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Slingers go down as Crocs win 117-105

11:29pm | Townsville ground out a tough 117-105 win over a feisty Singapore outfit to continue their impressive National Basketball League form.

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NATO soldier killed in Afghan operation

10:54pm | A NATO soldier, two children and 12 terrorists have been killed in the first day of an operation to retake the southern Afghan town of Musa Qala.

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Anstey helps Tigers overpower Wildcats

9:59pm | Tigers centre Chris Anstey has starred in Melbourne's drought breaking 86-79 NBL win over the Perth Wildcats.

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Kings hold off spirited 36ers 112-100

9:54pm | The Sydney Kings held off a late charge from the Adelaide 36ers to post a 112-100 NBL win at the Distinctive Homes Dome.

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Fran Bailey loses McEwen to Labor

7:29pm | The Liberal Party's former small business and tourism minister Fran Bailey has lost the Victorian seat of McEwen to Labor candidate Rob Mitchell by seven votes.

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Republicans urged to try again

7:04pm | Republicans have been urged to focus on encouraging the government to hold a non-binding vote on whether the nation should have an Australian head of state.

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Amnesty asks China to free activists

6:24pm | Amnesty International has called for China to free activists in custody for staging anti-Olympic protests over land grabs and forced evictions.

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Hopeful struck in Sydney-Hobart blow

4:59pm | Sydney to Hobart hopeful Scarlet Runner has suffered a heavy collision in Saturday's Sydney 38's series.

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Trade ministers to aid climate talks

4:54pm | Trade ministers are seeking to open a new front in combating global warming during UN climate talks.

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NSW Libs must reform or die: O'Farrell

4:54pm | The Liberal Party must reform by quashing rogue behaviour and unifying factions or face further election defeats, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says.

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Blues aiming to break one-day drought

3:59pm | NSW have gone from one-day champs to one-day chumps in less than two seasons.

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Five charged over police bashing

3:44pm | Four young men and a 15-year-old boy have appeared in court charged over the assault of two off-duty police officers in Brisbane's south.

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Judge issues warrant for Daniel Baldwin

3:24pm | A US judge has issued an arrest warrant for Daniel Baldwin after the actor failed to appear in court to give a progress report on his drug rehabilitation.

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Vic man arrested over US shooting threat

2:39pm | Victorian police have arrested a 20-year-old Melbourne man for posting a hoax threat on the internet, following a tip-off from police in the United States.

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Six die after police give chase in NT

2:35pm | Six people are dead and another seriously injured after a single vehicle rollover following a police chase near Alice Springs.

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Homebake crowd flock despite grey skies

2:04pm | Thousands of people have gathered in the Domain for the annual Homebake music festival, undeterred by Sydney's overcast weather.

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Protester jumps into Newcastle harbour

2:00pm | A protester has jumped into Newcastle Harbour in an attempt to disrupt dredging as part of a climate change protest against the expansion of the coal terminal.

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Behave yourself, warns Big Merv

2:00pm | Yobbos be warned; anyone thinking of getting drunk or throwing items at the cricket this season will get a "serve from Merv".

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Recent rains help NSW farmers

2:00pm | Heavy November rains have bolstered summer crops in northern NSW and reduced drought-stricken areas to less than 70 per cent of the state.

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Sandys goes two clear at the Dunhill

2:00pm | South African Omar Sandys has fired a second successive four-under-par 68 to take a two-stroke lead after the Dunhill Championship second round.

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