Quake – father of missing Aussie hopeful
THE father of an Australian surfing guide missing after a powerful undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia says he hopes his son is simply out of mobile phone range.

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Andy Murray and Laura Robson set for Aussie reunion at next year’s Hopman Cup
Andy Murray will again warm up for the Australian Open by partnering Laura Robson at the Hopman Cup. The British pair will compete in Perth in January.

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Two more Aussie athletes out of Games
Australian athletes Scott Martin and Hayley Butler have become the latest withdrawals from the Delhi Commonwealth Games due to injury.

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Financial losses threaten Aussie GP
The Australian GP has come under fire after figures showed the cost to Victorian taxpayers had ballooned 15-fold in the space of 11 years…

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Aussie in intensive care in Croatia
A 24-year-old Australian woman in seriously injured after falling from a 14 metre cliff in Croatia.

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MACC helps in Aussie bribe probe
MELBOURNE: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers have interviewed a Malaysian businessman about his alleged work as a middleman for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) banknote firms, Securency and Note Printing Australia, between the late 1990s and 2007, it was reported here. The Age newspaper said notes from interviews in Kuala Lumpur had been sent to the Australian Federal …

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FIFA team to inspect Aussie Cup bid
FIFA delegates have touched down in Sydney to run the rule over Australia’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup.

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Aussie rules, but for how long?
SOCCER is threatening to dethrone Aussie rules in Victoria as the war between the sports intensifies.  

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Stosur hopes for Aussie away day boost
SAM Stosur has blasted her way into the French Open final. Join our live coverage of the game.

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Aussie banks’ NZ profits ‘pretty glum’
Profitability for the New Zealand operations of Australia’s banks will remain depressed and prompt a credit squeeze or further consolidation across the Tasman.

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Tszyu in Aussie Hall of Fame
Former IBF, WBA, WBC 140 pound champion Kostya Tszyu (31-2, 25 KOs) will be inducted into the Australian Boxing Hall-Of-Fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria on October 9. Tszyu captured the world amateur junior welterweight title in Sydney, Australia and would launch his professional career under the guidance of Bill Mordey and trainer Johnny Lewis in 1992.

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Aussie mauled by wombat
MELBOURNE – AN AUSTRALIAN man who survived last year’s devastating bushfires was recovering on Tuesday after a wombat repeatedly attacked him outside his temporary home, an official said. The 60-year-old, who is living in a caravan while his home in Flowerdale, northeast of Melbourne, is rebuilt following the February 2009 fires, found the animal outside his door.

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