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Police officers run over at car crash site

10:45 AM AEST | Two female police officers have been taken to hospital after being caught up in a three-car crash in Sydney's south-west this morning.

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Independents set to make a call after 2pm

10:38 AM AEST | Rob Oakeshott, Bob Katter and Tony Windsor are expected to reveal whether they will support a Labor or Coalition minority government during a press conference in Canberra after 2pm today. |

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Day of truth for Abbott and Gillard

10:25 AM AEST | More than two weeks after the election that produced the first hung Parliament in 70 years, the three country independent MPs who now hold the key to power are expected to reveal today who they will back. | Oakeshott to lose votes either way External Link

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Stephanie Rice told to give back Jag

10:11 AM AEST | What a twit: Stephanie Rice has learnt just how costly an inappropriate tweet can be.

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Canadian Lakes man charged with kidnapping ex-fiancee

9:37 AM AEST | A MAN will face Ballarat Magistrates Court today charged with kidnapping his ex-fiancee from her Canadian Lakes home last night.

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List of flood road closures

9:36 AM AEST | VICROADS this morning updated road closures caused by floods across the North East.

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Spray used to disarm woman at Wendouree

9:29 AM AEST | POLICE subdued a woman with capsicum spray after she was found armed with a knife in Wendouree last night.

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Group hug seals bearpit reform deal

9:28 AM AEST | SWEEPING reforms to the notorious House of Representatives ''bearpit'' have been endorsed by the rural independents and the major parties, inching Australia closer to its next Prime Minister.

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Man pulls rifle pellet out of his scalp

9:16 AM AEST | A man has been shot in the head outside his Mt Hutton home by a gunman suspected of using an air rifle.

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Animal cruelty accused to live at monastery

9:09 AM AEST | A man accused of killing his pet Rottweiler and cruelty against two other dogs has been bailed to stay in an orthodox Serbian monastery on a farm in regional NSW.

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Man dies after thrown from bike

9:07 AM AEST | A motorcyclist has died after failing to round a bend and colliding with a guard rail at Mannering Park last night.

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Wimmera on flood alert

8:53 AM AEST | Flood mapping has predicted at least 20 homes in the Wimmera area could be inundated with flood waters early today.

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Government decision early afternoon: Windsor

8:42 AM AEST | The three rural independents - whose backing will decide Australia's government - have scheduled a press conference for 2pm today. This should finally reveal to the nation whether Labor or the Liberal-Nationals will form the next minority government.

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$3m lottery win frozen over dispute

8:38 AM AEST | Two sides have claimed a dispute over a $3 million lottery win is behind criminal allegations aired in the ACT Magistrates Court.

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Sydney teen lost at Charlotte Pass

8:30 AM AEST | Police will this morning resume a search for a developmentally delayed 15-year-old boy who spent last night in freezing conditions at Charlotte Pass.

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Man jailed for 11 years over incest

8:27 AM AEST | On the face of it, he was the father of a respectable middle-class family who holidayed overseas, skied and took trips to the beach.

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Dungog mill announces closure

7:42 AM AEST | Maxwells Creek Boral Timber mill at Dungog ceased manufacturing at lunchtime on Monday putting more than 25 employees out of work.

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Windsor should return Gillard

4:00 AM AEST | THE claim has been repeatedly made that one of the compelling arguments for Tony Windsor to back a Coalition government is that he represents an inherently conservative electorate and holds office by virtue of The Nationals’ second preferences. |

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Forensic delays keep court cases waiting

4:00 AM AEST | Waiting times for drug and DNA analysis have blown out to seven months, creating a growing backlog of cases in Newcastle's criminal courts.

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