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• Origin lifts output 8% in Sept qtr

  30-10-2016 23:50
  Origin Energy's output has lifted eight per cent and revenue 32 per cent to $429.7 million in the September quarter.
  
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• I deserved third over Vettel: Ricciardo

  30-10-2016 23:46
  Australian Fomula One driver Daniel Ricciardo believes Sebastian Vettel should be stripped of his third-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix.
  
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• Inquiry into NSW chemo scandal to begin

  30-10-2016 23:42
  Those at the heart of the NSW chemotherapy under-dosing scandal are set to be grilled when parliamentary inquiry hearings into the matter kick off on Monday.
  
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• Qantas 1Q revenue drops 3% to $3.98bn

  30-10-2016 23:40
  Qantas says first-quarter revenue has fallen three per cent, but underlying profit for half-year is expected to be between $800 million and $850 million.
  
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• Panthers QB Newton: I don't feel protected

  30-10-2016 23:32
  
  Carolina quarterback Cam Newton says he confront NFL commissioner Roger Goodell over his lack of protection from on-field officials.
  
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• CIMIC reaches settlement on Wynn Macau

  30-10-2016 23:27
  Wynn Resorts has agreed to pay CIMIC subsidiary Leighton Contractors (Asia) after reaching a settlement over the disputed Wynn Palace Macau project.
  
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• PPL from Roller to clunker: Xenophon

  30-10-2016 23:25
  The Nick Xenophon Team is sticking to its commitment to keep paid parental leave provisions intact, unless they can be made fairer and more equitable.
  
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• Rookie Gribble in maiden US PGA Tour win

  30-10-2016 23:16
  Cameron Smith was the best-placed Australian in a tie for 11th at the US PGA Tour's Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.
  
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• Woodside's Wheatstone LNG costs to rise 8%

  30-10-2016 23:15
  Woodside Petroleum says its share of capital costs for the giant Wheatstone LNG project will rise after Chevron reported a $US5 billion cost blowout.
  
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• Carolina Panthers snap four-game NFL skid

  30-10-2016 23:11
  Beaten Super Bowl finalists Carolina bounced back to winning ways with a 30-20 NFL victory over Arizona to improve to 2-5 for the season.
  
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• Kiwis to learn fate of injured backs

  30-10-2016 22:01
  Veteran backs Thomas Leuluai and Jason Nightingale await important medical updates as the Kiwis turn their attention to facing Australia in the Four Nations.
  
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• Hamilton wins Mexican F1 Grand Prix

  30-10-2016 22:00
  Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Grand Prix, but the Formula One world championship is still Nico Rosberg's to lose after the German finished second.
  
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• Hamilton wins in Mexico, Rosberg second

  30-10-2016 21:57
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday to cut Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg's lead to 19 points and prevent the German taking his first title with two races to spare.
  
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• EU Commissioner defends Chinese 'slitty eyes' comment

  30-10-2016 21:46
  
  Germany's European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger on Sunday defended his use of the term "slitty eyes" for Chinese people which triggered outrage after they were revealed in a leaked recording of a speech to business leaders
  
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• Fifita extends English Super League stint

  30-10-2016 21:36
  
  Former Cronulla prop David Fifita has extended his contract with English club Wakefield, shunning interest from Newcastle.
  
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• Modi calls PM about bus death concerns

  30-10-2016 21:33
  
  Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has shared his concerns about the death of a Brisbane bus driver during a call with Malcolm Turnbull.
  
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• Hazard and Costa fire warning of Chelsea's title ambitions

  30-10-2016 21:13
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea's points tally after 10 games shows they are twice as good as they were at this stage of last season's Premier League campaign, which considering the form of Eden Hazard and Diego Costa is hardly surprising.
  
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• Aust cedes big house lead to US-CommSec

  30-10-2016 21:06
  
  The average floor area of a new detached home has shrunk in the past five years, according to new research.
  
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• Bishop, Plibersek now preferred leaders

  30-10-2016 21:05
  
  More voters think Julie Bishop and Tanya Plibersek should become the leaders of their competing parties, a Roy Morgan survey says.
  
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• Coalition strikes on Yemen detention centre kill 60

  30-10-2016 20:49
  
  Saudi-led coalition air strikes on rebel-held security buildings in western Yemen have killed at least 60 people, many of them inmates buried under the rubble of a detention centre.
  
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• Man charged with causing train derailment

  30-10-2016 19:59
  A man will appear in court next month charged with causing a cane train to derail in northern Queensland.
  
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• Hoffenheim up to third, Modeste hat-trick boosts Cologne

  30-10-2016 19:59
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Hoffenheim edged visitors Hertha Berlin 1-0 with a first-half goal from Niklas Suele on Sunday to leapfrog their opponents into third place with a fifth straight Bundesliga win.
  
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• Clinton camp ups the pressure on FBI

  30-10-2016 19:53
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign are furious that the FBI chief revealed there is possibly more to come on the email scandal so close to the election.
  
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• Chelsea beat Southampton with Hazard and Costa on target

  30-10-2016 19:49
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea racked up a fourth consecutive league win without conceding a goal as they outclassed Southampton with strikes from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa at St Mary's on Sunday.
  
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• Life under IS revealed in Mosul battle

  30-10-2016 19:44
  As Iraqi forces push towards Mosul, life under Islamic State is being seen as they recapture the town Shura.
  
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• Hodgson defends returning Burgess

  30-10-2016 19:33
  England hooker Josh Hodgson is defending Sam Burgess following some criticism of his performance on his return to international duty.
  
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• WACA no worries for South Africa: Steyn

  30-10-2016 19:00
  South Africa have won their past two Tests at the WACA, with Dale Steyn noting the venue holds no fears for the tourists.
  
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• Mitch Marsh won't ditch either discipline

  30-10-2016 19:00
  Allrounder Mitch Marsh won't focus on one discipline as he attempts to end speculation about his place in the side with a big Test score against South Africa.
  
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• Dugan hopeful of keeping Kangaroos spot

  30-10-2016 19:00
  Josh Dugan believes he's done enough to keep his spot in the centres for Australia's second Four Nations clash against New Zealand.
  
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• Bring it on, say NBL's Taipans after wins

  30-10-2016 19:00
  Winless after three rounds, the NBL's Cairns Taipans have moved off the bottom of the ladder with victories over Melbourne United (83-76) and Illawarra (98-83).
  
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• Disaster expert leads Dreamworld healing

  30-10-2016 17:31
  An experienced police inspector who helped communities recover from natural disasters is leading the healing process after Dreamworld's fatal ride tragedy.
  
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• RBA won't dog nation stopped by Melb Cup

  30-10-2016 17:30
  The Reserve Bank will announce its latest interest rate decision just minutes before the start of the race that stops a nation on Tuesday.
  
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• PM to meet SA indigenous business owners

  30-10-2016 17:30
  Malcolm Turnbull is using his tour of SA to catch up with indigenous business owners who have benefited from the government's Indigenous Procurement Policy,
  
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• Govt to pressure ALP on refugee policy

  30-10-2016 17:30
  The government is expected to ramp up pressure on Labor over asylum seeker policy with a move to ban those in offshore centres from ever entering Australia.
  
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• Lukaku scores one, makes one as Everton beat West Ham

  30-10-2016 17:22
  
  Oct 30 (Reuters) - Romelu Lukaku's 50th league goal for Everton put them on the way to a deserved 2-0 victory over West Ham United on Sunday, ending a run of four league games without a win.
  
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• Zimbabwe fight back after Sri Lanka's 537

  30-10-2016 17:05
  Zimbabwe are 1-88 at stumps on day two of their first Test against Sri Lanka in response to the visitor's first innings total of 537.
  
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• Cilic wins Swiss Indoors

  30-10-2016 16:57
  Croatia's Marin Cilic has beaten Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-1 7-6 (5) to win the Swiss Indoors title.
  
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• Murray beats Tsonga in Vienna

  30-10-2016 16:12
  Scotland's Andy Murray has defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 7-6 (6) to claim the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
  
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• Murray claims Vienna title to stay on course for No.1 ranking

  30-10-2016 16:09
  
  The Briton, seeking to end Serbian Novak Djokovic's stranglehold on the number one spot by the end of the year, was cruising towards his third consecutive title before Tsonga turned the match into a real fight.
  
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• Lack of experience cost England, says Cook

  30-10-2016 15:50
  Inexperience in the conditions was probably England's downfall in their shock Test cricket loss to Bangladesh in Dhaka, says captain Alastair Cook.
  
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• Stokes fined for misconduct in Bangladesh

  30-10-2016 15:21
  England allrounder Ben Stokes has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for ignoring a warning for verbally engaging in the second Test against Bangladesh.
  
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• Bangladesh want more Test cricket majors

  30-10-2016 15:15
  Captain Mushfiqur Rahim says Bangladesh are eager for more Test action against cricket's "big boys" following their first ever Test win over England.
  
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• Bruce's Villa held in Birmingham derby

  30-10-2016 15:14
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce had to settle for a 1-1 draw on Sunday in the Championship (second tier) derby away to bitter local rivals Birmingham City, the club he managed for six years.
  
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• Bangladesh secure first win over England

  30-10-2016 15:14
  Bangladesh have beaten England by 108 runs in the second Test in Dhaka to earn a 1-1 draw in the two-match series.
  
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• Car bomb kills 8 in Baghdad market

  30-10-2016 15:05
  At least eight people are dead after a car bomb exploded in a Baghdad market.
  
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• Ice use soars in rural Australia: study

  30-10-2016 15:00
  A detailed examination of ice use in Australia has shown the number of people using the dangerous drug is double that in regional areas.
  
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• Bishoo, Gabriel restrict Pakistan to 8-255

  30-10-2016 15:00
  Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo and quick Shannon Gabriel have taken seven wickets to restrict Pakistan to 8-255 on the opening day of their third and final Test.
  
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• WTA Finals triumph for Cibulkova

  30-10-2016 14:08
  Dominika Cibulkova has stormed to a 6-3 6-4 victory over world No.1 Angelique Kerber at the WTA Finals in Singapore.
  
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• Lyme doesn't exist in Aust: report

  30-10-2016 14:05
  A new report insists Lyme disease can't be contracted in Australia, despite thousands of Australians claiming to suffer the illness.
  
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• China, Aust look to fight financial crime

  30-10-2016 14:05
  Justice Minister Michael Keenan will look at how China is implementing counter-terrorism laws during a visit to the nation.
  
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