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They don't sell Star Trek ships made out of Lego, but one 12- year-old won't take it lying down. Picture: Legohacker
Mars trip may age you | PS3 modchip released |
- State warns of 'help, send money' scam
- Man jailed after trying to sell albino
- Scuffle over posters in marginal seat
- Lawyer 'bullied' by judge before suicide
- Punters flock to Abbott at last minute
- Latest poll shows election up for grabs
- Shares end week firmly in the red
- Dollar closes lower on poor US data
Media divided over who should be PM
MAJOR metropolitan papers split in their endorsements of parties.
Questions raised over lawyer's death leap
A PROMISING young lawyer was allegedly "berated" by a magistrate shortly before she died at a notorious suicide spot.
I was called a 'f...ing' terrorist at work
A SYDNEY man has launched legal action against Telstra, claiming he was called a "f****** terrorist" by a fellow employee.
Soldiers banned from wearing berets
THE Defence Force has banned soldier's berets, but slouch hats in tanks could be a problem.
Swimming ace Stephanie Rice pulls out of Commonwealth Games over shoulder injury
It's finally official, Aussie model Miranda Kerr is pregnant
Diaz 'most dangerous celeb'
An 'easy' USB hack bypasses Playstation 3 security and stores games on the hard drive
Place where murderer shot himself dead dubbed "a good day out for the children"
Jack's 10-year-old son tells us what he thinks about the election in his debut column.
Warner Bros fights Harry Potter condom
FILM studio fails to see magic in "Harry Popper" condom that comes complete with wand and round-frame glasses.
Naked fist fight shocks cafe patrons
WOMAN strips off in front of dozens of people in a busy cafe as a fist fight with another female over a man gets a little heated.
Duck! It's the Muhammad Ali of predators
PREHISTORIC bird used famed boxer's agile attacks and hatchet-like jabs to kill victims.
Horses on coke and meth in illegal races
A GROUP of men have been charged with animal cruelty and illegal gambling for operating a clandestine horse-racing circuit.
Man can't be called 'Boomer the Dog'
A JUDGE tells Gary Guy Mathews he's barking up the wrong tree with his request to change his name.
Monster fish slaps, nibbles swimmers
A MONSTER fish has been terrorising swimmers at a beach, chasing, head butting, slapping and nibbling on anyone near it .
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National & Local
13 years for killer who raped body
THE family of an elderly woman brutally slain in her bed calls for appeal of killer's sentence.
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Tour of US turns to tragedy
IT was supposed to be the trip that would help two Sydney brothers get over the death of their mother. But the trip turned to utter tragedy.
13-years for killer who raped body
A MAN who brutally killed an elderly woman and then defiled her body has been jailed for 13 years.
Police seek help on Chaouk murder
UPDATE 11.30am: POLICE have released details of the man who they think murdered Macchour Chaouk.
Murder suspect 'lied about fire'
THE body of alleged murder victim Malaika Mukantare was found under furniture and beside a broken heater in her burnt-out flat, a court has heard.
Fire compensation hope for Toodyay
TOODYAY fire victims could receive compensation within months after Premier Colin Barnett accepted the findings of a report blaming Western Power for the devastating blaze.
Ex-wife cuts loose over love triangle
THE Territory's best-known barrister was allegedly attacked with a samurai sword by his former wife.
Bartlett's beer 'n' chips
THE Premier bought the equivalent of a carton of beer and a packet of chips a day on his office's taxpayer-funded account.
World
Daughter tied up, shot, stuffed in freezer
A MAN has been found guilty of murdering his adult daughter who was found tied up, shot several times and stuffed into a freezer.
About one in five Americans believes Barack Obama is a Muslim amid a mosque furore
Wade tells Kewell to 'get over it'
FORMER Socceroos captain Paul Wade weighs in on the Harry Kewell v Robbie Slater debate, telling Kewell to "get over it".
Business
Business
ANZ shares up after 37pc profit increase
SHARES in ANZ outperform major rivals after bank reports profit increase to $1.3bn for Q3.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:10PM
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRU | Perseus Mining .. | 2.68 | 3.87% |
| BXB | Brambles | 5.65 | 2.54% |
| CMJ | Consolidated Me.. | 3.23 | 2.53% |
| BBG | Billabong Inter.. | 8.03 | -9.88% |
| CDU | CuDeco | 2.13 | -8.19% |
| ISF | iSOFT | 0.17 | -8.11% |
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Money
Money
Industry uproar over Abbott's super plan
WORKERS' retirement savings are at risk of going backwards under a Coalition government, experts say.
How much life insurance do you need, asks Justine Davies
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Entertainment
An oiled Kim Kardashian in string bikini
KIM Kardashian takes the art of self-promotion one step further by tweeting a preview shot of her upcoming 2011 calendar.
Entertainment Features
Jesse James makes $100,000 selling his stuff on eBay
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Britney Spears having 'so much fun' on the set of Glee
James' $100,000 eBay sale
Travel
Scary sculpture 'out of horror movie'
A NEW art installation at a US town that resembles horror legend Freddy Krueger's hand has been criticised for being too frightening.
Travel Features
In-flight magazine prepares passengers for heroin addicts, bombs and dog fighting
Aircraft with supermodels in bikinis and giant salmon among worst airline paint jobs ever
Technology
Mars trip could age astronauts by 50 years
LIKE the sound of a trip to Mars? Get set for premature ageing, DNA damage and mental illness.
NBN no cost to homes: Gillard
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has denied people would have to pay thousands of dollars to rewire their homes to get Labor's national broadband network.
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