Japan arrests anti-whaling activist
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Japanese police have arrested New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune on his arrival in Tokyo.
Council brothel inspector jailed over bribes
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A western Sydney council brothel inspector has been jailed for at least 15 months for corruption.
Floods have stretched Qld 's resources: Bligh
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Premier Anna Bligh says record flooding in parts of regional Queensland has stretched the state's resources.
Driving hoon pretended to be cop, court told
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A court is told a driver who crashed into parked cars told a witness he was a police officer, then fled.
Top US senator's wife, daughter hurt in car crash
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The wife of Democratic Senate majority leader Harry Reid has suffered a broken back and broken neck, and his daughter a neck injury and facial cuts in a car accident in Washington.
Ex-Idol wins $30k music prize
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Former Australian Idol contestant Lisa Mitchell has won the Australian Music Prize for 2009.
East Timor bones affair 'embarrassing' for Australia
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East Timor says it is embarrassing for Australia that NT police took five years to test remains believed to be those of the country's first prime minister.
Students severely burnt in science lab explosion
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Two teenagers have been taken to hospital with third-degree burns after an explosion in a Sydney school science lab.
Dragun inquest hears drug side effects under reported
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An inquest into the death of a newsreader on anti-depressants has heard there is an 'under-reporting' of the side effects of prescription drugs in Australia.
Murder accused wife weeps in court
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An Adelaide woman weeps in court, denying she murdered her husband by setting his genitals alight.
Scientology insider details 'nightmare' childhood
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A former Scientologist who says she was a "child slave" and alleges she saw a six-year-old boy chained up in a ship's hold is disappointed the Senate has blocked a full inquiry into the religious organisation.
Antarctica once had tropical climate, scientists say
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An international team of scientists who have arrived back in Hobart from Antarctica say they have evidence the icy continent once had a tropical climate.
Appeal for man missing from mental health unit
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Police are hoping the public can help them find a man who has absconded from a mental health facility at Randwick in Sydney's east.
Business bears brunt of interest margin increase
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A Reserve Bank report estimates the major banks have enjoyed a 20 to 25 basis point increase in interest margins during the financial crisis.
Day-to-day random searches 'not planned'
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The Police Minister, Rob Johnson, has dismissed criticism by a senior federal Liberal MP of the state's proposed stop and search powers.
Rudd woos Keneally on hospitals, tax
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NSW Premier Kristina Keneally says her meeting with Kevin Rudd over his planned hospitals takeover has allayed her concerns.
Pet death prompts axe-wielding outburst
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Worse than a bull in a china shop, a man whose bird died goes back to a pet shop with an axe.
Case against Cats star adjourned
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Mathew Stokes will be back in court next month after his lawyers were unsuccessful having the cae dealt with today.
Woman runs over husband twice
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A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife - twice.
Expense scandal MPs invoke 320-year-old law
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Four British lawmakers have told a judge they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.
Navy intercepts another asylum boat
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The 23rd asylum-seekers' boat to arrive in Australian waters this year has been intercepted by the Australian Navy.
HMAS Success sailors accused of public sex act: inquiry
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An inquiry has heard allegations that sailors from HMAS Success were involved in a public sex act which was witnessed by several of their colleagues.
Baby elephant shuffles along path to recovery
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Taronga Zoo's new infant Asian elephant has had a restful night in the elephant barn and zoo keepers continue to be amazed by its progress.
Toddlers' alleged chilli attacker out of hospital
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A Sydney court has decided not to release a man accused of attacking children in prams with chilli powder.
$2m on offer for V8 grand slam
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The V8 Supercars bosses have upped the stakes by introducing a grand slam incentive.
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