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Surfer seriously injured in shark attack

Beaches south of Newcastle are closed indefinitely after yesterday's shark attack on a 44-year-old man at Redhead Beach.

Glen Folkard was surfing on Wednesday afternoon when he was attacked by what is believed to be a bull shark.

He suffered serious injuries to his upper leg and torso as the shark struck, taking a large chunk out of his board.

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Dumbing-down our political leaders

Voters are fickle and their wants are manipulated by the most capricious of factors. Expectations change on a dime.

But the idea that voters are turned-off by overt intelligence is both a reality and thoroughly alarming.

How on earth can having a leader who is smarter than us be a bad thing?

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13 killed in Afghanistan attacks

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed seven policemen and two civilians in an attack in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an official said.

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World

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Cruise captain claims he 'fell into lifeboat'

The captain who ran his cruise ship onto rocks off the Italian coast has reportedly told investigators he "tripped and fell into a lifeboat" as the stricken ship began to take on water.

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Business

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World Bank slashes growth forecasts

The World Bank has slashed its global economic growth forecasts, warning of significant downside risks and fragility amid the eurozone's debt problems and weakening growth in emerging powerhouses.

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Politics

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Report advises on Indigenous constitutional recognition

The Federal Government will today receive the recommendations from an expert panel about how best to recognise Indigenous people in the Constitution.

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Sport

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Tomic downs Querrey in four tough sets

Bernard Tomic battled through to a third round encounter with Alexandr Dolgopolov after downing American Sam Querrey in four tough sets at the Australian Open.

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Science and Technology

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Greece to rent out ancient sites

In a move bound to leave many Greeks and scholars aghast, Greece will open up some of the debt-stricken country's most-cherished archaeological sites to advertising firms and other ventures.

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Environment

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Rare snow leopard cubs caught on camera

Researchers capture rare photos of the critically endangered snow leopard in a wild, mountainous area of Tajikistan.

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