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Cabbie robbed at knifepoint

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A TAXI driver had a knife held to his throat and was forced to hand over his takings during a terrifying overnight robbery.

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Rescue chopper flies to injured rider

RAC rescue helicopter

The RAC Rescue Helicopter has flown to Old Yanchep Road, Yanchep where there has been a collision between a motor cycle and truck.

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Scolaro claims glassing was accidental

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JAILED model Eva Scolaro accidentally glassed fellow nightclubber Roxanne Hemsley when the glass slipped from her hand, a court heard today.

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Perth Confidential

Jamie Oliver welcomes his Buddy

Jamie and Buddy Oliver

COULD Jamie Oliver be a Hawthorn man? The celebrity chef and proud father of four has named his newborn Buddy.

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Beattie axed as Nine News boss

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CHANNEL Nine Perth news director Adrian Beattie was unexpectedly axed yesterday - and walked out of the newsroom immediately.

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Business

CBA boss banks $16m a year

ralph norris

COMMONWEALTH Bank CEO Ralph Norris nets a 75pc payrise - giving him a $16m salary - as the bank posts $5.6bn profit.

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Foster's is top takeover target

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BREWING giant Foster's tops an analyst's $45.6bn list of companies ripe for foreign takeovers.

Future Fund has millions at risk

Alinta Energy

THE Future Fund has tens of millions of dollars invested in one of Australia's largest power producers, which is teetering on the brink of collapse.

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Sport

Magpies storm into Grand Final

Travis Cloke

COLLINGWOOD will enter the Grand Final as the hottest of favourites after a comprehensive 41-point win against Geelong.

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Embattled Jets fly past Perth

Fowler

NEWCASTLE Jets cast aside their financial troubles and earned some much-needed joy with a deserved 2-0 win over Perth Glory at EnergyAustralia Stadium.

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Wildcats, Kings take opening wins

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THE Sydney Kings and Perth Wildcats recorded opening night victories in the Friendship Games at the WA Basketball Centre on Friday against their Chinese opponents.

Hewitt avenges as Ball bounced

Lleyton Hewitt

THE man who helped send Australia into the tennis wilderness again embraced the role of villain as Belgium levelled their Davis Cup world group playoff at 1-1 in Cairns on Friday.

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World

Pentagon to watch as spy book pulped

A PUBLISHER has agreed to remove US intelligence details from a memoir by a former army officer in Afghanistan after the Pentagon raised last-minute objections.

Rudd promises Clinton 'a really good time'

Kevin Rudd, Hilary Clinton

KEVIN Rudd shares a laugh with Hillary Clinton before Barack Obama drops by to say hello.

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