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Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize 2010

Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize

The winners and finalists in this year's Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize

Sharks!

White pointer sharks

SHARK sightings have increased along the NSW coast, particularly at popular swimming beaches. Check out these photos of the deadly predators...

Fabuleux Cercueils

Coffins

THE "Fabuleux cercueils" (Fabulous coffins) exhibition in Besancon, eastern France, features 30 interesting coffins from Ghana and the Unite...

Sydney International Boat Show 2010

Sydney Internationla Boat Show 2010

Highlights from the marina and the exhibition halls at the 43rd Sydney International Boat Show

Discovered Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

American Rick Norsigian bought a cache of old glass negatives from a garage sale for $US45. They have turned out to be the work of iconic ph...

Schapelle Corby's life

Schapelle Corby's life

SEE the life of Schapelle Corby - her drug arrest, the court dramas of her and sister Mercedes, her childhood, sad times in jail and good ti...

Love Parade Festival stampede

Love Parade

THOUSANDS of panic-stricken party-goers go on a stampede at the Love Parade Festival in Germany, leaving 19 dead.

National Youth Self Portrait Prize 2010

Youth Self Portrait Prize 2010

The National Youth Self Portrait Prize encourages young Australians aged 18 to 25 to explore self portraiture and its expressive possibiliti...

Hoddle St massacre - 20 years

Hoddle St massacre - 20 years

ON Sunday, August 9, 1987, 19-year-old former army cadet Julian Knight killed seven people and wounded 19 others in a massacre on Hoddle St ...

Shutterbug 2010

Shutterbug 2010

A looks at the ten finalists in this year's Shutterbug photographic competition

Belfast riots

Britain Northern Ireland

Nationalist protestors injure more than 80 police during rioting in Northern Ireland, following Orange Order July 12th marches.

The life and times of Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott

FOR Tony Abbott, it's been a long way to the top job in politics. Take a look back at how he went from a wannabe priest to angling for the ...

Afghanistan honour roll

Afghanistan honour roll

IMAGES of the Australian soldiers to have been killed in combat against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

Cold War spy exchanges

Cold War spy exchanges

The dramatic spy swap negotiated between the US and Russia harks back to the famous exchanges of the Cold War era.

The ugliest World Cup footballers

Frank Ribery

These 10 World Cup soccer players are deemed to be the most beauty-challenged in the competition. Avert your eyes, children!

The rise and rise of Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard

JULIA Gillard has taken a stunning rise through politics over the years.

World Press Photo 2010

World Press Photo 2010

The world's best photojournalists go head-to-head for the planet's most prestigious photographic press prize.

Greenpeace BP Logo competition

Greenpeace BP Logo

Greenpeace UK have launched a competition to see if people can help re-design the BP logo in light of the Gulf oil spill.

G20 Protests

G20 protests

The summit of the Group of 20 (G20) rich industrial and major developing countries has always attracted protests. In Toronto, they became ...

Leaders arrive for G20

Leaders arrive for G20

The Australian presents images of world leaders arriving for the G20 Summit while preparations for the event are underway.

Entertainment

Celebrity rhinos - the male cougar

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MEET the male celebrity equivalents of the "cougar" - dubbed the "rhinos."

2010 Teen Choice Awards

CHECK out all the glamour at this year's Teen Choice Awards.

MasterChef 2010

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Here they are - the top contestants who impressed the judges and cooked their way onto MasterChef Season 2

Megan Gale swimwear

gale swimsuit

Model Nicole Trunfio models Megan Gale's swimwear range at Sheraton on the Park in Sydney.

Miss Universe national costumes

Miss Universe Australia 2010 Jesinta Campbell

See a sample of the national costumes worn by Australia's entrants in the Miss Universe conmpetitions.

Travel

Best of first class

Emirates

TAKE a look at how the rich travel with the top 10 first class seats.

10 best free things to do in the UK

London

THINGS are always better when they're free, especially when they include quirky festivals, sculptures and blockbuster films.

Stunning animal snaps

Translocation

Breathtaking images transport wild animals from Africa to the UK's urban jungle

Inside the world's tallest hotel

Ritz-Carlton

MEASURING 488m and boasting plenty of bling, we take a look inside The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Hong Kong before it opens in late 2010.

World Bodypainting Festival

Bodypainting festival

MODELS pose with amazing designs during the world's biggest bodypainting event in Seeboden, Austria.

Business

Australia's most expensive home

Ric Stowe property

Fallen tycoon Ric Stowe is attempting to sell his $68 million estate, Devereaux Farm, on the northern outskirts of Perth.

Mark McInnes

Mark McInnes

Mark McInnes, CEO of David Jones, has quit over inappropriate behaviour towards a female staffer.

Top corporate rogues of the decade

Corporate criminals

TAKE a look back at the misdeeds of the most infamous corporate fraudsters of the last decade.

What type of man are you?

Eric Bana

Men take on up to five personas during their lifetime, such as the "good bloke" and the "larrikin".

Newspaper ads of the year

2009 Caxton Awards

THE 2009 winners of The Caxton Awards for excellence in newspaper advertising feature dogs, US presidents and aliens.

Technology

Amazing Insects up close

Bugs

They look like something from a science fiction film, but they live in your home. Amazing images of common insects

Australian Museum Eureka Prize 2010

Australian Museum Eureka Prize

Some of the best entries in the 2010 New Scientist Australian Museum's Eureka Prize for Science Photography.

Nine ways augmented reality can help you

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Whether it's for productive uses, or just to make work that little bit more bearable, augmented reality offers a stack of possibilities for ...

WISE - Shooting the sky

Red Swirl WISE

NASA's project to photograph the sky completes its first run, with the WISE telescope sending back images collated from more than 1.3 millio...

Great Lego Re-Inventions

Lego Printer

Check out these re-inventions of common machinery. Built using Lego and ingenuity.

Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize 2010

Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize

The winners and finalists in this year's Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize

Sharks!

White pointer sharks

SHARK sightings have increased along the NSW coast, particularly at popular swimming beaches. Check out these photos of the deadly predators...

Fabuleux Cercueils

Coffins

THE "Fabuleux cercueils" (Fabulous coffins) exhibition in Besancon, eastern France, features 30 interesting coffins from Ghana and the Unite...

Sydney International Boat Show 2010

Sydney Internationla Boat Show 2010

Highlights from the marina and the exhibition halls at the 43rd Sydney International Boat Show

Discovered Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

American Rick Norsigian bought a cache of old glass negatives from a garage sale for $US45. They have turned out to be the work of iconic ph...

Schapelle Corby's life

Schapelle Corby's life

SEE the life of Schapelle Corby - her drug arrest, the court dramas of her and sister Mercedes, her childhood, sad times in jail and good ti...

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Labor struggling in key states

Julia Gillard

LABOR narrowly ahead but poll reveals it's in danger of losing 16 seats in Queensland and NSW.

Coles pulls out of cigarette campaign

Coles

SUPERMARKET chain withdraws backing for $5 million pro-smoking adverts, saying it was misled.

Lara Bingle now among the US elite

Lara Bingle

AFTER months of turmoil, Lara Bingle has her career back on track and has joined one of New York's top modelling agencies.

Terrified theme park visitors attack 'ghosts'

Ghost

"ZOMBIE" slapped in the face and worker hit in the private parts with an umbrella by theme park visitors wanting to find out if they're real.