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Roar a homecoming for Xavier
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New challenges are in store for mud runners
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Dubbo welcomes its newest citizens
GP Clinic is lightening ED's load
Accused robbers refused bail
Two women accused of robbing an elderly man of more than $2000 have been refused bail in Dubbo Local Court.
Mobile failure a black mark on government
Increase in grant money
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Are robots coming for our jobs? Yeah, but only the crap ones
But technology-assisted 'enlightened' jobs could widen the gap between the haves and have-nots.
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What are fairy circles? Are they natural or hoaxes?
Teen cancels Batterham rally after encounter
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National
Woman dies after falling from horse at Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures
Fellow riders gave the woman CPR but she died at the scene.
Health Minister Sussan Ley feeling sheepish after fleece unleashes moth plague
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Australians overwhelmingly want Tony Abbott to quit Parliament: poll
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Kosmos the big star of the show
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Audra and teacher shine at show
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Review: Heartbeat stands out amid TV's medical dramas
A medical drama on well-worn territory succeeds in forging its own path.
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Litbits April 2 2016
Literary news and events in Canberra.
Book review: Katherine Howard, by Josephine Wilkinson
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Life & Style
Obesity a bigger problem than world hunger, Lancet study says
Over a quarter of the world's severely obese people live in just six countries, new research has found.
'You can't hide from this'. Young people and the inescapable world of pornography
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SOCC slams Toole's 'toxic' message
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The Uluru Camel Cup just might qualify as one of the outback's strangest events, writes Katrina Lobley.
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