Digger dies in Taliban firefight
AN Australian soldier has died during a three-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
Katter 'threatened to kill' Lib MP
MAVERICK MP Bob Katter, poised to become an election kingmaker, faces claims he threatened to kill a fellow MP and is accused of calling Liberals "slimy dogs".
How Newton got away with hitting women
JUDGE in Satchwell assault case thought star was a gentleman unlikely to hit women again.
Western Australia
Teacher sets terrorism assignment
STUDENTS at a West Australian high school have been asked to plan a terrorist attack that would kill as many innocent people as possible as part of an assignment.
Death crash driver charged
POLICE investigating a fatal crash in Karratha on the weekend have charged a 26-year-old man with dangerous driving causing death.
Girls' school chaplain on child porn charge
A CHAPLAIN at Perth College private school for girls has been charged with two counts of possessing child pornography.
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How Newton got away with hitting women
JUDGE in Satchwell assault case thought star was a gentleman unlikely to hit women again.
Australia third, Mexico wins Miss Universe
MISS Australia 2010 Jesinta Campbell has finished third in this year's Miss Universe final in Las Vegas.
National
Digger killed in three-hour firefight
SOLDIER, 28, dies during a battle with Taliban insurgents, leaving a wife and young family behind.
Business
GFC staff cuts were too deep - survey
BUSINESSES may have cut into muscle when trimming the fat with staff redundancies during the GFC.
$360k stolen from WA uranium company
A URANIUM exploration company in WA has laid a complaint with police over a former consultant after more than $360,000 disappeared from the company's bank accounts.
Insider trading charges in BHP-Potash bid
US federal regulators have charged two Spanish investors with trading on secret information about BHP Billiton's bid to acquire Potash Corp.
Sport
Sandilands, Ballantyne set to return
GIANT Dockers ruckman Aaron Sandilands, who has been out for three weeks with a foot injury, and pacy forward Hayden Ballantyne are set to return against Carlton.
Cats recall four stars for West Coast
GEELONG are set to recall four stars to a near full-strength side for this week's AFL finals dress rehearsal against West Coast Eagles.
Former Eagle on drug charge
PREMIERSHIP player Chad Fletcher has been charged with drug possession after allegedly being caught with cocaine.
Cousins admits 'race against the clock'
RETIRING Richmond midfielder Ben Cousins admits he is in ``a race against the clock'' to be able to play his last AFL match.
Entertainment
Actor joins fight to save marijuana bears
ACTOR Jason Priestley has joined a global campaign to save more than a dozen black bears that were found protecting a marijuana crop in Canada.
Douglas to fight ex-wife despite cancer
MICHAEL Douglas has refused to delay his money battle with his ex-wife over profits from his new movie despite having throat cancer
World
SeaWorld fined $84,172 over trainer's death
SEAWORLD fined $84,172 following the death of a trainer who was drowned by a killer whale in February.
200 women, babies raped near UN base
BRUTAL spree of systematic raping and looting the latest horror to emerge from war-torn Congo.
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Inside Matt Newton's alleged night of rage
SERIOUS cracks in the relationship between Matt Newton and Rachael Taylor came early.
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