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The blond, blue-eyed beauty queen who was booed by audience members at a regional Miss IndiaNZ pageant for not "being Indian enough" is concerned that the incident is being used to label the Indian community as racist.

Beauty queen wants end to racism dispute

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IT WAS snow time in spring across Victoria yesterday. The cold snap dumped snow as low as 500 metres above sea level, with falls reported in areas including Mount Dandenong, around Ballarat and the ranges north-east of Melbourne.

Sleet, snow - it's springtime

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Australia has welcomed the nation's first saint, Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, with cheers, tears of joy and enthusiastic applause.

Australia welcomes first saint

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The Wisdom of Dog by Murray Ball, Hodder Moa, $29.99 When my husband first visited New Zealand he dragged me around the second-hand book shops on the lookout for Murray Ball and Dog.

Intelligent tribute to the old Dog himself

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Thousands have converged on the streets in front of Adelaide's Catholic cathedral to celebrate the canonisation of Sister Mary MacKillop, who for many years made Adelaide her home.

Thousands gather in Adelaide for Mary

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David Bartlett, Julia Gillard and Stephen Conroy launch the National Broadband Network in Tasmania.

Premier of Tasmania and gaming geek

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The show's "secret dancer" deserves ten out of ten, says Hilary Alexander. Ann Widdecombe and Anton Du Beke on Strictly Come Dancing Photo: PA I was lucky enough to be invited to watch Strictly Come Dancing "live" as a member of the audience on Saturday night.

You'll never get to see the best mover on Strictly Come Dancing

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Today is Monday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2010. There are 74 days left in the year.

On Oct. 18, 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between New...

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Fly Fishing in New Zealand Lakes, by John Kent and David Hallett, Penguin, $67 A picture is worth 1000 words, so the saying goes.

Great photos make this a great catch

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TWO workers from a cattle station in Queensland's southwest were helping with a muster when their plane went down, killing them instantly.

Cattlemen dead in plane crash