National News

Drink to get drunk culture must stop - cop
NEWS.com.au
ALCOHOL-fuelled violence is worse in Sydney than Los Angeles and we can't "arrest our way out of this problem", says police chief.
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'Stripper who got shot' has message for girls
NEWS.com.au
THE woman at the centre of last year's Melbourne CBD shooting says she is still tortured by guilt over the death of one of the Good Samaritans who tried to help her.
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Indy cop cameras 'to keep abreast of crime'
NEWS.com.au
CCTV cameras watching Gold Coast streets during the Indy 300 are to stop criminal acts, not the odd topless flash, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says.
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'Hair straightener row' before teen's murder
NEWS.com.au
ACCUSED murderer Kathleen Worrall had fought with her sister Susan over a hair straightener before she allegedly stabbed the 18 year old to death in Sydney.
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Turnbull delivers searing attack on Howard
NEWS.com.au
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says former PM John Howard made a crucial error by not ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.
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Nervous shoppers curb spending
NEWS.com.au
Survey finds shoppers under financial pressure Higher grocery, petrol prices of most concern Guides and tools: Do you need a budget?
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Creepy new ad targets low-level speeding
NEWS.com.au
A GRAPHIC advertisement with a distinctly "creepy theme" is the latest weapon in the fight to change driver behaviour and reduce deaths on Australian roads.
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We will cut jobs, premier warns
NEWS.com.au
STAFF in support roles and those working in human resource departments would be some of the first to go if state jobs need to be cut, New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees says.
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$1.6m reward on offer for being healthy
NEWS.com.au
THE Queensland Government is offering $1.6 million in prize money for the state's healthiest community, school and workplace.
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Inquiry warns of quack doctors
NEWS.com.au
AN Adelaide girl, 12, died after being denied cancer treatment on the advice of a "bogus practitioner", a parliamentary inquiry will hear today, prompting warnings for people to beware of quackery.
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Lesbian porn star wants to clear name
NEWS.com.au
A NEW South Wales woman, who made lesbian pornography with teenagers, will ask the High Court to clear her name so she can work with disadvantaged children.
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History lessons for all kids from kindy up
NEWS.com.au
HISTORY will be compulsory from kindergarten to Year 10 in a dramatic overhaul of how the subject is taught across Australia.
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Tree branch fells girl at cafe table
NEWS.com.au
A GIRL has been taken to hospital after a 7m tree branch fell on her and another youngster as they ate at a Melbourne cafe.
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Australian stocks to open flat
NEWS.com.au
AUSTRALIAN stocks are expected to open flat tomorrow as Wall street closed the week modestly lower following its horror session on Thursday.
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Tradies unhappiest with migrant intake
NEWS.com.au
VICTORIANS are growing uneasy about immigration amid a record migrant intake by the Rudd Government.
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