» BEAZLEY ON PETROL Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says the Government
should do more to protect motorists from high petrol prices.
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» RESCUE CHIEF REPLACED The controversial head of emergency operations
for the US Gulf Coast has been replaced.
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» KATRINA TOLL US Homeland security officials say the death
toll from Hurricane Katrina may not be as high as first feared.
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» OPHELIA WEAKENS In a reprieve for Americans, Hurricane Ophelia
has weakened to a tropical storm and has begun to move away from Florida's coastline.
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» IRAQ PRESIDENT IN US Speaking in Washington, Iraqi President Jalal
Talabani says he believes there'll be no further need for US forces in his country within two years.
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» VACCINATION PROGRAM European nations have launched a $5 billion
program to provide lifesaving vaccinations for people in poor countries.
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» HOOKES JURY The jury in the trial of the bouncer accused
of killing former test cricketer David Hookes resumes deliberations today.
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» GAZA WITHDRAWAL Israeli troops are demolishing remaining military
installations in final preparations for a pullout from the Gaza Strip.
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» LIFESAVERS RETURN Volunteer surf lifesavers from Townsville to
the Gold Coast are starting full patrols today with the expectation of a busy summer.
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» GRANNY KILLER DEAD Notorious granny killer John Wayne Glover has
been found dead in his Lithgow jail cell.
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