National News

History reveals what's in a name
NEWS.com.au
ANYONE who's wondered how many people have the same name as them can now found out at a new website about the history of baby names.
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Woman had child with 16-year-old boy
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A 25-YEAR-OLD woman who had a baby to a 16-year-old boy has been given a suspended jail sentence - but plans to marry him.
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Nuclear power is the answer - Liberals
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THE Liberals have reignited the nuclear debate, with a frontbencher saying it is the best way to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
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Lost and alone, whale calf seeks its mum
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AN attempt to reunite a whale calf with a pod looks to have failed, with reports of a new sighting today.
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Man, woman and child perish in factory fire
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A COUPLE was killed and a six-year-old boy is missing, feared dead, after a fire engulfed a factory early today.
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Rudd fears for Aussie troops
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THE Prime Minister fears for the future of operations in Afghanistan after Pakistan's president resigned.
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Men charged with having fire bombs
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VICTORIAN police have charged three men over the discovery of incendiary bombs in a car in the state's southeast.
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'Unrepentant' serial rapist is jailed
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AN Adelaide man has been jailed for more than 24 years after a psychiatrist described him as a serial rapist, unwilling to control his sexual urges.
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State brings in new right-of-way law for buses
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MOVE over NT motorists ? public buses now have right-of-way.
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Aussie troops kill Taliban commander
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AUSTRALIAN special forces soldiers have killed a senior Taliban commander responsible for co-ordinating attacks on government facilities in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province.
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Mother 'hid drugs inside baby's nappy'
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POLICE have charged a woman over an attempt to smuggle drugs inside her baby's nappy into a Queensland prison.
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Uluru whistleblower 'feared for safety'
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A FORMER youth worker feared for his safety after a complaint he made about the misuse of funds by a Northern Territory community council staffer was passed on to her by a senior public servant, a court has heard.
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Patel may not have to face trial by jury
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FORMER Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel could be one of the first defendants in Queensland to have the option of a judge rather than a jury trial.
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Farm workers are greatest suicide risks
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FARM workers are more than twice as likely to take their own lives as other people of working age, a study has shown.
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Mamdouh Habib fined over Maccas' fracas
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FORMER Guantanamo detainee Mamdouh Habib was fined today for swearing and offensive behaviour at a McDonald's.
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