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Largest health fund rise in 9 years
SUE DUNLEVY NATIONAL HEALTH REPORTER THE largest health fund premium rise in nine years will increase the cost of health insurance by up to $21 a month.
$10k raised for WA man missing in Nepal
FAMILY and friends of a 23-year-old Perth man missing in Nepal have raised almost $10,000 in two days to continue searching for him.
WA cyclone warning for Christmas
STAFF WRITERS RESIDENTS in WA's far north are being warned to prepare for tropical cyclones before they leave for holidays this festive season.
Not so merry Xmas at Brindabella
NEARLY all staff at troubled regional carrier Brindabella Airlines have been told they're out of a job just two days before Christmas.
Hunt 'kowtowing' to Japan: Brown
FORMER Greens leader Bob Brown has slammed Environment Minister Greg Hunt, accusing him of caving in to the Japanese over whaling.
Protection for insulation witnesses
Michael Madigan PUBLIC servants with inside knowledge of the home insulation rollout offered confidentiality as Royal Commission into scheme gets under way.
Lonely kids flood hotline for help
LONELY and unhappy kids are flooding a counselling service with 460,000 calls a year, as psychologists urge them to "be themselves''.
Asylum family off Christmas Island
A FAMILY of asylum seekers, including an intellectually disabled woman, will be reunited in community detention so she can be properly cared for.
Star Wars Downunder
A Star Wars fan film set in the Australian outback. Courteswy: Youtube/Michael Cox. See the film at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTn8cjm9ZM#t=160
2:05Shane Warne: Australia has broken spirit of England team
Australian cricket great Shane Warne believes the England dressing room is fractured and has challenged captain Alastair Cook to take charge.
2:06World leaders farewell Mandela
Wed Dec 11 11:18:52 EST 2013
Politicians, world leaders and entertainment personalities attend the memorial service of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg.
Haiyan's legacy of horror
Tue Nov 12 08:17:40 EST 2013
As relief agencies begin to fan out into the Philippine islands which bore the brunt of Typhoon Haiyan, the full extent of the horror begins...
- Thai protesters step up campaign
- NAB enters undertaking with ASIC
- Wellbeing higher for widows than couples
- Rock bottom price: Stolen ring auction
- Two women killed in Victorian crash
- Batts inquiry must reveal truth: family
- Newcrest faces shareholder class action
- nib lifts premiums by eight per cent
- Asciano takes over Toll's north Qld rail
Police divers find body of Ayman, 6
Leigh van den Broeke, Naomi White and Sarah Crawford THE family of a Ayman Ksebe, whose body was found today, have described him as a "an adorable boy who was very loved".
Star casino boss quits for Macau
UPDATE: The Star's casino boss has been poached by Las Vegas legend Steve Wynn to take up a senior job in his Macau gaming group.
Christmas lights up Sydney's night
SANTA Claus is coming to town - and the people of Sydney have united to spread a lot of Christmas cheer, decorating their houses for all to enjoy.
Crash boy's tear-jerking Santa note
PARENTS have paid tribute to their 'angel' Akshaaye, who was killed in a car accident outside Carlingford Primary.
Beachgoers run over by lifeguards
Naomi Lim BREAKING: A COUPLE have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after they were run over on a Gold Coast beach.
Rock bottom price: Stolen ring auction
UPDATE: BUYERS continue to turn up their noses at the $27,000 ring recovered from an accused jewel thief. The auction ends tonight and bidding has already slowed.
Commuters caught in Christmas crush
Naomi Lim BUSES were bumper-to-bumper this evening, after an earlier breakdown on the South East Busway caused commuter chaos.
Flegg tapes: There were no bribes
Steven Wardill, AAP UPDATE: QUEENSLAND'S corruption watchdog has cleared all players in the Bruce Flegg tapes scandal.
Coastal real estate surges in value
BUYERS returned to the South Australian coastal real estate market in 2013 creating a "sensational" end to the year, industry experts said.
food Taste-testing Christmas mince pies
WE'RE taking the mystery out of the mince pie - which one should you buy? We taste-test the popular Christmas treat.
Adelaide Zoo Christmas comes early for pandas
FOR Adelaide Zoo, Christmas Day is just like every other day of the year. The keepers come to work, the animals get fed and they even get presents too.
Eleanor's gift of love and life
IT was the ultimate of gifts: the gift of life. And if Eleanor Taylor had to give her liver to her niece again, she would - in a heartbeat.
Passenger pulls knife on busy train
A VIOLENT passenger armed with a homemade knife has threatened to cut off another man's head on a Melbourne train.
Revived wheel sends city into a spin
UPDATE: IT took a wheely long time, but the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel is moving again, and has been given a thumbs up.
Gobbling up Victoria's turkeys
AFTER a lifetime surrounded by turkeys, it takes more than just a busy Christmas to ruffle this farmer's feathers.
Veteran 'Melbourne radio legend' honoured
LEAVE YOUR TRIBUTE: KEITH McGowan, who died last night in his sleep, remembered today as one of radio's great personalities.
Boy, 16, charged over Balga assault
UPDATE: A 16-YEAR-OLD has been charged as teenager fights for his life in Royal Perth Hospital after being found with life-threatening injuries near bushland in Balga yesterday.
CCC slams police, releases assault video
Kaitlyn Offer, AAP WATCH: Footage of a former WA policeman apparently punching and kneeing a prisoner has been released after lawyers failed in a bid to suppress the video.
Perth's hottest NYE parties
KRISTY SYMONDS NOT sure where to head this New Year's Eve? Check out our list of this year's hottest parties.
The isolation of Colin Barnett
DESPITE his election victory Colin Barnett's power base is crumbling as promises fall by the wayside and MPs feel they are being ignored.
Keeping mum's dream alive
A LOCAL community is helping a grief-stricken young family keep their mother's dream alive.
Call to avoid festive slip-ups
SHOW-OFF parents could earn themselves a trip to hospital on Christmas Day, warns a Tasmanian emergency department doctor.
Woman hospitalised after car crash
A HOBART woman in her 40s was lucky to escape with non-life threatening injuries after her car collided with a truck in Launceston this morning.
Man's murder conviction overturned
A MAN found guilty of bashing a stranger to death at Hobart's Stainforth Court has had his conviction and sentence quashed on appeal.
Beached as, bro
A MAN takes an illegal spin on a Darwin city beach in a borrowed 4WD - only to get bogged and watch it disappear under the Arafura Sea.
One-night ssstand
A SNAKE was kicked out of bed, like many other bad boys before it, after slithering between the sheets and over the legs of an unsuspecting woman.
Alcohol sales on rise
ALCOHOL sales and the amount people drink have gone up in the Territory after years of steady decline.
Best gift is family Chrissy in Darwin
THE Territory's favourite daughter, Jessica Mauboy, will tick off the item on top of her wish list when she returns to Darwin for Christmas Day.
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Ear bitten off after cat scrap
A MAN allegedly bit off part of another man's ear after an argument over kittens escalated at Clifton Springs.
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In nature's crosshairs
SPECIAL REPORT: The Gold Coast could surge above the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane as southeast Queensland's worst storm hot spot.
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Sizzler packs it in
THE long-standing Cairns Sizzler restaurant will close its doors for the last time in February, leaving 54 people out of a job.
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Beachside diners cop an eyeful
TOWNSVILLE holiday-makers copped more than just a few rays of sunshine when a streaker decided to go for a dip on The Strand.
Largest health fund rise in 9 years
THE largest health fund premium rise in nine years will increase the cost of health insurance by up to $21 a month.
Apple inks historic deal with China
APPLE has reached a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile, the world's biggest phone carrier.
Live: Wanderers v Central Coast
FOLLOW our live coverage - with video highlights - as Western Sydney Wanderers host the Mariners to wrap up A-League round 11.
Midnight Juggernauts Set To Slay St Kilda
Midnight Juggernauts will count in New Year's Eve in St Kilda while Rock City counts down 5 Siberia affilated jams
Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints
MELBOURNE'S purge of senior staff cost the club more than $1.8 million, with the Dees racking up $3.1 million in losses.
This industry is in cutthroat decline
ONE of the major fashion trends of 2013 has decimated profits in this sector. Can it recover or has the face of the industry changed forever?
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