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<title><![CDATA[Search for husband after woman found dead in shed]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/search-for-husband-after-woman-found-dead-in-shed/2448672.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Police are searching for the missing husband of a woman found dead yesterday, and say they "hold concerns" for him.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:50:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$620m NBN satellites to connect remotest towns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Gillard government has announced that the National Broadband Network will spend $620 million on two new satellites to connect some of Australia's most remote towns.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:53:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Heavyweight challenge is Sonny Bill Wiliams's toughest assignment yet]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/sport/heavyweight-challenge-is-sonny-bill-wiliamss-toughest-assignment-yet/2448575.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sonny Bill Williams says he would rank winning the New Zealand heavyweight boxing belt alongside his Rugby World Cup medal and NRL premiership ring if he overcomes former American footballer Clarence Tillman III tonight.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:16:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I'm bad ... but not that bad: thief goes straight after finding child porn]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A magistrate has praised the actions of a man who stole a wallet and two mobile phones, then turned himself in to police when he found images of what he thought was child pornography on one of the phones, a court has heard.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:16:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seven-tonne fish pulled from water]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/seventonne-fish-pulled-from-water/2448458.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A 10-metre long whale shark has been pulled from the water off Karachi, Pakistan, with plans to put the giant on display.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:01:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guns in NSW: where they are ... legally]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/guns-in-nsw-where-they-are-legally/2448454.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The number of gun licences in NSW is more than 190,000  - according to the latest figures provided by NSW police.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:59:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Springsteen tipped for AFL grand final]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/springsteen-tipped-for-afl-grand-final/2448452.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rumours are swirling that rock legend Bruce Springsteen has been locked in to perform at this year's AFL grand final in a welcome follow-up to last year's disastrous pre-match entertainment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:52:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police pay $5m for false imprisonment and assault]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/police-pay-5m-for-false-imprisonment-and-assault/2448455.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The NSW Police Force was forced to pay out more than $5 million to compensate people it had falsely imprisoned and assaulted last financial year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:40:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kalajzich walks free after 25 years]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/kalajzich-walks-free-after-25-years/2448456.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A quarter of a century after being jailed for the murder of his wife, Andrew Kalajzich has walked free from prison.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jenkins: backbench rebels no threat in political debate]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/jenkins-backbench-rebels-no-threat-in-political-debate/2448453.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Former speaker Harry Jenkins has endorsed backbench rebels in Canberra who defy their party's leadership and speak out on issues.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[St George weir in danger of collapse]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/st-george-weir-in-danger-of-collapse/2448457.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Engineers from Brisbane are on their way to a weir just outside of St George that is in danger of collapsing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:15:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PM Julia Gillard live from Canberra]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/pm-julia-gillard-live-from-canberra/2448284.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister in a live press conference from Canberra.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Clouds: what they mean]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/clouds-what-they-mean/2448354.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Most  Englishmen come to Australia to see the sun. Gavin Pretor-Pinney came to see a cloud.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:35:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Port flash floods: Three drivers rescued]]></title>
<link>http://www.portnews.com.au/news/local/news/general/port-flash-floods-three-drivers-rescued/2448141.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A PRE-dawn deluge flooded roads and caused peak hour traffic jams across the Hastings this morning.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[White wombats - not your average marsupials]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[They are white and very rare.

And for 40 years, wombat rescuer Val Salmon saw only one white southern hairy-nosed wombat - until last October.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tomane 'bit lost' in return to union]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NRL convert Joseph Tomane admits he felt lost playing his first game for the ACT Brumbies and says patience is the key to making a successful transition into Super Rugby.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Working parents go beyond the tuckshop]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Working parents aren't always able to contribute to school life in the traditional ways, but there are other avenues, writes Jane Southward.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bikie's close call as loaded gun fails to fire]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/bikies-close-call-as-loaded-gun-fails-to-fire/2448128.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A bikie had a close encounter with death in western Sydney yesterday, when a loaded gun was pointed at him but failed to fire, police say.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thunderstorms predicted as flood victims face weeks of isolation]]></title>
<link>http://www.therural.com.au/news/national/national/general/thunderstorms-predicted-as-flood-victims-face-weeks-of-isolation/2447749.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THOUSANDS of residents in northern NSW face weeks of isolation as floodwaters from Queensland sweep south, with more bad weather forecast.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimistic RBA elects to keep powder dry]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE Reserve Bank is optimistic about Australia and the world economy, more optimistic than most. That's why it did not cut interest rates yesterday, defying the expectations of most, and a run of predominantly weak data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:47:54 GMT</pubDate>
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