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Young digger killed in Afghanistan

10:28 AM AEST | Australian soldier, 25, killed in a roadside bombing attack in Afghanistan, the youngest Australian soldier to be killed in the conflict so far.

Reaping rewards of a golden age

11:20 AM AEST | HAVE YOUR SAY: It is because custodians got so much right that Canberra inflames so many passions when it comes to planning its future.

Life on the land: no rain, no cash, no hope

6:56 AM AEST | Australia's farmers are poorer and more depressed as a result of the drought, according to a report on the impact of the big dry.

Business fears as workers win $22

Brawls, burn-outs and bashings for all to see

Angry residents fight to remove paedophile

Suicidal prisoner 'failed by the system'

Coffee and carbs the perfect tonic after workout session

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VIDEO: It's a girl for Kidman and Urban

8/07/2008 | Nicole Kidman gave birth to a baby girl on Monday. The child, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, weighed 6 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces.

AUDIO: Garnaut's climate verdict

SLIDESHOW: State of Origin, Game III

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Sport

We can't compete with big spenders

9:33 AM AEST | NRL clubs are powerless to stop their rugby union counterparts fom poaching talent, says Raiders chief executive Don Furner.

Nadal's on top of the world, even if it doesn't compute

7:12 AM AEST | Rafael Nadal stands on the verge of becoming the world's top tennis player - even if yesterday's rankings showed he was still No2.

Rawlinson's Russian rival on the ropes

Yellow jersey hopes slip for napping Menchov

What's behind bid to take the bad out of big Barry?

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Can't tie a great down, sport

Didn't take an induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame to tell us that Rolf Harris was an icon.

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Rudd has no shame, Howard says

9:59 AM AEST | The former PM says the Gippsland by-election as proof the public is starting to doubt the credibility of the Rudd government.

Biography: Sean McCarthy

Body found in Brisbane River

Blaze tears through Milton office building

Chilly morning the coldest this year

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Ailing US economy the battleground as downturn bites

Rudd has no shame, Howard says

Biography: Sean McCarthy

Body found in Brisbane River

Blaze tears through Milton office building

Chilly morning the coldest this year

Vet clinic quarantined after deadly outbreak

No parent should use force against kids

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Ailing US economy the battleground as downturn bites

10:00 AM AEST | Presidential nominees unveil duelling versions of how to kickstart the American economy, as data points to slowing growth and rising joblessness.

G8 agrees on 'vision' to halve emissions by 2050

No concessions in women bishops vote

Celebrated soldier dies tormented by war memories

Beijing a repeat of Berlin, says dissident

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