Japan suffers another grim day as 2000 bodies are found on shore and up to 10,000 feared dead in Miyage alone. Nuclear crisis continues as another large explosion rips through a nuclear power plant, injuring 11, and reports of cooling failing in a third reactor.
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Meltdown 'highly likely' at reactors
THE Japanese government warns that three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant are "highly likely" to face meltdown.
Before and after images of Japan disaster
INTERACTIVE before-and-after photos reveal the utter devastation wrought by the tsunami which struck Japan's coastline.
'Most expensive earthquake in history'
JAPAN faces a massive disaster bill of up to $100 billion in the worst crisis to hit the country since the end of World War II.
Japan earthquake: what do we tell kids?
CHILDREN will be traumatised by the events in Japan and it's important to start talking to them now, expert warns.
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Kate's diet revealed
WITH only weeks to go before the big day, the future Princess has been stocking up on some surprising things for her pantry.
Whose kitchen really rules?
Has Channel Seven plated up a second serve of My Kitchen Rules that mirrors Ten's juggernaut cooking series MasterChef?
Gibson dodges jail sentence
ACTOR fined $540 and told to undergo 52 weeks of counselling after he pleads "no contest" to battery of his ex-girlfriend.
The inside word on NRL
With the start of the 2011 season just hours away, rugby league legend Brett Kimmorley gives his tips for round one.
DNA test bad news for kids
THE PUNCH: There'll be no more excuses for under-performing kids now their parents can get them tested for sporting prowess.
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Homeless man returns $1440
A HOMELESS man cast aside thoughts of his own economic troubles and handed an envelope of cash to the police.
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Mum, baby injured as car hits pram
A WOMAN pushing her baby in a pram was critically injured when she was knocked down by a car which mounted a footpath.
Dirty water hard to swallow
SOUTHEAST Queensland councillors told 6000 ratepayers they cannot afford to fix the dirty water coming out of their taps only weeks after awarding themselves generous pay rises.
William to meet with flood victims
PRINCE William will visit the flood-hit towns of Kerang and Murrabit during his tour on Monday.
Barking dogs face death sentence
NUISANCE barking dogs would be seized and could be destroyed under strict new rules planned by councils.
Two OPR projects given EPA approval
The State’s Environmental Protection Authority has provisionally approved two major Oakajee Port and Rail projects as long as certain conditions are met.
White hot anger over welfare grab
HUNDREDS of non-indigenous Territorians are bombarding Centrelink with complaints after having their welfare money "managed".
Second blast rocks nuke plant
A SECOND explosion rocked the earthquake-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant yesterday.
Gaddafi offers amnesty to rebel soldiers
LIBYAN leader offers amnesty to his former soldiers who defected to the rebels as his loyal forces advance towards Benghazi.
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THERE are three different types of debt - bad debt, necessary debt and good debt and they should be paid off in that order, says experts.
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Super profits tax fund should invest in Australia's future, says David and Libby Koch
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Television is on its last legs
THE population has doubled, but Aussie television viewers have halved. The maths is not good, says Helen Parker.
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Bulldogs upset Wests Tigers
Canterbury-Bankstown kick-off 2011 in great fashion, upsetting Wests Tigers 24-14 in Monday night football.
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Bank of Japan boosts aid to $150bn
THE Bank of Japan has intervened in the nation's financial system for the second time today, boosting aid to nearly $150 billion.
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