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VIDEO: Free diver's latest shark film
William Winram is a professional free diver featured in the new IMAX film Great White Shark 3D and ...
Midnight marriages make history
ACT: As most Australians were sleeping, Alan Wright and Joel Player were celebrating history.
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ASIO: teen fights face of jihad claim as 'unjust, racist'
At just 19 years old, Bankstown labourer Abu Bakr is the face of jihadism in Australia, ASIO says.
Radioactive spill in Kakadu stirs rage
It began as a 10-centimetre tear in a leach tank at Ranger uranium mine, in Kakadu National Park. ...
Childcare eating up nice per cent of families' income despite subsidies
Families with one child in full-time day care are devoting about 9 per cent of their disposable incomes to childcare ...
Less than $150m more a year to keep Holden, says Kim Carr
The ALP government had advice in July that less than $150m would keep Holden until 2025.
Secrecy surrounds Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
The government has refused to give the Senate access to the secret text of the trade deal it is negotiating ...
Childcare costs: families spending 9% of income after subsidies
Families with one child in full-time day care are devoting about 9 per cent of their disposable incomes ...
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Healthy eating revealed to be costly option
A healthy diet hits wallets harder than an unhealthy one, although opting for the latter may not be a bargain ...
The fat's in the firing line as McDonald's home delivers
Healthy eating in Australia has a new enemy: home-delivered McDonald's.
Researchers say a simple test could help to prevent stillbirths
Australian researchers are confident they have found a blood test that could help prevent stillbirth, a tragedy that ...
Old ways: Paleo Cafe serves up meals fit for a caveman
Chances are our Paleolithic ancestors never served up their woolly mammoth with a wild mushroom jus, or their ...
Presence of mind
Give yourself a gift this Christmas: enjoy a little of the things you love without the weighty legacy.
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TV this week: Burning questions in Pecs and the City
For the audience first episodes are like first dates, and Chicago Fire is dressed to impress.
The great dame
Judi Dench has found solace in constant work since the death of her husband, and her latest role ...
Tropfest 2013: Matt Hardie and Bamboozled win top prize
It was a night to remember for Sydney filmmaker Matt Hardie, winning the 22nd instalment of the Tropfest short film ...
Street talk has all the right moves
David O. Russell doesn't stint on the tacky hairstyles and gaudy clothes in American Hustle, his raucous, compelling crime drama ...
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Daily horoscopes: Sunday, December 8
Read Alison Moroney’s daily stars for Sunday, December 8, 2013.
Researchers say a simple test could help to prevent stillbirths
Australian researchers are confident they have found a blood test that could help prevent stillbirth, a tragedy that ...
Healthy eating revealed to be costly option
A healthy diet hits wallets harder than an unhealthy one, although opting for the latter may not be a bargain ...
Home-grown solutions needed
Copying the methods of successful countries isn't the way to lift PISA test results.
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Doctors for Environment clarifies stance
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POLL: Toddler drownings
What can be done to decrease the number of children drowning?
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Shore excursions: volcanic encounters
Getting up close to a volcano in Hawaii was a highlight of the Kings' 200th cruise.
The Cruise Director: food glorious food
Food, glorious food . . . cruisers are being offered a smorgasbord of upmarket dining choices.
Mind the gap
These days Australians of all ages are taking extended holidays everywhere with the midlife "year off" emerging as ...
Pink, it's just so yesterday
The Sheraton Noosa no longer blushes but instead whispers discreet luxury, writes Louise Schwartzkoff.