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Labor holding on by fingertips
POLL shows ALP and Libs neck and neck less than 24 hours from Victorians casting their votes.
Mine recovery could take months
OFFICIALS vow to recover the 29 disaster victims' bodies, despite fears of more blasts to come.
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Hyde Park 'hand-cuffer' collared
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Councils to disclose rates income
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ROCKETING power prices are pushing hundreds of thousands of Victorians into "fuel poverty".
Ho-ho-hostility over top Santa
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AE&E; bankruptcy worries Worsley workers
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Territory shares mining sorrow
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Airman blasts Taliban from 12,000km away
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NAB works to fix IT problems delaying pay
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| LYC | Lynas Corp | 1.64 | 7.18% |
| PDN | Paladin Energy | 4.86 | 6.11% |
| IAU | Intrepid Mines | 1.975 | 5.61% |
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| VBA | Virgin Blue | 0.425 | -4.5% |
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Vic Labor signs up to NBN connection
VICTORIANS will be automatically connected to the National Broadband Network under a re-elected Labor government, Treasurer John Lenders says.
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