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Govt defends surgery lists
Health Minister says some of the 400 Queenslanders waiting years for surgery includes people who hadn't updated their contact details, were not fit for surgery due to smoking or obesity, or were awaiting minor procedures. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 5 hours ago)
Australia win Third Test despite Smith heroics
Mitchell Johnson claims winning scalp with 10 balls remaining. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 5 hours ago)
- Australia on track to win Third Test (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Kallis blow hurts Proteas (The Brisbane Times)
- South Africa in trouble at SCG (The Age)
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Australia
Meeting at mining town to discuss job cuts
Residents of the central Queensland town of Tieri will meet to discuss the looming loss of 230 jobs at the town's Xstrata Coal mine. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 2 hours ago)
Barbies are out: fire bans across the state
THE Rural Fire Service will enforce a fire ban through large areas of the state today as firefighters struggle to contain three blazes and temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 10 hours ago)
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World
Deadly Israeli raids on schools take Gaza toll to 660
(The Brisbane Times)
Israeli shelling killed more than 40 Palestinians at a UN school where civilians had taken shelter, medical officials said, in carnage likely to boost international pressure on Israel to halt a Gaza offensive. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 12 hours ago)
- Hamas vows to avenge child deaths (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Israeli Shelling Kills at Least 30 at U.N. School (Washington Post)
- Fighting rages as Israel spurns truce calls (The Brisbane Times)
- Warnings Not Enough for Gaza Families (New York Times)
- Israel takes war into Gaza capital (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Israeli tanks, troops roll into Gaza (The Brisbane Times)
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Mugabe appoints acting ministers
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe appoints eight acting ministers days after firing a number of ministers from his ZANU-PF party who lost in the March 2008 elections. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 5 hours ago)
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Technology
Firm claims silver bullet for 'vampire loads'
Phantom loads from turn-off electronics add up to a lot of wasted energy. Good for You, Good for the Planet says its technology cuts vampire energy to zero. more (CNET News.com — 38 minutes ago)
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- Cisco adds social networking to its forte (CNET News.com)
- AMD chipmaking spinoff gets OK from U.S. (CNET News.com)
- Add permanent keyboard shortcuts to Google.com (CNET News.com)
- Photos: Scenes from the Macworld keynote (CNET News.com)
- Google grab bag: Chinese lawsuit, 9/11 ASCII art (CNET News.com)
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Teens flaunt sex, drugs on MySpace
More than half of teenagers mention risky behaviors such as sex and drugs on their MySpace accounts, US researchers said on Monday. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 5 hours ago)
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Entertainment
Jett's cause of death revealed
Jett Travolta's death certificate says he was killed by a seizure, undertaker confirms. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 6 January, 2009)
Reggie Watts
Reggie Watts enjoys messing with the collective heads of an audience. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 January, 2009)
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Sport
Fickle fame over for Gulbis
Latvian giant-killer Ernests Gulbis bows out of Brisbane International. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 6 hours ago)
Hayden departs SCG with no sign that it's all over
The two people who know Matthew Hayden best gave no indication that he planned to retire after he was applauded from the Sydney Cricket Ground. more (The Age — 23 hours ago)
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