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• Cyclones set to hit both coasts
  RANGERS have begun evacuating holidaymakers from Fraser Island as an intense low pressure system headed for the popular tourist destination.
• Judge warns on costly fights over small wills
  A SUPREME Court judge has warned against disputing small value wills after 40 per cent of an estate was eaten up by legal fees in one of his trials.
• Emergency brain surgery after freak bike crash
  AN amateur cyclist involved in a "freak" racing accident in Tasmania's north-west is tonight undergoing emergency surgery.
• Parliament creche plan scrapped
  FEDERAL MPs have scrapped plans for a childcare centre in Parliament House, saying $80 a day is "astronomical", even though many ordinary parents pay more.
• $40,000 library fine coming for couple
  A COUPLE has been arrested after police allegedly found more than $40,000 worth of library books and DVDs in a house south of Brisbane.
• Crashed chopper retrieved
  SAFETY inspectors are pulling from the water a helicopter that crashed into the Yarra River last night, killing pilot Edward Geldard in front of horrified diners.
• Legal action on Peter Brock model car
  MOTOR racing great Peter Brock's legacy is at the centre of a new legal tug-of-war.
• Yoga class first, then Minister apologises for death
  IT took nine days for Health Minister Reba Meagher to apologise to the family of eight-year-old Isaraelu Pele, who died of meningitis after being turned away from two Sydney hospitals.
• Man charged with random stalkings
  A MAN faces a number of charges, including stalking, after allegedly trying to run down a tourist and a couple with a baby in far north Queensland.
• Rowers arrive in Sydney to a heroes' welcome
  A TEAM of four rowers has set foot on Australian soil after completing the first trans-Tasman row in 31 days.