Matty Johns intends to tone down his sexually based humour when he returns to TV
It can be hard for women to leave the kids at home with dad
Mums-to-be turned away
Calls to test young drivers to ensure only those with "mature brains" get licences
Single Aussie women are living it up on their own rather than settling for Mr Average
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Crocodile a whiter shade of pale
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A FISHING party has the shock of its life after coming face to face with rare albino crocodile.
Drivers locked out of cars in 'black hole'
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A LOCAL ghost and traffic lights among suspects in a car mystery that's baffling a British town.
Sex addict runs out of women
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SEX addict Danny James had to move out of a town because he had slept with every girl in it.
Arrest after backside of girl, 1, tattooed
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A US man faces five years jail for allegedly tattooing the bottom of a baby, who was not his daughter.
Man invents chastity belt for dogs
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A MAN has come up with an unorthodox alternative to spaying and neutering dogs.
Who was on the monkey bus?
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MORE evidence has emerged of the elusive monkey that is running around one of our cities.
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Garrett misses roof meeting to go bush
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PETER Garrett will not be attending talks surrounding deadly foil insulation as he is 'going bush'.
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Thief targets old in retirement village
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A "CRUEL" thief targeted an elderly couple at a retirement village, pushing over the man who is suffering from dementia and stealing his wallet yesterday.
Pauline packs bags for UK
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CONTROVERSIAL former One Nation MP Pauline Hanson is bound for the UK, saying she's not just finished with politics, she's through with Australia too.
Flashmob proposal
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DANIEL Golshevsky wasn't the only guy to pop the question on Valentine's Day - but he sure did it in style.
Libs' $10m lifeline for Riverland
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A $10 million drought assistance package for the Riverland will be unveiled on Monday by Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond.
Electricity bills set to soar
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POWER prices are set to rise more steeply than feared, with revised figures showing bills will go up 77 per cent unless the Government bails out Verve Energy.
Cop charged after bretho bolt
A TERRITORY police officer has been charged with drink driving after doing a runner from a roadside breath test station.
Voters in state of uncertainty
<b>SUE NEALES:</b> The major parties need to spell out their plans if next month's state election results in a hung parliament.
World
Police investigate Scottish kilt dropper
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BRITISH police are investigating after a Scottish rugby fan exposed himself on live television.
NASA is selling three retired space shuttles - for an astronomical $31 million each
Sydney FC crowned premiers
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SYDNEY FC secured their first A-League Premier's Plate with a stunning 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory at the SFS.
Business
Business
Telstra facing new blows with downgrades
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PRESSURE on Telstra's beleaguered stock will be unrelenting this week as a wave of analysts' downgrades continues.
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AAC | Australian Agri.. | 1.35 | 8.0% |
GNS | Gunns Limited | 0.93 | -6.07% |
MOF | Macquarie Offic.. | 0.28 | -5.09% |
ISF | iSOFT | 0.62 | -4.62% |
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Cost-effective scooters change city roads
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LOW purchase prices, less petrol and free parking prompts a boom in city scooter sales.
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Police locate a body buried in Christian Bale's front yard
Miranda long legs
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Travel
Travel Features
Top 10 romantic Aussie hotels for Valentine's Day
Quiz: Celebrity love match
British Airways unveils its new $176m first class, including much roomier lie-flat seats
Technology
Wireless internet eats into`fixed' broadband
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AUSTRALIANS are increasingly turning to wireless services to get their broadband internet.
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Staying in the same job is so 2009
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