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Four players charged after night of the head hunters

1:56 PM AEDT | WESTS Tigers winger Beau Ryan is facing a four-match ban after being charged with a crusher tackle during last night's 26-22 win over Manly.

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Swimming Australia appoints new head coach

1:21 PM AEDT | Leigh Nugent was today appointed to the role of head coach of Australia's swimming team, and will lead the Dolphins into the London Olympics in 2012 and then possibly even to the Games Rio De Janeiro in 2016.

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Bus driver charged with indecency after alleged grooming of student

12:36 PM AEDT | A school bus driver stands accused of committing an act of indecency concerning one of the female pupils he was responsible for taking home.

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Beckham has 'no chance' of playing in World Cup: doctor

11:23 AM AEDT | A devastated David Beckham has thanked fans for their support as the surgeon who operated on his ruptured Achilles tendon in Finland today ruled out any possibility of England's superstar midfielder recovering in time for the soccer World Cup.

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Evans third in Tirreno-Adriatico

11:21 AM AEDT | Cadel Evans remains third in the overall standings in the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race in Italy after the 134km sixth stage between Montecosaro and Macerata on Monday.

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Torres double inspires Liverpool to easy win

11:14 AM AEDT | Fernando Torres turned on the style to inspire Liverpool to a 4-1 victory over struggling Portsmouth at Anfield on Monday which keeps alive their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

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Liberals may spoil the party in Orange

11:12 AM AEDT | THE NSW Liberal Party is eyeing off the state seat of Orange in the wake of incumbent MP Russell Turner’s decision not to contest the next election. |

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Funding is a sore point in hospital plan

11:07 AM AEDT | THE FEDERAL Government needs to consider the impact activity based funding would have on rural communities before it moves forward with its hospital takeover proposal, say senior health clinicians.

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Socceroos to meet US in final World Cup tune up

11:01 AM AEDT | Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has welcomed a tune-up match against the United States eight days before Australia meet Germany in their World Cup Group D opening clash.

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Gillard may stalk Rudd: Lib MP

10:26 AM AEDT | Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard might be stalking her boss as Kevin Rudd continues to take a battering in the opinion polls, a Liberal frontbencher says.

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Easter showdown: upstart challenges the established farmers' fair

10:25 AM AEDT | The annual Sydney Royal Easter Show has a rival this year in the form of a smaller, free event at the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park called the Sydney Family Show. It is making an unashamed grab for parents who think the Royal Agricultural Society's show - where family tickets cost almost $95 - has become too expensive.

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Man charged over bashing of Irishman in Sydney's east

10:23 AM AEDT | An Irishman is fighting for his life in a Sydney hospital after allegedly being bashed during a night out in Randwick on Sunday, police say.

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Welcome to country 'tokenistic' for Labor

10:20 AM AEDT | SOUTH AFRICA sings its anthem in three languages, New Zealand in two, but the practice of government ministers acknowledging Australia's traditional landowners remains a moot point in some quarters.

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Obama's Australia visit to go ahead

10:12 AM AEDT | BARACK Obama's trip to Australia is going ahead but his 24-hour visit will be contained to Canberra.

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Rudd hones razor to fund new doctors

10:10 AM AEDT | KEVIN RUDD has raised the stakes in the health wars by promising ''tough decisions'' in the budget in May to fund more than 6000 extra doctors and specialists at a cost of $632 million.

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Floods from Queensland stream into northern NSW March

10:07 AM AEDT | Floods from Queensland have entered northern NSW, cutting off roads and isolating farms and small communities. Following torrential rain that deluged southern parts of Queensland in late February and early March, the State Emergency Service (SES) is warning residents in the Weilmoringle and Goodooga communities, in Brewarrina Shire, to leave their homes because of a risk of property damage

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Rudd's regional hospital diagnosis

9:14 AM AEDT | Canberra, Queanbeyan, Yass and Cooma hospitals should be run by the same body, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd suggested as he announced a $632 million scheme to train more doctors. |

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