The woman who died was one of 26 injured in the collapse.
School mourns woman in balcony collapse death
A Brisbane school is in mourning after the mother of one of its students died in a balcony collapse this morning. More
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A program is teaching young people the infection risks from body piercing.
Time for change
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Going it alone
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Imprinted on the memory
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'No deposit' loans disappearing
In a sign that credit rationing is now hitting Australian consumers, the Commonwealth Bank has stopped offering no deposit loans.
'Significant breakthrough'
After more than four years and funding dramas, the genome of Australia's largest marsupial, the kangaroo, has been mapped.
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