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Lockdown ordered after NZ quake
CURFEW imposed overnight after an earthquake smashes New Zealand's second biggest city.
Now news.com.au classed an 'adult site'
AN audit of politicians' internet
use has ranked news.com.au
as the most visited "adult site".
Aussie teen among plane crash dead
AN 18-year-old Australian one of nine killed in a plane crash at a popular tourist destination today.
Severe storms sweep across four states
EMERGENCY services on alert as storms wreak havoc, with floods, winds expected to continue.
Irwin kids wrestle croc to remember Dad
ROBERT and Bindi Irwin make a fitting tribute to their father on the fourth anniversary of his loss.
Madeleine McCann, Mars mysteries and major mistakes made this week's top stories
Qantas defends jet drama
Brisbane
Darwin
Earth 'facing mass extinction'
THE world is facing a mass extinction event that could be greater than that of the dinosaurs.
Man replaces ex with look-alike sex doll
A SEX-starved businessman was so hung up on his ex-girlfriend after she dumped him that he paid to recreate her as a lifelike doll.
Nuns to host annual surfing contest
SURF'S up for a group of sisters preparing to launch the 15th Nun's Beach surfing competition to fund their beachfront retreat.
Goat knocks man, won't let him up again
A NEIGHBOUR'S goat was not kidding around when it attacked an 88-year-old man for an hour, putting him in intensive care.
Barbecue biker hits a snag in court
MOTORCYCLIST cops a hefty fine and loads of ribbing from his mates after being caught riding with a barbie strapped to him.
Man shot in head notices five years later
A MAN living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but it took him five years to realise it.
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Ingredients to a good advice column
IT'S a formula that's been around for centuries, but these are the five secrets to being a good agony aunt, writes Lucy Kippist.
National & Local
Australian cleric calls for MP's beheading
CLERIC calls on extremists in chatroom to "chop off head" of Dutch anti-Islam politician.
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Millionaire's skull fractured by police
NSW Police riot squad under investigation after a millionaire was left with a fractured skull.
Baby girl born in rescue helicopter
A PREMATURE baby was delivered by a flight paramedic this morning, during a rescue helicopter flight from Hamilton Island to Mackay.
Search for fisherman lost in bay
UPDATE 6pm: The boat of a missing fisherman has been found, but police continue to search for the man in Port Phillip Bay.
Bouncers injured in alleged 'bikie brawl'
POLICE investigating attacks on two bouncers who were viciously bashed after refusing Rebels bikies entry to a Northbridge nightspot.
Another road death
ANOTHER life has been lost in a tragic accident on Northern Territory roads.
$12m for extra MPs
AN expanded Tasmanian Parliament would cost taxpayers anywhere from $2 million to $12 million a year extra.
World
Suicide bomber kills 53, injures 197
TERRORIST targeted Shi'ite Muslim rally in Pakistani city and was among a crowd of 450 people when he detonated the bomb.
An epic traffic snarl that's at least 120 kilometres long is causing chaos in China
Warriors run over Eels
THE Warriors ensure Nathan Cayless's NRL farewell ends on a losing note with a dominant 14-point win at Parramatta Stadium.
Business
Business
Tax operation struggling to find victims
SERIOUS questions are being asked about the effectiveness of the $300m Operation Wickenby.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:10PM
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQA | Macquarie Atlas.. | 1.385 | 8.62% |
| MBN | Mirabela Nickel.. | 1.83 | 8.28% |
| SPT | Spotless Group | 2.24 | 5.66% |
| ALL | Aristocrat Leis.. | 3.64 | -4.97% |
| WAN | WA Newspapers | 6.58 | -4.64% |
| BTA | Biota | 0.895 | -4.28% |
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Money
Money
Interest rate rises: question is when, not if
BORROWERS likely to be spared rate rise on Tuesday because of mixed economic indicators.
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Entertainment
Entertainment Features
An injured Brooke Shields and pal Kate Beckinsale get pampered with pedicure
Which celebrity would you let your partner sleep with?
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Travel
Strangest things sneaked on to planes
BORDER officials reveal a boa constrictor wrapped round a man's leg and a briefcase full of dead, plucked pigeons among weird list.
Travel Features
The best of 130,000 photos from all over the world entered into Lonely Planet competition
Enjoy a diamond topped Martini or a beer above Bangkok at these hotel bars
Technology
Catfish has a killer hook for Facebook fans
NEW movie out in the US this month could do for Facebook "what Jaws did for swimming".
SouFun float marks Telstra hiatus in China
TELSTRA is charging ahead with the float of its biggest China business.
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$2m Rolls-Royce sells in minutes
IT took less than 30 minutes for the latest Rolls-Royce model to find an owner, despite a $2 million price tag.
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