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Weekend Planner: January 29-31, 2016
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Break and enter bashing
A teenager has been charged with assaulting a Wauchope man during a violent break in on Thursday.
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What Australia watched on silly-season TV
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In love with love: Why dating shows are the new stars of prime time
As viewers tire of cooking and renovation shows, networks are wooing them back with romance.
How Australia's landscape sears into our movies and inspires Looking for Grace
The Australian landscape frequently inspires cinematic terror but there is another side to it.
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Tipsters defy market with strong gains
Shares Race kicks off for 2016 with a five-week game.
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How to save for your kids' education
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The Zika virus is likely to reach Australia through a return traveller at some stage, experts say, but ...
UC denies it's a soft ATAR touch
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