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• Shot Hobart woman out of Paris hospital

  The young Hobart woman who was shot during the Paris terror attacks has been released from hospital but is still coming to terms with her horrific ordeal.Emma Parkinson was shot and injured as she scrambled to escape gunmen who entered the Bataclan concert hall in the French capital and killed 89 people on Friday night.The 19-year-old's uncle, Michael Parkinson, on Tuesday said she was doing well physically and was expected to make a full recovery.He said his niece had been shot in the t..

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• Australia v New Zealand: Shaun Marsh, James Pattinson, Steve O...

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Johnson bags two more as second Test drawnMitchell Johnson wound back the clock, but his swansong finished in a predictable draw between Australia and New Zealand at the WACA.PT1M30S620349Perth:Darren Lehmann says Australia will genuinely consider playing two spinners at home for the first time in a decade in the looming day-night Test - if pitch conditions at Adelaide Oval favour the inclusion of Steve O'Keefe to join Nathan Lyon.The coach said O'Keefe's experience p..

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• Southern right whale migration a cultural tradition passed down...

  

  Southern right whale migration a cultural tradition passed down through the generations, study findsPostedNovember 18, 2015 15:46:11 Southern right whales learn where to go for feeding and breeding by following their mothers rather than by navigating through instinct, recent research has found.An international team led by Macquarie University researchers studied the genetics of groups of southern right whales in Australia and New Zealand and found the whales have maternally directed migrator..

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• Big Bash clubs eye retired Johnson

  

  Mitchell Johnson has called stumps on his time in international cricket, but his services are expected to be highly sought-after should the fast bowler opt to continue his career in the KFC Big Bash League.Johnson, who retired at the end of the second Test at the WACA Ground, was contracted to the Brisbane Heat for three Big Bash seasons but is not yet connected with a club for BBL|05.Quick single:Australia name three additions to Test squadHowever the 34-year-old is contracted to Indian Pr..

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• Retired cop recalls Butterworth admission

  

  A retired Hobart detective remembers colleagues telling him in 1976 that a man admitted killing missing woman Lucille Butterworth.Graham Hickey on Wednesday gave evidence at the inquest into the suspected murder of the 20-year-old typist who vanished from a suburban bus stop in August 1969.He remembers that when suspect Geoffrey Hunt was interviewed in relation to another woman's murder, he told then-detective Ken O'Garey that he also admitted killing Ms Butterworth.Police bosses at the tim..

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• World News Update, What you need to know

  French officials say they are seeking a second fugitive directly involved in the Paris attacks.ELSEWHEREPARIS - The young Hobart woman who was shot during the Paris terror attacks has been released from hospital but is still coming to terms with her horrific ordeal. (FRANCE ATTACKS EMMA) PARIS - Australian residents and visitors in Paris remain vigilant and wary following deadly terror attacks that targeted restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium. (FRANCE ATTACKS WARY)LONDON - ..

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• The secret super-food for runners

  

  byPip CoatesHave you ever had that weird experience when something that was not in your conscious orbit one day is ubiquitous the next? For example, you're thinking of buying a certain model of running shoe and then everyone seems to be wearing it?Or – lately –the way everyone you hear or read about is on a "journey"? As in, "it's been an amazing journey" when actually it's just been them getting a new job or moving house.It drives me nuts. Which is a neat segue to the fact that I have recently ..

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• 'I get sea sick in the bath'

  

  Sydney to Hobart time-lapse2:38Watch a time-lapse of the start of the prestigious Sydney to Hobart yacht race.THE biggest fleet of first-time sailors in recent memory will contest this year’s Sydney to Hobart but Footy Show co-host Erin Molan could be the only one who needs a sea sick tablet just cruising past the Sydney Opera House.The world renown race which regularly attractsAmerica’s Cup stars and Olympic heroesthis year will also boast one of the largest contingents of debutants in the even..

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• Men get breast cancer too: expert

  Breast cancer is a disease dominated by the colour pink, says an expert on the condition in men."We need more awareness of how breast cancer can affect men and more sensitivity in treatment," says Macquarie University's Professor John Boyages.On Wednesday, he will tell the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia's annual scientific meeting in Hobart that 150 Australian men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. But he says they are disadvantaged by a system that is largely geared to..

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• Simple brain training exercises helping chemotherapy patients

  

  Simple brain training exercises helping chemotherapy patients improve memoryPostedNovember 18, 2015 06:47:02 New research shows simple brain training could be the first step in combating memory and concentration problems caused by chemotherapy.Patients often experience these side effects years after finishing treatment.University of Sydney researcher Victoria Bray told a conference in Hobart that 40 minutes of quizzes and puzzles four times a week could be the cure to ongoing cognitive impai..

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