Last updated: April 17, 2012

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Norway Massacre Trial

ANDERS Breivik broke down on the first day of his trial. But it wasn't when he heard the screams of the children he shot. It was when he saw his own 12-minute propaganda video. The trial explained | Video: A killer cries | Video: The survivors

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Australia's war in Afghanistan drawing to end

Diggers in Afghanistan

AUSSIE troops will start leaving Afghanistan mid-next year, with most due home by early 2014.

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Finally, we can take water bottles on a plane

Airport check-in

NEW X-ray machines will detect explosives, leading the way to allow liquids on a plane.

The Voice

IT was The Voice Australia's Susan Boyle moment - 90 seconds of sensory overload that almost floored vision-impaired singer Rachael Leahcar.
How The Voice works | Video: Rachael's audition tape

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MP's speedy sacking after 14 days on the job

Gibson David

QUEENSLAND'S police minister forced to resign over allegations he drove a car while his licence was suspended.

Girl 'within hours of death' after mum's seizure

Wagga house mum dead

A TODDLER who survived up to five days alone after her mother died from an epileptic fit was near death herself.

Protest shock

SENIOR army officer suspended after footage of him clubbing a pro-Palestinian protester in the face is put online.

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Late-night SBS shows 'turned on' sex fiend

Scales of justice

A DANGEROUS paedophile whose sex fantasies can be triggered by "watching SBS'' programs is to be released.

Cops shoot dead the son of rugby league great

Ryan Pringle

THE son of rugby league great Neil Pringle was tasered before being shot dead after he confronted officers.

20120517tupac

IS TUPAC back from the dead? The Twittersphere has gone into overdrive after a performance by rapper Tupac Shakur at Coachella music festival. Watch the performance.

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Fifteen hurt sliding out of Virgin plane

Virgin Atlantic

A FIRE on a Virgin Atlantic flight forced more than 300 people to evacuate the plane using slides.  

Gmails may be Google's downfall in showdown

Gmail

DATABASE company Oracle will use Google's emails against it to prove they stole Android's software in patent lawsuit.

Mobile phone anger

KEEP an eye on your phone when you go out. If you put it down between 9pm and 2am - you might as well start looking for a new one.

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Features

mortarboard

Only a few are accepted ... and all are dead. Find out why people are eager to donate their corpses

Thai water

Tourists and locals armed with water pistols, buckets and garden hoses take up arms - all in the name of fun

brain

Scientists find a gene that can help explain why some people are smarter than others

hamish blake

There's plenty that blokes can learn from Hamish Blake, Carly Findlay writes on The Punch

Sophie Monk

Former Bardot singer is suing the driver allegedly responsible for a crash that put her in a wheelchair

Supafest 3

The cream of the R'n'B and Hip Hop scenes descend on Sydney for this year's Supafest

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rage

WHAT Rage Face comic memes would look like if you could see them in real life.

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Aries

Mar 21 - Apr 20

In theory, life gets easier now that Mars is moving in the right direction. In practice? Well, the first thing it does on this new leg of the celestial journey is to form an a... Read more

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Western Australia

Man pulls gun on Vic Park brothel worker

Gun

POLICE are hunting a gunman who pulled a firearm on a woman at a Victoria Park brothel last night during a terrifying attempted armed robbery.

School zone anger grows

LEADING pedestrian advocate Harold Scruby has slammed Tasmania over its school student safety.

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McGuire 'frustrated' with Malthouse feud

Eddie McGuire

Eddie McGuire says he launched a defence of Collingwood because like all fans he is "one-eyed" and "parochial" when it comes to his club.

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News in a Minute

8am (EST): Collingwood deny a rift; Tamou's family speak out; Force coach to take over Reds.

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NHL melee

These NHL players take their fighting just as serious as their ice hockey playing.

Going out & staying in

Getting away

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