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Independent Wilkie backs Gillard
One of four key independent lawmakers endorses Australian PM Julia Gillard, leaving her two seats short of the majority needed to form a government.
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US and China manufacturing grows
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Wallabies lose after leading S Africa
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BBC Burmese marks 70 years of broadcasting
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'Dear Leader'
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Kazakh artwork on show outside Central Asia for the first time
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Bryant's Australia
Groundhog Day as independents take time to decide who to back
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Heart and Soul
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