Women who get HPV vaccine still need tests

WOMEN who have had the human papillomavirus vaccine are being reminded they still need to undergo regular screening to prevent cervical cancer. NEW research in the Medical Journal of Australia shows that women who have received the vaccine are...

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Swan disputes PM's 'we saved Aust' comment

WAYNE Swan has hit out at Tony Abbott's claims to have "saved Australia", releasing a letter from Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson praising his role during the global financial crisis. FRESH from the launch of his book The Good Fight - which...

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German arms decision for Iraq 'difficult'

A SENIOR German minister says Berlin's decision to send arms to Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq had been the toughest of his political career. "THIS is the most difficult decision that I have had to make in my career," said German Economics...

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Pacific islands leaders in Samoa for talks

AUSTRALIA is set to discuss oceans, disasters, gender equality and economic growth with its tiny Pacific island neighbours at a United Nations conference this week. FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop and Parliamentary Secretary Brett Mason have travelled...

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Militia takes over US compound in Libya

A MILITIA group says it has "secured" a US embassy compound in Libya's capital, more than a month after US personnel evacuated from the country over ongoing fighting. AN Associated Press reporter walked through the compound on Sunday after the...

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Australia and NZ 'learning from adversity'

SOME of the Australian emergency workers who helped out after the devastating earthquake in Christchurch 2011 are returning to New Zealand. THE workers are attending a conference on what lessons have been learnt from it and other disasters....

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