Newton farewells entertainer Don Lane

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Bert Newton ripped off his hairpiece and was brought to tears as he led tributes to
his good friend, the late TV legend Don Lane, at a public memorial.

Garrett defends response to WA oil spill

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Environment Minister Peter Garrett has defended his response to a massive oil spill
in the Timor Sea, saying he and his department acted quickly and thoroughly to

Murder accused on suicide watch: court

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A psychiatric inmate is on suicide watch after being charged with the stabbing
murders of two fellow inmates in a low-security unit of their secure Melbourne
hospital.

Aussie citizenship `may have saved` Lal

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Threatened, verbally abused and told to leave Fiji or else, Professor Brij Lal says
being an Australian citizen may have saved his life.

Rudd`s asylum seeker claims disputed

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As the federal government seeks another extension for the Oceanic Viking to remain
in Indonesian waters, its claims that the 78 asylum seekers on board are already

Yemeni candidate runs for governing US city

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SANA'A, Nov. 04. (Saba)- The Yemeni
American candidate Abdul-Kareem al-Ghazli is competing to be elected the governor of
Hamtramck
city in the US State of Michigan.

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