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Paumen leads Dutch women into hockey final
Wed Aug 20th at 11:07 am

Maartje Paumen has continued her amazing goal scoring spree as the Netherlands trounced Argentina 5-2 to cruise into their second successive Olympic women's hockey final.

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Robles coasts into sprint hurdles final
Wed Aug 20th at 11:00 am

World record-holder Dayron Robles of Cuba oozed confidence as he swept into the Beijing Olympics 110 metres hurdles final on Wednesday evening.

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Bolt strikes twice to claim sprint double
Wed Aug 20th at 10:30 am

Usain Bolt has become the first man since Carl Lewis to compete the sprint double at the Olympics.

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Boomers blown away by US
Wed Aug 20th at 10:26 am

The Boomers have been comprehensively thrashed by the USA, 116-85.

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Croak, Wu through to 10m platform semis
Wed Aug 20th at 10:00 am

Australian divers Alexandra Croak and Melissa Wu have qualified for the semi-final of the women's 10 metre platform at the Beijing Olympics.

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Mottram misses 5,000m final
Wed Aug 20th at 10:00 am

Australia's Craig Mottram has failed to make the final of the men's 5000 metres at the Beijing Olympics.

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Hull throws support behind Pacific workers scheme
Wed Aug 20th at 9:45 am

Nationals MP Kay Hull has defended the Govt's new Pacific island worker scheme against attacks from Brendan Nelson.

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Officials get knickers in a twist over hockey jockeys
Wed Aug 20th at 9:37 am

The Olympic dress code applies to places never seen, it seems, with the New Zealand hockey manager banished from the field at a crucial men's match because officials o...

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Renshaw bows out of men's 800m
Wed Aug 20th at 9:35 am

Australian Lachlan Renshaw has failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 800 metres at the Olympics, finishing sixth in heat one in a time of 1 minute, 49.19 ...

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Miankova wins women's hammer gold
Wed Aug 20th at 9:23 am

Aksana Miankova of Belarus won the Olympic Games women's hammer gold medal.

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Perez triumphs in men's -58kg taekwondo
Wed Aug 20th at 9:15 am

Mexico's world silver medallist Guillermo Perez has won the Olympic taekwondo men's -58 kilogram gold, narrowly beating Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republi...

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Wu clinches taekwondo gold
Wed Aug 20th at 9:15 am

World champion Wu Jingyu has beaten Thailand's unfancied Buttree Puedpong in the women's -48 kilogram final to win China's first taekwondo gold medal at the Beijing Ga...

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Henzell knocked out in seven-game classic
Wed Aug 20th at 9:14 am

Australia's William Henzell has been beaten in the second round of the men's table tennis at the Beijing Olympics.

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61yo surrogate mum reportedly gives birth
Wed Aug 20th at 9:14 am

A 61-year-old Japanese woman has given birth to a surrogate child, an obstetrician in central Japan said.

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Captain Cook's boomerang set for auction
Wed Aug 20th at 7:15 am

An Aboriginal boomerang collected by Britain's Captain James Cook on his first trip to Australia - which was then New Holland - in 1770 but lost to public sight ever s...

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Forestry Tas defends its wedge-tailed eagle monitoring
Wed Aug 20th at 6:15 am

Forestry Tasmania has defended its monitoring of the endangered wedge-tailed eagle.

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Nyrstar expansion poses power, rail questions
Wed Aug 20th at 6:09 am

There's concern about the impact a possible expansion of Hobart's zinc smelter could have on Tasmania's power supply.

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Education Dept agrees to investigate cancer cases at Hazelwood School
Wed Aug 20th at 6:09 am

Tasmania's Education Department expects to report back to staff at Hobart's Hazelwood School within two weeks about how it plans to investigate a possible cancer cluster.

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Alleged war criminal Zentai granted bail
Wed Aug 20th at 6:00 am

An 86-year-old alleged war criminal has been granted bail while he continues to fight efforts to have him extradited.

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No baby whale feeding solution after expert talks
Wed Aug 20th at 5:29 am

Concerns about a baby whale abandoned off Sydney's northern beaches are growing after talks with US experts failed to come up with a way to save the animal.

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Set back for train drivers' plan for industrial action
Wed Aug 20th at 5:18 am

Train drivers at Rio Tinto's Pilbara mines have had a setback in their plan to take industrial action over a pay and conditions dispute.

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Nelson questions Pacific worker scheme
Wed Aug 20th at 5:13 am

Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has toughened his stance on the Federal Government's Pacific guest worker trial.

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Gunns share price continues to fall
Wed Aug 20th at 5:00 am

Shares in Tasmanian timber company Gunns have closed down more than four per cent for the day, finishing at $1.67.

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Beaconsfield witness asks to revise his evidence
Wed Aug 20th at 5:00 am

A witness at the Launceston inquest into the death of a Beaconsfield miner says he was confused when he took the stand and has asked to revise his evidence.

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Asbestos fund threatened by tax case: James Hardie
Wed Aug 20th at 4:47 am

James Hardie says the fund set up to compensate victims of asbestos-related diseases is in a good cash position but future contributions could be under threat if it lo...

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New approach needed to reduce road toll: Albanese
Wed Aug 20th at 4:38 am

Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed concern that a declining national road toll appears to have stalled.

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BHP chief sidesteps China criticism
Wed Aug 20th at 4:14 am

The chief executive of the world's biggest miner and a major sponsor of the Beijing Olympics has refused to buy into criticism of China's human rights and freedom of s...

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West coast evacuations increase
Wed Aug 20th at 4:09 am

New figures show medical evacuations from Tasmania's west coast have more than doubled since the mining boom took off.

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Miners lift local market
Wed Aug 20th at 4:02 am

Investors have driven up the miners after a boost in commodity prices, but for the banks it has been a lacklustre session, after a poor performance on Wall Street over...

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Police Minister interviewed in Commissioner investigation
Wed Aug 20th at 4:01 am

Tasmania's Police Minister, Jim Cox, has revealed he has been interviewed by police as part of an investigation into the state's Police Commissioner, Jack Johnston.

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