Obama picks first Hispanic Supreme Court justice
US President Barack Obama has nominated judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, praising her quot;brilliantquot; legal mind and wisdom nurtured by an quot;inspiringquot; American story.
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General Top News | Tuesday May 26
Tempers sky high over Qantas leg-room charges
Qantas passengers are furious after the airline announced that it would begin charging more for the extra leg room seats in the exit row.
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General Top News | Tuesday May 26
Macklin signals intervention measures to continue
The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister says it is possible to restore the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory, while retaining measures that only apply to Aboriginal people.
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General Top News | Tuesday May 26
Wong plays hardball on emissions trading vote
The Federal Government is determined to see Parliament vote on its emissions trading scheme in June, despite having virtually no support for it.
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General Top News | Tuesday May 26
House arrest lifted, Suu Kyi still facing jail
Burma has officially ended Aung San Suu Kyi's six-year house arrest, but she remains in jail facing charges over an incident in which a US man swam to her house, her party said.
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General Top News | Tuesday May 26
Granny's forgotten lotto ticket nets $2m
A New South Wales South Coast grandmother has had an unexpected $2 million windfall from a lottery ticket left forgotten for four years.
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General Top News | Tuesday May 26
Complacency no issue for Maroons: Lockyer
Queensland skipper Darren Lockyer says complacency will not be an issue despite his side boasting more than three times the State of Origin caps of their NSW rivals.
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General Top News | Tuesday May 26
North Korea tests more missiles
North Korea has reportedly fired two short-range missiles into the sea of Japan, a day after staging a nuclear test.
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General Top News | Tuesday May 26
Flu cases hit 23 after cruise infections
The number of confirmed swine flu cases continues to rise, with three children in New South Wales testing positive for the virus.
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General Top News | Monday May 25
Karadzic renews Holbrooke immunity claim
Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic has filed what he claimed was evidence of an immunity deal struck with a top US diplomat and asked a war crimes court to dismiss the case against him.
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General Top News | Monday May 25
'Help me': Kidnapped Bundaberg photographer's desperate plea
An Australian photographer and a Canadian reporter held hostage in Somalia for nine months have made contact saying they are in poor health and want more help from their governments to secure their release.
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General Top News | Monday May 25
Austrian Guru shooting sparks riots in India
Thousands have protested in the Indian state of Punjab on Monday, torching a train, vehicles and shops after a Sikh preacher was killed on Sunday in an attack on a temple in Austria's capital Vienna, police said.
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General Top News | Monday May 25
China condemns N Korean nuclear test
China has condemned North Korea's nuclear test and called on Pyongyang not to worsen the situation.
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General Top News | Monday May 25
Gidley to lead young Blues into battle
Knights full-back Kurt Gidley has been charged with leading New South Wales to its first State of Origin series win since 2005 after being named captain of a side featuring eight new faces.
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General Top News | Monday May 25
Flood threat eases for NSW north coast
The flood threat for New South Wales' far north coast has eased this afternoon but some communities remain isolated by floodwaters.
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General Top News | Monday May 25
Govt 'backing down' on employee share scheme
There are growing signs the Federal Government will cave into public pressure and increase the threshold for its controversial changes to employee share schemes.
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General Top News | Sunday May 24
More bloodshed in Mogadishu fighting
A suicide car bomber has killed six policemen and a civilian on Sunday in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, where hardline Islamist insurgents are fighting pro-government forces.
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General Top News | Sunday May 24
Iranian serial killer inspired by Agatha Christie
Police in northern Iran say a woman accused of murdering at least six people has told them she used the ideas of the British crime writer, Agatha Christie.
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General Top News | Sunday May 24
14yo girl impaled in Brisbane River
A 14-year-old has been rescued after a swimming accident in the Brisbane river in south-east Queensland.
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General Top News | Sunday May 24
Saints survive almighty Lions scare
St Kilda took until three minutes before the final siren to kill off a gutsy Brisbane side in a thrilling round nine AFL clash at Docklands on Sunday afternoon.
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General Top News | Sunday May 24
Town camps takeover 'sends mixed messages'
The Federal Opposition has accused the Government of sending mixed messages to Indigenous communities over the Northern Territory intervention.
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General Top News | Sunday May 24
Asylum seeker boat intercepted off WA
The Navy has intercepted another boatload of asylum seekers near Ashmore Island off the north-west coast of Australia.
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General Top News | Sunday May 24
US troops in Kuwait have swine flu
A number of United States soldiers who passed through Kuwait have swine flu, a health official says, adding there are no cases among Kuwaitis.
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General Top News | Saturday May 23
'Ashamed' MP says ducks rejected island
A British Conservative law maker says he feels quot;ashamed and humiliatedquot; over claiming expenses for a 'duck island' to put in his garden pond - and he admitted the ducks did not like it anyway.
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General Top News | Saturday May 23
Thousands isolated as floodwaters peak
The worst may be over for residents in northern New South Wales with river levels starting to fall in some areas on the state's north coast.
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General Top News | Saturday May 23
Pakistan army kills Taliban militants
Pakistani security forces have entered Mingora, the Swat Valley's main city, and killed at least 17 Taliban militants as a new phase of their offensive against the militants began, the military said.
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General Top News | Saturday May 23
Civilians flee fighting in Somalian capital
Residents were fleeing Somalia's capital on Saturday during a lull in fighting between government forces and hardline Islamist insurgents which killed at least 45 people day earlier.
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General Top News | Saturday May 23
No joy for Tigers in Dreamtime clash
Essendon piled more misery on Richmond's increasingly disastrous season with a commanding 40-point win in the AFL's Dreamtime at the 'G match-up on Saturday night.
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General Top News | Saturday May 23
Wild weather fears ease for SE Qld
Concerns about storm surges and major flooding in south-east Queensland have eased for now.
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General Top News | Saturday May 23
Disabled Chinese slaves 'sold for $60, beaten'
Police in eastern China have arrested 10 people suspected of beating mentally disabled people forced to work as slaves in brick factories.
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General Top News | Saturday May 23
NSW floods: evacuation ordered for Kempsey
Residents in the northern New South Wales town of Kempsey have been ordered to evacuate as floodwaters continue to rise in the region.
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General Top News | Friday May 22
Sri Lankan war may cause refugee surge: Smith
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith is concerned the Sri Lankan conflict may cause a surge in people seeking refuge in Australia and says aid agencies must be given proper access to displaced people.
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General Top News | Friday May 22
Friend request: Pope joins Facebook
You will not get an email saying Pope Benedict added you as a friend and you cannot quot;pokequot; him or write on his wall, but the Vatican is still keen to use the networking site Facebook to woo young people back to church.
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General Top News | Friday May 22
Damir Dokic charged, facing jail
The father of Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic faces eight years in jail after he was charged with threatening to kill the Australian ambassador in Serbia with a grenade launcher.
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General Top News | Friday May 22
Johnson despairs as Cats hold on
Brad Johnson has experienced an agonising case of deja vu as the Western Bulldogs fell painfully short of upsetting Geelong at Docklands Stadium.
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General Top News | Friday May 22
British MPs 'at breaking point' over expenses row
Disclosures in the British press about members of parliaments' large expenses claims are a quot;McCarthy-style witch-huntquot; that risks driving politicians to suicide, a British lawmaker says.
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General Top News | Friday May 22
13th Australian swine flu case confirmed
Schools around Australia may be closed to try and contain the outbreak of swine flu, as Australia's number of confirmed cases rises to 13.
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General Top News | Friday May 22
Wesfarmers freezes executive pay
Wesfarmers, which owns Coles, has put a freeze on the pay of senior executives until October next year because of the global financial crisis.
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General Top News | Friday May 22
Obama to move terrorism suspects to 'supermax' prisons
United States President Barack Obama says some terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay prison may be transferred to quot;supermaxquot; prisons in the United States, while others could be prosecuted in US courts.
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General Top News | Thursday May 21
Lyon knocks Tigers 'player power'
Former AFL player-turned-commentator Garry Lyon says Richmond skipper Chris Newman should stand down if reports are true that he suggested to coach Terry Wallace that he resign.
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General Top News | Thursday May 21
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