An elderly man apparently drove "more than 600 km" (approximately 400 miles) "off course" after making a "wrong turn" on November 16, 2009.

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The New South Wales Government says arrests over domestic violence have increased by about 9.5 per cent and charges have gone up by about 11 per cent since changes in police procedure were adopted in January.

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Aboriginal leader Professor Patrick Dodson says modern challenges such as climate change could provide a way for Australians to learn from Indigenous knowledge and values.

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THE developer allowed to build 7200 houses in a controversial Hunter Valley development has not yet handed over any of the thousands of hectares of bushland he promised in return for planning approval.

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On-duty police officers faked raids and extorted tens of thousands of dollars from tobacconists selling illegally imported products, the NSW police watchdog has been told....................

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Inferno due to high winds, dryness & T above 45 degrees C. 108 confirmed dead so far. 750 homes have been destroyed and more than 330,000 ha burnt out, while authorities said some fires could take weeks to contain.

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Victoria, Australia has suffered a bushfire disaster with high winds and a record T of 46.4 C (Melbourne) and 47.8C (Avalon, Melbourne's second passenger airport). Horrendous bushfires have possibly killed 40.

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Information is available about Domestic Violence at local libraries in New South Wales, Australia. The legal resource can assist those suffering from domestic abuse. The state library released publication includes other legal information, as well, in its publication Hot Topics.

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Excerpt: A 24-year-old Australian woman, armed with a YouTube account, is in search of her Prince Charming. Instead of a glass slipper, this woman's sole lead is a left-behind tuxedo jacket.

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Imre Salusinzky writes that a senior NSW cabinet minister is under a cloud, with a senior lobbyist considering making a formal complaint against Police Minister Tony Kelly over alleged intimidation and inappropriate behaviour.

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An illegal brothel is operating in rooms above NSW Premier Nathan Rees's Sydney electorate office.

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In all 60 communities, monitoring for E.coli bacteria over the past eight years found average water samples are well below the national standard for drinking water, which requires that 98 per cent of samples are free of the bacteria (e.coli).

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Sue Fielder says the world cannot wait for the current economic crisis to be over before governments act on climate change. The group has organised a Walk Against Warming, to send a message to governments about the importance of action on global warming.

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Erland Howden (me) is organising the Walk Against Warming - Australia's biggest day of action on climate change. The article also mentions the Hills Against Global Warming and ClimateMovement.org.au

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NSW secondary school students could be issued with $56 million worth of Edubuntu Linux-based laptops as part of Kevin Rudd's digital education revolution.

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AUSTRALIA'S most respected climate scientists have condemned the advice of greenhouse adviser Ross Garnaut and urged the Federal Government to take a more aggressive position at global climate change negotiations.

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The new NSW Police Minister, Matt Brown, has quit the state cabinet just three days after being promoted, as it emerged that he danced semi-naked and simulated a sex act with Wollongong MP Noreen Hay during a late-night party three months ago - a claim that Ms Hay has denied

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In the fury of a moment, a power couple's private lives were stripped bare. Andrew Clennell, Dylan Welch and Alexandra Smith report.

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How many times have you heard an officer declare that a murder or accident victim was "deceased at the scene", when "dead" would probably cover it just as well?

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An assistant director of the top secret NSW Crime Commission who oversighted some of Australia's biggest drug investigations has been arrested for alleged involvement with an international drug ring.

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Edmund Capon, the director of the NSW Art Gallery has admitted fielding complaints from the public about Henson images he displays, including one in which a naked girl is restrained by a naked boy, with both arms around her throat, while another naked girl takes hold of her legs.

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NSW POLICE will be issued with high-tech Taser stun guns to combat violent and volatile criminals and drug addicts.

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So the lemmings at the Labor Party conference have given the Premier and the Treasurer a bruising. Well may they come to regret it.

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Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has denied any suggestion of the federal member for North Sydney Joe Hockey taking over leadership of the NSW Liberal Party. Mr Hockey also confirmed on ABC Radio this morning he would not be leaving Federal Parliament.

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Nurses will have to sit an English test before taking up jobs in hospitals in the Australian state of NSW, after complaints about some with poor language skills.

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