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8:29AM Friday October 09, 2009

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BREAKING NEWS: Brisbane snares Fev

Trade week's blockbuster deal complete as Carlton offloads troubled spearhead. 

Aussie dollar punishes pound

dollar LUCY BATTERSBY | Strong jobs outlook and interest rate rise pushes Australian dollar near 25-year high against British counterpart.

ACCC targets Wilson over lost patrols

STAFF REPORTER 6:49am | Consumer watchdog says parking provider didn't carry out as many inspections as it claimed.

Perth vigil for Samoan tsunami victims

CHALPAT SONTI 6:49am | Perth's Samoan community was supposed to celebrate this weekend. Instead they will mourn.

'Hey Hey' awakes to a global loss of face

KARL QUINN 5:23am | It should have been a day for savouring success and contemplating the future.

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    Anna Nicole in murder plot?

    New files reveal FBI concerns that Anna Nicole Smith plotted to kill her late husband's son.

  • Iphone

    War of the smartphones

    Google, Palm, Microsoft, and Apple all jockeying for the attention of consumers ahead of Christmas.

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    Chanel takes on a rural feel

    Chanel's spring-summer fashion show in Paris goes down on the farm - with Lily Allen.

  • Book

    Australia gets e-book reader

    Online book store releasing an international version of the Kindle and slashing its prices.

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    Win! Win! Win!

    Competition: Score a private screening for 20 people to Michael Moore's new film Capitalism: A love story

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WA News

Air-con 'not to blame for WA man's death'

air-france CHALPAT SONTI 7:15am | Air France rejects claims faulty air-conditioning was the reason a WA man died on one of its flights yesterday.

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Police probe shooting links

Shooting at cafe could be linked to Wangara firebombing.

National

Father 'very distressed' over custody ruling

Darcey Freeman ADRIAN LOWE | Man accused of throwing his daughter off the West Gate Bridge was 'upset and crying' after custody hearing.

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The pain of losing billions

James Packer's torment at losing part of Kerry's wealth lingers strong.

World

Furore over minister's sex with brothel boys

Frederic Mitterrand PAOLA TOTARO | The memoir by the French Culture Minister has sparked a national storm after a political opponent read extracts on national TV describing sex with boys in a Bangkok brothel.

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Damir Dokic on hunger strike

Jelena Dokic's father Damir refusing to eat in jail in protest at conviction.

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'Long live Berlusconi'

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has responded defiantly to a court ruling removing his immunity from prosecution while in office. (00:00)

Business Day

Stocks hit year high

stocks 8:16am | Shares touch 12-month highs on rising commodity prices before easing back.

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Money

Make your package pay

Taking part of your salary in benefits can bring tax savings.

Small Business

Make debt your slave

Four ways to rein in 'bad' debt and better manage your loans.

Executive Style

Wayne Cooper's rock style

Wayne Cooper's rock 'n' roll summer men's collection.

National Times

Kids should not be taken on planes

Catherine Deveny CATHERINE DEVENY | I am deeply sorry for travelling on planes with my children when they were babies and toddlers. I am ashamed. I am remorseful. I am scum.

Peter Costello

Peter Costello

There is never a good time to exit. But my time for farewell is now.

Technology

Twitter service disrupted for several hours

twitter down 7:20am | Twitter went down on Thursday prompting devotees of the micro-blogging service to share how they coped without it.

NASA

NASA's lunar dust-up

NASA will throw a one-two punch at the moon tonight.

Travel

Fear of flying? Give these places a miss

Japan Airlines Safety Promotion Centre in Tokyo. Crash museum Charred wreckage, mangled black boxes, goodbye messages on sick bags - Japan's airlines don't bury their air-crash memories, they keep them in museums.

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Boeing delays new jumbo

Nightmare continues for Boeing with 747-8's first flight pushed back.

Drive

First drive: BMW's most fuel efficient car

BMW 118d JEZ SPINKS 8 Oct | 118d hatchback takes fuel economy battle to hybrids but is even better to drive. We also sample twin-turbo diesel versions of the 1-Series hatch and convertible coming to Australia at the end of the year.

Ford Mondeo LX wagon

Ford's new load-lugger

New Mondeo wagon is Ford's answer to Holden's Sportwagon.

Sport

Hawks snare Burgoyne in four-club trade

Shaun Burgoyne 7:45am | After four days of negotiation and hours of official mediation, the last-minute involvement of Geelong will finally deliver Shaun Burgoyne to Hawthorn next year.

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Schenscher set to thrive

Perth Wildcats centre is glad the fans are now in his corner of The Jungle.

Cricket

The winner is ... who?

Bangladeshi upstages greats to win Test Player of the Year.

Soccer

Pay claim won

Now the Socceroos can focus on toppling the Dutch.

Rugy Heaven

Get used to sharing

Giteau wants play five-eighth, but Deans will keep rotating him.