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Victorian Premier John Brumby says a meeting with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has failed to resolve their differences over the Federal Government's proposed health shake-up.
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About 80,000 anti-government protesters have converged in the streets of Thailand's capital, Bangkok.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has jolted northern Japan, seismologists said, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo.
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Kevin Rudd says changes to the blood alcohol limit for motorists needs to be considered in a national context.
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Julian Huxley has expressed a desire to regain his Brumbies and Wallabies positions after making an accomplished return to rugby, two years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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China's premier Wen Jiabao says the world could still fall into a double-dip recession, and is warning against complacency.
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Fiji and the Solomon Islands are bracing for gale-force winds, heavy rain and storm surges as tropical cyclones bear down on both countries.
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The Defence Force says Australian soldiers in Afghanistan have helped to capture a key Taliban insurgent commander.
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Wayne Swan says fewer homes will receive subsidised ceiling insulation to cover the cost of fixing problems with the scheme.
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An eight-year-old Canberra girl has been credited with saving her mother's life by calling 000 when she collapsed.
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Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop has played down the impost the Coalition's paid parental leave plan would have on big business.
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The Greens have raised concerns about Australia's growing population and are calling for a national inquiry into the issue.
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A boat carrying asylum seekers has been intercepted north-west of Christmas Island.
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Police are investigating an apparent scam designed to rip-off households who suffered damage in Melbourne's storms last weekend.
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A total of 13 people have been killed in an outbreak of drug-related violence in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco.
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Former Wallabies outside back Julian Huxley will make his return to rugby this afternoon in Sydney when he joins the Brumby Runners for their clash against the Junior Waratahs.
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A powerful 7.0 magnitude quake has hit off the Indonesian island of Maluku.
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Panic gripped Georgia when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and president Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed.
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Tens of thousands of Italians have been taking part in a demonstration in Rome's main square against the government of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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The Queensland Government is considering lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers to 0.02.
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Hadrian's Wall has been lit by torches along its entire length for the first time since antiquity.
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The Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) wants the Queensland Government to support the Commonwealth's proposed health plan.
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Taronga Zoo's newest star attraction - a baby elephant nicknamed Mr Shuffles - has made his first public appearance.
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After winning hockey World Cups as a player and a coach, Australian mentor Ric Charlesworth has turned his attention to the Kookaburras' 2012 Olympic campaign.
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A firefighter is in an induced coma, after collapsing at the scene of a fatal fire on the Gold Coast.