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Living statue attacked by reveller
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Dodgy 'Digger' in car sales scam
A DODGY "Digger" is duping dozens of people of tens and thousands of dollars in an elaborate online car sales scam nationwide.
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Eight foods you should never eat again
YOU may have overdone it at the Christmas table yesterday. But turn over a new leaf and swear off these nasty foods ... starting now.
Justin Bieber announces retirement
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Model has crazy surgery to get elf ears
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Firefighter pulls dying daughter from car
CHRISTMAS Eve turned tragic for a father and volunteer firefighter who pulled a dying woman from a car crash who he later realised was his daughter.
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HOLDEN'S 'We're Here To Stay' ad hopes to reassure Australia the brand will not disappear. But has the carmaker shown more of the future than it meant to?
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AUSTRALIA'S highest-profile military leader of modern times, retired general Peter Cosgrove, will reportedly be named governor-general next month.
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One dead in Christmas Day fire
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Footballer in strife over 'stupid' selfie
A FOOTBALLER is in strife today over a selfie image which police have slammed as "absolutely stupid" behaviour.
Aussies on tourist ship trapped in ice
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Kim Jong-un's special Christmas message
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Death sentence for Diggers' killer
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Smugglers dig tunnel into Hong Kong
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Queen has Christmas kiss for Kate
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Boss fires 20 staff via email at Christmas
CHRISTMAS is supposed to be a time of giving. But one sandwich shop owner chose the holiday period as a time to fire his staff via email.
Shattering energy scheme cut-back
AN ENERGY saving program helping struggling households to save between $200 to $300 a year on their bills will be shut down next year.
Macca's staff warned off fast food
MCDONALD'S employees have logged on to their staff website to find warnings about the dangers of eating fast food.
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Agents 'caught having sex in listed home'
TWO real estate agents are being sued for allegedly using a home they were supposed to be selling for late-night sex sessions.
Apple ad delivers sad message
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Branson to boycott anti-gay Uganda
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Gittany not gettin' any Xmas cheer
Convicted killers Simon Gittany and Keli Lane face a bleak Christmas in prison - no visitors, no Santa and Xmas dinner on an aluminium tray alone in their cells.
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IT'S official. Man flu exists and it's not going away. Science says blokes suffer the flu worse than women and not just because they're softies who love tea and sympathy.
The 25 must-know Christmas facts
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Life support to end for brain dead girl
A US family that lost its bid to keep a 13-year-old girl on life support says "there is still time for a miracle."
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Alligator wins reptile death match
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PILGRIMS celebrated Christmas Day in the ancient Bethlehem church where tradition holds Jesus was born.
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MANY thanks for the Christmas present, England - a gift-wrapped little urn containing the ashes of English cricket.
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UK develops cyber strike capability
AS new front lines emerge online, the United Kingdom has announced it has developed a cyber strike capability - and Australia is set to benefit.
Boxing Day sales go high tech
CUSTOMER rewards, notifications on your mobile phone and significant discounts ... the Boxing Day sales are set to make a great leap forward in 2013.
Snowden: My mission is accomplished
NSA leaker Edward Snowden said his "mission's already accomplished" after revealing secrets that have caused a reassessment of US policies.
Astronauts take a Christmas spacewalk
TWO NASA astronauts have stepped out on a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk to complete repairs at the International Space Station.
NASA's dazzling new images of Saturn
A NASA spacecraft has released dazzling new images of the ringed planet Saturn and its moon as a Christmas greeting.
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