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Heady freedom as judge agrees helmet laws are unnecessary

28 Aug 10 | IN 46 years of bike riding, Sue Abbott has never worn a helmet. So when the highway patrol pulled her over in country Scone and fined her for a no-helmet offence, she decided to fight.

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Psychiatrist banned from treating patients

28 Aug 10 | ''JULIA'' is detained indefinitely in a hospital psychiatric unit after stabbing her father and teenaged sister to death while in the grip of psychosis in 2007.

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Leader denies he is plotting for a new election

28 Aug 10 | TONY ABBOTT has rejected emphatically the notion that he is secretly manoeuvring for a second election.

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Bikie spy infiltrated police HQ

28 Aug 10 | A BIKIE informant inside the NSW Police Force has leaked sensitive information about several criminal investigations, risking the safety of undercover police agents.

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Winning over a tough crowd

28 Aug 10 | A hung parliament is not the minefield we have been led to believe, writes David Humphries.

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Independents glory days may be numbered

27 Aug 10 | The independent MPs contemplating who will form government have two weeks to make up their minds before the public will turn on them, political analysts say.

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Labor vanquished in Brisbane: Green

27 Aug 10 | ABC election guru Antony Green has called the seat of Brisbane as a win for the Liberal National Party, which is poised to defeat Labor in the inner-city electorate for the first time in 30 years.

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Independents win right to view political costings

27 Aug 10 | The three independents whose support is crucial to forming a minority government will receive detailed financial costings on the policies of the major parties. |

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Soccer mums trade blows

27 Aug 10 | Two soccer mums who sparked a brawl at their daughters' presentation day were arguing about the team's grand final loss, a court heard.

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Abbott kills Fielding's threat to block supply

27 Aug 10 | The Coalition has slapped down a threat by the family First Senator, Steve Fielding, to try to cripple a Labor government, by refusing to endorse him in blocking supply. |

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Rhino misses victory party

27 Aug 10 | Plenty of donkeys voted, but at least one rhino has been missing since last weekend's election. The full-sized beast was last spotted next to Narellan Road on Friday night in the seat of Macarthur.

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Court hears second man told he fathered Lane child

27 Aug 10 | A SECOND man has told a jury of his shock at discovering he had fathered a child with Keli Lane, who is accused of murdering an infant.

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Ten spends millions to boost news coverage

27 Aug 10 | THE Ten Network has thrown down the gauntlet to commercial rivals Seven and Nine with a multimillion-dollar revamp of the network that includes a significant re-investment in news and current affairs.

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'Office gossip' led to senior police being spied on

27 Aug 10 | A new book by Clive Small and Tom Gilling raises questions about the purpose and control of undercover operations in NSW.

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Week to repair roads after Paddington flood damage

27 Aug 10 | SYDNEY Water will permanently seal the broken water main that flooded parts of Paddington and damaged scores of vehicles.

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Call to knock down Entertainment Centre

27 Aug 10 | SYDNEY business leaders have called for the demolition of the Sydney Entertainment Centre to allow for an expansion of the exhibition and convention space at Darling Harbour.

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Wannabes get their knickers in a twist

27 Aug 10 | IT TOOK 30 minutes, 18 models, seven dancers, six reality TV stars, five real blokes and one Sarah Murdoch to launch a range of undies at the Sydney Fashion Festival. A lot of work to showcase very little.

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Concern over lax supervision of graduate doctors in ER

27 Aug 10 | EMERGENCY departments prov-ide only patchy supervision for junior doctors working in them, an Australia-wide survey shows, and one-third have no formal policy of reviewing the clinical decisions of doctors with just a year's hospital experience.

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