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MEDICAL professionals in hot water over private information leaks and derogatory comments.
Medical graduates have nowhere to go
AUSTRALIA is heading for a medical crisis as doctors-to-be face an internship shortage.
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Doctors mock patients in Facebook posts
MEDICAL professionals in hot water over private information leaks and derogatory comments.
Army backs digger's right to vent steam
ARMY commander defends digger's right to let off steam in an email from Afghanistan
Woman dead after car lands on house
CAR flew 15m into the air and landed on house roof, killing driver and trapping boy in bedroom.
Medical graduates have nowhere to go
AUSTRALIA is heading for a medical crisis as doctors-to-be face an internship shortage.
Mary MacKillop exposed pedophile priest
DOCUMENTARY claims Catholic Church took revenge on sister and excommunicated her.
Australia's obesity rates out of control
CALL for taxes on junk food and subsidies for healthy foods after international report finds one in two Australians are overweight.
Singles think the best bedmates are hairy
FOR an increasing number of single people, a dog or a cat is easing their loneliness by sharing their bed.
$1 million 'too little' to stop suicide
THE Gillard Government will spend $1.1 million to reduce suicide and self-harm at The Gap.
Brisbane restaurants plagued by roaches
MORE than 14 Brisbane food businesses have been prosecuted and fined $338,000.
Lock me up, I'm innocent, pleads tourist
AMERICAN singer's plea to be sent to jail so he can defend a charge of bashing an MP has been denied.
World
Obama calls 9/11 comments 'hateful'
PRESIDENT Barack Obama hits back at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks that the US was behind the attack.
Chile freezes assets over trapped miners
CHILEAN court has frozen $10.23 million in assets belonging to a mining company to fund the huge rescue operation for 33 miners trapped since August.
FBI raid on anti-war protesters' homes
ANTI-WAR protesters said their homes and offices were raided by the FBI in an attempt to silence dissent in the United States.
Dugard kidnap trial suspended
A US judge has suspended the trial of a paroled sex offender who allegedly kidnapped a young girl and imprisoned her for nearly two decades.
Pakistan in uproar over US verdict
POLICE use tear gas to disperse protesters who shouted "Death to America" over US jailing of scientist Aafia Siddiqui.
Gang's manhole trap kills woman, 80
PENSIONER harassed by gang of up to 15 teenagers who smashed her windows and taunted her for months.
Zoo penguins torn apart by hungry foxes
SECURITY has been strengthened at one of Germany's top zoos to protect the penguins, ducks and flamingos.
US bank robbers strap bomb to teller
EMPLOYEE kidnapped from his home, had explosives fitted to his body and used to steal money from Miami bank.
Murder, sex and jealousy at 13,000ft
TRIAL begins for a skydiver accused of killing her love rival by sabotaging her parachute.
Delhi chiefs face the to-do list from hell
GAMES organisers have alarming amount of work still to do and there are only eight days left.
Today's news highlights
'Don't fly Aussie flag at Delhi'
SPORTS fans told not to wear green and gold or identify as Australian in bid to avoid terrorists.
New Delhi bridge collapse
A footbridge under construction near the Commonwealth Games main stadium has collapsed, seriously injuring workers.
Red Bull Illume 2010
Extreme sports photographers talk about their Red Bull Illume 2010 winning images
Afghanistan honour roll
IMAGES of the Australian soldiers to have been killed in combat against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
Discovery Channel hostage crisis
AN armed man in possession of a bomb takes people hostage at the Discovery Channel HQ in the US.
Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize 2010
The winners and finalists in this year's Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
Sharks!
SHARK sightings have increased along the NSW coast, particularly at popular swimming beaches. Check out these photos of the deadly predators...
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Chaos hits airports after glitch
THOUSANDS of people stranded and some flights cancelled after Virgin Blue's computers fail.
Resources companies flag another row
BIG miners say they'll fight the Federal Government over the possible introduction of a tax on carbon emissions.
Savings squeezed by debt, rate hikes
RISING levels of debt could cut into people's savings and lead to more credit defaults, economists say.
Lohan given new get out of jail card
JUDGE changes mind and allows the actress to post $US300,000 bail, and is set free from LA jail.
Plane 'bomber' arrested as jet lands
PASSENGER said to be carrying explosives detained after plane carrying 273 makes emergency landing in Pakistan.
Zuckerberg denies donation pressure
FACEBOOK CEO denies his $US100 million donation to schools was a bid to burnish his reputation after unflattering movie.
