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    Tuesday 6th January, 2009 
  • Siddle fiver breaks South Africa
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    Peter Siddle ran through the South Africa's tail with his sheer pace on a disintegrating pitch to give Australia a decisive first innings lead and a clear chance of victory by stumps on the third day of the the third cricket Test here Monday.

  • Australia vs South Africa, Day Three, Third Test
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    Scoreboard on the third day of the third and last cricket Test between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground here Monday.

  • Parents gave baby ecstasy pill
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    A baby who was given half an ecstasy tablet by her holidaying parents went into cardiac arrest and needed to be put in a coma to save her life, a court in Australia was told Tuesday.

  • Debutant Bollinger gives a mouthful to Graeme Smith
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    Australia's debutant fast bowler Doug Bollinger walked up and gave a mouthful to South African captain Graeme Smith on the second day of the Sydney Test match here Sunday.

  • Australia makes an attempt to fight evaporation
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    Vast quantities of water evaporate every year from a million or more farms and pastoral dams in Australia, the equivalent of three Sydney Harbours full of the precious resource.

  • Sheepdogs shepherd endangered penguins in Australia
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    Sheepdogs have proved such perfect guardians for a colony of fairy penguins on a small south-coast Australian island that conservationists are confident the caring canines can be recruited to safeguard other endangered animals from being savaged by foxes and wild dogs.

  • Double blade bats set for debut in Australia
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    New South Wales batsman David Warner and Aiden Blizzard of Victoria will use the double blade bats for the first time in Australia's Twenty20 tournament.

  • Darwin missed rare pink Iguana species on Galapagos Islands
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    London, : New genetic analysis by scientists has revealed that a long-overlooked pink iguana on the Galapagos Islands is a species in its own right, and was missed by English naturalist Charles Darwin in 1835.

  • Hackers break into Obama
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    Melbourne, : Hackers have managed to break into US President-elect Barack Obama's Twitter account, the social networking site said.



  • Hayden may have played his last Test knock at the SCG
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    Sydney, Jan.6 : Australian opener Mathew Hayden may have played his last knock in Tests at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

  • Oz Muslims critical of Rudd stance on Israel invasion
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    Sydney, Jan.5 : Australian Muslims have described as "muted" the Federal Government's response to the Israeli invasion of Gaza.

  • Kate Hudson names Lizard Island Resort most romantic place
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    Melbourne, : American actress Kate Hudson has named Lizard Island Resort on the Great Barrier Reef as "the most romantic place in the world".

  • Oz cafe offering Queensland
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    Melbourne, : In a rather "mammoth" contest, an Aussie restaurant is challenging customers to eat Queensland's biggest steak, prompting meat lovers to regularly flock the food joint.

  • Now, teeth-whitening kiosks to give people brighter smile Down Under
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    Brisbane, : Want a brighter smile? Well, all you need to do is to visit your nearest shopping centre, for teeth-whitening kiosks are opening in malls across South-East Queensland.

  • Family, friends presence at SCG powered Clarke to perform
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    Sydney, Jan.5 : THE pressure of performing in front of family and friends powered Michael Clarke halfway around the SCG on Sunday.

  • S. Africa says that it has Haydos
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    Sydney, Jan.5 : South Africa's bowlers have a suffocation plan in place that has helped them to dismiss Australian opener Matthew Hayden in the Sydney cricket Test.

  • Most New Year smoking quitters don
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    Melbourne, : Most smokers who make New Year's resolutions to kick the butt are unlikely to last more than 24 hours, according to a new study.

  • Kylie Minogue seen snowboarding with new toyboy lover
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    London, : Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue was spotted having a whale of a time on the French Alps with Spanish model Andres Velencoso Segura.

  • Cops take car off grandpa speedster
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    A 78-year-old hoon caught speeding at 170kmh on a narrow country road on New Year's Day told police he was a skilled race driver. Victorian Premier John Brumby, however, was not impressed with the...

  • US award compliments country
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    Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard says his receiving the highest U.S. civilian award is a compliment to Australia.Howard will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House...

  • Parents gave baby ecstasy, Australian court told
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    Sydney - A baby given half an ecstasy tablet by her holidaying parents went into cardiac arrest and needed to be put in a coma to save her life, a court in Australia was told Tuesday. The Melbourne...

  • Djokovic unruffled despite Brisbane shock loss - Update
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    Brisbane, Australia - Novak Djokovic's upcoming defence of his Australian Open title was plunged into chaos on Tuesday as the Serb crashed out 6-4, 6-4 in his opening match at the Brisbane...

  • Brisbane International Tennis Results
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    Results Tuesday at the Brisbane International, a joint ATP-WTA tournament on hard plexicushion courts at the Queensland Tennis Centre (seedings in parentheses):SinglesMenFirst RoundTomas Berdych (5)...

  • AMA hails increase in organ donations
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    There has been a 31 per cent increase in the number of Australians who have donated their organs in the past year. The figures show 259 people donated last year compared to 198 in 2007 and 202 in...

  • Greens slam Howard freedom award
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    Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says former prime minister John Howard does not deserve the highest civilian honour from the United States. Mr Howard is set to receive the Presidential Medal of...

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