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'Gay' kookaburra? Not in our school

A MELBOURNE school has dropped the word gay from the classic children's song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.
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Another fatal on Pacific Highway

A YOUNG woman has died in the second fatal accident in five hours on the Pacific Highway.

DVDs still a buzz after 15 years

SEPTEMBER 1 marked the 15th anniversary of the entertainment phenomenon known as the DVD.
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No verdict for murder trial

THE Supreme Court jury in the murder trial of Mitchell Anthony Winefield has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.

Hungry start to life for Pakistan baby

A PAKISTANI summoned the energy to give birth in a graveyard that has become her refuge from the floods - but she cannot produce the milk to feed her newborn.

Lion shot in US suburb

POLICE have shot dead a 45kg mountain lion romping through a Californian neighbourhood blocks from a well-known French restaurant.

Jury in murder trial deadlock

THE jury in the Coffs Harbour Supreme Court murder trial of Mitchell Anthony Winefield will today commence its third day of deliberations.

Fight to keep Stig's helmet on

A BID to prevent the revelation of the identity of Top Gear's mystery driver The Stig will be heard at the High Court in London on Tuesday.
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Forklift eases 274kg woman from home

A 274-kilogram woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand has left her apartment for the first time in three years with the help of a forklift.

Hiltler costume wins school dress-up

A CATHOLIC primary school principal has apologised to parents after a student dressed as Adolf Hitler won first place in class on a school dress-up day.
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