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Stella Young dead at 32
The comedian and disability advocate defied expectations from the day she was born.
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Veterans' Affairs' failures exposed
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You're the problem, Prime Minister
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Joe Hockey and the lazy journos
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Coca Cola Amatil will cut 260 “non-frontline” staff in 2015.
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Banks brace for $28 billion hit
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Jack Thompson's reading of 63 not out
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Australian batsman Shane Watson learns to face pace again after the death of Phillip Hughes.
Canberra United storms into finals
Canberra United punches its ticket to the W-League finals with a 2-1 win against minor premiers Perth Glory on Sunday.
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