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Man to be deported after 27 years in Oz

AUTHORITIES are seeking to deport a Cambodian-born man, raised and educated in Australia since arriving as a nine-year-old some 27 years ago.
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Mourners say goodbye to Trinity

MORE than 500 mourners gathered to say goodbye to Trinity Leigh Bates at City Coast Church in Bundaberg this morning.
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'Stillborn' Sydney elephant calf alive

THE live birth of an elephant calf just days after it was believed to have died in the womb is being hailed as a miracle by Taronga Zoo staff.

Dams save border towns from floods

FLOODWATERS are being channelled into vast storage dams on the NSW-Queensland border, saving towns there from major flooding.
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Qld floodwaters moving to NSW

QUEENSLAND'S massive floodwaters are set to make waves in NSW this week.

Fourth Aussie passport used in murder

A FOURTH Australian passport is believed to have been used fraudulently in connection with the murder of senior Hamas operator Mahmud al-Mabhuh in a Dubai.

Abbott defends parental leave plan

TONY Abbott is staunchly defending the coalition's new paid parental leave plan against business criticism that it is bad policy.

Trans-Tasman rower off course

TRANS-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey is likely to reach New Zealand next week after being pushed off course by a tropical cyclone.
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Aussie Muslims support Sharia law: Trad

THERE'S broad Muslim community support for aspects of Sharia law being adopted in Australia, a leading spokesman for the religion says.
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Rudd down as preferred PM: poll

KEVIN Rudd's rating as preferred prime minister has hit a new low, but his government's public hospitals reform package is a hit with voters, a poll has found.