Last updated: March 01, 2011

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Woman, 72, charged with murder over body in yard

Body in the yard

GRANDMOTHER appears in court after the badly decomposed remains of a young woman were found buried in backyard.

Reserve Bank leaves interest rates steady

interest rates

THE central bank has spared borrowers an interest rate rise, leaving the cash rate at 4.75 per cent in a widely expected move.

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Driving charge adds to AFL Nixon's woes

Ricky Nixon

AFLmanager at the centre of probe over alleged involvement with teen is to face court - for using a mobile while driving.

Teen fraudster caught after $2m deposit

Keyboard

SCHOOLBOY'S elaborate online frauds discovered when $2m accidentally lobbed into one of his 119 fake bank accounts.

The nation today - live with Malcolm Farr

Pollution

PM accuses Tony Abbott of engaging in a "simplistic fear campaign" in carbon tax debate. Live with Malcolm Farr.

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Exposed: Is Bear Grylls taking the p---?

Bear Grylls

WILL drinking your urine really save you? Australia's answer to the reality survival star tells us what you don't see on TV.

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Oscars best and worst

News.com.au readers award Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis title of Oscars' most stylish while Helena Bonham Carter named No.2 worst dressed. Find out who was number one.

At least 16 cyclists were injured during a critical mass protest when are car plowed straight through the middle of the crowd.

52 Suburbs blogger Louise Hawson

One woman's quest to discover suburbia lands her a book and exhibition deal

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 Take a peek inside the frozen underworld of the most amazing glacier caves on Earth

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Fisherman's terrifying eight-day battle to land croc-eating tigerfish in the Congo

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Adriana Lima rocks the new $2 million Victoria's secret bra
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Save me Australia

Justine Davies

MONEY STUFF: The stats say we're getting better at saving as a nation but how are you doing? Can you save or is it a real struggle?

 

Glitch wipes out Gmailers

Gmail

TENS of thousands of Gmail users have been locked out of their accounts, a glitch Google engineers are still struggling to fix.

Aussie, a prince and a perv

Prince Andrew

PRINCE Andrew was pictured with 17-year-old girl his paedophile billionaire friend had flown across the world to meet him.

Password protected?

Ask Bossy

ASK BOSSY: Should people in committed relationships share their passwords with their other halves? What do they have to hide?

Sacked for working too hard

Desk top calendar

PING HAN ran an insulation firm, a travel agency, an interpreting service, a migration agency and managed rental properties.

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UFC afterparty fails, promoter hides in van

UFC Acer Arena

PROMOTER hides in police van from angry fans after he sold tickets to a cage-fight after party that never took place.

Breast milk ice cream on the menu

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BREAST milk ice cream scooped up by customers as parlour uses milk from UK mum to make the "totally natural" treat.

Yasi didn't just wipe out bananas ...

Marijuana

CYCLONE Yasi has helped Far Northern police in the fight against drugs by destroying much of the region's marijuana crops.

Canteen takes up online spy technology

Canteen

NEW canteens allow parents to spy on their children's school lunches - and remotely block them from buying junk food.

Bungling burglars lose money

cash

TWO men attempted to rob a gun store and ended up with less money than when they came in.

Snake blamed for footpath fracas

Snake

FIVE people have ended up in a brawl after diners at a city cafe failed to be charmed by a snake carried by a passer-by.

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Truck rolls, bursts into flames

Police car

A TRUCK has rolled and burst into flames on the Dawson Highway about 10km west of Calliope, southwest of Gladstone.

Pair jailed over 'evil' cocaine bid

Cocaine

TWO men who tried to import two kilograms of cocaine into Australia from South America have been handed long prison sentences.

Call to keep Adelaide dry zone

dryzone

ALMOST 90 per cent of Adelaide Now readers believe Adelaide City Council should retain its dry zone, with about half of those saying it should be extended.

One fight over for nightclub owner

Shane van Styn

CONTROVERSIAL Geraldton nightclub operator Shane Van Styn says he has been vindicated after a magistrate dismissed charges he served drunk patrons at his club.

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An investment property can be a dream or nightmare, warn David and Libby Koch

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Our panel of financial exerts discuss whether Aussies donate as much as they should

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Dear God, get out of our schools

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FRANKLY I don’t want someone from a religious order messing with my kids’ heads. That’s my job, says Tracey Spicer.

Jack Marx

Pro-gay marriage video going gangbusters - but does it actually sabotage the cause?
 

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Ennis commits to the kennel

Michael Ennis

Michael Ennis has pledged his future to Canterbury-Bankstown, signing a new deal that will tie him to the club for a further three years.

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Borders collapsed owing millions to staff

Borders

FAILED book chain reveals it collapsed with only $1 million cash in the bank while it owed its employees almost $8 million.

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Is Gaga's new song a Madonna rip-off?

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POP diva's Born This Way attacked by critics who claim her track bears an uncanny resemblance to the Material Girl's Express Yourself.

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 Russell launches his latest book, while vampire star Ryan Kwanten soaks up the sun
 

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Bumped from your flight? It'll cost you

American Airlines

AS if it wasn't bad enough being kicked off your flight - an airline is being fined for failing to mention that it will also cost their passengers.

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Dirty room

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Grid girls at war

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A grid girl turf war has erupted on the Gold Coast after finalists in the iconic Miss Indy pageant were banned from the track for this week's V8 Supercars race in Surfers Paradise.

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