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The death toll is climbing after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile buckling roads, tearing apart houses and triggering a world-wide tsunami alert / Reuters
MoreWarning: Stay away from beaches
AUTHORITIES warn Aussies not to be tempted to go sightseeing as tsunami heads our way.
'Megathrust' has locals running for lives
AT least 150 dead as 8.8 quake hits Chile, slicing highways and shaking buildings "like jelly".
Sexual misconduct reports rife in schools
OVER 150 teachers reported for sexual misconduct with students in two years, documents say.
Dejected Garrett 'won't quit politics'
A BAREFOOT and miserable Peter Garrett insists he will contest the next election despite demotion.
Massive crowds celebrate Mardi Gras
THOUSANDS turn out to party as revellers take in the colourful, raucous Mardi Gras parade.
The tragic abduction and death of Trinity Bates captured readers' thoughts this week
Canberra
Darwin
Call for rape accused to wed goat victim
THE owner of a goat allegedly raped is demanding the two accused make traditional wedding arrangements.
'World's oldest dog' a pub regular
THE oldest dog in the world has racked up 147 dog years. Her secret? A weekly pub crawl.
TV show has dogs howling to wrong tune
AN American courtroom drama makes dogs howl uncontrollably when its theme music plays.
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Beer belly saves bartender's life
A BARTENDER says all he could do was laugh when doctors told him his belly saved him in an attack.
'Lucky' hunter shot through arms by mate
MAN lucky to be alive after mate trips and shoots him through both arms with high-powered rifle.
Nepal's call to be king of the small
A NEPALESE teenager has left home on a mission to smash the world's smallest man record.
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Avatar, Dylan and Monty Python suck
IT'S hard sometimes to hate popular things, but Leigh Sales thought Avatar was rubbish and finds Python completely unfunny.
National & Local
Airports 'wide open' to terrorist attack
GAPING holes have left airplanes and iconic public places wide open to terror attacks, security experts and former airline staff claim.
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Labor's sweet face kicks off campaign
KRISTINA Keneally will begin the fight of her political life with a personal plea to voters to give her a chance in an unprecedentedly early election campaign.
Clem7 preview warning
AUTHORITIES are urging people who have not registered for today's historic walk through Brisbane's new CLEM7 tunnel to stay away.
Blunted Brumby
THREE key pledges John Brumby made more than ten years ago to tackle knife crime in Victoria still remain unfulfilled.
Our great southern lane
TRAFFIC lights regulating the entrance to the Southern Expressway will be removed and an overpass built to allow traffic to flow freely.
It's raining fish ... no really
WHILE the Top End and Central Australia have been battered by torrential rains, a Territory town has had fish falling from the sky.
Man stabbed to death in street
A MAN has been stabbed to death in Clarendon Vale, on Hobarts Eastern Shore - just metres from his grandmothers house.
World
Trainer 'to blame' for her own death
A KILLER whale was just "curious" about a trainer's pony tail and wanted to play with the "new toy", a former head trainer says.
Award-winning images captured by some of the world's top professionals
City stuns Blues, Bridge revenge
WAYNE Bridge got his revenge on John Terry as Manchester City dented nine-man Chelsea's title with a 4-2 upset at Stamford Bridge.
Business
Business
AIG posts $10 billion loss for quarter
AILING insurer has reported an $9.94 billion quarterly net loss after a reduction in the billions it owes the White House.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:10PM
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOW | Woolworths | 26.84 | 5.46% |
| AGK | AGL Energy | 14.37 | 4.13% |
| IFN | Infigen Energy | 1.28 | 4.06% |
| QBE | QBE Insurance G.. | 21.4 | -6.96% |
| ESG | Eastern Star Gas | 0.665 | -5.68% |
| EWC | Energy World Co.. | 0.26 | -5.46% |
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Money
Money
Homeowners 'overpaid' for houses
A QUARTER of homeowners who bought and sold their property in the past five years have lost more than $54,000 on average.
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Entertainment
Whitney Houston's strain on Aussie tour
WHITNEY Houston snapped showing signs of stress as her disastrous Aussie tour continues.
Entertainment Features
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Travel
Flight grounded as hosties come to blows
A FLIGHT in the US was cancelled after two flight attendants got into a fist fight, according to local reports.
Travel Features
Backpacking Brits say al-Qaeda strongholds in Africa more hospitable than London
Shoppers flee Dubai's mega mall as water gushes from the shark-filled aquarium
Technology
Google strangles competition - Microsoft
MICROSOFT is accusing Google of unfair tactics from Google which lock users in to using its products.
Online ombudsman for Facebook woes?
UPDATE: Independent senator Nick Xenophon has welcomed Kevin Rudd's announcement he will consider the establishment of an online ombudsman.
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