US President Barack Obama, back from a tour of Asia, called for the United States to produce more goods to sell across the Pacific, touting trade as a way to revive the troubled US economy.
A MEDICAL researcher, a wildlife rescuer, a Victoria Cross winner and a country music director have taken top honours in the WA Australian of the Year 2010 awards.
THE Victorian ALP has increased pressure on the Federal Government to allow same-sex marriages after passing a motion supporting gay unions at its state conference.
EXTREME weather has hampered firefighting efforts across NSW and more scorching temperatures are on the way, amid warnings the state is facing "unprecedented conditions".
THE biggest party night of the annual Schoolies celebrations is under way on the Gold Coast, with police expecting around 25,000 teenagers to pack into the Schoolies Hub on Surfers Paradise beach until the early hours of tomorrow morning.
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