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Sunday October 29, 2006

Sheikh in stand-down offer

Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali Muslim cleric Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali gives the first indication he would be prepared to stand down as mufti.

School chaplain plan gets go-ahead

PM to unveil school chaplaincy program to encourage values guidance and mentoring for students.

Outcry at Cheney torture views

Dick Cheney SUZANNE GOLDENBERG | Vice-President reignites US debate on torture by seeming to endorse the practice of "waterboarding".

Timor alert for Diggers

LINDSAY MURDOCH, DILI | Rumours circulate in Dili that appear to be aimed at provoking attacks against Australians.

Lucas Neill appeals

Australia dudded in Cup

World soccer boss Sepp Blatter offers Australian fans an apology and says the Socceroos should have gone through to the World Cup quarter-finals instead of Italy. 
Picture: Reuters

Too bloody much

Ambulance Just how real must medical dramas be to entertain?

No Turning Back

Joanne Lees She's told her side of the story, now leave her alone.

Jukebox Johnnie

Chris Isaak Heartbreaker, joker, troubadour: Is Chris Isaak for real?

HORSE RACING

Omagh by nose in epic duel

Trainer David Hayes with Fields of Omagh. ANDREW EDDY | An accident that ruins carefully devised plans leads to the stunning finish of the 2006 Cox Plate.

In front at the end

Nine-year-old Fields Of Omagh becomes a Cox Plate legend.

California fires burn on

Fire has killed four firefighters and critically injured one.

Scanty clothing never justifies rape

RACHEL WOODLOCK AND ANNA HALAFOFF | Sheikh Hilali is unfit to be a leader of Australian Muslims.

Tears before election time

Not even Bronwyn Bishop on the warpath will rattle John Howard.

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Saucy email spreads

A salacious email sent to a female lawyer becomes an inbox hit.

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Fab five going for the gongs

Wolfmother JOHN MANGAN | Bernard Fanning, Hilltop Hoods, Wolfmother and Eskimo Joe look set to dominate Australian music's ARIA Awards in Sydney's Acer Arena.

Fender Telecaster

Its a string thing

Fender celebrates 60 years of making guitars for the stars.