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Nixon's shame over photo girl

Ricky Nixon

AFL player manager Ricky Nixon admits he had "inappropriate dealings" with the girl at the centre of the St Kilda nude photo scandal.

CBA joins war with $1200 bribe

CBA

THE bitter war engulfing Australia's banking industry has dramatically escalated in a rare boon for home buyers and businesses.

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'Islam's the problem, not Muslims'

Bernardi

A LIBERAL senator receives death threats and reignites tensions by denouncing Islam as a "totalitarian, political and religious ideology".

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Melbourne's rapid growth 'exciting'

Melbourne skyline

MELBURNIANS should get excited about the prospect of the city reaching eight million people by 2051, influential lobby group says.

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Commandos

Take the first look at Australian commandos' video footage from Afghanistan's front line. Picture: Supplied

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Fevola

Reports claim the Brisbane Lions could make the decision to sack Brendan Fevola as early as Monday. Picture: Getty

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Susie Q Ramadan is set to deliver history a knockout blow by becoming the first Australian woman to fight in a world title bout. Picture: Alex Coppel

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Confidential

Broady boy takes bite of Big Apple

Andrej Pejic

WHILE we were casting our eyes over Australia's hot female model exports, we neglected to include our femiman of the moment.

Star couples show their affection

Dean Geyer

WHILE 2010 was the year of the break-up, 2011 is shaping up to be the year of the make-up.

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Cricket World Cup

Latest reports, scores, pics and Tweets from the biggest cricket show on Earth

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Bora Bora

Stay by the sea

Over, under, in or by the water, the top 10 watery hotels in the world revealed

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Jessica Alba

Shooting stars

A pregnant Jessica Alba holds her daughter Honor as she takes her to dance classes
 

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Snappy the croc

Croc for sale

Snappy the 2.6-metre saltwater crocodile from a Geelong reptile store has to go

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Albino animals

We're all white

Check out these rare albino animals, including dolphins, crocodiles and monkeys

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Today show giggles

Today show giggles

What sent the boys running off the Today Show set in fits of laughter?

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New York Fashion Week

New York fashion

Take a look at the glitz, glam and style highlights from New York Fashion Week

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Wallaby

Runaway wallaby

This runaway wallaby may have hitched a ride into Melbourne on a freight train

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Colin Firth

Best of British

Colin Firth is building a royal collection of awards for The King's Speech, earning another gong at the BAFTAs. All the awards action here

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Long flight

Boeing has rolled out the world's longest passenger plane and its rival to the A380 - the 747-8 Intercontinental. TAKE A LOOK

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Lady Gaga

Lady goes more Gaga

Lady Gaga's cracking egg costume plus more pictures of music's biggest and craziest stars at the 2011 Grammys

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Freebies galore

TRAVEL SPECIALS From free nights in London to free upgrades in China, these deals definitely give you more bang for your buck

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NAB Cup form guide

You can just about ignore the scoreboard from the first weekend of the NAB Cup, but there were some nuggets of gold for SuperCoaches.

 

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Victoria

Baby killed in driveway tragedy

Baby

A 15-month-old boy struck and killed by a car in the northeastern suburb of Chirnside Park is the second driveway fatality this week.

Children signing cyber contracts

Devitt family

PARENTS are demanding kids sign contracts before using computers and mobile phones to help protect them from cyber bullies.

Entertainment

Slurring reporter suffered a migraine

Reporter Serene Branson

DOCTORS say a TV reporter who lapsed into gibberish during a live shot outside the Grammys suffered a form of migraine.

Seinfeld's 'Uncle Leo' dies

Len Lesser

THE actor who played Uncle Leo in the television sitcom Seinfeld has died, aged 88.

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National

Ablett mentor jailed over hidden cash

Gary Ablett

A MAN credited with helping footy idol Gary Ablett find God has been jailed for three months concealing $1 million from a liquidator.

Xenophon support crucial to flood levy

Nick Xenophon

THE $1.8 billion flood levy hangs on the decision of South Australian senator Nick Xenophon.

The Other Side

Skull cups held British brews

Human skull

ANCIENT Britons had the drink going to their heads, with evidence showing human skulls were used as drinking cups.

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Travel

Passenger anger at non-reclining seats

jetstar

JETSTAR has reversed a cost-saving decision to install non-reclining seats on some of its aircraft after passengers complain.

World

UK man charged after child sex probe

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UK police have charged a 19-year-old man following a probe into child sexual exploitation in southwestern England.

Business

Sticking to the savings plan

Barefoot Investor

SOME people track their spending on a spreadsheet. They tend to bring homemade hummus and day-old bread to your barbie.

Clouds gather over Forrest

Andrew Forrest

ANDREW Forrest's future was under a cloud after the corporate watchdog scored a victory in a legal battle against him.

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Death sentence for vicious dogs

The owners should be banned from ever owning a dog again. They are either simple minded or arrogant....
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Opinion

PM shores up levy with promises

andrew bolt oped

JULIA Gillard's flood levy isn't, really. It's now also a levy for the pet schemes of the Greens and independent MP Andrew Wilkie.

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