Rann not ready to claim 'sweetest victory'
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Leaders Mike Rann and Isobel Redmond appear at their respective party headquarters in Adelaide, but neither claims victory or concedes defeat.
Tas Liberals expect to govern
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Tasmania's Opposition Leader Will Hodgman says he expects to be given the opportunity to govern.
Spot-on Sydney claims title
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Sydney FC has denied Melbourne Victory back-to-back A-League titles, downing the home side in a penalty shootout.
Qantas customers will fly during BA strike
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Qantas says its customers affected by a British Airways (BA) strike launched on Saturday will not be left stranded, with the company to arrange alternative flights.
Rann has edge in SA cliffhanger
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The Liberals do not seem to have picked up some of the key marginals needed to win government in SA.
Odds on for hung Parliament in Tasmania
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Tasmania is headed for a hung Parliament, with the latest seat predictions saying 10 Labor, 10 Liberal and five to the Greens.
Rann holding on, Bartlett's fate unknown
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Tasmania is heading for a hung parliament while Labor is clinging to power in South Australia as counting continues in elections in both states.
Sandstorms blanket Beijing in yellow dust
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Beijing residents woke up to find the Chinese capital blanketed in yellow dust as a sandstorm swept into the city.
Red Shirts flood streets to enlist public support
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Thousands of Thai protesters packed trucks, cars and motorbikes in a carnival-like convoy Saturday aimed at winning over the capital's residents in their flagging class war against the government.
Big, but patchy, swings against ALP in SA
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There have been some big, but inconsistent, swings against the SA Labor government.
Early votes show swing against Tas Labor
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There is an early swing against the Tasmanian Labor Party in all five seats after the first hour-and-a-half of counting.
'Frustrated youths' gain support after racing riot
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Australia's drag racing association says the Victorian Government must bear some responsibility for fuelling the frustrating of motor sports fans, following a riot in Melbourne's south-east.
Sixth digger wounded in roadside bomb
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It has been discovered a sixth Australian soldier was wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan this week.
Mainwaring died after 'cocaine binge'
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A confidential report on the death of former AFL footballer Chris Mainwaring has revealed he died of a seizure after consuming a large amount of cocaine.
Black Caps on the ropes
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New Zealand face an uphill battle to avoid defeat in the first Test against Australia at Basin Reserve in Wellington.
Disaster declaration issued as Ului nears
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North Queensland communities may be forced to evacuate when Cyclone Ului approaches.
Aussies tighten grip
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New Zealand's first innings started in disastrous fashion on day two of the opening Test against Australia at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Saturday.
92yo relieved as beloved Torana returned
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A 92-year-old Melbourne woman is celebrating the return of her much-loved car after it was stolen last week.
Aussies line up for world's largest toilet queue
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Organisers of a Guinness World Record attempt to form the longest toilet queue say more than 400 people supported their effort in Melbourne.
Police drag men from burning car
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Two police officers who dragged two men from a burning car in Frankston in Victoria's south say they were just doing their job.
Police say 'music producer' scammed $6.5m
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A man has been charged over fraud offences worth more than $6.5 million.
Aussies declare in Wellington
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Marcus North reached his fourth Test century shortly before Australia declared its first innings closed at 5 for 459 during the second session on day two of the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday.
Kangaroo knocks runner unconscious
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A Canberra vet says a kangaroo that attacked and knocked unconscious a man out jogging was probably acting to protect his territory.
Police draw Taser on violent teen
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Police officers came close to firing a Taser at a party in Sydney's west this morning.
12yo believed involved in screwdriver robbery
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A boy as young as 12 is believed to have been involved in the robbery of an Adelaide service station early this morning.
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