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Turnbull declares election win
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UFC 200 ‘an absolute joke’
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Evans dishes up fresh outrage
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‘The worst 30 minutes of my life’
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UFC ‘Beast’ is simply ‘a freak of nature’
WHAT Brock Lesnar managed to do at UFC 200 left the promotion’s president Dana White in absolute awe of the superstar.
Eerie Thai gem hidden in plain sight
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FANCY yourself as a Seinfeld know-it-all? The “show about nothing” has turned 27, see how your memory fares with this Seinfeld quiz.
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When will tourists stop doing this?
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