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Obese boy's death examined by coroner
NEWCASTLE: He weighed 50 kilograms by the age of seven; and now he's dead.
MAP: Show us where you've been swooped
Where to take extra care this magpie swooping season.
Beaut Ute: The search for Australia's best ute
To celebrate the Deni Ute Muster, we're on the hunt for Australia's best ute.
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National
Big Day Out band competition a plus for youth mental health
Twenty young bands will win a chance to play at the Big Day Out as part of a ...
Buyers 'misled' on free-range eggs
Rolling hills. Dappled sunlight. Lush green pastures. Two chickens.
Summit rugby league footballs linked to Indian child slave labour
Hundreds of children are secretly employed making balls for Australian children the same age, pressed into harmful, backbreaking ...
Julia Gillard defends legacy, criticises Kevin Rudd in first public comments since her defeat
Julia Gillard has thrown a thinly veiled barb at Kevin Rudd for disloyalty and for destabilising her prime ...
Respect for woman who led the way
To the sound of Aretha Franklin's Respect, Julia Gillard strode onto the Sydney Opera House stage and back into public ...
Jakarta agrees to talks on boats
The Indonesian President has made a significant concession to Tony Abbott's demands on asylum seekers in talks in ...
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Fijian school helped by Dubbo residents
Relay For Life fights tobacco
A NEW report released by Cancer Council NSW has revealed it is easier to find somewhere to buy ...
Entertainment
Breaking Bad finale spurs outbreak of piracy
Desperate Australian fans of Breaking Bad have topped the global pirate charts, grabbing more illegal copies of the ...
Breaking Bad final episode recap: The luckiest break of all
After five seasons of gripping drama, Walter White’s journey - to damnation or redemption - ends at last.
Breaking Bad's Walter White is the anti-hero for all seasons
After five brilliant seasons, Breaking Bad gave us the ending it, and we, demanded. Walter went out in a haze ...
Shane Warne's ex wife says she's not to blame
Shane Warne’s ex-wife Simone Callahan has told a British newspaper she is not responsible for his reported split from fiancee ...
Life & Style
22 signs you're a stay-at-home parent
About 20 months ago, I became a mother for the first time. Here are some of the little ...
Fad diets play to our wish for a quick fix
There's always someone in the office kitchen preparing the latest fad diet for lunch.
Sex re-education vital for baby boomers
The safe-sex message seems to have missed a generation of newly single baby boomers, with STIs continuing to rise among ...
Woolies bites the bullet and dumps vibrators
Woolworths became the first Australian supermarket chain to sell battery-powered sex toys - but pulled them off the ...
Hospitality homes
Home owners are earning extra cash by putting their spare rooms up on the holiday rental market.
Stress levels grow as more demands placed on workers, study finds
Such was her laundry list of niggling work stresses, welfare centre manager Elfa Moraitakis would be wide-eyed at ...
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Opinion
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Walk with me a success
AS a not-for-profit provider of disability services, Northcott greatly appreciates any support it receives from the local community.
Unexpected generosity hits the right cord
Recently I found myself in an awkward predicament. The women behind the counter told me to “stand over ...
Department axing a sign of ongoing neglect
The new Coalition government has reinforced its historical neglect of regional Australia by announcing it will axe the ...
Boat black out
And so it begins. While an asylum seeker boat landed at Christmas Island on Monday with up to ...
No pool just yet
And here we have another year with the obligatory delay in the pool opening, due to council waiting ...
Travel
Stanthorpe: Vineyard Cottages and Cafe
Some will get the guilt-charged urge to go for one of the walks in Girraween National Park. Others ...
Travel by private jumbo jet: heaven is your own 747
Take one private plane, several countries and sit back and enjoy the ride, writes Keith Austin.
Docklands traders relieved as Melbourne Star wheel finally turns
For a fleeting moment the Docklands wheel groaned into action high above the harbour suburb.
Surfers Paradise: Sea Temple
Rooms at Sea Temple carry most features of modern-day design. It’s on-trend now to have a spa bath ...