Couple aborts twin boys for girl
Shelley Hadfield A VICTORIAN couple so desperate for a baby girl that they terminated their IVF twin boys are fighting to choose the sex of their next child.
'Need' for speed proves the top killer
Amelia Harris MORE than 139,000 drivers - or 380 a day - were caught doing more than 15km/h over the speed limit in the last financial year, stats reveal.
Online shopping call taxes the brain
Terry McCrann THE campaign by the big retailers to slap the GST on international internet purchases is silly and pointless, says Terry McCrann.
I'm a good driver, says banned cabbie
Shelley Hadfield A MELBOURNE taxi driver who has amassed 41 demerit points for speeding and disobeying traffic signals insists he is a good driver.
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Gippsland guy rockets to fame
Confidential reporters LAST year, John James Parton was an unemployed welder living with his mum in Gippsland.
Blue belle Dannii moved to tears
Confidential reporters DANNII Minogue shed tears as Todd McKenney sang I Still Call Australia Home at the opening night of The Boy From Oz.
Top 'lambassador'
Sam Kekovich on a mission to have the UN declare January 26 International Aussie Day
Teary turn off
A woman's tears lowers a man's sexual and testosterone levels, a study reveals
Beer pong championships
It's a real sport, and we've got video of the championships to prove it!
Gongs galore
See all the glitz and glamour from the annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles
Strange happenings
The recent spate of mass animal deaths around the world is sparking conspiracy theories
Summer snaps
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Million-dollar smile
Just a fortnight after being attacked, Steph Gilmore signs multi-million dollar sponsorship deal
Radio's Susan Boyle
A homeless man with a golden voice is flooded with job offers after a YouTube video attracts six million hits
Life's a beach
See pics of Carlton skipper Chris Judd and his new wife Rebecca enjoying their honeymoon in Noosa
Dewi's day out
Dewi the baby Sumatran Orang-utan has made her first public appearance at Melbourne Zoo
What's hot
It's goodbye shoulder pads and hello flares as we chart the next 12 months in fashion
Warnie dumped
Shane Warne's TV show has been dropped before all its episodes have even screened
Great escapes
Celebrities including Emma Freedman and Catriona Rowntree reveal their dream getaways for 2011
All's not lost
VB is still shouting the nation with a free can or stubby for every adult even though we can't win the Ashes
Sport
Clarke's T20 move no precedent
Christian Nicolussi MICHAEL Clarke has quit the shortest form of the game to deal with his batting woes.
SuperFooty
Jordan eyes the family silver
Matt Windley JORDAN Roughead says watching his cousin win a premiership makes his drive to be part of one even stronger.
Victoria
Hatred drives gangland widow
Anthony Dowsley
WENDY Peirce's hatred of police is behind her refusal to give evidence at any inquest into the 1998 murders of two police officers.
Dirty water leads to fish deaths
THE smell of rotting Murray cod hangs over the the Murray River and locals say a release of environmental water is too late.
Entertainment
Weaver primed for Hollywood gold
Sally Bennett ONLY one thing was troubling Jacki Weaver as she flew to Hollywood for the Golden Globe Awards.
Illness claims veteran newsreader
4:12PM Matthew Schulz FORMER TV newsreader Geoff Raymond, a stalwart of Victoria’s media for 30 years, has died after a sudden illness in England.
National
Rain raises fresh flood fears
AAP
RAIN continues to batter parts of Queensland as crews move into recovery mode for the biggest natural disaster the state has faced.
Teens learning to gamble at home
12:30AM Tom McIlroy AUSTRALIAN teenagers are adopting the gambling habits of their parents through exposure to online betting and card games.
The Other Side
Man's dead dad in closet for 5 years
7:15AM NewsCore POLICE in Japan were questioning a man after his father's mummified remains were found in the apartment they shared.
Travel
Aussies grab a bargain in LA
STRONG Australian dollar, bargain airfares and the lure of spotting a celebrity make Aussies the No.1 visitors to Los Angeles.
World
UK kids can quit school at 14
Staff writers BRITISH children will be given the chance to quit academic study at the age of 14 to take on vocational training under government plans.
Business
Soaring up the charts in 2011
John Beveridge HERALD Sun business writer John Beveridge picks his 10 big performing stocks for the year.
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Court appeals for asylum seekers
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