AFTER spending like misers all year Australians have unleashed the purse strings, finally finding the urge to splurge at the Boxing Day sales.
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THE Australian team put up little resistance in the first two sessions of the Boxing Day Test. All out for 98 runs.
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Bingle and co's new year resolutions
AFTER what can only be described as a tough year, Lara Bingle, former fiance of Michael Clarke, is hoping for a more upbeat 2011.
Now Matty has a try at writing a sitcom
FORMER league star Matty Johns wants to move away from on-screen funny man to become a scriptwriter - and has already penned two shows he hopes to sell.
Outrage over drink-drive leniency
MORE than half of low-range drink-drivers are walking out of some Sydney courts without a conviction.
Schapelle Corby's jail term cut for Xmas
INDONESIA has granted holiday remissions to Australian prisoners Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence, cutting their sentences.
'I was punched in face in AFL fight'
AFL rocked by more bad news as model alleges she was assaulted during a scuffle with Lions players.
Aussie 'drug baron' arrested
ONE of Australia's most wanted men, accused Sydney drug lord Hakan Ayik, was arrested in Cyprus yesterday after evading capture since he fled Australia.
They're all going on a summer holiday
THE most senior members of the strife-torn Keneally government are clearing out on their annual leave.
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Sport
England lead by 59 at stumps
7:14PM AUSTRALIA'S Ashes campaign is terminally ill after a humiliating opening day to the fourth Test at the MCG.
NRL
Beau's dream was to be a bunny for life
BEAU Champion is not filthy. Some think he should be after he became the sacrificial bunny in South Sydney's Greg Inglis deal.
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England lead by 59 at stumps
AUSTRALIA'S Ashes campaign is terminally ill after a humiliating opening day to the fourth Test at the MCG.
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Simon Baker's new $30m Mentalist deal
THE Mentalist star, Sydney actor Simon Baker, has signed a new deal worth more than $30 million.
Kelly Brook reunited with ex-lover
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Flying finger tip from Tozzi
EITHER Cheyenne Tozzi should give flying a rest for a while or the Shire girl has a very important announcement to make.
Daddy's girl now her own woman
WHEN your last name is Coppola, and your dad is the man who made The Godfather trilogy, screening your own movie to your family becomes a baptism of fire.
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Hoppa wasn't licensed
JOHN Hopoate was not licensed to work as a security guard when he allegedly chased and bashed a man he'd rejected from a well-known Kings Cross hotel.
Smoke screen on Sydney beaches
ANTI-SMOKING rules on some of our most famous beaches are nothing but hot air, with at least one council claiming it is powerless.
'Bouncer bashing' victim still critical
POLICE have renewed their appeal for information about an alleged nightclub altercation that left a 35-year-old man with brain injuries.
National
Doctors in surgical face-off
COSMETIC surgeons are accusing their colleagues of neglecting patients needing reconstructive work to chase the vanity dollar.
World
He raped us, say Assange women
TWO Swedish women accusing Julian Assange of sex crimes say they are not pawns of the CIA, nor do they hunger for revenge.
Let the airing of grievances begin
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Opinion
An eventful year in pictures
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Business
Crunch day for major retailers
DESPERATE retailers are hoping extraordinary discounts at today's Boxing Day sales will help turn around one of their worst Christmas periods on record.
Money
Online shopping's a net gain for crims
SCAMMERS and cyber criminals, cashing in on the explosion of online shopping, are increasingly ripping-off consumers and even eBay hasn't been immune.
Lifestyle
Great sea change is just myth
FAMILIES may dream of packing up and moving to the coast, but most end up building their next home just a few kilometres away.
Travel
Dinnigan has designs on hotels
COLLETTE Dinnigan is putting her creative flair to a new use with the top fashion designer preparing to go into the boutique hotel business.
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Eight stuck in Santa's Enchanted Forest
FIREFIGHERS rescued eight thrill seekers from the top of a rollercoaster at an amusement park, guiding them down ladders after a malfunction trapped them.
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