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VIDEO: Final face-off as leaders tested

19 Aug 10 | Leaders tested in tough forum: Abbott copped questions on his 'fair dinkum' language while Gillard was haunted once again with Rudd questions at a public forum in Queensland.

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Gillard's partner may need to give up his job

19 Aug 10 | THE controversial property career of Julia Gillard's partner, Tim Mathieson, is in serious doubt as the couple face the possibility of a fishbowl life in the Lodge in Canberra. |

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Rudd issue dominates Gillard questions

19 Aug 10 | JULIA Gillard told a Brisbane audience of undecided voters last night that toppling Kevin Rudd from the Labor leadership was necessary because policies needed to be changed, and the government was out of shape. |

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Odds on for an overwhelming Labor victory

19 Aug 10 | AT NATIONAL level, the bookies have Labor as overwhelming favourite to win Saturday's election. But at seat-by-seat level, their odds are pointing to a hung Parliament.

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Soldier finally laid to rest

19 Aug 10 | AUSTRALIAN soldier George Verner Benson was buried with military honours in Fromelles, France on July 19, 94 years to the day he died in battle.

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Gun-toting robber thwarted

19 Aug 10 | A GUN was not enough for a would-be robber to escape with post office takings after locals turned on him at West Wallsend yesterday.

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Teen charged after police chase

19 Aug 10 | A TEENAGER who has only held a licence for five months has been charged after allegedly taking police on a chase last night.

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Chainsaw victim airlifted

19 Aug 10 | Paramedics were tasked to Lochiel yesterday (Wednesday) after a man suffered injuries while using a chainsaw.

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Sentence cut for child porn offences

19 Aug 10 | A Macgregor man who was convicted earlier this year of possessing cartoon images of children being sexually abused has successfully appealed to have his sentence reduced.

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Abbott gives up sleeping in last campaign days

19 Aug 10 | Tony Abbott is setting a frenetic pace as he sprints to election day - even pledging to speak on graveyard radio shifts after midnight. |

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Pair charged over death of Kristi McDougall

19 Aug 10 | A man and a woman have been charged over the death of Kristi McDougall after a torso believed to be that of the Sydney mother was found in western Sydney bushland last week.

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Ghost of Kevin from Qld fails to spook Gillard

19 Aug 10 | They didn't face off over the economy, but Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott each faced the same undecided voters last night in the election campaign's second town hall-style meeting. |

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After a PM with small ears? This isn't your election, then ...

19 Aug 10 | We're always all ears when the Prime Minister is on the radio. Julia Gillard was on air with Perth station MIX 94.5FM yesterday and conversation got off to a silly start. The host asked her whether criticism of her ear lobe size bothered her.

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Milner signs for Man City in $45m deal

19 Aug 10 | England midfielder James Milner finally completed his transfer from Aston Villa to English Premier League rivals Manchester City on Wednesday for a reported 26 million pounds ($44.7 million).

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Rice in doubt for Commonwealth Games

19 Aug 10 | Stephanie Rice's shoulder injury may force her out of the Commonwealth Games, with the Australian swim star revealing surgery was "looking very possible" after failing to make the 50m butterfly final at the Pan Pacific Championships in California.

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Watson and Bollinger nominated for all ICC awards

19 Aug 10 | Australia's Shane Watson and Doug Bollinger have made the extended short-list for all three of the International Cricket Council's annual awards - Test, one-day and overall player of the year.

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Talks leave ARU confident Cooper will stay

19 Aug 10 | THE Australian Rugby Union has intensified its campaign to retain Quade Cooper, with chief executive John O'Neill meeting the Test pivot yesterday to discuss a lucrative two- to three-year deal.

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Buchanan switch may be stumped by Games

19 Aug 10 | RETAIN the Ashes or claim a mountain of gold at their own Olympics? That is the conundrum for the English as it emerged that Australia's former coach, John Buchanan, could be denied a role with their team due to funding earmarked for cricket being reallocated to the 2012 Olympic campaign.

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President lands amid more Delhi allegations

19 Aug 10 | NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell inspected venues in New Delhi yesterday as allegations of suspect deals and mismanagement continued to plague the Delhi Games organisers.

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Players must take the blame for failures, says Carle

19 Aug 10 | WHILE Sydney FC coach Viteszlav Lavicka has been criticised for changing the club's formation for last week's 2-1 loss to North Queensland Fury, marquee midfielder Nicky Carle says the performance had nothing to do with the change in strategy.

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