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Woman driver killed in car rollover (ABC)
A 43 year old woman has been killed in a road crash near Warburton.
Violent carjacking and robbery near Mandurah (ABC)
Police in Perth are searching for two men who stole a car at gunpoint while being pursued for an armed robbery.
Tassie SES keen to help with Vic floods (ABC)
More Tasmanian SES volunteers may be sent to help in the Victorian flood emergency.
Five young offenders mistakenly released (ABC)
The New South Wales Corrective Services Department has confirmed that five young offenders were incorrectly released from custody between January 2009 and June this year.
Syria didn't kill my dad, says Lebanese PM (ABC)
Lebanon's prime minister has withdrawn an accusation that Syria was to blame for his father's assassination five years ago.
Police investigate serious assault at Cairns school (ABC)
Police are guarding the Cairns State High School after a woman was seriously assaulted on the school's grounds.
Tasmanians urged to report child abuse (ABC)
Tasmanians are being urged to report child abuse and neglect.
Parliament sits to fill Upper House vacancies (ABC)
There will be a special joint sitting of the New South Wales parliament today to fill four vacancies in the Upper House.
Bridge labour 'paid cash-in-hand' (ABC)
The construction union says its latest report into a bridge collapse in Canberra's north raises more concerns about how workers were employed at the site.
Qld Health rejects funding falls short in Mackay (ABC)
Queensland Health (QH) says there is no funding shortfall for public hospitals in the Mackay region in north Queensland.

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