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$3m Vic research to beat flesh-eating bug - Australia must use its research muscle to help stop the spread of a mysterious flesh-eating disease, the academic tasked with a multi-million project ...

Ford fined $10m over gear box complaints - Car maker Ford has been fined $10 million after it wasted the time and money of thousands of customers who bought vehicles with faulty gear boxes.It i ...

Plans set for high speed rail to Geelong - A high-speed rail link between Geelong and Melbourne is being considered by the Victorian government, with $50 million set aside in next month's budge ...

Hunt for Wedge-tailed Eagle shooter/s continues - Police still haven't solved the mystery of the shooting of an endangered Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle in the state's north. The Environment Ministe ...

NRL announce six foundation touch teams - Newcastle, Parramatta and Wests Tigers will join North Queensland, Brisbane and Gold Coast in the NRL's new elite touch football premiership.The NRL c ...

Tasmanian towns among "best places to spend more time in" - Tasmania has featured heavily in the Australian Traveler's top 100 places to spend more time in. The state has taken out 9 spots across 10 categori ...

Steve Irwin to receive Hollywood star - Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame more than a decade after his shock death.The ceremony w ...

US cop claims self defence in Damond death - The US police officer charged with the murder of Australian life coach Justine Ruszczyk Damond appears set to claim self defence and plead not guilty. ...

DeLorean widow sues over film's use of car - The widow of maverick car maker John DeLorean alleges a Texas company has illegally received money from the Back to the Future movies that used his ic ...

Qld woman fights for life after fall - A woman is fighting for her life after she fell from a waterfall in far north Queensland.Emergency services were called to Emerald Creek Falls, near M ...

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