Power bills to double in six years
ONE of Australia's largest electricity suppliers warns power bills will double in six years after a carbon price is introduced.
Workers sacked for planking 60m in the air
TWO workers have been sacked from Santos after photographs surfaced of them planking on top of smokestacks, risking a 60m fall.
Tiger bites handler at Dreamworld
A 30-year-old man and the impatient tiger who "nipped" him could start working together again this week, a theme park says.
IMF's Strauss-Kahn to plead 'not guilty'
FORMER IMF boss will plead not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid and will be acquitted, his lawyer says.
Hockey, Abbott in 'brutal' slanging match
JOE Hockey and Tony Abbott clash in a fiery phone call, with the shadow treasurer claiming he'd been left "swinging in the wind".
'No plan' to force smokers to be licenced
ANTI-SMOKING campaigners call for introduction of licence to light up, but minister says plain packaging is the real answer.
'Legend of the Screen. Legend of a Man'
ACTOR Bill Hunter was an Australian icon who will be sorely missed, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says after his death at age 71.
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Dads with dubious dress sense come up with hilarious outfits for their kids
As social media firms start to go public, meet some of the biggest names on the internet
Apocalypse believers left to start over now that "judgement day" has been and gone
Lleyton Hewitt pulls out of the French Open after suffering another injury setback
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FOX SPORTS: Lions finally notch AFL win, but only after getting away with the most blatant throw you'll see at a crucial moment.
Israel admits AFL doubt
FOX SPORTS: Star GWS recruit Israel Folau admits being "stung" by criticism and questioning his high-profile move to AFL.
Pride for bilby champion
Save the Bilby Fund founder Frank Manthey "blown out of the water" by nomination for environmental medal by Jessica Watson.
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Children want to walk
LESS than half of Aussie primary school children who live within 15 minutes of school walk there - even though they’d like to.
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Heart disease in women
Twice as many women die from heart disease as from lung and breast cancer combined.
Company organised orgy for salesmen
INSURANCE giant rewards its best salesmen with an orgy featuring scantily clad hostesses and 20 prostitutes in a spa.
Man tries to board train with pony
CAPTURED on CCTV - man leading the large, white pony along a station platform, and then waiting patiently for a train.
China's red threat: Exploding watermelons
WATCH: Farmers' overuse of growth chemicals blamed for turning fruit crops into land mines, causing havoc in China.
Heaven is a fairy story - Stephen Hawking
STEPHEN Hawking finds no room for heaven in the evolution of the universe, saying God is an unnecessary explanation.
Moose helps hairdresser win best beard
GERMAN scoops the title of world's best beard after sculpting his facial hair into a moose and a Norwegian flag.
Ham slice dispute lands four in hospital
SHOPPERS leave supermarket in ambulances after row over thickness of ham descends into violent brawl.
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Detention inquiry wins cautious support
COALITION push for an inquiry into immigration detention has won some initial support from the Greens and Independent Andrew Wilkie.
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Warnie kisses off
WHEN Shane Warne played his last cricket match, there was only one person he wanted by his side and he wasn't disappointed judging by these pics.
Family violence death toll 'hidden'
THE coroner's office will review hundreds of suspicious deaths in Queensland amid fears the toll from domestic violence could actually be far higher.
Motorcyclist killed as bike strikes tree
A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed in a road smash north of Melbourne.
Man rescued from air-con shaft
EMERGENCY crews have freed a man who was trapped in an air-conditioning shaft at Glenelg.
WA Govt slammed over Queen's $445,000 lift
THE WA government has been criticised for spending more than $400,000 on a one-storey elevator at Government House to accommodate the Queen when she visits Perth in October.
Grim forecast for NT rally car
THE only NT car in the Shitbox Rally probably won't make it home.
Building licence wrangle
A SALESMAN used a builder's registration details to build at least 10 homes, though the builder says he did not give permission.
Sixteen dead in Baghdad blasts
MORE than a dozen bomb attacks in and around Baghdad left 16 people dead, including 10 people killed in a suicide attack.
Experts assess impact as Iceland's most active volcano - no, not that one - erupts
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Bargains as auction rate hammered
AUCTION clearance rates in two cities hit lows not seen since the global financial crisis, with vendors shaving prices to get sales.
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We all know the cliche that sex sells, but does it really?
Opinion
Facebook friends 'pimp' you out for kicks
WHEN a woman uploads a photo of herself onto Facebook, she needs to know that judgement will occur, says Lauren Rosewarne.
Ask Bossy
MY boyfriend has a short fuse, tells me I'm dumb and compares me to his beautiful, smart ex-girlfriends. Still, I don't want to lose him.
Fox Sports
Nightmare over as Roosters win
Sydney Roosters break through for a 12-10 victory over Newcastle Knights and their first win since round four.
Business
24-hour watch, guard for Strauss-Kahn
FORMER IMF boss hands back his prison jumpsuit and heads for a not so plush New York apartment to begin house arrest.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:31PM
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| BOW | Bow Energy | 0.825 | 3.77% |
| LEI | Leighton Holdin.. | 24.19 | 2.71% |
| CCL | Coca-Cola Amatil | 12.02 | 2.03% |
| OZL | OZ Minerals Lim.. | 1.395 | -8.53% |
| IFN | Infigen Energy | 0.36 | -6.5% |
| OGC | OceanaGold | 2.21 | -3.92% |
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LA Noire and the future of video games
By Andrew Ramadge AFTER forty years, video games are finally set to take on TV and movies, says the Aussie behind LA Noire.
Forty years on, Amway goes online
FORTY years ago Amway brought its operations to Australia, the company's first move outside North America.
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Porsche Boxster E- first drive
Karla Pincott gets a taste of Porsche Boxster E electric car at Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin.
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