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Vic firefighters brace for high risk day

Victorian firefighters face their toughest conditions since Black Saturday amid heat, dry winds and the threat of lightning strikes on Thursday.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 5 hours 23 minutes ago
Samson & Delilah sweeps IF Awards

Gritty love story Samson & Delilah has swept the Inside Film (IF) Awards, claiming six trophies, including best film.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 5 hours 23 minutes ago
Cooper looking to take centre stage

Not content with a bit-part role, Quade Cooper wants to take centre stage for the Wallabies on a more permanent basis.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 5 hours 23 minutes ago
Evans urges ongoing government funding

World champion cyclist Cadel Evans is amazed at the number of people who have taken up the sport because of him.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 5 hours 23 minutes ago
Aussies negative about population growth

More than 60 per cent of Australians think the country would be worse off if the population grew to 35 million by 2050, a new study finds.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 5 hours 23 minutes ago
Iraq VP vetoes vote law, poll date in doubt

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president vetoed an election law on Wednesday over the number of seats for refugees, prompting poll workers to halt preparations and casting new doubt on whether the vote can take place in January.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 5 hours 53 minutes ago
Iraq VP vetoes election law

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president vetoed an election law on Wednesday over the number of seats for refugees, prompting poll workers to halt preparations and casting new doubt on whether the vote can take place in January.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 5 hours 53 minutes ago
Obama concedes delay in closing Guantanamo

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama admitted for the first time on Wednesday that the United States would miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the US war on terror prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 6 hours 52 minutes ago
Chocolate groups Hershey, Ferrero eye Cadbury

LONDON (AFP) - US chocolate maker Hershey and Ferrero of Italy said on Wednesday they were mulling a potential counter-bid for British confectioner Cadbury, the object of a hostile offer from Kraft Foods.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 6 hours 52 minutes ago
British PM unveils final plans before election

LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled a crackdown on the banking industry on Wednesday as part of a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost his party's chances at elections barely six months away.
thewest.com.au - 5 days 6 hours 53 minutes ago