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Granada dumped by Next Top Model
THE production company behind Australia's Next Top Model has reportedly been dumped after Sarah Murdoch gave the order following the finale blunder.
Leonardi's mum has family time
GLENN McGrath's new mother-in-law Carmen Leonardi is extending her visit to Australia to get to know her new grandchildren and in-laws better.
Sport
Siddle or Bollinger? Debate now
10:08AM Richard Earle IT'S down to two for the final spot in the Aussie team: Peter Siddle v Doug Bollinger. Debate with Richard Earle.
SuperFooty
Brumby wants Roos in Ballarat
11:40AM Al Paton NORTH Melbourne could play home-and-away matches in Ballarat under a Labor state election promise.
Victoria
Raids smashed first home buyer rort
Mark Buttler UPDATE 6.27am: THIRTY people will face court today after Victoria's biggest police raids smashed a drug ring and first home buyer rort.
Man bashed at nightclub
6:33AM Amelia Harris A MAN was taken to hospital suffering head injuries after an assault at a Hawthorn nightclub overnight.
Entertainment
Rose sues Guitar Hero creators
FORMER Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose is suing video game maker Activision Blizzard for $20 million.
Blondie's sparkling party surprise
BLONDIE'S Deborah Harry delighted guests at a private party on Monday when she performed on a makeshift stage at a Sydney restaurant.
National
Milat 'laughed at death in forest'
8:03AM Clementine Cuneo IVAN Milat "chuckled" when told one of his teenage relatives had been charged with murdering a boy and wanted to know the details.
Don't muck up, schoolies warned
Wes Hosking VICTORIAN schoolies looking to cause trouble have been warned to stay away from the Gold Coast.
The Other Side
Artist gets camera implanted in head
A TINY camera has been surgically implanted to the back of a New York University professor's head - all in the name of art.
Travel
Schoolies snub Gold Coast for overseas
SCHOOL leavers are ditching the Gold Coast and its beaches crawling with police, drunks and "toolies" to celebrate abroad.
World
Ugly Betty star 'decapitates mum'
11:14AM NewsCore A NEW York woman has been found hacked to death after a row with her actor son, police say.
Business
Global concerns send market lower
11:06AM AUSTRALIAN stocks opened weaker today, as tensions in Korea and concerns about European debt hovered over the market.
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Channel Ten stake a mine game
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Light, but little hope, at NZ mine
Posted by Rob Lane at 10:14 AM Today