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AS THE cost of health insurance keeps going up, we have to ask, is it really worth it? We’ve done the maths and it doesn’t add up.
Serious warning to GoT pirates
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Why your aircon setting is wrong
TO ANYONE who’s ever had an argument about the thermostat — you were probably wrong. These are the two correct settings.
Tomic is a lost cause — move on
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The $74m jet with an incredible surprise
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Matty and Fatty finally end the biff
MATTY Johns hadn’t spoken to Paul Vautin in years after the pair had a falling out, but that all changed on Sunday night.
Is this the reason you’re not losing weight?
IF YOU are finding that your weight does not correspond to the diet and exercise choices you make, then there may be another factor at play.
‘That’s horrible’: Fighter’s puke-n-kiss
CHRIS Gayle has nothing on this openly gay female fighter, who surprised an announcer by kissing her on the lips seconds after vomiting.
‘Room full of narcissistic drug-addled perverts’
SHAUN Micallef slagged off everyone in the room and refused to accept his award. Why aren’t we all talking about what was the funniest speech of the night?
Story behind the Nike ‘swoosh’
NIKE founder Phil Knight has told the story of the famous swoosh — and revealed the ‘god-awful’ name they nearly chose for the company.
Aly’s mystery ‘Mustafa’ revealed
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WALEED Aly turned the spotlight on his wife Susan during his Gold Logie acceptance speech. She’s even more talented than him.
THE winners were worthy, the presentation almost flawless and the jokes really rather good. But, in one respect, the Logies were terrible.
HE HAS taken out the coveted Gold Logie but Waleed Aly has a few more reasons to smile than his predecessor Carrie Bickmore.
WALEED Aly silenced his critics at the Logies last night. In his speech, he surprised viewers with a humble admission.
CARRIE Bickmore led the ranks of the best dressed at the Logies. The red carpet had its fair share of stuff-ups too.
AFTER nearly 34 years, Sharon Osbourne has reportedly split with her rocker husband, who’s accused of cheating with a celebrity hairdresser.
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Dennis Jensen will fight on
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Green light for nuclear dump
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Milat actor ‘in Logies after-party scuffle’
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‘I don’t know if I can take it anymore’
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Mayweather’s $100m McGregor mindgame
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Devastation of Canada’s wildfire revealed
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Who was the Man in the Iron Mask?
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Trump blames Hillary for Bill’s affairs
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North Korea’s surprising concession
KIM Jong Un said North Korea won’t use its nuclear weapons unless invaded. But also told the US to back off.
This grandma’s makeover is breaking the internet
AN 80-year-old glamour nana has been breaking the internet with her impressive makeup transformation.
‘Buddy said it was a bit much’
JESINTA Campbell was the talk of the Logies red carpet in her bold frock, but her fiance thought it was “a bit much”.
Which stars nailed their Logies look?
IT WAS all about lace on the Logies red carpet this year. We could have been watching a bridesmaid’s convention.
Please stop doing this on public transport
YOU there, person applying your make-up on the work commute. Put down your eye-liner and devote a few moments to this advice.
Outrage as baby struggles in pool
A MUM whose toddler drowned in a tragic accident in 2013 is under fire after a new video of her second child struggling to float in a pool went viral.
Photo that left onlookers baffled
WHEN observers spotted a huge Boeing 767 plane seemingly floating on the water, they were left scratching their heads.
This tourist peed everyone off, literally
A HOLIDAY-MAKER at a Las Vegas tourist attraction had a bathroom disaster at the worst possible moment.
The maths problem that grounded a plane
ECONOMICS professor Guido Menzio was simply scribbling a maths problem in his seat during a flight. He never could have predicted his seatmate’s reaction.
Sneaky hacks the airlines hide
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World’s weirdest and most unique airlines
WHETHER you’re a social media junkie, devoutly religious or have a fixation with cartoon cats, there’s an airline catering for even the most unexpected of niches.
Aussie stars downing shots on Logies red carpet
WE hit the Logies red carpet armed with a list of TV trivia questions and a shot glass. Get an answer wrong, do a shot. Who aced it — and who flunked?
Creepy Craig provides Logies’ weirdest moment
“IT’S not your moment, Craig,” co-presenter Miranda Tapsell told McLachlan, pushing him away from the microphone. Cringe.
Today hosts are worse for wear
SPARE a thought for Karl, Lisa and especially Richard Wilkins, who went on air at 5:30am after a big night.
How Pete and Kitty stole the show
Pete Helliar and Kitty Flanagan had some of thew best lines of the night. But George Calombaris wasn’t laughing.
Reg Grundy has died aged 92
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Surprising country leading asteroid mining race
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Is 10c ’cash for cans’ a good idea?
A REFUNDABLE tax on drinks containers could soon be in place across Australia — but is it enough to clean up the country?
Site blocking efforts reach standoff
A DISPUTE over who would cover costs caused the three strikes scheme against Aussie pirates to be shelved. Could it happen with the latest site blocking push?
Scientists reveal how to survive doomsday
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Aussie parents slam Telstra
AN Australian mother is rounding up fellow parents to take on a mighty target: the country’s biggest telco, Telstra.
$7.5m mansion’s bizarre Nazi link
THIS 1833 mansion has a chequered past. It’s been Australia’s Nazi headquarters, a pickle factory and a hospital. Newly restored, it’s on the market for $7.5m.
Turnbull’s odd fix for house prices
FINALLY, Malcolm Turnbull has got something new to say housing affordability. But has he missed the point again?
Fraud scandal hits Westpac, ANZ
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Trump is trolling his way to victory
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Dying for a tan in the suburbs
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Neighbours making millions
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Matty’s hilarious Logies snub
HE’S played for NSW and Australia, but that couldn’t save Matty Johns from a huge star at the Logies, who burned him with four short words.
Ben Stokes slays Aussie troll
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‘It’s truly something unusual to see’
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Eels officials given legal whack
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UFC beast’s ‘ridiculously athletic’ KO
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