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Market turmoil triggers GFC fears

John Santiago

ROLLING UPDATES: Shivers are being felt across the globe’s markets as the Dow Jones took its biggest fall since 2011, worrying Australian investors ahead of today’s start of trading.

‘It feels like the end of the world’

Dow Jones Average Continues Sharp Decline

BILLIONS have been wiped off sharemarkets in the US, Europe and Asia amid fears China’s “Black Monday” could shatter a fragile global economy.

Can Fletcher make it to 401?

ESSENDON TRAINNIG

DUSTIN Fletcher hasn’t given up on a farewell 401st game for Essendon in the final round of the season.

ABC apologises to Abbott for vulgar tweet

ABC apologises to Abbott for vulgar tweet

THE ABC has apologised to Prime Minister Tony Abbott for airing a lewd tweet featuring his name during last night’s broadcast.

AFL

Precedent suggests Fyfe was lucky

Precedent suggests Fyfe was lucky

THE AFL’s night of nights has been spared the high farce of Nat Fyfe sitting on his couch watching someone else win the Brownlow, writes Jon Ralph.

Dirty banners greet freshman girls

Dirty banners greet freshman girls

OUTRAGE has ripped through a university campus after a group of frat boys gave a smutty invitation to newly-enrolling female students — and their mums.