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How the RBA stole Christmas
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Homeowners have canned their holiday plans as a result of the recent interest rate hikes.
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Melbourne least affordable
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Melbourne overtook Sydney to take the dubious title of least affordable housing city.
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The Fresh Start Project
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King of the castle
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Living in a castle may become a reality for some lucky punter; the Kryal Castle is now up for grabs.
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Mild-mannered by day - killer by night
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Stu McDowell on how playing violent video games hasn't turned him into a lunatic
Women hid stolen goods in body fat rolls
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ACCUSED shoplifters used their body fat to conceal $2600 worth of stolen store merchandise.
How about an aircraft carrier for Xmas?
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THE British Royal Navy is selling an aircraft carrier to raise money in the face of impending budget cuts.
Is this world's worst soccer team?
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A BRITISH soccer team has gained fame after losing 11 games in a row in which it conceded 227 goals.
Sparkie gets brush-off over Picasso stash
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A 71-year-old retired electician says Pablo Picasso gave him 271 previously unknown paintings.
Women force men to do sit-ups on train
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MEN riding in a female-only carriage were slapped and ordered to do sit-ups.
Japanese firm plays Mozart to its bananas
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A FRUIT company has been playing Mozart to its ripening bananas, claiming it produces a sweeter product.
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Politicians may have viewed child porn
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AUDIT shows child pornography may have been viewed on NSW parliamentary computers.
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Not guilty plea to Utzon attack
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A MAN has pleaded not guilty in a Sydney court to assaulting the son of Joern Utzon, the architect of the Sydney Opera House.
Flood cuts highway near Emerald
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RISING floodwaters in central Queensland have closed the Capricorn Highway, 60km west of Emerald.
Knife-threat neighbour had blackout
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A DRUNK who threatened neighbours and trashed their home has escaped jail because he has no memory of the rampage.
SA, you're ho, ho, hopeless
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ONE of the nation's biggest retailers says SA's Christmas trading hours are the worst in the nation, as shops get ready to close for five days.
Policeman denies lying to superiors
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A MAN accused of assaulting a police officer who Tasered him says he stepped in to help his father who was being arrested for no reason outside a nightclub.
Mills secret chat to hand Abbott a deal
CLP leader Terry Mills said he would "look after" Leo Abbott if he opted out as a federal election candidate, it was learned yesterday.
Butt out, smokers at RHH told
A YOUNG heart patient is calling for smokers to butt out around the entrance to the Royal Hobart Hospital.
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Nation silent to mark Pike River tragedy
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NEW Zealanders have paused to remember the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine disaster.
Hugo Chavez has opened his palace to 26 families left homeless by recent rains
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The Adjudicator - second Test
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The Adjudicator isn't sure what worried him more about Mitchell Johnson in Brisbane; his bowling, the tattoo or that God-awful moustache.
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Paul Trimboli's round 17 preview
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Fox Sports football commentator Paul Trimboli casts his eye over round 17 of the A-League, as David Williams continues to shine.
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Christmas makes consumers more miserly
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HOUSEHOLDS appear to have become even more money conscious in the holiday season.
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CDU | CuDeco | 4.01 | 9.56% |
RRL | Regis Resources | 2.19 | 8.95% |
MBN | Mirabela Nickel.. | 1.785 | 6.25% |
HST | Hastie Group | 1.0 | -4.31% |
IAU | Intrepid Mines | 2.17 | -3.99% |
MTS | Metcash Ltd | 4.17 | -1.89% |
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Australian retail sales in shock dive
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CAFE, restaurant and food retailing have been hardest hit by a plunge in Aussie shoppers' spending.
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A $4.5m loss in just two years on a beach mansion tells a grim story of coastal real estate
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Bankwest goes with EMC in storage deal
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BANKWEST will spend around $2 million on storage gear with EMC as it prepares to move into a new Perth data centre.
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Alan Jones designs luxury sportscar
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FORMER Aussie F1 champion Alan Jones is back on the grid steering a new car.
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