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Australia shifts focus from gold to gas

After gold, Australia now has shifted its focus on huge deposits of newly found natural gas off its North East coast to earn the post of energy superpower. According to Australia's Resources ministry, projects being ramped up to tap huge undersea fields off the country's northwest could quadruple its exports of liquefied natural gas in the next few years.
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10 health risk must-know for Australian women

The number one killer of women in Australia is not the most fatal cancer, though lung cancer gets the dubious honour. According to Dr Jane Smith, associate professor and representative of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, heart disease, which is the number one health risk, is something most of us can avoid with simple lifestyle changes.
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Pope's shame and remorse over Irish child sex abuse

Pope Benedict apologized on Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by clergy in Ireland and ordered an official inquiry there to try to stem a scandal gripping the Catholic Church which has swept across Europe.
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Australians still undermine asbestos exposure risks

According to the poll of NSW based renovators, 60 per cent admit to exposing themselves to the deadly material and they appear to be flippant about the associated risks. The poll also found frightening levels of exposure to building materials now linked to fatal lung disease.
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Arrow shares halted; Shell/PetroChina to sweeten bid?

Australia's Arrow Energy Ltd asked for trading in its shares to be suspended on Friday, stoking speculation that Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina would sweeten their joint $3 billion offer for the coal-seam gas producer.
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Australian prisons to be supplied sterile needles

According to the Association for Prevention and Harm Reduction Programs Australia (Anex), bans on prisoners possessing drugs and syringes have failed to stop their routine use behind the prison walls.
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Kids bombarded with sexual images

The self-regulation of advertising, and other media industries, has failed to protect children from an onslaught of sexualized content, says the professional body for Australia's psychiatrists.
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Vedanta may separate aluminium business

Vedanta Resources may demerge its aluminium division. According to a report appeared in The Independent in UK, the new firm will be the world's fourth biggest aluminium player, behind Russia's United Company Rusal, America's Alcoa and China's Chalco.
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Australians in country areas have poorest heart health

According to latest findings released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), those living in country and remote areas are more likely to die or need hospital care for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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