'No costings til leak source found'
THE Coalition will withhold 20 policies from Budget costings until a leak is investigated.
Tony has tech problems and Julia goes to work
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Chemical poisons banned overseas are still used in Australia, with the regulator taking up to 16 years to investigate the risks to people's health and the Australian environment.
More- Twittersphere attacks Rooty Hill audience
- Bugs could spell end of antibiotics
- Man shot 21 times by police survives
- Trio sentenced over revenge knife attack
- Smog lifts, but fresh Chernobyl fears arise
- Britain bans 'offensive' anti-terror ad
- Swan slams Coalition's costings threat
- Britain's oldest house discovered
PM grilled on economy, Rudd
JULIA Gillard faces tough questions on leadership, health and gay marriage in public forum.
Grandma sorry for gay child abuse tweet
THE candidate whose tweet equated gay marriage with child abuse is sorry she hurt people.
Skimpy bottom line hurts 'hated' Ed Hardy
CULT fashion label goes into administration, just weeks after shutting down its Westfield stores.
Socceroos announce new head coach
HOLGER Osieck named as the man to take over Pim Verbeek as Socceroos top coach.
Outrage as 'naked scans' stored by police
BID to stop controversial airport body scanning over claims tens of thousands of images stored.
Kanye West is set to have another go at the MTV awards
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Air rage flight attendant "deserved his meltdown" says mum and online community
US dating site says iPhone owners have more lovers than other smartphone owners
Vote-a-matic 2.0 can help you work out which party best matches your beliefs
Melbourne
Cops find cat 'marinating' in car boot
A MAN is charged with animal cruelty after traffic cops discover a live cat covered in oil and peppers.
Black leggings a fatal 'health risk'
THAILAND has warned teens that a fashion craze for black leggings could be putting them at risk of catching deadly dengue fever.
Shooting underway for 'first' 3D porno
MOVE over Avatar, this 3D film features "orgies, swinging and some very graphic sex scenes".
Oxford Dictionary has vault of 'non-words'
NOT every word has what it takes to be in the dictionary and many will fade away if they're not used.
President in cotton bud mishap
THE mystery of the Romanian President's unscheduled hospital visit has now been explained.
Tied-up woman uses toes to type: Get help
VICTIM of armed robbery says laptop and "MacGyver moment" helped her alert authorities.
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Population: size doesn't matter
JAMES Arvanitakis has come up with an equation to determine the right number of people that should be living in Australia.
National & Local
PM responds to dying woman's plea
THE PM says she will investigate treatment for a woman with a rare blood disease who wants a baby.
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Former cop on child porn charge
A FORMER NSW police officer will face court charged with sexually assaulting a child and producing and generating pornography.
No referendum on splitting state
PREMIER Anna Bligh won't allow a referendum to be held on whether or not north Queensland can become its own state, despite council support for the move.
Knight has legal win in parole bid
MASS murderer Julian Knight has had a legal win in his upcoming bid for freedom.
Family feud behind shooting - police
A FAMILY dispute is believed to be the reason for shots fired into the bedroom of a sleeping toddler in the eastern suburbs this morning.
Mother slams manslaughter sentence
A MOTHER whose son was brutally stabbed to death has hit out at the sentences of his three attackers, saying their time behind bars will never be enough.
Crosses bear witness to Territory carnage
TERRITORY roads are strewn with crosses marking the deaths of dozens of young men and women killed in car accidents.
No jail over silence attempt
A SUSPECT who asked his mum to silence a witness has received a partially suspended sentence.
World
Smog lifts, but fresh Chernobyl fears arise
MOSCOW enjoys a respite from the wildfire smog that sparked health alarms, but some areas are still at risk due to contaminated soil.
Russia's record heatwave threatens fragile economy, as Moscow's morgues "overflow"
Osieck named Socceroos coach
HOLGER Osieck has been appointed Socceroos coach by Football Federation Australia.
Business
Business
CBA defends record $6.1 billion profit
TENS of thousands of Australians have jobs and more security thanks to us, says bank boss.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:10PM
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| SMX | SMS Consulting | 6.27 | 2.61% |
| AWC | Alumina Ltd | 1.67 | 2.45% |
| AQA | Aquila Resources | 8.19 | 2.24% |
| CPU | Computershare | 8.94 | -10.6% |
| SDL | Sundance Resour.. | 0.145 | -9.38% |
| MCR | Mincor Resources | 1.86 | -7.0% |
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Entertainment
Lara Bingle now among the US elite
AFTER months of turmoil, Lara Bingle has her career back on track and has joined one of New York's top modelling agencies.
Entertainment Features
Kanye West is set to have another go at the MTV awards
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Katy Perry gets her geek on before heading downunder
Britney Spears set for TV
Travel
Terrified theme park visitors attack 'ghosts'
"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.
Travel Features
Plan your trip to the snow with all you need to know about the 2010 ski season
More than 100 ride rollercoaster naked to raise money for Bosom Pals Appeal
Technology
Android phone virus sends expensive texts
SECURITY firm warns about new virus infecting Android mobiles to secretly send costly messages.
Coalition demands police action on leak
THE Coalition plans to withhold 20 policies from the independent costing process until a leak of confidential Treasury advice is investigated.
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