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VETERINARIANS fear a deal between James Cook University and Greencross to run North Queensland's only dedicated emergency animal hospital will place student education in jeopardy.
YWAM makes $9m pitch
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Australia regains the Ashes
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Interest rates could fall further
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EVERYTHING but raising the GST is on the table as the Coalition aims to tame its $667 billion debt bomb. Where the cuts will most likely be made.
City in ruins after three days of hell
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Helicopter in amazing crane rescue
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NSA 'messing with me': Lawyer
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Australia regains the Ashes
AFTER three miserable series, Australia has finally regained the Ashes urn, beating England in Perth to take a 3-0 lead.
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Oarsome achievement
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Harris in drunken Twitter tirade
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AUSTRALIANS are addicted to checking work emails during holidays, with more than a third of employees planning to log on during the Christmas break.
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The Rock to rumble Queensland
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Campbell shares his love of Xmas
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2013 TV hot or not list
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Facebook tests video ads in news feed
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Men and women reveal sexual regrets
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Empty VIP flights cost $1.1 million
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