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MORE evidence has emerged of a long-term trend towards a drier climate in the Murray-Darling Basin and much of southeastern Australia, despite welcome rains in 2010.

Murray-Darling Basin getting drier - study

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TIM Johnston, the chief of failed fuel pill company Firepower, has told a court the federal government department Austrade helped boost his company's profile overseas.

Firepower chief appears in court

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The Obama administration is preparing to send its clearest signal yet that the US is committed to the Asia-Pacific by sending Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on a two-week, six-nation tour of the region.

Clinton to visit Australia in November

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Australians can buy beachfront properties in attractive US cities for less than the cost of houses in Balga or Tuart Hill.

US beachfront homes a bargain

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New Zealand winger Manu Vatuvei will miss the rest of the Four Nations Series after it was confirmed he broke an arm in Saturday's opening 24-10 win over England.

Unlucky break for Vatuvei

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VIDEO: Sheffield Doc/Fest 2010 Film Programmer Hussain Currimbhoy on Joan Rivers and other highlights.

Joan Rivers: Sheffield DocFest 2010 preview - VIDEO

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Australian federal government's recent approval of two giant coal seam gas projects in Queensland will create more than 12,000 jobs, and generate billions of dollars, the Queensland Resources Council said on Saturday.

Queensland gas project in Australia to create 12,000 jobs

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Businessman James Packer is a very savvy operator and his raid on Network Ten shares was a very clever move, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says.

Conroy says Packer raid a clever move

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Alice T. Carter is the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's theater critic and can be reached at 412-320-7808 or via e-mail. Turn off busy Liberty Avenue onto Sassafras Street and descend into the valley where Iron City Brewery once operated.

Blank canvas

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A New Zealand high school teacher has been shot dead by a hunter who mistook her for a deer.

Teacher mistaken for deer, shot dead