National News

Costello says he won't challenge Nelson
NEWS.com.au
FORMER treasurer Peter Costello says "everyone knows" he's not going to challenge for the Liberal Party leadership.
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Raising baby whale impossible - experts
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IT is not physically possible to look after an abandoned humpback whale calf that is swimming alone and starving in Sydney's Pittwater, experts say.
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Baby whale Colin to be put down tonight
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EFFORTS to move abandoned baby whale Colin out to sea have been delayed as vets carry out tests to determine its health.
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Parents identify their dead boy
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A CHILD'S body has been found in a creek close to where schoolboy Yadav Munohur went missing.
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I did what I was told - drum murderer
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A WOMAN labelled the mastermind of a brutal double murder says she was scared of her accomplice and simply did what she was told.
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Brett Lee, wife Liz Kemp split
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AUSTRALIAN fast bowler Brett Lee has pulled out of this month's one-day series against Bangladesh because of the breakdown of his marriage.
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Obesity gobbles up $58bn every year
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THE fat epidemic is costing Australia $58 billion a year - almost three times more than previously estimated, a new report says.
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Orphaned whale has only hours to live
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THE fate of a baby humpback whale found motherless and starving in a northern Sydney waterway has been decided, with "Colin" set to be euthanased today to end his suffering.
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Horse vet dies of deadly Hendra virus
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A VETERINARIAN who became infected with the Hendra virus while treating sick horses has died, while a vet nurse remains ill in hospital.
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'Scrap the dole until Aborigines are 21'
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INDIGENOUS leader Noel Pearson has urged the Rudd Government to scrap the dole to Aborigines under the age of 21, saying the generous payments trapped people in a cycle of welfare.
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Qantas' woes smack its polished image for six
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QANTAS has admitted negative publicity surrounding a series of maintenance mishaps has "not insignificantly" damaged its brand, and the effects could be permanent.
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Jury hears of 'do-it-yourself jihad' book
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A DO-IT-YOURSELF jihad book provided terrorists with the basics of a "recipe for disaster", a Sydney jury has been told.
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Cancer patients stare down former killer
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HUNDREDS of thousands of cancer patients are being saved from diseases that would have killed them in the 1980s.
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160 to lose their jobs at Cadbury factory
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CADBURY workers face job cuts after the Hobart factory stopped production early this morning and staff were sent home.
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Victoria likely to ban cigarettes in cars
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VICTORIA is likely to become the fourth state to ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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