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www.smh.com.au - News Index for 12/10/2008


National

Mother's hell as daughter charged with sister's killing

Stand by for more kids: Birds defiant

Rudd faces grey fury if pensions ignored

'I'm going to cut your head off'

Baby flung from car in crash

Voters set to hand Rees a thrashing

In the mood for a change

Hot seat in thick of it once again

Pill to prevent cancer

Greens decry food label laws

Bitar pitches for united Labor

Tough new pool safety rules

Future farms over our heads

Testing time for students

Boys' schools break barriers: single-sex success story

Life of the party may be at risk

Timber death traps: rural bridge safety fears

Ban 'sexy' ads, say Catholics

Runway construction takes off... flight noise comes in to land

Harbour islands to be celebrated

Porn found, police say

Fire leads to discovery

Club stoush bowls out member

Anglicans out to connect

World

Nightmare that ended in a quiet inlet

Arbour views

Somali pirates hijack Greek tanker

United we stand

Wars without end

Allies, unless it's the tough stuff and more troops are needed

Downer avoids traps of his new brief

Rudd must decide on Afghan commitment

Critical report against Palin adds to Republican camp woes

Obama soars ahead of McCain in poll

They're the Aussies barracking for Obama

Palin investigation goes ahead

Parties can't see funny side of Saturday Night

Obama's link to activist deplored

Do nothing is Obama's best tactic

Obama fans dare hope dreams will come true

McCain delivers a mortgage belter

McCain's flying skills shot down by inquiry

Palin on attack over Obama's terrorist 'pal'

McCain has narrow lead in the 'burbs

Hockey mom sticks it to the sceptics

Dazzling smiles but status quo remains

Americans twitter vice-presidential debate

Don't be fooled, Palin is Bush in pumps

US sells nuclear fuel to India

Festival time, so even the most ideological give way

When words are not enough

Business

Bush pleads for unity to fight global economic meltdown

Nation's best minds make survival plans

BankWatch coming your way

The fall of the little Aussie battler

Black Friday

Swan touts Australian way

Property experts upbeat on outlook

$A plunge adds to petrol cost

Quieter on the boom front, just for now

Digging in for a credit winter

It's a crash, but not as we know it

Japan joins ranks of frightened as the bankruptcies begin

Nervous investors dump dollar

Judge warns investors over lawyers' domination

Authority orders CVC to sell in Darwin

Watchdog blames Apa