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Fremantle Dockers veteran Heath Black has announced his retirement from AFL football.

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Carlton Football Club and star forward Brendan Fevola have put contract talks on hold until the end of the season.

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Nathan Deakes has been forced out of the Beijing Olympics due to a hamstring injury sustained during a training camp.

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Chad Cornes' season has ended, with the star Power player set to undergo long-awaited surgery.

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Costco, the American retail giant whose prices always undercut those elsewhere, is arriving in Australia.

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The bombing of two buses has put China on heightened terror alert 18 days out from the Olympics with the explosions killing two people and injuring 14 in the south-western city of Kunming.

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A contractor making clothes for sportswear giant Nike has been caught using forced labour in Malaysia.

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One of Australia's greatest hopes of Olympic gold at the Beijing Games, walker Nathan Deakes has been forced to pull out.

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Jailed ABC reporter Peter Lloyd is expected to face a bail hearing in Singapore this afternoon.

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Myer is set to open the first of four stores in the United Arab Emirates by the end of the year, with designers saying Australia will benefit greatly from the new venture.

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Pope Benedict has flown out of Australia following his historic week-long trip in Sydney for World Youth Day.

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Lawyers for former Queensland surgeon Jayant Patel have lodged an application for bail in a Brisbane court - Patel arrived back in Australia this morning.

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Australia's entertainment industry has united to help disadvantaged children, raising money at the annual Music for Children Ball.

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Pope Benedict has had another busy morning before leaving Australia, holding a meeting with four victims abused by Australian clergy.

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Heath Ledger's completed movie the Dark Knight has smashed opening weekend box office records.

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Round 16 of the AFL saw several of the top teams playing crucial matches.

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Greg Norman has surrendered a two-point lead in the British Open to lose to Ireland's Padraig Harrington.

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Australia's entertainment industry united over the weekend to give the gift of music to disadvantaged children.

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Gold medal favourite Grant Hackett has left Australia bound for Beijing with a new world record in his bag.

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The dual Olympic swim champion flew out of Melbourne last night with a new world record in his bags.

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Former Bundaberg surgeon Dr Jayant Patel is about to face court after arriving back in Australia this morning after heavy police guard.

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Pope Benedict XVI has left Australia, bringing to an end a week of World Youth Day celebrations.

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Most Australians believe Kevin Rudd should push forward plans for a carbon trading scheme, even if the rest of the world doesn't.

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The Annual Swamp Soccer World Championships are being held in Finland.

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Accused surgeon Dr Jayant Patel has arrived back in Australia.

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Melbourne and St George-Illawarra square off tonight at Olympic Park to complete Round 19 of the NRL.

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Fremantle has extended its mini-winning streak to three, beating AFL cellar dwellers Melbourne.

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Fremantle has beaten Melbouren to bring up it's third win of the season.

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Grant Hackett has flown out of Melbourne with a message for his swimming rival - he is only going to get faster.

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US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has visited Afghanistan in a trip that lasted just over a day.

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China has been spared the full force of Typhoon Kalmaegi after it came within 20km of it's business capital Shanghai.

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One of Australia's biggest retail stores is going global, with Myer opening it's stores in the Middle East.

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Aussie gold medal favourite Grant Hackett is Beijing bound - he flew out of Melbourne last night.

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An ABC lawyer and news executive have arrived in Singapore to speak to senior reporter Peter Lloyd, who has been arrested on drug charges.

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Pope Benedict is flying out of Australia this morning after a hectic tour which culminated in yesterday morning's mass at Randwick.

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Zimbabwe is introducing a $100 billion banknote as the nation continues to struggle with the world's highest inflation rate.

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The palace rumour mill is reving up with Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton invited to her second Royal wedding this year.