |
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Victoria's David Hussey said the prospect of being dropped for the 15th time by the Australia's selectors was helping drive him to succeed at international level. And he hoped it might even put him in calculations for Test selection and inclusion in ....
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Apathetic approach to levy vote - Weekly Times Now |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 05:15 |
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Dairy Service Levy Poll voting packs arrive this week, and Victoria's levy poll roadshow gets started at the Leongatha RSL this morning. The next few weeks, as the roadshow travels across Victoria, will be telling. Whether dairy farmers vote for the ....
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Four Blue Devils Set to Tee Off in Australia - GoDuke.com |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 05:15 |
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VICTORIA, Australia ' As the 2012 LPGA season kicks off this week, four former Duke women's golf All-Americas Amanda Blumenherst, Brittany Lang, Jennie Lee and Alison Whitaker will be competing at the 2012 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, Feb....
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