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Updated Saturday, 22 November, 2008

Aust not boosting Afghanistan troop numbers

Australia's involvement in Afghanistan has been discussed at a meeting of defence ministers in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon was at the talks and says Australia hasn't been asked to increase troop numbers despite the US President-elect Barack Obama has spoken of the need for a troop surge in Afghanistan

Fed Govt to re-write citizenship test

The Federal Government has announced it'll re-write the Australian citizenship test introduced under the Howard government, after a review committee found the current test is flawed. It will drop contentious questions about sport and history and instead the questions will focus on the Pledge of Commitment.

Storm-weary Qld braces for more wild weather

Storm-weary Queensland is bracing for wild weather again tonight. This week the state's been battered by three destructive storms in five days and emergency services are stretched to the limit. The endless assault has also pushed people's anxiety levels to new highs.

Mechanics complain of LPG rebate rorts

It was introduced with hype and fanfare, a flat $2,000 payment for anyone who converted their car to LPG fuel. But two years later in tighter economic times, mechanics say the LPG rebate's being rorted. Customers are turning up at workshops with cheap second hand parts, hoping to pocket part of the payment.

Calls for regulation following Internet suicide

There have been calls for a greater crackdown of the Internet after a teenager in the US committed suicide in front of a live webcam. The teenager had posted his plans to take his own life on a body building chat forum. The forum moderators dismissed it as a hoax while other users posted insults and encouraged him.

Excessive deodorant use kills youth

A coroner in Britain has blamed the death of a 12-year-old boy on his excessive use of spray-on deodorant. It seems a volatile agent in the spray upset his heart rhythm. But air quality experts say the boy's death is no reason to avoid the products.

US closes loopholes in abandonment of children laws

Politicians in the US state of Nebraska have voted to close a loophole in a law that allows parents to legally abandon their children. Dozens of unwanted children have been dumped in the state since the middle of the year - many of them teenagers.

Vet speaks out after Hendra ordeal

The Brisbane horse vet at the centre of the deadly Hendra virus outbreak in June this year has spoken in depth for the first time about the terrible toll the disease took on his life, his staff, and his business. Dr David Lovell says the disease which killed one of his colleagues and has left him facing a host of legal problems.

NT to construct a toad-proof fence

Environmentalists in the Northern Territory are about to construct a series of new fences to stop the spread of cane toads. The toxic toad has spread throughout the Territory's Top End killing tens of thousands of native animals like quolls and crocodiles. Activists are confident the fence network will be a key part of the arsenal in the war against the toad.