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Aussies all out for 245
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SuperFooty
Geelong's World Cup plans dashed
Michael Warner and Iain Payten AUSTRALIA'S failed bid to host the 2022 World Cup has crushed Geelong's hopes of a massive revamp of Skilled Stadium.
Victoria
Wrong driver was booked, says ex-cop
Mark Buttler A FORMER police officer has become the latest Victorian to beat the state's speed camera system.
Refugees' prayers are answered
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Entertainment
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Alice Coster RADIO kings Hamish Blake and Andy Lee called on rock royalty to help farewell their listeners after five years on air.
Ratings drop for Warnie
Holly Byrnes SHANE Warne's new chat show Warnie has almost halved its audience in its second week on air.
National
Disaster zones in NSW flood regions
AAP NATURAL disaster zones have been declared in flood-hit parts of regional NSW.
Your bills will soar next year
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Superjumbos reduced to 80 passengers
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Party drug banned across EU
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