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Major bushfires burning in NSW
A large uncontained bushfire in a national park south of Sydney has been declared an emergency, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) says. January 6, 2009, 6:43 pm
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National
Support for World Heritage listing of Ningaloo Reef
The proposed World Heritage listing of Ningaloo Reef is being backed by the West Australian Government. January 6, 2009, 6:10 pm
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Sport
Hewitt gets the court time he wants
Lleyton Hewitt entered Perth's Hopman Cup wanting game time ahead of the Australian Open and the lion-hearted South Australian has certainly got his wish 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
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World
Obama's Senate replacement turned away
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Travel
Cave centenary celebrations
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Finance
Australians buying more bikes than cars
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Technology
Japan's video game market shrank last year: report
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Police foil German children's dash to Africa
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Entertainment
Swayze opens up on cancer battle
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Gossip
Courteney Cox plans to adopt
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