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New government ad rules weaker, auditor says
The federal auditor-general has delivered a scathing assessment of the Government's changes to advertising rules.

Patel's lawyer summing up at manslaughter trial
Jayant Patel's lawyer has urged jurors in Patel's Brisbane manslaughter trial to put out of their minds the media storm that has swirled around client.

NSW school system failed bullied teen: coroner
A coroner has called on the the New South Wales Department of Education to revise its policy on bullying, following the suicide of a 14-year-old boy.