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New clue after Maddie 'bomb' nightmare
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PM's man under Miss World's hammer
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Australian manners now 'an utter disgrace'
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'Keep your $250K: I don't want to be thin'
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Workers 'lose jobs but win $7m in lottery'
FACTORY workers claim to have won a $7 million Lotto prize the same day ten of them got layoff notices, report says.
Bat attack sparks health fears
BAT latches onto woman's arm, scratching it and drawing blood, before climbing on to her back and head, sparking infection fears.
Italian town mayor bans 'smelly kebabs'
MAYOR objects to smell of kebabs and sandwiches, complains they are not part of Italian tradition and should be eaten at home.
DUI Esky charges for beer cooler motorist
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Ban on toe-sucking foot fetish teacher
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Australia must nurture US relations - PM
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Zac gave life in death
NICOLA Starling tearfully told how her boyfriend Zac Bissell texted "I love you" just hours before he was struck and killed by a train last weekend.
Two strikes and you're out of casualty
THOUSANDS of Queenslanders will be limited to two hospital outpatient visits under a secret plan to slash official waiting lists and costs.
Power cuts by remote
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Both political sides reshuffle the decks
DUELLING frontbench reshuffles being delayed for months will add to instability and fuel ambitions on both sides of politics in South Australia.
Citizen's arrest sees fleeing driver floored
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Teacher jailed for student sex
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Police fury as PM looks to US for riot help
LEADING British policeman slams plan, saying: "I am not sure I want to learn about gangs from an area of America that has 400 of them."
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| GWA | GWA Group | 2.55 | 6.69% |
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| NWS | News Corporation | 15.66 | 6.16% |
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| GRY | Gryphon Minerals | 1.63 | -4.4% |
| APN | APN News & Media | 0.9 | -3.75% |
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