Lungs not our favourite organ: survey

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For Australian women, it's their brains.
Men say it's their hearts.
A new poll asked participants to nominate their most important organ from a choice

Last hurrah for Bellamy, Barrett

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State of Origin III is about NSW's future, say Blues helmsmen Craig Bellamy and
Trent Barrett, but it's one that almost certainly won't feature the current coach or
captain.

Bikers angry at outlaw application

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Bikers say an application by NSW police to declare the Hells Angels a criminal
organisation is unjustified and nothing more than political grandstanding.

Aid groups question asylum seeker policy

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Aid groups are questioning how Labor's new asylum seeker policy differs from the
former Howard government's Pacific Solution.

Hockey tells govt to cool spending

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The Reserve Bank's decision to leave the cash rate unchanged is welcome but
government spending continues to put upward pressure on rates, opposition treasury

Swan welcomes interest rate decision

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Treasurer Wayne Swan says the Reserve Bank's decision to leave the cash rate
unchanged for another month will be welcome news for families and businesses.

Maroons angry over dirty Blues

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(AAP) - Queensland players will resist the temptation to use Wednesday night's "dead" Origin in Sydney to square up for what they believe has been a dirty series by a desperate Blues outfit.

Chad Cornes facing one-game ban

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(AAP) - The bad news continues for Port Adelaide's Chad Cornes, who now faces a one-match AFL suspension.

Eclipse fails to eclipse New Moon

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(AAP) - It had one of the biggest opening weekends of all time but The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has failed to eclipse New Moon's box office record.

Plastic bottle boat sailing to Australia

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(AAP) - A crew sailing a boat made of plastic bottles from San Francisco to Sydney is preparing to set sail from Noumea for the final leg of the 13,000km voyage.

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