Boy, 12, second to die in Victorian waterways in days
HOLIDAY turns tragic as family and friends try desperately save boy after his foot became caught as he floated in an inner-tube.
Brendan Fevola spends birthday in rehab
BRISBANE Lions coach says there's "no timeline" on troubled star, who is undergoing treatment for alcohol and gambling issues.
Anti-semite faces the sack over posts
ACCUSED white supremacist could be banned from Parliament House where he works because of offensive online postings.
Hospital banned circumcisions on the rise
MORE parents are choosing to have their newborn sons circumcised, reigniting debate about whether it's necessary.
Brisbane cans fireworks after floods
TRADITIONAL Australia Day
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urged to keep spirits up.
Spacecraft to click on hot comet date
NASA hooks up its Stardust-NExT craft with a speeding comet - fresh from a trip near the Sun - for a Valentine's Day rendezvous.
Michael Clarke takes advice from teenager who crashed his press conference to offer tips on his batting technique.
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NEW Zealand fishing boats are caught in dangerous water while trying to enter Greymouth port.
He knows what flies like
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Ribbon supports flood aid
NEWS Ltd's Flood Fightback Ribbon Campaign is calling on the Twittersphere to show its support.
Don't text and walk
WOMAN tumbles into a fountain, discovering predictive text is no use for predicting steps.
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Patient swallows dentist's drill - report
A MAN suffered a nightmare ordeal when he accidentally swallowed part of a dentist's drill.
What the bark did the toy say?
IS it just a problem with the accent, or is this toddler's puppy toy actually dropping the F-bomb?
Fox shoots and injures hunter, escapes
HUNTER becames hunted as a fox manages to shoot him in the leg with his own gun.
Fans cross over half-time lap dance
LACROSSE fans stunned when half-time entertainment includes lap dances for the team's mascot.
Couple floating on dolls rescued on Yarra
FOUR police cars, nine SES volunteers and two ambulances turned up to help inflatable couple.
Goldilocks bandits hungry for porn, booze
INTRUDERS break in to a house to cook up a feast, steal alcohol and look at internet porn.
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Fadi Ibrahim's baby bail reprieve
ACCUSED murder conspirator Fadi Ibrahim can be granted reprieve from bail conditions when his wife goes into labour.
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Store robberies were stunners
A STUN gun gang may have hit Sydney after three separate armed robberies yesterday, although police refused to confirm any links.
CBD still crippled by floods
BRISBANE'S financial district remains crippled by the floods, with a glimmer of hope that some office buildings along the river may be back in action on Monday.
Cop accused of bashing disabled man
TWO police officers were charged on summons with serious offences relating to the alleged assault of an intellectually disabled man.
Brave boy's mission down the Murray
QUEENSLAND teenager Coen Ashton desperately needs a double lung transplant to rid himself of the cystic fibrosis that threatens his life.
Body found in gutted shed
POLICE are investigating the discovery of a body in a burnt-out shed in Bunbury.
Bomb accused in death bid
THE man accused of fire-bombing a Darwin insurance office was in a critical condition in hospital last night.
Body found in Launceston river
<FONT COLOR=#FF0000><b>UPDATE 4:15pm:</b></FONT> THE family of a 57-year-old man who's body was found in Launceston today, will formally identify him tomorrow.
Choppers hunt for 400-strong wolf pack
WOLF packs don't usually number more than 20, so what do you do when you're faced with a group of 400 all at once?
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Developers bullish on flood rebound
FLOODS have devastated Queensland but some developers are bullish on its property market.
David and Libby Koch discuss how to prepare for the 2011 monetary roller-coaster
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Monk caught hiding nun in luggage
A MONK has been detained at a Greek airport after the skeletal remains of a nun were allegedly found in his baggage.
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Twitter panic over police training exercise
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Thodey ousts Telstra's Rocca, Quilty
TELSTRA'S David Thodey has taken a broom to his executive ranks in a revamp designed to ready it for the national broadband network.
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Telstra ousts senior exec after 43 years
TELSTRA ousts its chief operations officer Michael Rocca after 43 years and replaces him with IBM general manager Brendon Riley.
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| HIL | Hills Holdings | 1.89 | 2.43% |
| FMG | Fortescue Metals | 6.63 | -7.79% |
| EWC | Energy World Co.. | 0.535 | -6.15% |
| CPU | Computershare | 10.6 | -5.28% |
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