Retailers bracing for a tight Christmas

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Oct. 03 - Retailers are bracing for a lean Christmas with heavy job losses and meagre sales expected amid growing economic uncertainty.

Weather brings relief for Qld firefighters

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Oct. 03 - A change in weather has helped firefighters control a blaze near a Fraser Island resort, after it was sparked from the remnants of a controlled burn-off.

Autistic teen missing in Sydney

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Oct. 03 - Concern is mounting for an autistic teenager who has gone missing on Sydney's north shore.

Newborn left alone as NT mum goes drinking

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SYDNEY (AAP) - Oct. 03 - A Northern Territory woman has been accused of leaving her week-old baby alone so she could go out drinking.

World record for Qld bikini-clad women

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(AAP) - The Gold Coast is officially the bikini capital of the world after 357 women donned the two-piece to set a new world record.

No topic taboo at tax forum, Swan says

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(AAP) - Treasurer Wayne Swan says no topic will be taboo at this week's tax forum and participants won't have their microphones switched off if they mention the GST or the mining tax.

NSW pilot says he didn't see ferris wheel

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(AAP) - The pilot of a light plane that crashed into a ferris wheel on NSW's mid-north coast says he didn't see the fairground ride before his aircraft slammed into it.

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