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PM rejects hospital job loss claims

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected claims that up to 20,000 people will lose their jobs under the Federal Government's planned health reforms.
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Rudd quiet on Denticare scheme

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd won't say whether his government will introduce a Medicare-style dental scheme as recommended by a major health review.

Dad locks baby in car to go shoplifting

A 13-MONTH-OLD boy was left in a locked car while police allege his father went on a shoplifting spree in Sydney's south.

Contractors wary over insulation fix

ELECTRICAL contractors have warned the federal government that it cannot afford to bungle the relaunch of its household insulation rebate scheme.

Mum 'devastated' at wheelchair bashing

THE mother of a Canadian wheelchair-bound man punched, stomped and beaten with a metal bar at a Sydney railway station says she is "devastated".

Letting go of Trinity

TRINITY Leigh Bates's parents collapsed in each other's arms as pink balloons and butterflies floated skyward during their little girl's funeral service.
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Coast cancer faith 'healer' gagged

AUSTRALIA'S consumer watchdog has obtained orders to stop a Sunshine Coast “cancer healer” from promoting his services.
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Man to be deported after 27 years in Oz

AUTHORITIES are seeking to deport a Cambodian-born man, raised and educated in Australia since arriving as a nine-year-old some 27 years ago.
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Mourners say goodbye to Trinity

MORE than 500 mourners gathered to say goodbye to Trinity Leigh Bates at City Coast Church in Bundaberg this morning.
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'Stillborn' Sydney elephant calf alive

THE live birth of an elephant calf just days after it was believed to have died in the womb is being hailed as a miracle by Taronga Zoo staff.