| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:43 AEST |
| Expires: | Monday, January 12, 2009 6:43 AEST |
Pensioner groups have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to offer a lump sum payment to pensioners, as part of a Federal Government plan to inject $10.4 billion into the Australian economy.
An elephant has turned over cars and injured its keeper in a five-hour rampage in India.
Scientists are giving the native bush rat a helping hand in its fight against its European rival.
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