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Excess usage hits Census servers
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Miss World Australia finalist dies in hospital
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‘I was bleeding and I started panicking’
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Rio’s green pool saga gets even weirder
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‘With Simmons, Australia wins’
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‘Trade secrets’: Samsung’s excuse
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Our Olympians we keep confusing for men
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Chinese swimmer allegedly tests positive
THE Olympic Games have been rocked by their first doping case, with Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi allegedly set to face a hearing today into a positive drugs test.
Devastating penalty: ‘My heart sank’
ACCEPTING defeat with class and grace, Jess Fox said her heart broke when she spotted an asterix moments after her blistering final run.
Aussie left clothesless by Rio thieves
IN YET another of Rio’s stunning security lapses, thieves somehow made their way into the Hockeyroos dressing room — TWICE.
Japan loses its mind over ‘Superman’
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‘Racist’ ABC ran story to hurt govt: chief minister
THE NT Chief Minister is “absolutely disgusted” with Four Corners, accusing it of airing of its youth detention expose to damage his party.
Mason Lee death accused ‘petrified’ of jail
A TEEN charged over the death of a Queensland toddler Mason Lee is “petrified” of jail and attempting to apply for bail.
List of suspects narrows in mum’s murder
A CLOSE friend of Carly McBride’s boyfriend may be able to help police with their inquiries over the murder of the young mum.
Wife killer’s chilling final Facebook post
MOMENTS before he shot his wife dead and then turned the gun on himself, a father posted a chilling Facebook message.
‘A large piece of my heart ripped off’
THE father of Peta Fairhead, the woman dumped outside a Joondalup hospital with horrific injuries, has spoken for the first time since his daughter’s death.
Waterslide death: ‘There was a trail of blood’
TWO teens have described the horrific moment they saw a trail of blood following 10-year-old Caleb Schwab’s body down a waterslide.
Pot plant bombs rock Thai resort
TWO bombs hidden in pot plants and detonated by mobile phones have left one woman dead and 19 people injured in Thailand.
Prison attack ‘like scene from Psycho’
AN ex-inmate has described how he befriended the Charleston shooter in prison before attacking him in the shower in a scene he says was like the movie Psycho.
‘It’s an absolute disaster area’
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Reagan’s daughter slams ‘glib’ Trump
RONALD Reagan’s daughter has hit out at Donald Trump for inciting violence against Hillary Clinton, 35 years after a gunman tried to assassinate her father.
‘I’m your mum ... but I’m falling in love with you’
A MOTHER and son who claim they are in love have been arrested on incest charges. Now they’re campaigning for awareness of ‘Genetic Sexual Attraction’.
‘I feel like vomiting in my own mouth’
THE Bachelor’s biggest villain went in for the kill during last night’s episode. Her fellow Bachelorettes were phenomenally unimpressed.
Taxi driver’s disturbing confession
KERRI’S taxi driver seemed like a lovely woman, until she started talking about what she was doing to her son. It’s hard to stop thinking about.
Mining company tries to use sex to sell
A BIZARRE video that features bikini-clad women promoting a Canadian mining company has been panned as “laughable”.
Astonishing diet of an Olympic champion
OUR swimmers have truly gone through hell to be the best. Gold medallist Melanie Wright reveals her crazy diet and exercise plan.
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TV star suspended from hit show
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‘It felt wrong making a movie after’
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Jenner lands Vogue’s September cover
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Sausage Party is offensive on every level
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Is PlayStation about to announce its new console?
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Mum’s racist post divides internet
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The teen sacrificed to anger Zeus
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Baby-faced Duke inherits billions
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HuffPost founder stepping down
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Amex launches ‘world first’ plan
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AFL offers Muslim-only ‘diversity’ jobs
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Surprise winner of best house
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Our unlikeliest gold contender on fire
AUSTRALIA’S Rio golf gold medal hopes were meant to be shot when Jason Day, Adam Scott and company pulled out. Incorrect.
LeBron inks record $100m deal with Cavs
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‘She will be bigger than Ronda Rousey’
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Why wasn’t this woman banned?
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Reynolds golden try finishes Manly
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