The man behind the monster
WHY did Arthur Freeman, a man described by one of his relatives as "too nice a dad", kill his girl by throwing her off a bridge?
Fine wine? Just a bottle of plonk, thanks
FORTY-five seconds all it takes for most Australians to choose a bottle from the shop - and label colour plays a big part.
Cash out of favour, cheques bounced
CASH is no longer king and the use of cheques is virtually non-existent as more Australians head online to pay bills.
US apologises for more 'kill team' photos
WARNING: Graphic images PENTAGON sorry as more footage and photos emerge of boy's death allegedly at hands of soldiers.
Baby kicked off bus for laughing too loud
MOTHER says driver humiliated her in front of other passengers because her baby was making "happy squealing noises".
Fake girlfriends for lonely Facebook users
NEWEST plan for fake girlfriends isn't quite as dramatic as the plot
of Weird Science, but it's just as ridiculous.
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Broadcasters decide to ban or censor Simpsons shows that make fun of nuclear meltdown
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I'm top of the world, maman
FRENCH climber Alan Robert - who has bagged more than 70 skyscrapers - scales 828m up Dubai's Burj Khalifa.
Don't hire LinkedIn liars
By Kate Southam SENIOR execs and white collar wannabes caught faking it on career site LinkedIn.
Public servants: Facing web bans
London Royal wedding guide
AUSSIES visiting London can experience all things Prince William and Kate Middleton with this must-see destination list.
Let's cheer it for the boys
THE Brisbane Broncos have signed their first male cheerleader, with other NRL teams set to follow.
Bigfoot 'caught on video'
WHY did Bigfoot cross the road? Thomas Byers didn't get a chance to find out - but he claims to have caught the whole thing on tape.
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Police pup dies one day before retirement
FEARLESS and faithful police dog named Baz falls off a rooftop while chasing burglars and dies one day before he was due to retire.
Russia says clock change stresses cows
RUSSIA permanently switches to summer time after the President says cows suffer stress from getting up at a different time.
'Hello police? There's a croc in my pool'
STARTLED resident had trouble explaining her call wasn't a prank after finding a 2m crocodile in the pool at her city home.
Dad pulled through CD-sized gap alive
MAN miraculously survives after being dragged through a gap the width of a CD case in a freak workplace accident.
Cow manure fetish man jailed
BRITISH man with fetish for cow manure begins a two-year sentence after he was caught pleasuring himself while covered in dung.
Dog found alive living in burned out home
WOMAN who thought her dachshund died in a fire a month ago has found the animal living in the remains of her apartment.
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Knee-deep mud sweeps through homes
QUIET Queensland beachside community wakes to find their homes knee-deep in mud after heavy rain triggers landslide.
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League legend Rex Mossop in hospital
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Hajnal cries poor over court costs
HAJNAL Black is objecting to paying court costs after she withdrew her application to suppress details surrounding a legal battle over her alleged mismanagement of a friend's finances.
'Burnout vigil' at crash death scene
UPDATE 6.35pm: FRIENDS of three people killed in a Werribee smash have returned to do burnouts at the scene.
Wife killer 'must pay for his crime'
MURDERER Craig Aaron Cocks should "pay dearly" for killing his wife, the Supreme Court has heard.
WA cop fined for wife's bashing
A WEST Australian police officer has been fined $2000 and told by a magistrate he was lucky to walk free from court after pleading guilty to a serious assault on his wife.
It's our chopper and we'll ski if we want
A TERRITORY cattleman has shrugged off threats to prosecute him for towing his son on a waterski with a helicopter.
Tree fall horror
A BIRTHDAY party ended in horror at the weekend when three children were taken to hospital with fractured spines.
Pike disaster: 'Get the bodies or else'
THE receivers of New Zealand's collapsed Pike River coalmine warned to get in and get the dead miners' remains, or stand aside.
William gives the press the slip and holds his stag night at a private estate with 20 mates
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Greens dental plan risking mining tax deal
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Quit leveraging your dialouge
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Dead gangster smuggled into match
Hooligans supporting a Colombian football club managed a new low after they smuggled a dead gang member in a coffin into a match.
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Mining executive joins RBA board
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| JBH | JB Hi-Fi | 19.6 | 6.17% |
| EWC | Energy World Co.. | 0.465 | 3.33% |
| TEN | Ten Network | 1.26 | 2.85% |
| MMX | Murchison Metals | 0.99 | -5.27% |
| IFN | Infigen Energy | 0.365 | -5.2% |
| PDN | Paladin Energy | 3.58 | -4.54% |
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Suncorp allows staff to BYO computers
IN what could prove to be a watershed moment for corporate Australia, Suncorp will let staff use their personal computers at work.
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