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$500m lost treasure room ‘found’
A GOLD hunter claims to have finally located an infamous treasure trove looted by the Nazis 70 years ago, using a radar probe of bunkers.
‘Awful’ booing at Swans match
LAST year, Sydney Swans games were plagued by the booing of Adam Goodes. Today, boos were ringing out for another reason.
Tourists get nude for sexy snaps
CHEEKY tourists are submitting photos of themselves in the buff to the Instagram account Naked in Nature. They definitely aren’t shy.
Forced to stay in plane overnight
WHAT was meant to be a short flight turned into hell for 190 passengers who weren’t allowed to disembark despite being stranded.
US came so close to stopping 9/11
THE “best chance” of preventing the 9/11 terror attacks was directly under US intelligence authorities’ noses, but they had no idea.
Prince’s death ‘not suicide’
AN autopsy has been carried out on Prince’s body with officials ruling out suicide, saying there were no signs of trauma.
Inside the mind of a young serial killer
A 15-YEAR-OLD has been unmasked as Britain’s youngest serial killer after murdering two strangers — then plotting to slay 15 more victims.
Aussie dream pushing buyers out
BIG CITY house prices are tipping young homebuyers over the edge. Now Gen X and Gen Y are racing Baby Boomers out of the city.
How you can save an easy $600
AUSSIE banks are ranked third worst in the world for this particular rip-off. But here’s how you can get around it.
Subsidised dental care on the horizon
THE government is planning a $5b dental scheme to provide subsidised treatment for every child in Australia and low income earners — but is it too good to be true?
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Woman raped in rest-stop toilet
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Features
PRINCE George stole the show at a party for the Obamas at Kensington Palace after stepping out in his dressing gown and slippers.
AS THE world mourns the death of a music legend, there is one brilliant moment where he kicked Kim Kardashian off stage worth remembering.
MICHELLE Obama may be eyeing a career in acting when her reign as America’s First Lady is over, after landing a gig on hit crime show NCIS.
A MOTHER who travelled to war-torn Syria to rescue her kidnapped daughter has criticised child recovery agencies which pray on vulnerable parents.
WHEN he wasn’t racking up his own hit tally, Prince was writing smashes for other artists — often under various pseudonyms.
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ONE of the Perth students shot in New Orleans has been released from a US hospital and is expected to return home soon. But mystery still surrounds excactly what happened.
Man stabbed over mobile phone
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Could Port Arthur laws be wound back?
THE gun control debate in Australia is ramping up with revelations gun owners are amassing huge arsenals. One owner has 322 registered firearms.
250 executed for refusing to be sex slaves
ISLAMIC State militants have reportedly executed 250 women after they refused to take part in ‘sexual jihad’ reports claim.
Police raid Panama Papers law firm
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Oz a ‘laughing stock’ on climate change
AUSTRALIA’S action on climate change is under fire despite signing a historic deal at the UN overnight, where actor Leonardo DiCaprio warned ‘the world is now watching’.
Family slain ‘execution-style’
A MANHUNT is underway after seven adults, including a mother sleeping in a bed with her four-day-old baby, and a teenager were shot dead.
Schoolgirls die in tragic love pact
TWO secret lesbian schoolgirl lovers filmed their final minutes together moments before they were mowed down and killed by a speeding train.
The new orgasmic way to exercise
WHEN Ash signed up to do sensual yoga she knew it would be sexy, but she wasn’t expecting quite so much heavy breathing or just how good it would be.
Dark secrets you didn’t know about your teacher
YOU may think you know everything about your teacher, but they’ve aired some dirty secrets about what it’s really like working in the profession.
When is the best time to exercise?
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Secret to man’s incredible turnaround
BEN Harvey was overweight, unemployed, $137,000 in debt and depressed. Then everything changed. He lost 35kg, cleared his debt and started a family. This is his secret.
‘I was born with two vaginas’
THIS woman has a rare condition which means she was born with two sets of reproductive organs. You know you’re curious.
Internet runs wild with holiday snap
WHEN you ask the internet to help fix your dodgy holiday photos, things are bound to get a little out of hand. And that’s exactly what this poor guy discovered.
‘People were sliding and screaming’
A WOMAN’S Go Pro camera has captured the terrifying moment a tourist boat sank off the coast of Costa Rica, killing three people on board.
Is this man the worst passenger ever?
PASSENGERS had to restrain an unruly passenger by tying up his hands and feet after his bad antics on an international flight.
Why room number 420 is missing
HAVE you ever noticed room numbers in some hotels go from 419 straight to 421? This is the strange reason why.
How travel agents are spying on you
IT’S what you may have suspected has been happening for a long time, and this new investigation points to your gut feeling being right all along.
Aussie star’s shock cameo in US show
A STAR of Aussie reality series Bondi Rescue makes a surprise cameo in next week’s episode of hit US show The Amazing Race, teaching pilates on top of a cliff.
Matty Johns delivers stirring Anzac Day speech
THINK Anzac Day is just a day off to get drunk with your friends? Matty Johns spoke out about the real meaning of Anzac Day this morning.
Prince’s parting gift to Australian fans
SCORING a seat at Prince’s Australian tour just eight weeks ago was akin to finding a golden ticket — now even more so.
Famous faces we’ve lost in 2016
FROM the deaths of David Bowie and Alan Rickman to the shock loss of Prince, 2016 is proving to be a horrible year for celebrities.
World reacts to Prince’s shock death
EVERYONE from Barack Obama to Madonna and even NASA have reacted to Prince’s death, saying “the world just lost a lot of magic”.
VW’s new SUV ticks all the boxes
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Telstra complaints are rising
TELSTRA is still suffering from its national phone network outages, with the telecommunications ombudsman confirming complaints are on the rise.
This is how desperate scientists are
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‘Why I will never own a car again’
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This new car is the ‘Tesla killer’
A CHINESE tech giant has unveiled a new electric car that it hopes will take down the Tesla Motors Model S.
How to raise billionaire children
WANT to set your kids up for success? A retired venture capitalist has some brilliant advice to set them up to become billionaires.
When paying for a story backfires
FOR as long as it has been a part of Australian media, chequebook journalism has bitterly divided people.
Credit card deals that aren’t so sweet
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Australia’s super rich to be unmasked
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Calvin Klein ‘stole my work’: photographer
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REAL ESTATE
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Meet the $70 million man
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Why Perth is perfect for foodies
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Is this the NRL’s worst try-assist?
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Prince’s surprising hidden talent
A MAN of many talents, Prince’s first true passion came not from the musical world, but from a completely different discipline.
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