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<title><![CDATA[Seven-tonne fish pulled from water]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A 10-metre long whale shark has been pulled from the water off Karachi, Pakistan, with plans to put the giant on display.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:01:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guns in NSW: where they are ... legally]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The number of gun licences in NSW is more than 190,000  - according to the latest figures provided by NSW police.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:59:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Springsteen tipped for AFL grand final]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rumours are swirling that rock legend Bruce Springsteen has been locked in to perform at this year's AFL grand final in a welcome follow-up to last year's disastrous pre-match entertainment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:52:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police pay $5m for false imprisonment and assault]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The NSW Police Force was forced to pay out more than $5 million to compensate people it had falsely imprisoned and assaulted last financial year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:40:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kalajzich walks free after 25 years]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A quarter of a century after being jailed for the murder of his wife, Andrew Kalajzich has walked free from prison.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jenkins: backbench rebels no threat in political debate]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Former speaker Harry Jenkins has endorsed backbench rebels in Canberra who defy their party's leadership and speak out on issues.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[St George weir in danger of collapse]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Engineers from Brisbane are on their way to a weir just outside of St George that is in danger of collapsing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:15:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PM Julia Gillard live from Canberra]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister in a live press conference from Canberra.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Clouds: what they mean]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Most  Englishmen come to Australia to see the sun. Gavin Pretor-Pinney came to see a cloud.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:35:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Port flash floods: Three drivers rescued]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A PRE-dawn deluge flooded roads and caused peak hour traffic jams across the Hastings this morning.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[White wombats - not your average marsupials]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[They are white and very rare.

And for 40 years, wombat rescuer Val Salmon saw only one white southern hairy-nosed wombat - until last October.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tomane 'bit lost' in return to union]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NRL convert Joseph Tomane admits he felt lost playing his first game for the ACT Brumbies and says patience is the key to making a successful transition into Super Rugby.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Working parents go beyond the tuckshop]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Working parents aren't always able to contribute to school life in the traditional ways, but there are other avenues, writes Jane Southward.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bikie's close call as loaded gun fails to fire]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A bikie had a close encounter with death in western Sydney yesterday, when a loaded gun was pointed at him but failed to fire, police say.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thunderstorms predicted as flood victims face weeks of isolation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THOUSANDS of residents in northern NSW face weeks of isolation as floodwaters from Queensland sweep south, with more bad weather forecast.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimistic RBA elects to keep powder dry]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE Reserve Bank is optimistic about Australia and the world economy, more optimistic than most. That's why it did not cut interest rates yesterday, defying the expectations of most, and a run of predominantly weak data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:47:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Daughter stumbles across mother's dead body in family shed]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A young woman stumbled across the body of her mother yesterday when she arrived at the house of an elderly relative after becoming concerned for their welfare.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[My parents took $55 million off me, says former tennis star Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario]]></title>
<link>http://www.dungogchronicle.com.au/news/national/national/sport/my-parents-took-55-million-off-me-says-former-tennis-star-arantxa-sanchezvicario/2447672.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Former women's tennis great Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario says her parents have drained her of her $55 million wealth and left her struggling to pay off her debts.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RBA passes, now it's the banks' turn]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank's decision to leave its cash rate at 4.25 per cent is going to cause some hand-wringing inside the big banks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:47:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Private schools lose out in caring for disabled students]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Craig Coulson has two daughters with disabilities. Both catch the bus to school.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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