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Beloved pets vanish

10:34 AM AEDT | THERE'S something strange happening in Finlay Street, Blacktown.

New taxi stand is secure

10:35 AM AEDT | WESTPOINT Blacktown's new taxi stand is safer and more accessible.

$20,000 scholarship is good incentive

10:33 AM AEDT | SEVEN HILLS first year law student Ranislav Palangetic chose the University of Western Sydney's legal course because, he said, it was the best.

Blindness no handicap to all-rounder

Rip-snorting country fun

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Focus put on women's health

Sheedy gets down to work

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SLIDESHOW: Photos of the month for November

03 Dec 09 | Fairfax Community Newspaper photographers have put their favourite photos up in a slideshow for November - www.yourguidephotos.net

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SLIDESHOW: WWE Superstars at Westpoint Blacktown

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Skater vies for top gong

10:36 AM AEDT | IN-LINE speed-skating would be skating on thin ice if it wasn't for the Blacktown City Sports Awards.

Baseballer sets sights on academy

10:33 AM AEDT | MATTHEW Godbold is waiting for some important news in the mail.

Triple saves the day

Jim in the hunt for rally success

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Coalition to offer six months off to parents

8:45 AM AEDT | A SIX-MONTH scheme of paid parental leave and plans to extend to nannies similar pay and conditions as childcare workers are at the heart of a Coalition policy being designed to woo family and female voters.

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Iran ups the ante in battle with West on uranium

8:47 AM AEDT | BEIRUT: In a possible move to deflect attention from Iran's political woes, the President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has ordered the nation's atomic energy agency to begin enriching uranium from 3.5 per cent to 20 per cent purity to serve as fuel for a Tehran medical reactor.

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Q: What's your favourite Michael Jackson album?

Off The Wall

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HIStory

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Financial Help For Families Facing Mortgage And Debt Stress

16 Jul 08 | The are many avenues of help for families with debt problems, including government bodies. There are legal schemes for people under mortgage stress or in financial difficulty. The Office of Fair Trading encourages people to avoid property repossession whenever possible.

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