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Surfer tells of attack terror
Jeremy Pierce SURF champion Stephanie Gilmore screamed in agony as an intruder hit her with a bar in the stairwell of her apartment building.
Queensland floods trigger price hikes
4:27PM Hannah Davies FRUIT and vegetable prices could face 50 per cent hikes in the face of $400 million crop losses by flood-hit farmers in Queensland.
Bikie link to tattoo parlour bomb
12:17PM Staff Writers A BIKIE gang could be responsible for the petrol bombing of a tattoo parlour in Sydney's eastern suburbs, police say.
Our home prices 'best in the world'
10:18AM AAP AUSTRALIA experienced one of the strongest housing markets in the world during 2010, research shows.
Australian teens are the second most generous Christmas givers of their global generation, spending more of their money and time on their family this festive season than other youths.
Read MoreBugs hamper new patrol vehicles
8:06AM AAP NEW British-built army patrol vehicles for our special forces troops are plagued with problems and yet to be deployed.
Teenage boy to swap gender
Janet Fife-Yeomans A 16-year-old student can begin treatment for a sex change - on the proviso he has his sperm frozen in case he decides he wants kids.
Qld floods sweep away $1 billion
Courier Mail reporters UPDATE 11.25am: TWELVE towns across Queensland are being evacuated ahead of the worst flooding crisis there for 150-years.
Shot schoolgirl tells of nightmare
Katherine Danks, Nathan Klein SYDNEY schoolgirl Mariam Alkadmani is struggling to understand how she became the target of a gunman.
Bosses warned on baby leave
Elissa Doherty WORKING mums-to-be and bosses could be on a collision course with some employers planning to cut entitlements.
$500m wasted on bad presents
Max Laughton, Matthew Schulz UPDATE 12.48pm: AUSSIES have wasted more than $500 million on unwanted Christmas gifts, with dodgy gadgets high on the list.
Clue in hunt for who shot Mariam
POLICE say they know the identity of the intended target of the shooting that wounded a young girl.
Catwomen lose 'squalid' caravan case
COURT orders demolition of home containing dozens of cats and fines residents $271,300.
Towns fear disease outbreaks
RECORD flood levels spark fears the disaster could lead to disease from contaminated water.
Albino kangaroo dies in floodwaters
A RARE albino kangaroo has died before rescuers could reach it in the flooded Murray River.
Flood towns fear disease outbreaks
Anna Caldwell and Sarah Vogler RECORD flood levels in Queensland towns will take weeks to recede, sparking fears it could lead to a disease outbreak.
Outcry after student intern drives ambo
"THANK God there wasn't an accident", unqualified student drives ambo during shortage.
Catastrophic floodwaters come south
RESIDENTS in NSW are bracing for a new wave of water that is expected to flow south from Queensland.
Clue in hunt for girl's gunman
The Daily Telegraph POLICE believe they know the identity of the intended target of the shooting that wounded an 11-year-old girl in her Sydney home.
Teen attacked by gang with meat cleaver
A VIOLENT attack leaves a 19-year-old covered in blood and in hospital in a serious condition.
Barmy Army on victory march
THE Barmy Army has taken to the pubs and bars of Melbourne to celebrate England retaining the Ashes.
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Immigration detainees escape, to pick fruit
A GROUP of 10 newly-arrived immigration detainees escaped from the low-security Inverbrackie Detention Centre by climbing over the fence to pick fruit.
Homeless again after fire, flood
A FAMILY of six has lost their home for the second time in two years, after first a fire, now a flood.
Man damages police officer's house
A MAN has allegedly attacked a police officer's house in western NSW, injuring an off-duty officer.
No public servants at electricity inquiry
PUBLIC servants will not be allowed to give evidence before a parliamentary inquiry into NSW's power sell-off.
Wild Oats confirmed Sydney-Hobart winner
SUPERMAXI confirmed as line honours winner after international jury rejects protest over radio rule.
Jet ski rider charged with injuring swan
RIDER charged after allegedly being caught on video deliberately running down a black swan.
More flee homes as flood crisis continues
UPDATES: TWO new disaster areas declared from floods that could strip $6bn from the national economy.
Surviving twin's condition improves
THE condition of a three-month-old boy is improving in hospital after his twin brother died, apparently from a genetic disorder.
Bikie link to tattoo parlour firebombing
A BIKIE gang could be responsible for the petrol bombing of a tattoo parlour in Sydney's eastern suburbs, police say.
Man held after hotel tomahawk attack
POLICE arrest blood-covered man inside luxury hotel after he allegedly went beserk with axe.
Notorious sandbar claims two lives
TWO men have drowned and another four injured while trying to walk across the notorious Penguin Island sandbar to mainland this afternoon.
Autistic boy OK for sex change
SUICIDAL teen granted court approval to become a woman - on proviso he has his sperm frozen.
Father Riley's school of real life
AS this year's HSC students get ready for a new life, another group of youngsters is quietly celebrating just getting their lives together.
Dune buggy crushes young dad
hINVESTIGATORS are trying to determine how a dune buggy crushed a man to death yesterday.
Footy stars blast Saints over pic scandal
CLUB should help teen instead of calling her malicious and a trouble-maker, say veterans.
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Sydney to Hobart 2010
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010 began on Boxing Day in Sydney Harbour with the winner expected in Hobart on December 28.
Coogee Ink Tattoo fire
THE Coogee Ink Tattoo parlour was fire bombed and the shop totally gutted during the incident, which is being treated as suspicious
Mark Knight 2010 - Dec
A collection of Mark Knight cartoons published in the Herald Sun in December, 2010
