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North Korea has today test-fired two more missiles following similar launches earlier this week.

Health officials have warned against buying the drug Tamiflu over the internet.

Gaffe or honesty: Hockey admits Howard govt mistakes

If the game of politics doesn't allow the players to be candid and admit to policy errors, what hope is there?

A three-week-old baby and two children are among six people who were killed when a fire tore through a 12-storey block of flats in south-east London.

Family winched to safety from stricken boat

A family from Sydney is in hospital after being rescued from their leaking boat in north Queensland.

Casino won't house asylum seekers: Evans

The Federal Government is rejecting reports it has struck a deal to use a casino on Christmas Island to house asylum seekers.

RSPCA protests NT croc safari push

The RSPCA is hoping to persuade Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett to reject the Northern Territory Government's plan to allow crocodile safari hunting.

Fatal accident causes Brisbane traffic chaos

Traffic remains in chaos on Brisbane's Gateway Motorway after a fatal crash that covered the road with hundreds of boxes of pumpkins and capsicums.

Palin to resign as Alaskan governor

Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has announced she is resigning as the Governor of Alaska.

Want gun licence? Go to the post office

In Western Australia the local post office will soon become a distributor of gun licences.