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Aussies lose three wickets for two
SIMON Katich and Ricky Ponting made ducks as Australia crashed to 3-2 in the second Test in Adelaide today.
Socceroos vow Qatar revenge
UPDATE: SOCCEROO captain Lucas Neill says his team will seek revenge against Qatar after Australia lost out on the 2022 World Cup.
Man killed in pub brawl
6:08AM Shannon Deery A MAN has died after he became involved in a pub brawl with two other men in St Leondards overnight.
DJ's did 'the right thing' in sex case
11:40AM AAP DAVID Jones' chairman says settling the sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Kristy Fraser-Kirk was "the right thing to do''.
Oil leak caused Qantas scare - ATSB
11:38AM Geoff Easdown with AAP INVESTIGATORS have confirmed the leaking of oil into the engine of a Qantas Airbus A380 caused a major incident last month.
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The Adelaide Test has gotten off to an appalling start for the locals, with Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting making ducks as Australua crashed to 3-2 after winning the toss and batting. Picture: Getty
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A despondent Frank Lowy was this morning digesting Australia's failed campaign to win the 2022 World Cup. Australia astonishingly received just one of 22 votes on offer to be eliminated in the first round of polling.
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Australian fans react with shock, anger as Qatar gets the 2022 World Cup. No wonder our bid team looked stunned
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Snow Queen
Kylie joins stars for the lighting of the Christmas tree in Manhattan's Rockefeller Centre
Sport's big earners
Hands up if you're a rich sports star. Count down Australia's top 10 best paid athletes
U2 rocks Melbourne
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Sporty politicians
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Scuba Santas
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Aussie pair's rescue mission
12:11PM Reece Homfray in Adelaide SHANE Watson and Michael Hussey launched a rescue mission after Australia crashed to 3-2 in the second Test today.
SuperFooty
Demons are star gazing
Sam Edmund EXCLUSIVE: THE oldest football club in the world has the newest playing strip. Melbourne will today unveil a cutting-edge uniform.
Victoria
Decade 'the hottest ever'
11:05AM AAP, Matthew Schulz AS VICTORIANS brace for predicted thunderstorms today, world weather forecasters say 2010 will be one of the hottest years ever.
Andrews named as Labor leader
10:54AM AAP UPDATE 12pm: LABOR MPs say they are focused on winning back government in 2014 after electing Daniel Andrews as leader.
Entertainment
Oprah set to come on down
Amelia Harris, Matt Johnston TALK show queen Oprah Winfrey will meet thousands of Aussie fans at Federation Square during a whistlestop visit to Victoria.
Shakespeare classic to end season
Sally Bennett CINEMA dream weaver Baz Luhrmann is sprinkling his magic on a Melbourne stage.
National
Passenger crashes bus into pole
6:41AM AAP A MAN crashed a Sydney bus loaded with passengers into a pole after punching the windscreen and overpowering the driver.
No trace found of little Kiesha
Isabel Hayes POLICE say they will not give up the four-month-long search for six-year-old Kiesha Abrahams.
The Other Side
Sweet pavlova win for Kiwis
9:11AM NewsCore NEW Zealand may just have won a decades-long battle with Australia over pavlova, after its origins were redefined by a leading dictionary.
Travel
Oil leak caused Qantas scare - ATSB
11:38AM Geoff Easdown with AAP INVESTIGATORS have confirmed the leaking of oil into the engine of a Qantas Airbus A380 caused a major incident last month.
World
NASA finds 'weird life' on Earth
7:02AM AFP LURKING in the depths of a California lake is a bacteria that can thrive on arsenic, a discovery that could expand the search for aliens.
Business
Regulator reminds Rolls Royce of safety
12:03PM Geoff Easdown AUSTRALIA'S air safety regulator has reminded Rolls Royce of its responsibility to passengers on A380s powered by its suspect Trent 900 engines.
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