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Pike River Mine CEO Peter Whitall fronts media as efforts to rescue the 29 miners, including some Aussies, are hampered by toxic gas fumes. 
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NORTH Queenslander Josh Ufer is said to be one of two Aussies trapped in an NZ coal mine.
Columbine massacre clue in twins' suicide
SISTERS carried articles about US killing spree, while charges against surviving twin unlikely.
Hero's welcome home for returning troops
THOUSANDS lined Brisbane's streets to greet the soldiers of the 7th Brigade back from war.
Passenger in 'horrific' security pat-down
A CANCER survivor says she was forced to remove her prosthetic breast during an airport screening.
Arsonist sabotages office to cut workload
A MAN who started a fire at his own workplace to slow down his hectic schedule escaped jail time.
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Mum sparks plane scare to stop wedding
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Now THAT'S an overdue library book
RAY McLaren will finally return a book he borrowed from Newcastle library in 1957 - and pay the $5000 overdue fine.
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Watson's lawyer refutes lawmaker
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East Timor honour for Melbourne man
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Violent parolee gone missing
A VIOLENT criminal on the run for more than a month is being sought by police.
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