Sport
Punter's pinky passes net session
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12:17PM UPDATE 12.50PM: AUSTRALIAN vice-captain Michael Clarke says Ricky Ponting is almost certain to play in the Boxing Day Test.
NRL
Hungry Sharks circling Rabbitohs rejects
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CRONULLA have declared they are able to pounce on any Rabbitohs player released in a bid to squeeze Greg Inglis under the salary cap.
Entertainment
'My Brittany is still alive!'
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STRUGGLING to cope with her daughter's death, Brittany Murphy's mum tells herself she's alive.
Mel's Costa Rican home on the market
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MEL Gibson is selling his Costa Rican home because it isn't private enough.
Fan saves strung-out superstar
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CLASSICAL music superstar Andre Rieu has credited an Australian fan for helping save his career with a treatment for his debilitating vertigo.
NSW/ACT
Two police injured after mass brawl
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TWO police officers have been injured after an alleged altercation with a large group of people at Scone, in the Hunter Valley.
Two men on the run after robbery
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TWO men are on the run after an armed robbery in Sydney's inner-west.
Woman sexually attacked near station
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POLICE are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a woman on the Central Coast last night.
National
A hitch for Shari-Lea's will claim
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SHARI-LEA Hitchcock suffered the first setback in her bid to secure more of Richard Pratt's estate.
World
Heathrow flights resuming
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CHRISTMAS travel eased in Britain yesterday after days of snow-related delays.
Opinion
Look forward to a new year
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Joe Hildebrand CHRISTMAS is, more than anything, a time for sharing, be it sharing gifts or love or food or venereal disease.
Business
Retailers cry poor as sales drop sharply
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MAJOR stores claim Australia is in a retail recession, with the slowest Christmas in 20 years.
Money
Renovator finds $350,000 in disused bank
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A MAN renovating a property found $400,000 in cash left behind when the building had been a bank.
Lifestyle
Beckham's $2,000 handbag
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VICTORIA Beckham's $2,000 bag sells out in just 60 minutes - but will her $30,000 hand luggage do the same?
Travel
Top travel moments of the year
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A CROCODILE on a plane, a mystical Goliath tiger fish and shocking footage of cruise chaos among the top stories of the year.
Wacky World
Santa gets pat-down by airport security
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A Christmas mission to deliver cheer to Outback communities proved that even Santa is not above the law.
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