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Five years jail for hit and run

BREAKING Shane Mathew McPherson has been found guilty of acts intending to cause grievous bodily harm after a trial in the Supreme Court at...

'Gay' kookaburra? Not in our school

A MELBOURNE school has dropped the word gay from the classic children's song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.
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DVDs still a buzz after 15 years

SEPTEMBER 1 marked the 15th anniversary of the entertainment phenomenon known as the DVD.
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Man alleged to have hit and run

A GRACEMERE woman yesterday told how she watched a yellow ute chase and run down a man outside her home, leaving him unconscious on the footpath.

Radio station parodies politicians

ON TUESDAY Premier Anna Bligh challenged her Labor colleagues to try to engage with the community by spending a day in a different job.

Hungry start to life for Pakistan baby

A PAKISTANI summoned the energy to give birth in a graveyard that has become her refuge from the floods - but she cannot produce the milk to feed her newborn.

Lion shot in US suburb

POLICE have shot dead a 45kg mountain lion romping through a Californian neighbourhood blocks from a well-known French restaurant.

Fight to keep Stig's helmet on

A BID to prevent the revelation of the identity of Top Gear's mystery driver The Stig will be heard at the High Court in London on Tuesday.
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Bligh has party support

ANNA Bligh says she has her government's total support, following a drawn-out meeting with MPs, despite several backbenchers speaking against her leadership.

La Nina to bring rainy spring

QUEENSLAND can expect a wetter than average spring due to a mild La Nina forming in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters say.