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Jail after mum died with 'maggots in sores'
DAUGHTER allowed her sick mother to wallow in filth until she died weighing just 36kg, court told.
British spook died in Houdini sex game
SPY found naked and zipped up in duffel bag had suffocated after bizarre sex game went wrong.
Big W shopper gets $750,000 after fall
PREGNANT woman slipped at store up to 20 minutes after another customer reported spill.
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Robber told to 'buy something first'
A SERVICE station attendant told an armed robber to buy something before the till could be opened.
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FALL from horse leaves woman with such a severely broken neck she had to pick up her own head.
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Elusive 'pigzilla' shacks up with horses
A GIANT pig on the loose is scaring residents and stalking horses in Darwin's rural area.
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FATHER of missing teen Matthew Appleby breaks down making an emotional appeal to his son.
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Jail sentence for drunken officer
AS a police officer, Glen Campbell had a duty to arrest drink drivers, not become one. He was jailed for 17 months for drink-driving.
Barrister in on Morcombe case
AN elite barrister will be hired to dissect Queensland's most evil minds in a bid to unlock the mystery surrounding Daniel Morcombe's disappearance.
Plan to axe Melbourne tram stops
A PLAN to close a quarter of Melbourne's tram stops has been revealed in confidential documents to the Federal Government.
Schools set to dumb down history
THE Vietnam War and women's influence down the years will be cut significantly from the national curriculum to reduce the amount students have to learn in history lessons.
Man gets life for de facto murder
A 30-year-old man has been jailed for life for the stabbing murder of his de facto during a drunken argument in a remote West Australian town.
Slain officer's wife hailed as real hero
THE wife of slain police officer Brett Meredith has been hailed a hero after she defended a fellow off-duty officer from a knife-wielding attacker outside a Darwin shopping centre.
Power rises to top 25%
THE cost of power price rises for Tasmanians will be higher than first predicted, a report has found.
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WORST feared for missing Frenchmen after Australian searchers spot the wreckage of what is believed to be their helicopter.
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Adelaide United's unbeaten run comes to an end as Melbourne Victory secure their 10th straight win over the Reds in a 2-1 encounter at Etihad Stadium.
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Qantas says global recovery 'patchy'
QANTAS says Asia-Pacific offers biggest opportunity in the next year, as domestic market recovers and overseas remains "patchy".
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