World Cup 2010
Nigeria banned for two years
NIGERIA's President bans his country's football team from competition following their dismal showing at the FIFA World Cup.
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A photo capturing the Rainbow Gathering festival in the US has snapped up one of the top prizes in the prestigious World Press Photo competition. Picture: Kitra Cahana |
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- Cuckoo robbers who stole rolls get jail cut
- Charges laid over Fenech robbery
- Man jailed 21 years for beer money murder
- Charges laid after dawn police raid
- Obama 'would feel sorry' for Kevin Rudd
- Howard whistleblower to contest election
Patel could be out in 3.5 years
FORMER surgeon may end up serving only half the seven-year prison term he's been given.
PM, miners strike super profits tax deal
MINING industry and Government finally reach a deal to end the bitter standoff over the mining tax.
Foul play fears for missing backpacker
A DESPERATE search is under way for a tourist who mysteriously vanished from a Sydney beach.
Corporate bonding 'a waste of time'
BOSSES are pouring money into team events to keep workers "happy" as the economy improves.
Photographer creates literal 'face book'
ARTIST vows to take picture of his face every day of his life, and he's already up to 3391 snaps.
Can heartthrob Ed Westwick pull off an Aussie Chuck Bass?
'I had to die 65 times'
Provocative airline ads place crew in danger of "sexual harassment and abuse"
Will.i.am uses iPad to bring down one-man crime wave
Week's hottest celeb photos
We take a look back at the most loved vampires of all time
Box office records eclipsed
Island paradise made from reused bottles
SCIENTISTS plan to use floating rubbish in the Pacific to make an island city the size of Hawaii.
Judge fired over poporn for parking ticket
JUDGE fired and fined after accepting popcorn as buy-off from man with too many parking tickets.
Beauty queen stripped of crown for lying
BEAUTY queen stripped of her crown after it emerged that she lied about her age and hometown.
Drinks on us, say Keno millionaires
TRIO of mates shout entire bar and hand out cash to waitresses after winning $2 million.
230kg alligator bites snorkeller on neck
MAN suffers a broken jaw and cuts to his neck after surprise attack near amusement park.
NZ students win dirtiest house award
A GROUP of Christchurch students win the title of living in New Zealand's dirtiest house.
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What happened to the tie?
A funny thing happens when the men in Eleanor Miller's office travel interstate: the first thing they do is remove their ties.
National & Local
Co-workers burnt apprentice 'for a laugh'
A MECHANIC required synthetic skin grafts after being sprayed with brake cleaner and set alight.
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Opposition to Jewish 'enclosure'
RESIDENTS are opposing a controversial plan to create a Jewish religious zone on Sydney's north shore.
CMC 'reneged' on probe deal
THE state's anti-corruption watchdog took just two days to perform a backflip on the Palm Island controversy after investigating the matter for 20 months.
Toddler in coma after pool drama
A FIVE-year-old has been airlifted to hospital after being pulled from a swimming pool in Lang Lang earlier tonight.
Battles remembered in new bridge names
FIVE bridges along the Northern Expressway will be named in honour of some of Australia's most famous military battles.
Thousands caught in licence blitz
POLICE are seizing 24 vehicles a day from drivers who flout licence suspensions and continue to get behind the wheel.
Man charged over tavern arson attempt
POLICE last night charged a man with the alleged arson of Dolly O'Reilly's tavern in Leanyer.
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A YOUNG Hobart man who repeatedly beat and sexually assaulted a Chinese woman before killing her will spend at least 25 years behind bars.
World
Climate crusader in sex assault probe
A MASSAGE therapist accusing Al Gore of sexual assault says he was like "a crazed sex poodle".
Newlywed woman accused of poisoning and robbing her husband and in-laws
Aussies find form at The Oval
THE SERIES may be lost but Australia finally have something to smile about after a 78-run win over England at The Oval.
Business
Business
Metcash buys Franklins chain for $215m
GROCERY wholesaler Metcash has acquired the Franklins supermarket chain for $215 million.
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| EWC | Energy World Co.. | 0.4 | 6.66% |
| MCR | Mincor Resources | 1.92 | 5.78% |
| OZL | OZ Minerals Lim.. | 1.0 | 4.16% |
| MMX | Murchison Metals | 1.87 | -6.97% |
| BTA | Biota | 0.96 | -5.89% |
| AQP | Aquarius Platin.. | 5.58 | -5.59% |
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Tax cuts, super hike might go - PM Gillard
DEAL with mining companies will probably impact super changes and company tax cuts, PM says.
Expect a little more in your pay packet from July 1 when the new financial year begins
Finances can hurt a happy relationship, but planning and teamwork can heal all wounds
Entertainment
Poaching MasterChef judges on the menu
RIVAL network drawing up plans to steal the stars of Australia's most popular television program.
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Travel
Holidays that end in tear gas
DESPITE what the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advise, avoiding protests is easier said than done.
Travel Features
Maggots fall from a plane's overhead luggage bin onto shocked passengers below
Aircraft that can fold itself up into a car the next big thing? Incredible car-plane
Technology
Sony issues overheating fix for Australians
VAIO notebooks owners urged to update their machines after safety warning issued about overheating.
Qantas nabs NSW CIO
STEPHEN Wilson, NSW Department of Education's outgoing chief information officer, is set to join Qantas as head of technology.
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Neil Dowling road tests and reviews the Aston Martin Rapide on the long stretches outside Perth.
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