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Court date set for ICJ case with E Timor
AUSTRALIA will next month get the chance to defend an ASIO raid on the office of a lawyer acting for East Timor at the UN's top court in The Hague. More National News
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A star in her own right
JESSICA Johnson is a mum, a business woman, a karate champion and the wife of Ashes hero Mitchell Johnson. But don't go calling her a WAG. More Entertainment News
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Dirty criminals and collecting debt
WHEN debt collector Joseph Antoun opened the door of his Sydney home and was shot five times, no one was surprised - except him. More NSW News
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Diet experts' guilty vices exposed
CHOCOLATE, marshmallows, full fat double brie cheese and wine are not the items you'd expect to find in the shopping baskets of Australia's leading diet experts. More Diet News
Read MoreHere's why our kids can't count
A POLITICALLY correct curriculum forcing maths students to study Aboriginal and Asian culture, with "reasonable' rather accurate answers, faces the axe.
Childcare staff bogged in paperwork
CHILDCARE workers are spending four hours a week filling out paperwork instead of playing with children, a government report reveals.
Subsidy for wonder drug approved
TWO hundred Australians with cystic fibrosis will benefit after a subsidy for a $300,000 drug was granted but with conditions before its use.
Dadd must go, says angry Mumm
MCLAREN VALE winery d'Arenberg's in a David and Goliath battle after being asked to rebrand its Dadd sparkling white by the owners of the G. H. Mumm champagne brand.
Second tiger scare for Australia Zoo
A HANDLER has been knocked to the ground by a tiger at Australia Zoo, the second such incident in a month.
Our $3b Christmas shopping weekend
THE last-minute Christmas shopping scramble is in full swing as Australians embark on a $3 billion weekend spending spree to snaffle final gifts.
Truckie killer handed heavier sentence
A SYDNEY man who killed a truck driver with a stray bullet and showed not the "slightest remorse" has had his minimum jail term increased by almost four years.
Street Watch: drug MDMA seized
A SECOND man has been charged after hundreds of MDMA tablets and a handgun were allegedly found at a Bringelly property earlier this month.
Collar bomb hoaxer appeal fails
SYDNEY'S fake collar bomber Paul Douglas Peters has lost an appeal against the severity of his jail sentence.
YMCA 'not a child-safe environment'
THE management of the YMCA has been slammed in the royal commission into sex abuse and one should be referred to prosecutors for lying, says counsel.
HSC triumph for Catholic college
SCHOOL students from some of Sydney's most disadvantaged suburbs have come up trumps in the HSC exams.
Man fights for life after city attack
A MAN is fighting for his life after being attacked outside a Surry Hills fast food restaurant on the eve of a police crackdown on alcohol-related violence.
Mother detained after son found dead
A TWO-hour hunt to find the mum of a dead Southport teenager ended in police comforting a woman at a Gold Coast beach.
Doctors push for girth control
WOMEN weighing up to 300kg, with Body Mass Indexes of 90, are giving birth in Queensland, risking the lives of their babies as well as their own.
Driscoll faces charges over donation
CHARGES expected to be laid over a $50,000 donation to the Liberal National Party by disgraced former MP Scott Driscoll.
Second tiger scare for Australia Zoo
A HANDLER has been knocked to the ground by a tiger at Australia Zoo, the second such incident in a month.
First Christmas surprise for Henry
SEA World's polar bear cub Henry is just days away from his first Christmas - but he just couldn't wait.
Could Queen St Mall be open to cars?
NEW transport options for Queen St Mall as council considers bold new ideas from the public. HAVE YOUR SAY
Cyclist dies in hospital after hit-run
A CYCLIST who lost his three-week battle to survive after being hit by a car has been remembered as a "wonderful father".
Road reopens after horror smash
A WOMAN is dead and a man is fighting for life after a horrific crash that blocked access to Phillip Island for five hours.
Why 'mixed' lollies are one big sham
NOT enough jelly babies making you snaky? If you seek perfection in your mixed confection, check out our road test of popular sweets. But be warned: results may disappoint.
Shyster jailed for property scam
A CON man who tricked homeowners into handing over their property titles in a scam worth millions of dollars has been jailed.
Cycle of love for mate's mum
NINE teenage boys have cycled from Mildura to Melbourne, fuelled by the pure love for their mate's mum who has inoperable cancer.
Kinder concert pressure eased
KINDERGARTEN children are no longer required to take part in end-of-year concerts amid fears they get too stressed.
Man convicted over Dutchman's death
THE MAN who threw the fatal punch at Dutch national Henk van Oosterom has been convicted of manslaughter while his two co-accused have been acquitted.
Tait bowled over by refreshing change
WANDER down to the Hotel Elliot this summer and there's a fair chance you'll bump into cricket or Bollywood royalty with Shaun Tait and glamorous wife to be Mashoom Singha behind the bar.
Bon Scott - the unseen footage
VIDEO, PICS: Unseen footage and photographs of Australian rocker Bon Scott performing with an Adelaide Hills band have emerged. WATCH HERE
Clerk 'made up harassment claims'
A CLERK who accused a retired magistrate of sexual harassment twisted his words, fabricated some of her claims and cannot be believed, a tribunal has found.
Relief for suburb left without water
RELIEF is on its way for some Brahma Lodge residents who were without water in the hottest part of the day.
Scam warning over fire funds hoax
SOUTH Australians are warned of a scam where someone is claiming to collect money on behalf of the Metropolitan Fire Service.
$3.2m compo for hostel victims
EX-GRATIA payments totalling more than $3.2 million have been made to 90 West Australians who suffered sexual abuse at state-run hostels between 1960 and 2006
Bomb squad investigate ATM 'device'
THE Bomb and Arson squads are in Rockingham investigating a suspicious device left near an automatic teller machine in Rockingham this morning.
Volunteer firefighter killed in blaze
A VOLUNTEER firefighter has been killed in a blaze at Quindanning, near Williams, about 160 kilometres south-east of Perth.
McGowan wins the night, but only just
IF there is such a thing as a winner from tonight's Leaders' Debate - then Opposition leader Mark McGowan was probably just a nose ahead.
Deli owner sued over sperm in water
WARNING: This will gross you out. A Perth deli owner is being sued by a customer for selling bottled water tainted with his sperm.
WA pedophile denied prison release
ONE of Western Australia's worst pedophiles has been denied release from prison.
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