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Alert system on for floods
Peter Rolfe, Cameron Smith, AAP
UPDATE 6.29pm: AN emergency alert system created after the Black Saturday bushfires was used for the first time today to warn Victorians of floods.
Miracle as Christchurch defies death
Adam Shand NEW Zealand officials have described as "miraculous" the low injury toll wrought by the Christchurch earthquake.
Victorian teen among crash dead
1:31PM NewsCore UPDATE 4.32pm: AN 18-year-old Victorian is among nine people killed in a skydiving plane crash near Fox Glacier in New Zealand.
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Mel B to spice up Cup Day
FORMER Spice Girl Mel B will almost certainly be adding some flavour at Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day.
Prankster ready for new chase
The Chaser's Craig Reucassel will take a back seat from the stunts as host of new show Balls of Steel on the Comedy Channel.
Footy finals action
Dockers' Matthew Pavlich chases Hawthorn's Josh Gibson in their elimination final at Subiaco. CLICK HERE for scores in Superfooty
Sunday Food
Pastry chef Pierrick Boyer shows Sunday Food how to make his almond, coffee and chocolate tart. For more, go to www.chefmasterclasses.com
Shooting stars
Kelly Osbourne dressed to impress while out on the town with The Pussycat Dolls. Check out more hot celeb snaps
Best Aussie ads
The most effective ads of the year had Richard Branson, bare backs and little muffin bits.
Mini-pod
Apple's range of iPods change shape, colour and size in their biggest makeover yet
Designer series
The third designer series show at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week featured Leopold, Nevenka and Wayne Cooper. See the pictures
Top 10 techies
If you want to make it big in business, this list proves you need to be getting into tech.
World's best hotel bars
Prefer sipping cocktails from the 61st floor or sitting beside a glass-walled lap pool? These hotel watering holes have it all
Beauty and the beach
Aussie retail giant Target took centre stage during the third of MSFW's lunch series parades.
Top Tigers
Richmond players and WAGs hit the red carpet to celebrate the club's best and fairest awards
Venice Film Festival
Jessica Alba travels by traditional means in Venice as the world's oldest film festival launches
Out of this world
NASA releases 180 fascinating images on photo-sharing website Flickr. See the historic moments
Sport
Heart get started
Grantley Bernard IT was a small crowd but a big result for Melbourne Heart as it finally broke through for its first A-League win.
SuperFooty
Inaccurate Pies dominating Dogs
8:57PM AAP COLLINGWOOD was in total control at halftime of its AFL qualifying final against the Western Bulldogs, leading by 32 points.
Victoria
Search for fisherman lost in bay
Brigid O'Connell UPDATE 6pm: The boat of a missing fisherman has been found, but police continue to search for the man in Port Phillip Bay.
Frankston's reputation misleads
Graeme Hammond THIS week in Your Street we visit Willow Rd, Frankston, where residents feel its reputation is misleading. HAVE YOUR SAY
Entertainment
Meet our mini mix masters
Darren Devlyn HERE are the six young kitchen whizzes who will represent Victoria in Junior MasterChef.
Women are their own worst enemies
Ruth Lamperd FORGET the so-called men's club - Tracy Grimshaw reckons women are their own harshest critics.
National
You love AFL so you can stay here
Sue Hewitt A DECISION to kick a convicted sexual predator out of Australia has been overturned because the pervert loves footy.
Blokes 'becoming metrosexuals'
Cameron Smith AUSSIE blokes have been accused of becoming too soft as our men ditch their manhood to become metrosexuals.
The Other Side
Princess Diana lingerie ad outrage
Staff Writers A CHINESE lingerie company has caused controversy after using a Diana lookalike model in its advertising campaign.
Travel
Family-friendly places to stay
Greg Hackett PLANNING a break with the family? Victoria has an abundance of places to stay that won't break the budget. SUBMIT YOUR REVIEW
World
Aussie cleric calls for MP's beheading
AFP AN Australian cleric has called on extremists in a chatroom to "chop off head" of a Dutch anti-Islam politician.
Business
A recipe for disaster
5:35PM Barefoot Investor Scott Pape FIRST homebuyers should have a savings history, an understanding of their mortgage and must be able to make the payments on it.
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Putting the House in order
Laurie Oakes ON Wednesday, Wattle Day, Wayne Swan emerged from his office pinning a sprig of the golden bloom to his lapel.
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Cross-dressing killer driver spared jail
Posted by Madmel at 2:57 PM September 02, 2010