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Outspoken figure and serial political candidate Pauline Hanson is packing up her bags and departing for a new life, claiming that Australia is no longer the land of opportunity.
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- Afghan offensive claims civilian victims
- British author Dick Francis dies
- Pauline Hanson to emigrate to Britain
- Yemeni helicopter crash kills 10 soldiers
- Twelve rescued as rain brings more floods
- Police investigate Scottish kilt dropper
- Seven airs retraction over 'Rann affair'
- Brittany Murphy Foundation 'not a charity'
Unions to unveil Abbott vendetta
AUSTRALIA'S richest unions will unleash a ferocious assault to combat Tony Abbott's rising star.
Wild brawl leads to a DIY police force
A LOCAL council fed up with too much crime and too few police is set to create it's own police force.
School teacher replaced by a website
FURIOUS parents of year 12 students discover their kids are being taught by a computer.
Network backtracks over 'Premier's affair'
NEW twist surrounding allegations of a sexual relationship between a waitress and a state Premier.
MasterChef nearly scrambled my marriage
MASTERCHEF winner reveals the secret strain her time on the hit TV show put on her marriage.
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
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'
A LOCAL ghost and traffic lights among suspects in a car mystery that's baffling a British town.
Sex addict runs out of women
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
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
A MAN has come up with an unorthodox alternative to spaying and neutering dogs.
Who was on the monkey bus?
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
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
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
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
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
A $10 million drought assistance package for the Riverland will be unveiled on Monday by Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond.
Electricity bills set to soar
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
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
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
PRESSURE on Telstra's beleaguered stock will be unrelenting this week as a wave of analysts' downgrades continues.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:10PM
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGO | Atlas Iron | 2.09 | 8.85% |
| EHL | Emeco | 0.725 | 8.2% |
| 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
LOW purchase prices, less petrol and free parking prompts a boom in city scooter sales.
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Entertainment
Celebrity builder targeted by gangsters
AUSSIE larrikin Scott Cam is being used by gangs to lure people to hand over their bank details.
Entertainment Features
Police locate a body buried in Christian Bale's front yard
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Travel
The perfect proposal destination?
THERE can be few moments more daunting for a man than proposing to his partner, so the perfect location is crucial.
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
Aussies get 'smart' shirts that block BO
AN AUSTRALIAN company has released a hi-tech shirt that can detect and neutralise body odour without affecting other scents.
Wireless internet eats into`fixed' broadband
AUSTRALIANS are increasingly turning to wireless services to get their broadband internet.
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