Rescue capsule in second test
AFP UPDATE 12.19pm: A SECOND test of a rescue capsule designed to bring 33 trapped miners to the surface has started.
Brumby rubbishes Flinders St plan
Stephen McMahon, Matt Johnston UPDATE 11.41am: FIXING the dilapidated Flinders St station is not a priority for the Government, Premier John Brumby says.
Missing Zahra's 'home terror'
7:00AM Andy Toulson UPDATE 11.20am: AN Aussie girl who vanished in the US is feared dead as her step-mum admitted to writing a $1m ransom note.
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Arquette admits to sex with waitress
DAVID Arquette stunned US radio listeners when he confessed he had slept with another woman and discussed his dull sex life with wife Courteney Cox.
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AMAZING VID: We hope the odds are stacked in young Amy's favour. The Sunbury student is off to London to do this .... real fast
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Mitcham puts media frenzy aside
MATTHEW Mitcham is ready to put discussion about his sexuality aside and finally end his gold medal drought in tonight's 10m platform.
Boyd, Bannister land gold medals
POLE vaulter Alana Boyd and javelin thrower Jarrod Bannister won gold medals for Australia in Delhi overnight.
India will take on the Kookaburras in a blockbuster gold medal hockey match tomorrow after squeezing past England in the most dramatic fashion overnight, winning 5-4 on penalty strokes to send a packed house wild.
Sport
Alcopop's Caulfield Cup draw disaster
12:18PM Adrian Dunn BOOKMAKERS have shunned pre post Caulfield Cup favourite Alcopop after he drew the outside barrier in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup.
SuperFooty
Cloke set to stay with Pies
9:07AM Neil Wilson TRAVIS Cloke is set to stay at Collingwood after the club and his manager-father David reached a deal for a proposed two-year contract.
Victoria
Top cop admits AFL deal 'wrong'
11:13AM AAP SIMON Overland admits police should not have struck a deal with the AFL to share details about criminal investigations.
Bridge Rd closed over Melbourne Cup
8:17AM Shannon Deery A PLAN to close Richmond's Bridge Rd over the Melbourne Cup weekend will kill the shopping strip, local traders say.
Entertainment
Two films dominate IF Awards
TWO contrasting Australian films have dominated nominations for the 2010 Inside Film Awards.
German city chosen for Eurovision
GERMANY will stage next year's Eurovision Song Contest in the western city of Duesseldorf.
National
Man shot dead 'over loud music'
10:43AM AAP A MAN was fatally shot in the head in Sydney's west because of a neighbourhood dispute over loud music.
Aussie retailers plead with Pope
8:59AM AAP THE head of a retailers group has written to the Pope asking him to allow corporate use of the name of Australia's first saint.
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$1million prize for Obama streaker
6:54AM NewsCore A 24-year-old man is set to become $1 million richer for streaking in front of President Barack Obama during a rally in Philadelphia.
Travel
Radio star 'punched' in Jetstar row
3:53PM staff writers A JETSTAR worker has been charged with allegedly assaulting a NZ radio star during an argument at the check-in counter.
World
Howard Jacobson wins Booker Prize
11:33AM London correspondents BRITISH author Howard Jacobson won the prestigious Booker Prize for literature today, for his work The Finkler Question.
Business
Strong dollar hurts CSL profit
11:08AM Olga Galacho PHARMACEUTICALS developer CSL expects its full-year profit to take a $90 to $100 million hit from the strong Australian dollar.
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DJs asked to pay for US holiday
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