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Survivors of Chile's 8.8-magnitude earthquake have begun looting supermarkets for food while rescuers race to find people alive under the mountains of rubble / AP
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Towns 'swept away' in Chile
AFTERSHOCK strikes Chile as quake toll passes 700 with millions left homeless.
Driver 'wanted to kill DJ', court told
WOMAN reversed her car over a young musician for a second attempt at "killing him", court hears
Massive drop in the price of petrol
PETROL prices have fallen to their lowest point this year, with drops of more than 5c a litre in one city.
The web filter minister and the delete key
NAMES and dates deleted from site after questions asked about missing references to web filter.
Bingle 'caught in nude photo scandal'
A PHOTO reportedly taken by Brendan Fevola during the couple's affair is doing the rounds.
Courtney Love dons strange headwear at fashion week
Peter Andre's model romp
A million hotel rooms in the Asia Pacific will be sold at half-price as experts warn rates will rise
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Darwin
The most expensive inflight meal
A PASSENGER became so irate that he could not claim his $15,000 winning lottery ticket mid-flight that he took an odd action.
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.
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National & Local
Drama teacher filmed girls undressing
A FORMER drama teacher at a girls' school has pleaded guilty to using a camera to film his students as they changed into costumes.
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P-plate cheaters logging up the lies
A QUARTER of all P-platers are falsifying their learning log books because of the "impossible" 120 hours required to reach their driving test, it has been found.
Men killed 'testing Porsche'
LATEST: TWO men killed when a Porsche collided with a truck in Brisbane's south were testing specialists for a suspension and steering repair shop.
Victim 'unsteady' before alleged punch
A FOOTY player who died during grand final celebrations in Geelong was "very very drunk" before the incident, a court heard today.
Driver killed by fallen tree
A MAN died in the Adelaide Hills overnight after his car smashed into a tree uprooted by strong winds, which are still causing havoc across Adelaide.
Second body found at Greenmount house
A SECOND body has been discovered by police investigating the death of a man at a Greenmount property yesterday.
Thieves stab man in home invasion
A DARWIN man had to be taken to hospital yesterday after he was stabbed during a home invasion.
Goggin poised to pounce
TASMANIA'S Mathew Goggin remains in contention heading into the final round of the $A6.75 million Phoenix Open golf tournament.
World
School student missing after routine jog
MORE than a thousand volunteers scoured a California lake overnight for signs of a missing teenager.
A Cold War-era nuclear bunker in a national park has been put up for auction on eBay
Storm start season with world title
A LATE Anthony Quinn try seals an 18-10 victory for Melbourne Storm over Leeds Rhinos in the World Club Challenge at Elland Road.
Business
Business
Australia's economy stronger after GFC
THE Reserve Bank Governor says Europe, the US and Japan face immense fiscal challenges in the wake of the global financial crisis.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 03:59PM
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYC | Lynas Corp | 0.52 | 9.47% |
| TOL | Toll Holdings | 7.27 | 6.91% |
| AAC | Australian Agri.. | 1.375 | 6.58% |
| CHC | Charter Hall Gr.. | 0.68 | -3.55% |
| TEL | Telecom NZ | 1.715 | -3.11% |
| AXA | AXA Asia Pacific | 6.3 | -2.33% |
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Money
Money
Households shunning fixed home loans
A RECORD number of households are choosing variable-rate home loans over fixed-rate loans.
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Entertainment
Aussie Alice 'looks like she's on heroin'
AUSTRALIAN actress's portrayal of Alice in Wonderland has been savaged by a British movie critic.
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Travel
Virgin cuts business price and leg room
VIRGIN Blue introduces economy section for business people "who don't want to put their hands in the pockets", but will cut leg room.
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Technology
Surge in complaints of faulty mobile phones
CUSTOMERS are confused about what to do if their phone breaks while they're still on a contract.
Faceless no more: Facebook admits errors
THE social networking site says it could have done more to express its outrage.
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