Royal Commission begins in Sydney

BRUTAL bashings and the sexual abuse of children under the care of the Anglican church in NSW will be examined at the next round of public hearings in a national inquiry. The third case study by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses...

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Cancer gene women unprotected: research

MANY Australian women are failing to protect themselves from breast and ovarian cancer despite knowing they carry a dangerous gene mutation, according to a new study. About 20 per cent are likely to have their breasts removed, according to the...

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Bold action needed for Aussie kids: report

AUSTRALIA needs bold action to improve the wellbeing of its young people, says a high-powered group concerned the country is underperforming compared with its peers. The main problems include a lack of support for babies and toddlers, education,...

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Nobel-winning author Lessing dies

DORIS Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and author of The Golden Notebook, has died aged 94. The British author died peacefully at her London home in the early hours of this morning, a spokesman said. Born in Iran in 1919, Ms...

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Eddie Obeid to give evidence at ICAC

EDDIE Obeid will take the witness stand at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Monday as more than three weeks of public hearings into the corrupt former MP's conduct conclude. Since late October the ICAC has been examining...

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