Abbott's open all hours $3bn health plan
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Kiesha's mum: I didn't kill her
KRISTI Abrahams says she had nothing to do with disappearance and suspected murder of her girl.
Gillard to reach out to resurrected Rudd
JULIA Gillard says she'll phone Kevin Rudd soon, now that he says he's over his dumping.
Tourists' cliff fall rescue touch-and-go
MIRACLE survival after car rolls 150m, flips end over end and lands in ravine near steep cliff.
Grandmother's 'eyes gouged, eaten alive'
WOMAN "conscious, screaming" as her grandson allegedly carved her face with a glass shard.
Anyone here know mouth-to mouth?
IT takes a special kind of daring to come to the rescue of a great white washed up on a beach.
iPads, iPhones and iPods can give away your emails, phone numbers, texts and passwords
Ernie Dingo's wife thinks he's "a d***head" but says she'll stick by the sex scandal star
It's a Julia Gillard government, Bob Brown opposition in social network 'election'
Jen Hawkins and Jake Wall pay $1.8m for beachfront property to build sprawling home
Tied-up woman uses toes to type: Get help
VICTIM of armed robbery says laptop and "MacGyver moment" helped her alert authorities.
Is that toy gun licensed? It may have to be
ITEMS that look like a gun, even toys, will have to be licensed under changes to the Weapons Act being considered by a state.
Woman's killer instinct nets mosquito haul
A WOMAN has taken a large bite out of Taiwan's mosquito population after killing four million bloodsuckers in just a month.
Robber calls to whinge about his haul
A MIFFED burglar who held up a Wendy's called the restaurant twice to complain there wasn't enough money in the till.
Hidden treasures in man's underwear
OFFICIALS caught a man trying to smuggle £10,000 ($17,330) out of Northern Ireland in his underwear.
Pampered pigs 'feel optimism'
SCIENTISTS have taught pigs to indicate their optimism and pessimism about life depending on their environment.
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Double denim's not a fashion crime
IT might be a bit Charlene from Neighbours, but double denim is making a big comeback, says Eleanor Miller.
National & Local
X-files reveal truth on outback UFO
MYSTERIOUS object near rocket launch pad in 1960s footage revealed as a "trick of the light".
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Delay for body holds up funeral
THE funeral for an Australian bushwalker killed in Slovenia has been delayed because officials won't release her remains.
Man charged with Bianca murder
A MAN has been charged with the murder of young mum Bianca Girven who was found strangled at a Brisbane lovers' lane in March.
Man electrocuted under house
POLICE are investigating whether a man was electrocuted as he tried to take copper wire from under a house in Melbourne's south today.
Come on down, Barnaby
It's Barnaby Joyce - in person. That's the message from Water Minister Penny Wong, responding to a Coalition move to short-circuit a head-to-head Murray debate.
Duck survives 'inhumane' attack
AUTHORITIES are appealing for information to identify the person responsible for a cruel arrow attack on a wild duck near Mandurah.
Monster 6.5m killer croc shot
THIS monster 6.5m croc had to be killed by locals in a remote Territory Aborigine community because it was killing their cattle.
Varied views of Senate rivals
TWENTY-FOUR candidates representing a wide variety of beliefs will contest the 2010 Senate election in Tasmania.
World
California's gay marriage ban overturned
SAME sex couples in California do have a "constitutional" right to be married, according to a ruling by a federal court in San Francisco.
Wyclef Jean to announce his candidacy to become president of earthquake-struck Haiti
NRL Q&A with Warren Smith
FOX Sports rugby league expert Warren Smith is on hand to answer you questions as the NRL moves into the business end of the season.
Business
Business
Avatar helps News Corp post $2.7bn profit
NEWS Corp shares rise on profit report as chairman Rupert Murdoch stays mum on his preferred PM.
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| PDN | Paladin Energy | 4.08 | 6.8% |
| TPI | Transpacific In.. | 1.11 | 6.22% |
| LNC | Linc Energy | 1.85 | 6.01% |
| SGT | Singtel | 2.45 | -3.17% |
| TAH | Tabcorp | 6.76 | -2.18% |
| BTA | Biota | 0.975 | -1.52% |
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Spending on pets puts pep into economy
PET ownership pumped more than $6 billion into the economy last year through everything from gourmet foods to vet treatment.
A decent appliance should last for ten years. What's the longest-lasting you've had?
A sharp eye for a bargain and hard work can pay dividends for keen home renovators
Entertainment
Sandilands signs lucrative club deals
SHOCK jock Kyle Sandilands adds nightclubs in Sydney's Kings Cross to his burgeoning empire.
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Travel
Australian tourists won't stay home
AUSSIE holidaymakers are ignoring domestic tourism campaigns and heading overseas instead.
Travel Features
You'll never guess which beach was voted Australia's favourite in new survey
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Technology
Google admits Wave failure, ends service
GOOGLE Wave, the much-hyped messaging system that let users chat, share files and collaborate on documents, is gone.
Gillard raids 'Gershon' IT fund
JULIA Gillard will raid $448 million to help pay for election commitments from a savings scheme earmarked for IT projects.
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